Arrow Dynamics
Fate	Bankrupt
Successor	S&S Worldwide
Founded	1946
Defunct	2002
Location	Clearfield, Utah, United States
Industry	Roller coasters

Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. S&S Power is company known for its Pneumatically powered rides and roller coaster designing Clearfield is the name of some places in the United States of America Clearfield Iowa Clearfield Pennsylvania The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first Clearfield is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 25974 at the 2000 census. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. S&S Power is company known for its Pneumatically powered rides and roller coaster designing During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of the biggest and most influential advancements in the roller coaster industry. From the first tubular steel tracked coaster, Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, to the first modern inverting coaster, Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm, to the world's first Hypercoaster, Magnum XL 200 at Cedar Point, to the world's first fourth dimensional roller coaster, X, Arrow Dynamics made a lasting impact on the roller coaster industry. The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an attraction made up of two intertwining Steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities in the United States: a Theme park in Buena Park California, and a manufacturer of food A hypercoaster can mean one of two things A "style/model" of Roller coaster that incorporates three features An initial Magnum XL-200 is a steel Roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio. Cedar Point is a 364 acre (15 km² Amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U X² (formerly known as X) is a Steel roller coaster operating at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California

History

Beginnings

Arrow Development was founded in 1946 when two World War II veterans, Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, formed a small machine shop at 243 Moffett Boulevard, just north of Downtown Mountain View, California. They started out small, building merry-go-rounds and other rides for local amusement parks.

In 1953 they were contacted by Walt Disney, who was just beginning to plan a new type of amusement park, the "theme park" we all know today as Disneyland. Disney admired Arrow's work, and hired the company to help design and build the ride systems for many of Disneyland's original and early rides including the Tea Cups, carousel, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and Snow White's Adventures.

While Arrow designed and tested these rides, Disney made frequent trips up to Mountain View to check on their progress. Then they were quickly shipped down to Anaheim to be ready for the park's opening. Disney continued to use Arrow as he expanded Disneyland. The company went on to build the Casey Jr. Circus Train, Dumbo Flying Elephants, Autopia and Alice in Wonderland in coming years.

Move towards roller coaster manufacturing

Matterhorn Bobsleds, the first Arrow Dynamics roller coaster.

In 1959, Arrow Development designed what was to be the first of their many roller coasters, the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an attraction made up of two intertwining Steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Built in conjunction with WED Imagineering,^[1] the ride was the first tubular steel tracked roller coaster in the world. Walt Disney Imagineering was formed by entertainment mogul Walt Disney on December 16, 1952 as WED Enterprises (WED Walter Elias Disney to A steel roller coaster is a Roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of Steel.

After construction of the Matterhorn, Disney bought a third of Arrow Development, and moved the company to a larger plant at 1555 Plymouth Street in the North Bayshore Area. At the new location Arrow went on to develop new ride systems for Disney, and developed the vehicles and tracks for It's a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Adventure Thru Inner Space, and the Haunted Mansion. Synopsis The attraction was designed to simulate shrinking to a size smaller than an atom (the " Inner space "

When Arrow wasn't developing rides for Disney it was creating rides for other amusement parks. It developed the modern log flume ride, which can be seen around the country in amusement and theme parks. In the 1970s the company perfected and brought back the loop into roller coasters.

Arrow Development began to make large advancements in the roller coaster industry as well as major installations throughout the United States. In 1975, Arrow installed one of the most important rides of its time, Corkscrew made its debut at Knott's Berry Farm as the world's first modern inverting coaster. Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities in the United States: a Theme park in Buena Park California, and a manufacturer of food Arrow made dozens of coasters throughout the decades including several Corkscrew style coasters, many "runaway mine train" coasters like Cedar Creek Mine Ride, custom designed coasters like Loch Ness Monster, and Carolina Cyclone. Cedar Creek Mine Ride is a roller coaster operating at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio in the Frontiertown section of the park The Loch Ness Monster is a fairly large roller coaster located in the Scotland hamlet of Busch Gardens Europe (formerly known as Busch Gardens Williamsburg The Carolina Cyclone is a roller coaster located at Carowinds near Charlotte North Carolina. Arrow Dynamics didn't only make large advancements in roller coaster technology but also in many other fields such as in water rides (creating the hugely popular "Log Flume" rides), as well as many other family style rides.

