Type Privately owned Number of employees 50 | Industry Engineering Services Website www.rideshow.com/ | |
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Products Entertainment attractions, show action equipment, and transportation systems Revenue $5.0 Million USD (2006) Headquarters San Dimas, California, United States Founded 1984, San Dimas, California, United States Founders William Watkins, Eduard Feuer and | ||
Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. produces entertainment attractions, show action equipment and transportation systems. In 1984 Eduard Feuer and William Watkins, formerly the Senior Project Engineer and Chief Mechanical Engineer, respectively, for Walt Disney Imagineering, established in Ride & Show the state of California; it was later incorporated in 1996.
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History
Ride & Show designs and fabricates numerous attractions and attraction systems, including: simulation and motion base systems, boat ride systems, and peoplemovers; floor-mounted ride systems for dark ride attractions; monorails; and numerous show action and special effect equipment for large and small entertainment projects for numerous international attractions.
Location
Ride & Show's corporate headquarters are housed in a purpose built facility located in San Dimas, California, 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. This 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) structure is adjacent to a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) assembly yard and a 36,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) test facility and manufacturing area.
Industries
Ride & Show's clientele extend beyond typical amusement parks and range into:
The Disney connection
While the founders were both former employees of Walt Disney Imagineering, their connection with the Disney corporation remains strong, including: