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Ride and Show Engineering, Inc.

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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:

  • Retail and location-based entertainment
  • Theme park attractions
  • Transportation and ride systems
  • Large show equipment and stages
  • Science centers and museums

    • The Disney connection

    While the founders were both former employees of Walt Disney Imagineering, their connection with the Disney corporation remains strong, including:

  • Participates in the Disney College Program by taking part in the training and educations of students enrolled in the program.
  • Development of several attractions, including: Disneyland Monorail System & Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
  • Collaboration with the University of Central Florida for a GPS tracking system for Disney’s Animal Kingdom Kilimanjaro Safaris

    • References

    Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. Wikipedia
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