# Sally Corporation

Sally Corporation (also known as Sally Dark Rides) is a dark ride and animatronic manufacturing company based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The company serves amusement parks, attractions, museums, and retail clients worldwide. It offers complete design/build services from concept to installation, including scripting, audio and music production, props and sets, lighting and special effects, electronics, and project management.

## History

Sally Corporation was founded in 1977 by high school friends John Fox and John Rob Holland. The company began by manufacturing animatronics for various commercial applications, including an animated figure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, which was created for Neiman Marcus and later donated to the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. After Sally had been in business for 6–9 months the second hire for the new company was John Wood who had previously worked with Fox. The first hire was an office manager, Nancy Hafner. John Fox left the company in 1983. Holland stayed with the company until 1988. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sally Corporation went on to develop interactive dark rides. John Wood continues to serve as the Chairman and President, with Rolf Paegert assuming the role of CEO following a corporate restructuring in January 2023.

## Dark Rides

| Name | Park | Location | Type | Opened | Status | Notes |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Alton Towers | Alton, Staffordshire, England | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 1986 | Defunct | Refurbishment |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Doswell, Virginia, United States Mason, Ohio, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2010 | Operating | Cedar Fair retheme of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion; Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. |
| Challenge of Tutankhamon | Walibi Belgium | Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Den of Lost Thieves | Indiana Beach Seoul Land | Indiana, United States South Korea | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| E.T. Adventure | Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Hollywood | Orlando, Florida, United States Universal City, California, United States | Conventional Dark Ride | 1990 (Orlando) 1991 (Hollywood) | Operating at Orlando Removed at Hollywood | Animatronic Figures & Plants Only. |
| El Ultimo Minuto | Dinopolis | Teruel, Spain | Conventional Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Ghost Blasters (Ghost Hunt) | Castle Park Great Canadian Midway Lake Compounce Nickelodeon Universe Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Riverside, California, United States Clifton Hill, Ontario, Canada Bristol, Connecticut, United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Santa Cruz, California, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2001 (Castle Park & Santa Cruz) 2002 (Great Canadian Midway) 1999 (Lake Compounce & Nickelodeon Universe) | Operating | |
| Ghost Blasters II | Elitch Gardens Theme Park | Denver, Colorado, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2008 | Defunct | Rethemed to Kaleidoscape by Meow Wolf in 2019. |
| Gobbler Getaway | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2006 | Operating | |
| The Great Humbug Adventure | Santa's Village | Jefferson, New Hampshire, United States | Interactive, Redeveloped Dark Ride | 2000 (Original) 2020 (Refurbishment) | Operating | Redesigned by Sally for the 2020 Season. |
| The Great Pistolero Roundup (Quick Draw) | Family Kingdom Amusement Park Frontier City Korean Folk Village | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States South Korea | Interactive Dark Ride | 1995 (Family Kingdom) 2007 (Frontier City) | Operating | |
| Haunted Castle | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Galaxyland | Santa Cruz, California, United States Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Custom Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Haunted Hotel | Myrtle Beach Pavilion | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | | Defunct | |
| Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness | Six Flags New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | | Defunct | |
| Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D | Warner Bros. Movie World | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags Great America Six Flags Mexico Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Over Georgia | Arlington, Texas, United States Eureka, Missouri, United States Gurnee, Illinois, United States Mexico City, Mexico Valencia, California, United States Jackson, New Jersey, United States Austell, Georgia, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| La Aventura de Scooby-Doo | Parque Warner Madrid | Spain | Interactive Dark Ride | 2005 | Operating | Spanish Variant of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion. |
| Labyrinth of the Minotaur | Terra Mítica | Benidorm, Alicante province, Spain | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Laser Raiders | Legoland Windsor | Windsor, Berkshire, England | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Lost Kingdom Adventure | Legoland California Legoland Florida Legoland Malaysia | Carlsbad, California, United States Winter Haven, Florida, United States Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Mine of Lost Souls | Canobie Lake Park | Salem, New Hampshire, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Mystic Mansion Spökjakten | Park at OWA Furuviksparken | Foley, Alabama, United States Furuvik, Sweden | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 (OWA) 2018 (Furuvik) | Operating | Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. |
| Nights in White Satin: The Trip | Freestyle Music Park | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Conventional Dark Ride | 2008 | Defunct | |
| North Pole Adventure | Happy Valley Happy Valley Happy Valley | Chengdu, China Shenzhen, China Shanghai, China | Interactive Dark Ride | 1997 2007 | Operating | |
| Reese's Cupfusion | Hersheypark | Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 | Operating | |
| Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge | Hersheypark | Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2006 | Defunct | |
| Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Doswell, Virginia, United States Mason, Ohio, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2000 (Canada's Wonderland) 2001 (Carowinds) 2004 (Kings Dominion) 2003 (Kings Island) | Defunct | |
| Scream In The Dark! | Ripley’s Entertainment Zone | Pattaya, Thailand | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Sesame Street: Street Mission | PortAventura Park | Catalonia, Spain | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 | Operating | |
| SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride | Circus Circus Las Vegas | Winchester, Nevada, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2023 | Operating | |
| The Temple | Legoland Billund | Billund, Denmark | Interactive Dark Ride | | Operating | |
| Treasure Hunt: The Ride | Cannery Row | Monterey, California, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2023 | Operating | |
| Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol | Lost Island Theme Park | Waterloo, Iowa | Interactive Dark Ride | 2022 | Operating | |
| Vi På Saltkråkan | Astrid Lindgren's World | Vimmerby, Sweden | Conventional Dark Ride | 2007 | Operating | |
| *Ye Old Mill | Playland | Rye, New York, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 2001 | Operating | Refurbishment |
| Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure! | Six Flags Over Texas | Arlington, Texas, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 1992 | Defunct | |
| Zombie Paradise | Tokyo Dome | Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | Conventional Dark Ride | 1992 | Defunct | |

