1966 headquarters vicenza italy key people antonio zamperla founder alberto zamperla president antonio jr zamperla ceo products amusement park rides revenue 70 mio . eur 1 2014 number of employees 450 2 2012 subsidiaries zamperla asia pacific inc zamperla middle east zamperla slovakia sro ao antonio zamperla spa rides factory shanghai bellaridez srl slogan the amusement ride company since 1966 website official website spinspider operated since 2009 one giant frisbee from zamperla giant discovery at tusenfryd norway . play media video of lilla lots at liseberg gothenburg sweden . lilla lots is a version of rockin tug . antonio zamperla s.p.a. is an italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966 . it is best known for creating family rides thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide . the company also makes smaller coin operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls . contents 1 history 2 company structure 3 projects 3.1 coney island 3.2 victorian gardens 3.3 wunderland kalkar 4 gallery 5 ride locations 6 references 7 external links history edit this section may have been copied and pasted from http www.zamperla.com zamperla world company dupdet copyvios possibly in violation of wikipedia s copyright policy . please remedy this by editing this article to remove any non free copyrighted content and attributing free content correctly or flagging the content for deletion . please be sure that the supposed source of the copyright violation is not itself a wikipedia mirror . june 2016 the history of antonio zamperla s.p.a. is related to a century long family tradition which started with an equestrian circus at the beginning of the 20th century and arrived through the establishment and management of one of the first street cinemas in italy at the craftsmanship and production of amusement rides in the sixties . zamperla s entrepreneurial adventure began in those years when mr. antonio zamperla founder of antonio zamperla spa realized that popular adult attractions could be successfully reproduced for children as is the case with the bumper cars for kids since then renamed mini scooters and at the time an real novelty in the entertainment sector the first travelling go karts the pungiballs the miniavios the convoys the balloon races and other rides which are now real classics in the entertainment field . 3 in 1976 zamperla landed in the new world and settled down in montreal before moving to new jersey where alberto zamperla antonio s son and current president of the company opened a sales office and spare parts warehouse that with its approximately 20 employees still represented a valuable trait d union between the design and production facility in vicenza and the demanding american market . in 1979 zamperla evolved into a limited company and started thanks to a 2 000 sq. m production unit and 50 employees the quality and production research that has brought it to its current 9 600 sq. m 150 direct employees and activities equal to an additional workforce of approx . 200 people . the growth of the company has continued ever since it was incorporated into a joint stock company in 1988 and it was in those years that it took up the technical and production challenge launched by walt disney for their paris amusement park where zamperla supplied seven attractions out of the initial twelve . 4 zamperla also builds roller coasters like the powered dragon coaster mini mouse zig zag and volare . in 2006 zamperla announced motocoaster a motorcycle themed roller coaster . rights to some of s.d.c. s rides were handed to zamperla along with s & c and s & mc after the company went bankrupt in 1993 . 5 the acquisition of the euro disney contract is still remembered with emotion and pride . it represents a milestone in the development of the vicenza based company which with a turnover today of approx . 50 million and an export quota of 95 % stands out as a reference company in the amusement world . additionally it boasts a customer list featuring the most famous names of the amusement industry from disney and mca universal studios to warner bros. six flags paramount and more . 4 in 2005 the founder of the company mr. antonio zamperla became the first italian to be inducted into the iaapa hall of fame by virtue his significant contribution to the entire industry joining other pioneers such as walt disney george ferris and walter knott . 6 unlike companies such as intamin vekoma or bolliger & mabillard that concentrate on larger and faster roller coasters zamperla focuses on more family friendly roller coasters that can be easily mass produced taken down and transported to different locations . they are also a major manufacturer of flat rides with such names as balloon race bumper cars disk o ferris wheel water flume ride galleon swinging ship sky drop discovery windshear tornado energy storm z force mixer rotoshake turbo force power surge and mini jet . company structure edit the company is organized in different departments the art department 7 that works on the study and creation of different themings of the rides the technical department 8 that designs the engineering of the attractions the production department that handles their realization the sales department 9 10 the customer care and the park development department that works on the design and creation of an amusement park . antonio zamperla s.p.a. recognize itself as one stop one shop it can offer its customers a complete set of attractions from small children s rides to the most extreme roller coasters . projects edit coney island edit in 2010 antonio zamperla s.p.a. was selected by cai central amusement international to restore and renovate the coney island area the company managed the amusement park in new york installing only zamperla rides representing a perfect test bed for new attractions before to launch them . 