# Maurer AG

Maurer AG, formerly known as Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, is a steel construction company and roller coaster manufacturer. Founded in 1876 in Munich, Germany, the company has built many styles of steel buildings, ranging from bridges, industrial buildings, and even art structures. While known for building a variety of wild mouse coasters, its subsidiary Maurer Rides GmbH has branched out into spinning, looping, and launching coasters. The company also produces a free-fall tower ride. On December 15, 2014, the company changed its name to Maurer AG.

## Roller coaster work

In 1993, Maurer took over the amusement ride division of a fellow German firm, BHS. BHS constructed four Schwarzkopf-designed roller coasters, working with Sansei Yusoki and Zierer in the process. Maurer's first ride was a custom looping roller coaster called Venus GP that opened at Space World in 1996. Since then they have produced almost 50 roller coasters including spinning, launched, racing and wild mouse roller coasters.
One of the first types of roller coaster that Maurer manufactured was a wild mouse. The design, known as Wilde Maus Classic, was first installed as Kopermijn at Drievliet Family Park in 1996. At the end of 2010, the Wilde Maus Classic design has been replicated at 13 locations around the world.
In 2000, the S-Coaster was introduced by Maurer. The S-Coaster is Maurer's spinning roller coaster design. It is the most popular design (in terms of installations) that Maurer has ever produced with over 21 installations worldwide.
Maurer's X-Coaster comes in a variety of different designs: X-Car, X-Train and SkyLoop. Under the X-Car category Maurer manufactures rides with launches, vertical lifts, floorless cars and cars with embedded music systems. An X-Train X-Coaster is one which features 4-across seating (2 seats above the track and one on either side of the track as a floorless seat). Under the SkyLoop category Maurer has a variety of models including XT 150 (150 m (490 ft) in length), XT 450 (450 m (1,480 ft) in length), launched and custom designs.
Most recently, in 2010, Maurer introduced the R-Coaster. The R-Coaster is a type of racing roller coaster which features several sets of Linear Synchronous Motors on two parallel tracks. The first, and currently only, R-Coaster is Fiorano GT Challenge at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. In 2018, it was announced that Maurer would be building the first roller coaster at sea, on the Carnival cruise ship Mardi Gras.

