# Reverchon Industries

Reverchon Industries is a developer, designer and manufacturer of amusement park attractions that were sold all over the world. Its production unit is still set in the French city of Samois-sur-Seine, near Fontainebleau.

## History

Gaston Reverchon, a young coach builder, created his own workshop in the suburbs of Paris in 1929. He adapted the coachwork he used on real cars to bumper cars at a time when bumper cars were nothing more than a steering wheel and a seat attached to a wooden board on wheels. The first Reverchon bumper car had a metallic color and design inspired by the American cars of that period. In 1937, he started building complete bumper car rides including the Télécombat, a ride featuring small military airplanes. After World War II, Reverchon began to provide attractions for distraction-thirsty Europeans. Joined by his sons Michel and Christian, working respectively as designer and technician ("Gaston Reverchon" became "Gaston Reverchon and Sons"), he began a second diversification, designing and producing a full range of complete rides. In 1956, they were the first to develop polyester as part of the bumper cars' coachwork.
* 1950–1971: These two decades marked a golden age for Reverchon, throughout which the company created new rides and improved old ones. The production unit was relocated to Samois-sur-Seine, where 2,000 cars and 50 rides were produced every year and a new model designed every 5 years. In 1971, 270 workers were working in the company.
In 1973, Reverchon presented his two latest attractions: Himalaya and Paratrooper. The public found the rides very fun and the aesthetic pleasing but the rides took very long to set up (3 days for 3 people).
* 1976: In 1976, Reverchon made its first flume ride at Bagatelle Park, in Berck France.
* 1978: Having learned a lesson from 1973, Reverchon launched a bumper car system to be set up using hydraulics. Now, rather than requiring two days for six people, the owner could do the work all on his or her own.
* 1990: The first Reverchon roller coaster is installed at Le Pal in France.
* 1997: The first Crazy Mouse coaster opens at Dinosaur Beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S.
* 2003: During the 2003 IAAPA Expo, Alberto Zamperla and Gilles Reverchon announced Zamperla would manufacture and sell Reverchon amusement rides worldwide under a license agreement. The first coaster built under this arrangement is installed in 2004 at Six Flags Great America.
* 2005: The Zamperla and Reverchon agreement is dissolved, however and since this time Zamperla continued to build Spinning Coaster with the Reverchon designs. It is virtually identical to the Reverchon model except for the use of individual restraints mounted to the floor of the vehicle – the Reverchon passenger restraints pull down from overhead.

## List of roller coasters

As of 2023, Reverchon Industries has built more than 80 roller coasters around the world.
| Name | Model | Park | Country | Opened | Status | Ref |
| Tigre de Sibérie Formerly Grand 8 | Custom Coaster | Le Pal | France | 1990 | Operating | |
| Monkey Mayhem | Spinning Coaster | West Midland Safari Park | United Kingdom | 1998 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | South Pier | United Kingdom | 1998 | Removed | |
| Dizzy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Wiener Prater | Austria | 1998 | Operating | |
| Spinning Coaster | Spinning Coaster | Yokohama Cosmoworld | Japan | 1998 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Hirakata Park | Japan | 1998 | Operating | |
| Spin Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Greenland | Japan | 1998 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Steel Pier Dinosaur Beach | United States | 1999 1997 to 1998 | Operating | [13] [14] |
| Exterminator | Spinning Coaster | Kennywood | United States | 1999 | Operating | |
| Roller Boom | Spinning Coaster | Fiabilandia | Italy | 2000 | Removed | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Brighton Pier | United Kingdom | 2000 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Motor World | United States | 2000 | Removed | |
| Twister Formerly Treetop Twister | Spinning Coaster | Lightwater Valley | United Kingdom | 2001 | Removed | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Magic World | Italy | 2001 | Closed | |
| Flagermusen | Spinning Coaster | Fårup Sommerland | Denmark | 2001 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Allou Fun Park | Greece | 2002 | Removed | |
| Souris Mécaniques Formerly Papillons d'Alice | Junior Spinning Coaster | Jardin d'Acclimatation | France | 2002 | Operating | |
| Primeval Whirl | Spinning Coaster | Disney's Animal Kingdom | United States | 2002 | Removed | [24] [25] |
| Magic Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Fantasia Luna Park Funland Park | Greece | 2003 1998 to 2003 | Removed | [26] [27] |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | DelGrosso's Amusement Park | United States | 2004 | Operating | |
| Famous Jack Formerly Ragondingue Formerly Mouse Trap | Spinning Coaster | Bagatelle Pleasurewood Hills | France | 2006 2000 to 2005 | Operating | [29] [30] [31] |
| Speed Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Fami P.A.R.C | France | 2006 | Removed | |
| Wild Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Plopsa Coo | Belgium | 2006 | Removed | |
| Magic Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Brean Theme Park | United Kingdom | 2007 | Operating | |
| Bukkerittet Formerly Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Kongeparken Wild West World Myrtle Beach Grand Prix | Norway | 2008 2007 1999 to 2006 | Operating | [35] [36] [37] |
| Gold Mine | Custom Coaster | Pirat' Parc | France | 2008 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Lunapark Fréjus | France | 2009 | Operating | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Dreamland Brean Theme Park | United Kingdom | 2015 2002 to 2006 | Removed | [40] [41] [42] |
| Crazy Mouse | Compact Spinning Coaster | Coney Beach Pleasure Park Bundoran Adventure Park | United Kingdom | 2016 2014 | Removed | [43] [44] |
| Boulets de Canon | Junior Spinning Coaster | Kid Parc | France | 2016 | Operating | |
| Fantasy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Fantasy Island | United Kingdom | 2017 | Removed | |
| Crazy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Azur Park | France | 2017 | Operating | |
| Crazy Coaster | Spinning Coaster | South Pier Arcadia City Plopsaland | United Kingdom | 2018 2014 to 2017 2009 to 2010 | Operating | [48] [49] [50] |
| Ice Mountain Formerly Magic Mouse Formerly Fantasy Mouse | Spinning Coaster | Fantasy Island Dreamland Fantasy Island | United Kingdom | 2018 2017 to 2018 2000 to 2016 | Operating | [51] [52] [53] [54] |
| Pierre de Tonnerre | Junior Spinning Coaster | Parc du Petit Prince | France | 2019 | Operating | |
| Wild Mouse | Compact Spinning Coaster | Barry Island Pleasure Park | United Kingdom | 2019 | Removed | |
| €uro-Coaster | Gliding Coaster | Wiener Prater | Austria | 2020 | Removed | |
| Mouse Coaster | Spinning Coaster | Magic World (France) | France | 2020 | Operating | |
| Ratón Vacilón con Gato Comilón | Spinning Coaster | Tivoli World | Spain | 2020 | Removed | |
| Dingo Racer | Spinning Coaster - Second Version | Aussie World | Australia | 2022 | Operating | |
| RidderStrijd Formerly Ratón Loco | Spinning Coaster | Avonturenpark Hellendoorn La Feria Chapultepec Magico | Netherlands | 2023 1999 to 2019 | Operating | [61] [62] |