## Animatronic Shows

| Name | Premiered | Theme | Known Installations | Current Venues | Status | Characters | Notes |
| Daniel and the Dixie Diggers | 1982 | Dixieland Jazz | Adventureland (Iowa) Aqualandia Celebration Station Choo Choo Charlie's Ontario Dixie Dog Showtime Phenix City Family Kingdom Funtime, USA Garden City Hersheypark (as Dogpatch Dawgs) Huckleberry Junction Genesee Kidz Zone Greenville Squirty Worm Lima Mark Twain's Riverboat Playhouse (Kendall & Fort Lauderdale) Paddlewheel Hotel & Casino Paddlewheel Pizza Parlor Groton Pinocchio's Pizza Bountiful Pizza Pizzazz Whitehall Roller Kingdom Reno Roll On America Lancaster Rusutsu Resort Skateland Salisbury Station Alpha Pikeville | Huckleberry Junction Genesee Roller Kingdom Reno (Standing But Not Operating) Rusutsu Resort | Operating | Betty B. Birthday Clem Col. Beauregard Daniel T. Bones Huck L. Berry Jethro P. Hogg Mark Twain Scratchmo Sir Percival Wally Wish | Available in Quintet, Trio, and Showboat Variants. |
| Hank & Beau | 1982 | Country, Bluegrass, Dixieland Jazz | Bryant's Supermarket Greenville Funhouse Pizza Salem Formosa Wonderland Gregerson's Supermarket Gadsden Sam's Joint Caledonia Stew Leonard's (Norwalk & Danbury) Sunny Hill Resort Greenville | Stew Leonard's (Norwalk & Yonkers) Sunny Hill Resort Greenville | Operating | Col. Beauregard Hank Winter | Can be separable for solo acts. |
| Sally at the Piano | 1983 | Piano Lounge | Holiday Inn Dallas Rusutsu Resort Wax World of the Stars Wisconsin Dells Westgate New York Grand Central | Rusutsu Resort | Operating | Sally Papa Bear (Rusutsu Only) | Namesake of the company. |
| Gwen and the Magical Music Makers | 1983 | Medieval, Musical | Enchanted Castle (Calgary & Lombard) Round Table Pizza | N/A | Defunct | King Arthur Godfrey Guinevere Lance Merlin Oscar Owl Prince Rodney Toby | Daniel and the Dixie Diggers Showboat Retrofit. |
| John Phillip Tuba | 1983 | Marching Band | John Phillip Tuba's Ice Cream in the Park | N/A | Defunct | John Philip Tuba Pablo Pistachio | One set exists in private ownership. |
| The Berenstain Bears | 1985 | Unknown | International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions | N/A | Defunct | Brother Bear Papa Bear | Papa Bear figure repurposed for Rusutsu's Sally at the Piano. |
| The Magic Lantern Theater | 1985 | Steampunk, Vaudeville | Six Flags Power Plant | N/A | Defunct | Mr. Electro Proto | Co-production with Landmark Entertainment Group. |
| The WizBangs | 1985 | Magic | Mystery Fun House | N/A | Defunct | Craven Morgana Prince Wizard Wizzy | Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Programming Only. |
| Ratón Chito y Sus Amigos | 1985-86 | Unknown | ShowBiz Pizza Fiesta Boomis Pizza Fiesta | N/A | Defunct | Comecome Elote Ratón Chito Tete Venancio | Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Show Controllers Only. |
| Bubba and the Badland Band | 1987 | Country, Bluegrass (English) Unknown (Korean) | Dutch Wonderland Everland / Yongin Farmland Fun Mountain Gatlinburg Rusutsu Resort | Rusutsu Resort | Operating | Bubba Bear Bucky Barnum Chief Fullabull Miss Foxy Homer Honeydew Mark Twain Skeeter | Available with or without Mark Twain. |