## List of roller coasters

As of 2023, Maurer AG has built 68 roller coasters around the world.
| Name | Model | Park | Country | Opened | Status | Ref |
| Star Wars | Spinning Coaster | Wonder Island | Russia | Never opened | Removed | |
| Kopermijn | Wild Mouse | Drievliet | Netherlands | 1996 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mine | Wild Mouse | Hansa Park | Germany | 1997 | Operating | |
| Wilde Maus | Wild Mouse | Wiener Prater | Austria | 1997 | Operating | |
| Wild Mouse | Wild Mouse | Lagoon | United States | 1998 | Operating | |
| Rattlesnake | Wild Mouse | Chessington World of Adventures | United Kingdom | 1998 | Operating | |
| Wild Mouse | Wild Mouse | Dorney Park | United States | 2000 | Operating | |
| Marsh Mayhem Formerly Go Bananas! Formerly Bug Out | Wild Mouse | Wild Adventures | United States | 2000 | Operating | |
| Twistrix | Spinning Coaster | Drievliet | Netherlands | 2001 | Operating | |
| Winjas | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Phantasialand | Germany | 2002 | Operating | |
| Spider | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Lagoon | United States | 2003 | Operating | |
| Wild Storm | Spinning Coaster Compact | O-World | South Korea | 2003 | Operating | |
| Whirlwind | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Seabreeze Amusement Park | United States | 2004 | Operating | |
| Dragon's Fury | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Chessington World of Adventures | United Kingdom | 2004 | Operating | |
| Spinball Whizzer Formerly Sonic Spinball | Spinning Coaster SC2200 | Alton Towers | United Kingdom | 2004 | Operating | |
| Steel Dragon | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Waldameer & Water World | United States | 2004 | Operating | |
| Sky Wheel | SkyLoop XT 150 | Skyline Park | Germany | 2004 | Operating | |
| Tarántula | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Parque de Atracciones de Madrid | Spain | 2005 | Operating | |
| G Force | X-Car | Drayton Manor | United Kingdom | 2005-2018 | Removed | |
| Wilde Maus | Wilde Maus | Al Hokair Land Theme Park | Saudi Arabia | 2006 | Removed | |
| X Coaster | SkyLoop XT 150 | Magic Springs & Crystal Falls | United States | 2006 | Operating | |
| Abismo | SkyLoop XT 450 | Parque de Atracciones de Madrid | Spain | 2006 | Operating | |
| Formule X | X-Car | Drievliet | Netherlands | 2007 | Operating | |
| Crush's Coaster | Spinning Coaster | Walt Disney Studios Park | France | 2007 | Operating | |
| Salama | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Linnanmäki | Finland | 2008 | Operating | |
| Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit | X-Car | Universal Studios Florida | United States | 2009 | Operating, scheduled removal 2025 | |
| Spinning Coaster | Spinning Coaster Compact | Holnemvolt Park | Hungary | 2009 | Removed | |
| Wild Mouse | Wild Mouse | Funtown Splashtown USA Jolly Roger Amusement Park | United States | 2009 2002 to 2006 | Operating | [56] [57] |
| Dream Coaster | X-Car | Dream City | Iraq | 2010 | Operating | |
| Fiorano GT Challenge | Family Launch Coaster | Ferrari World | United Arab Emirates | 2010 | Operating | |
| Shock | X-Car | Rainbow MagicLand | Italy | 2011 | Operating | |
| Naga Bay Formerly Dizz | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Bobbejaanland | Belgium | 2011 | Operating | |
| Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum Formerly Road Runner Express | Wild Mouse | Six Flags New England Kentucky Kingdom | United States | 2011 2000 to 2009 | Operating | [61] [62] |
| Cagliostro | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Rainbow MagicLand | Italy | 2011 | Operating | |
| Ukko | SkyLoop XT 150 | Linnanmäki | Finland | 2011 | Operating | |
| Spinner Formerly Speedy | Spinning Coaster Compact | Skara Sommarland Abenteuer Park Oberhausen | Sweden | 2011 2001 to 2010 | Operating | [65] [66] |
| Clouds Of Fairyland | SkyLoop XT 150 | Joyland | China | 2011 | Operating | |
| Freischütz | X-Car | Bayern Park | Germany | 2011 | Operating | |
| Wilde Maus | Wild Mouse | Freizeit-Land Geiselwind | Germany | 2012 | Removed | |
| Hidden Anaconda | SkyLoop XT 150 | Happy Valley Wuhan | China | 2012 | Operating | |
| Terror Twister | SkyLoop XT 150 | Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou | China | 2012 | Operating | |
| Crazy Car Formerly FamilyCo Express | X-Car | Happy Valley Wuhan | China | 2013 | Operating | |
| Terror Twister | SkyLoop XT 150 | Nantong Adventure Land | China | 2013 | Operating | |
| Sky Spin Formerly Whirlwind | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Skyline Park Camelot Theme Park | Germany | 2013 2003 to 2012 | Operating | [74] [75] |
| Insider Formerly Spinning Coaster Maihime | Spinning Coaster Compact | Wiener Prater Tokyo Dome City | Austria | 2013 2000 to 2011 | Operating | [76] [77] |
| Undertow | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | United States | 2013 | Operating | |
| Marble Madness Formerly Wild Mouse | Wild Mouse | Pleasurewood Hills Flamingo Land | United Kingdom | 2014 1997 to 2012 | Operating | [79] [80] |
| Terror Twister | SkyLoop XT 150 | Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen | China | 2015 | Operating | |
| Laff Trakk | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Hersheypark | United States | 2015 | Operating | |
| Unknown | Spinning Coaster | Respublika | Ukraine | 2015 (2021) | Operating | |
| Dragon Legend | X-Car | Romon U-Park | China | 2016 | Operating | |
| Dragon Flight | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Eontime World | China | 2015 | Removed | |
| Sky Dragster | Spike Dragster | Skyline Park | Germany | 2017 | Operating | |
| Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus Formerly Holly's Wilde Autofahrt Formerly Rat Formerly Wild Mouse | Wild Mouse | Eifelpark Holiday Park Loudoun Castle Dreamland | Germany | 2017 2010 to 2016 2005 to 2009 1998 to 2004 | Operating | [87] [88] [89] [90] |
| Wilde Maus | Wild Mouse | Anapa Park Jungle Attrapark | Russia | 2018 2007 to 2016 | Operating | [91] [92] |
| Desmo Race | Spike Dragster | Mirabilandia | Italy | 2019 | Operating | |
| Phoenix | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Adventureland | United States | 2019 | Operating | |
| Alien Taxi Formerly Xtreme | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Trans Studio Action Zone Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' Drievliet | Indonesia | 2019 2007 to 2017 2004 to 2006 | Operating | [95] [96] [97] |
| Roller Coaster | Spinning Coaster | Galaxy Amusement Park | Ukraine | 2020 | Operating | |
| Spinning Racer | Spinning Coaster SC2000 | Fantasy Island | United Kingdom | 2021 | Removed | |
| Bolt: Ultimate Sea Coaster | Spike Cruise Racing | Mardi Gras cruise ship | Bahamas | 2021 | Operating | |
| Now You See Me: High Roller | Spinning Coaster | Motiongate Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 2022 | Operating | |
| Venus GP | Looping Coaster | Himeji Central Park Rusutsu Resort Space World | Japan | 2022 2019 1996 to 2017 | Operating | [102] [103] [8] |
| Bolt: Ultimate Sea Coaster | Spike Cruise Racing | Carnival Celebration cruise ship Skyline Park | Panama | 2022 | Operating | |
| Project Zero Formerly BuzzSaw | SkyLoop XT 150 | Gumbuya World Dreamworld | Australia | 2022 2011 to 2021 | Operating | [104] [105] |
| Speedy Nuts | Wild Mouse | Papéa Parc Antibes Land Fabrikus World | France | 2023 2011 to 2013 2007 to 2010 | Operating | [106] [107] [108] |
| Spinning Coaster | Spinning Coaster SC3000 | Wonderla Habtoorland | India | 2024 2004 to 2010 | Operating | [109] [110] |
| Sea Stallion | Spike Custom | Six Flags Qiddiya | Saudi Arabia | 2025 | Under Construction | |
| Unknown | Spinning Coaster | Sunac Cultural Tourism City | China | TBD | Under Construction | |
| Unknown | Spike Custom | Nickelodeon Universe Mall of China | China | TBD | Under Construction | |
| Ironcycle Test Run | Spike Cruise Racing | Disney Adventure cruise ship | Singapore | TBD | Under Construction | |

## Maurer German Wheels

Maurer German Wheels is a subsidiary of Maurer Söhne. It manufactures the R80XL giant Ferris wheel under licence from Bussink Design.