11 victorian gardens edit in 2003 zamperla made true the idea of the trump organization turning seasonally a define area of central park in a traditional style amusement park with rides like the family swinger samba balloon aeromax convoy rocking tug kite flyer . 12 wunderland kalkar edit another famous zamperla project is kernwasser north of d sseldorf an ex nuclear power station turned into an amusement park . 13 tornado at dunia fantasi jakarta zamperla backflash suspended windshear gallery edit disk o at dollywood theme park ruota dei pionieri minitalia leolandia park province of bergamo lombardy italy frankie s mine train a kiddie coaster at the great escape the extreme supernova is a relocated zamperla midi discovery that was installed at the great escape ride locations edit ride name park model opened aero 360 kennywood hawk 2000 air race aquashow air race 2011 air race drayton manor air race 2014 air race fantasilandia air race 8.4 2013 air race gorky park air race 2012 air race luna park coney island air race 2010 air race lagoon amusement park air race 2012 air raid fun spot america air race 2014 air safari six flags great adventure aero top jet 2007 aquila tivoli gardens air race 2013 ark six flags discovery kingdom galleon 1998 avatar airbender pleasure beach blackpool mega disk o 2011 back at the barnyard hayride nickelodeon universe powered roller coaster 1995 balloon race idlewild and soak zone samba balloon 1991 bash street bus chessington world of adventures crazy bus 2001 big red boat ride dreamworld rockin tug 2012 big rigs waldameer convoy unknown black widow kennywood giant discovery 2012 camden princess camden park rockin tug 2010 cars quatre roues rallye walt disney studios park demolition derby 2007 charlie brown s wind up kings island kids chair swing ride 1992 chuck wagon powerpark ferris wheel 2005 coney island top drop 14 luna park melbourne drop tower 2010 coney tower 14 luna park coney island drop tower 2010 cosmic chaos kennywood mega disk o 2007 cosmic coaster valleyfair junior roller coaster 2011 crazy bus s rk nniemi crazy bus unknown sky drop adventure island amusement park sky drop 2004 crazy surfer movie park germany disk o coaster 2007 crazy trolley kennywood crazy bus 2001 critter chase darien lake mini jet 2010 cocoa cruiser hersheypark family gravity coaster 2014 congo queen six flags discovery kingdom rockin tug 2006 convoy hersheypark convoy 1990 convoy grande six flags over georgia convoy 1988 15 daffy s deep sea diver six flags discovery kingdom crazy bus 1997 de grote golf la grande vague plopsaland de panne disk o coaster 2013 dino soarin universal studios singapore aero top jet 2010 dipsy diver darien lake crazy bus 1996 disk o casino pier seaside heights nj disk o unknown disk o fantasilandia mega disk o 2006 disk o great yarmouth pleasure beach disk o 2004 16 disko jungleland mega disk o 2013 disk o oaks amusement park disk o 2007 17 disk o parque de diversiones costa rica mega disk o 2008 disk o flashback boogie ride wild waves theme park disk o 2008 dizzy disk dollywood disk o 2005 dodgems waldameer bumper cars unknown dodge ms bumper cars wild waves theme park bumper cars 2002 doo wopper morey s piers wild mouse roller coaster 1999 dora the explorer sea planes dreamworld mini jet 1983 2010 dragon canobie lake park junior coaster 1991 dragon express adventure world family roller coaster 2003 dumbo the flying elephant magic kingdom aero top jet 2012 edge the the edge paultons park disk o coaster 2009 03 eclipse luna park coney island midi discovery 2010 electro spin luna park coney island disk o 2010 elephant parade kennywood mini jet 1987 elmer s weather balloon service six flags discovery kingdom samba balloon 1997 elmo s sea subs sea world aero top jet 1999 enchanted teacups six flags great adventure tea cups four platform model 1996 fiesta express cypress gardens legoland florida wild mouse roller coaster 2004 18 fiesta express wild adventures wild mouse roller coaster 2003 19 fiesta mexicana powerpark vertical swing 2007 fire & water power china dinosaurs park backflash suspended windshear 2010 flik s flyers disney california adventure park samba balloon 2002 flight martin s fantasy island vertical swing 2008 sky jumper six flags america drop tower 2011 flying fiddler seaworld orlando jumpin star 2006 flying swings waldameer flying carousel 2011 frankie s mine train great escape steel roller coaster 2005 frog hopper six flags discovery kingdom jump around 2006 galleon kaeson youth park galleon 2010 giant discovery china dinosaurs park giant discovery 2006 giant discovery kaeson youth park giant discovery 2010 giant redback aussie world disk o 2011 giant swing trans studio bandung midi discovery 2011 gingy s glider dreamworld kite flyer 2008 goon e electric daisy carnival disk o 2010 grand exposition coaster silver dollar city steel roller coaster 2006 great chase six flags america junior roller coaster 1999 grover s flight school sea world samba tower 1999 gyro spin lotte world mega disk o 2013 hammerhead shark six flags discovery kingdom hawk 1998 hang hai liseberg mega disk o 2009 heave ho alton towers rockin tug 2008 high voltage s rk nniemi power surge 2014 hihiberan jungleland air race 2013 holly jolly railway seaworld orlando rio grande holiday seasons only howler the the howler holiday world & splashin safari family roller coaster 1999 inertia airplane car kaeson youth park flying roller coaster 2010 20 invader the the invader rainbow s end disk o coaster 2009 jack s tea party jungle jack s landing mini tea cup 2008 jambo six flags discovery kingdom joker 1998 jazzy jellies seaworld orlando samba tower 2006 jester s wild ride the jetster s wild ride six flags great america rockin tug unknown jj s express give kids the world rio grande train 2002 jolly roger six flags great adventure regatta park model 1999 jump around canobie lake park jump around 2009 jump around powerpark jump around 2007 jumpin joey six flags great adventure jumpin star 1999 jumpin star rainbow s end jumpin star 2004 jumping star powerpark jumpin star 2002 kang a bounce wild