s & s sansei technologies industry manufacturing predecessor s & s sports inc. s & s power founded 1994 1994 founder stan checketts headquarters logan utah usa area served worldwide products amusement rides roller coasters parent sansei technologies website www.engineeringexcitement.com the former s & s worldwide logo . the double shot is one of s & s s air launched tower rides . power tower an s & s ride at cedar point . s & s sansei technologies formerly s & s worldwide is an american company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing . contents 1 history 2 types of amusement rides 2.1 roller coasters 2.2 towers 2.3 flat rides 3 notable installations 3.1 former installations 4 references 5 external links history edit s & s sansei technologies was founded by stan checketts as s & s sports inc. s & s sports manufactured bungee jumping and trampoline equipment . s & s sports was sold in 1996 . in 1994 s & s began manufacturing air powered amusement rides which is now the main stay of the company . 1 s & s sansei technologies is based in logan utah . in 2002 s & s began looking for opportunities to expand their business citing acquisitions as the best method to do so . 2 following the bankruptcy filing of wooden roller coaster manufacturer custom coasters international cci s & s hired founder denise dinn larrick and several other former cci employees to start a new wooden coaster division for the company . 2 in october 2002 s & s founded s & s arrow a limited liability company which purchased the assets of the bankrupt arrow dynamics . 3 however the only arrow dynamics coaster design s & s continues to offer is the 4th dimension coaster . in 2004 after four wooden roller coasters were built s & s closed that division of the company . 4 in 2006 s & s power opened celebration centre a family entertainment center featuring a number of s & s rides and prototypes . the facility was later sold and is currently no longer operating . 5 on august 25 2006 s & s power inc. announced that stan checketts and gene mulvihill both original founding partners of s & s had formed a group to purchase a controlling interest of s & s. the negotiations took several months . ceo checketts was to direct the company based on the same principles upon which it was founded ; ... to provide the amusement industry with thrilling high quality rides the entire family can enjoy . checketts also announced that the business operations of s & s would remain under the direction of rich allen who would continue in his role as chief operating officer . in february 2009 larsen maccoll partners acquired a significant equity interest in s & s including all shares previously owned by checketts . the koffman family and affiliated shareholders were to maintain their ownership interest . checketts ended his consulting relationship with the company in order to pursue other business interests . 6 as of december 2013 those interests included soaring eagle zipline inc. of logan utah . in november 2012 s & s worldwide inc. entered into a binding agreement with sansei yusoki co. ltd. of osaka japan whereby sansei acquired 77.3 % interest in s & s. 7 8 signage at the 2012 and 2013 iaapa attractions expos promoted the new company as s & s sansei technologies . types of amusement rides edit roller coasters edit model first produced description free spin 2015 variation of a wing coaster in which seats are able to rotate along the pitch axis at 360 degrees . the track does not veer off or tilt in any way as opposed to s & s other 4th dimension model . 9 4th dimension 2006 variation of a wing coaster in which seats are able to rotate along the pitch axis at 360 degrees . the track is laid out like a traditional sit down roller coaster . 10 el loco 2008 slower paced roller coaster containing a beyond vertical drop and thin rails . 11 free fly 2009 inverted roller coaster with track inversions that are made obsolete due to a revolving carriage . 12 wooden coaster 2003 discontinued standard wooden roller coaster with several variations in track layout . 13 screaming squirrel 2005 variation of the wild mouse roller coaster where there is no defined primary drop consisting of several hairpins and saxophone inversions . 14 air launched coaster 2001 name given to a variety of roller coasters utilizing compressed air launch systems . towers edit space shot 15 turbo drop 15 double shot 16 combo tower ride 15 rotating tower 15 sky sling 17 no longer available flat rides edit sky swat 18 no longer available screamin swing 19 frog hopper 20 jungle swing 21 monkey madness 22 notable installations edit mumbo jumbo at flamingo land is an s & s el loco . name model park country year opened dinoconda 4th dimension dino watertown china 2012 barnstormer screamin swing dollywood united states 2011 23 batwing spaceshot space shot warner bros. movie world australia 2006 24 big shot space shot stratosphere las vegas united states 1996 25 columbia & discovery multi tower ride mirabilandia italy 1997 crazy bird el loco happy valley tianjin 2013 detonator space shot worlds of fun united states 1996 26 doctor doom s fearfall space shot islands of adventure united states 1999 27 dodonpa air launched coaster fuji q highland japan 2001 28 dominator multi tower ride dorney park & wildwater kingdom united states 1999 down time turbo drop lake compounce united states 2004 eejanaika 4th dimension fuji q highland japan 2006 29 el loco el loco adventuredome 2014 extreme rusher air launched coaster happy valley beijing china 2011 30 giant barn swing screamin swing silver dollar city united states 2007 green lantern coaster el loco warner bros. movie world australia 2011 31 hell cat wooden coaster clementon amusement park united states 2004 32 hellcat wooden coaster timber falls adventure park united states 2004 33 hellevator combo tower ride playland vancouver canada 2000 ice blast the ride space shot pleasure beach blackpool united kingdom 1997 34 mumbo jumbo el loco flamingo land resort united kingdom 2009 35 powder keg a blast into the wilderness air launched coaster silver dollar city united states 2005 36 power tower multi tower ride cedar point united states 1998 power tower multi tower ride valleyfair united states 2000 raketti space shot space shot linnanm ki finland 1999 ring racer air launched coaster n rburgring germany 2013 37 the rocket multi tower ride lagoon amusement park united states 1999 rush screamin swing thorpe park united kingdom 2005 38 sasquatch multi tower ride great escape united states 2009 scream combo tower ride six flags fiesta texas united states 1999 scream multi & combo tower ride six flags new england united states 1998 39 sequoia adventure screaming squirrel gardaland italy 2005 skyhawk screamin swing cedar point united states 2006 slammer sky swatter thorpe park united kingdom 2005 18 steel hawg el loco indiana beach united states 2008 40 supreme scream turbo drop knott s berry farm united states 1998 41 timber drop el loco fraispertuis city 2011 tranan free fly skara sommarland sweden 2009 42 thunder and lightning screaming swing lake compounce united states 2006 twist coaster robin el loco yomiuriland 2014 xtreme swing screamin swing valleyfair united states 2006 batman the ride 4d free spin six flags fiesta texas united states 2015 the joker 4d free spin six flags great adventure united states 2016 the joker 4d free spin six flags great america united states 2017 the joker 4d free spin six flags new england united states 2017 the joker 4d free spin six flags over texas united states 2017 screaming squirrel el loco dima ostrov russia 2007 former installations edit name model park country year opened year closed catapult sky swatter six flags new england 2006 2012 43 hypersonic xlc air launched coaster kings dominion 2001 2007 44 maliboomer space shot disney california adventure park 2001 2010 45 vertigo sky sling cedar point knott s berry farm 2001 2001 2001 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