| Billy Jo and the Bluegrass Boys | 1987 | Country, Bluegrass | Frontier City ShowBiz Pizza Kuwait | N/A | Defunct | Billy Jo Bubba Bear Homer Honeydew | Redesigned in 1995. |
| Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Castle | 1987 | Care Bears | Dunia Fantasi Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | N/A | Defunct | Beastly Bedtime Bear Cheer Bear Friend Bear Funshine Bear Grumpy Bear No-Heart Tenderheart Bear | |
| Jethro P. Hogg | 1988 | Country, Bluegrass | Aldor Acres Langley Casino Pier Celebration Station Cross Eyed Critters Nashville Farmland Foods (as Jasper P. Swineherd) Funtime, USA Garden City Huckleberry Junction Genesee MoonDoggie Beach Club (as Moonhoggie) Porky's Catering Ruggieri's Market Cranston Santa's Workshop (as Elmer Elf) | Aldor Acres Langley Cross Eyed Critters Nashville Huckleberry Junction Genesee Santa's Workshop (as Elmer Elf) | Operating | Jethro P. Hogg | Can be paired with the Trio Daniel and the Dixie Diggers. |
| Ursula and the Oom-Pa-Pas | 1989 | Alpenländische Volksmusik | Rusutsu Resort | Rusutsu Resort | Operating | Berthold of Baden Ludwig Von Bearhoven Sigmund St. Gotthard Ursula Wilhem von Wickenstat | Exclusive to Rusutsu Resort. |
| Rocky and the Railroad Ramblers (The Man & Dog) | 1992 | Country, Bluegrass | Gillian's Wonderland Pier | Gillian's Wonderland Pier | In Storage | Antonio Bubba Bonga Henrietta Hatpin Henry Howls Rocky Panda | Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Soundtrack Only. |
| Chu-Lin and the Zoo Notes | 1993 | Zoo | Madrid Zoo Aquarium | N/A | Defunct | Chu-Lin Panda Gigi Giraffe Hector Hippo Mombo Monkey Tumbo Elephant | Exclusive to Madrid Zoo Aquarium. |
| The Rockin' Rascals | 1993 | Rock and Roll | Celebration Station Knoxville | N/A | Defunct | Calvin Cat Hurricane Hound Major Moose Purrscilla Purr | Daniel and the Dixie Diggers Trio Retrofit. |
| Banda Chic Chic | 1994 | Unknown | Chico Cheese's Rio de Janeiro | N/A | Defunct | Bucky Barnum Col. Beauregard Miss Foxy | Exclusive to Chico Cheese's. |
| The Jammin' Jesters | 1994 | Medieval, Rock and Roll, Broadway | Enchanted Castle Lombard | Enchanted Castle Lombard | Undergoing Refurbishment | Cute Godfrey Guinevere Rodney (Unnamed) Toby Wally Wizard | Reconfigured Gwen and the Magical Music Makers. |
| YeYe and the Little Airplane Band | 1994 | Chinese folklore | Splendid China Florida | N/A | Defunct | The Monkey King Pun Pun Hippo Show Gow Giraffe Shou Shou Panda Ting-Ting Panda YeYe Panda | Exclusive to Splendid China Florida; Monkey King exists in private ownership. |
| The Flintstones Bedrock Trio | 1996 | Stone Age, Rock and Roll | Bedrock City South Dakota | N/A | Defunct | Dino Fred Flintstone Wilma Flintstone | Destroyed upon Bedrock City's closure. |
| Rocky and the Ramblin' Rascals* | 1998 | Country, Bluegrass | Enchanted Forest Water Safari | Enchanted Forest Water Safari | Operating | Antonio Bad Bonga Henrietta Hatpin Jumpin' Jacko Rocky Rabbit | Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Soundtrack Only. |
| Cross Eyed Critters | 2020 | Country, Rock | Graduate Nashville | Graduate Nashville | Operating | Miss Bessie Ernie Bear Jethro P. Hogg | Miss Foxy and Bubba Bear retrofits from Bubba and The Badland Band are used. Cooper Manning provides the voice for Ernie. |