Magnum XL-200, the first roller coaster in the world to pass the 200 ft mark.

Some of Arrow Development's later projects included what were at the time the world's tallest roller coasters, such asMagnum XL-200 at Cedar Point in 1989 and the Pepsi Max Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1994. Magnum XL-200 is a steel Roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio. Cedar Point is a 364 acre (15 km² Amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U The Pepsi Max Big One is a steel Roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in the United Kingdom. Pleasure Beach, formerly "Blackpool Pleasure Beach" is a family owned Amusement park in Blackpool, England.

Bankruptcy

In the late 1990s, Arrow Development's workload steadily decreased, with few installations towards the end of the decade. Bankruptcy loomed as Arrow made their final attempt to stay afloat with X, a 4th dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. X² (formerly known as X) is a Steel roller coaster operating at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California A 4th Dimension roller coaster is a style of Roller coaster whereby riders are positioned either side of the track in seats capable of spinning about a horizontal axis Six Flags Magic Mountain is an Amusement park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. X opened to massive media attention and received an initially positive reception. However, several mechanical problems caused the ride to be closed for repairs during much of its first year of operation.

The company finally fell into bankruptcy in December of 2001. During October of 2001 the company's assets were sold to fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power. S&S Power is company known for its Pneumatically powered rides and roller coaster designing Arrow Dynamics, now S&S-Arrow still operates, but basically only to make their 4th dimension coasters. The first multidimensional coaster since X debuted in Japan for 2006, Eejanaika. is a steel 4th Dimension Roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.

Milestones

• 1959: The world's first tubular steel track coaster, Matterhorn Bobsleds, at Disneyland. The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an attraction made up of two intertwining Steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim [1]
• 1966: The world's first mine train roller coaster, the Runaway Mine Train at Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags Over Texas is a major Amusement park located in Arlington, Texas ( USA) east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas [2]
• 1975: The world's first modern inverting coaster, Corkscrew, at Knott's Berry Farm. Corkscrew is the name of a Roller coaster formerly located at Knott's Berry Farm and currently located at Silverwood. Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities in the United States: a Theme park in Buena Park California, and a manufacturer of food [3]
• 1981: The world's first modern suspended coaster, The Bat, at Kings Island. A suspended Roller coaster is one in which the car hangs from the bottom of the wheel assembly by a pivoting Fulcrum or hinge assembly The Bat (1981-1984 was a steel suspended Roller coaster that operated from April 1981 to 1983 at Kings Island Kings Island is a 364-acre (15 km² Theme park located in the city of Mason, in Warren County Ohio, USA. [4]
• 1982: The world's first coaster with 5 inversions, The Viper at Darien Lake. The Viper is a steel looping roller coaster located at Darien Lake. Darien Lake is a theme park resort located between Buffalo and Rochester in Darien New York, United States, south of the
• 1989: The world's first Hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200, at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. A hypercoaster can mean one of two things A "style/model" of Roller coaster that incorporates three features An initial Magnum XL-200 is a steel Roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio. Cedar Point is a 364 acre (15 km² Amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U Sandusky is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Erie County. [5].
• 2002: The world's first Multi-dimension coaster, X, at Six Flags Magic Mountain. A spinning roller coaster is a Roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis X² (formerly known as X) is a Steel roller coaster operating at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California Six Flags Magic Mountain is an Amusement park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. [6]

See also

• List of Arrow Dynamics roller coasters

References

External links

• S&S Worldwide, the successor to Arrow Dynamics