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Encyclopedia > Anton Schwarzkopf

Anton Schwarzkopf (1924-2001) was a prolific German roller coaster engineer and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company, which built numerous amusement park rides and roller coasters. A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... An assortment of rides at the Melbourne Show Rollercoaster FX in MoviePark Germany An Enterprise Amusement ride in Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon An amusement ride is any number of devices found in funfairs and amusement parks meant to appeal to various senses of the rider. ...

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Anton Schwarzkopf was introduced into the industry with his father's involvement with the design of specialized trailers used to transport circus equipment. The company eventually transitioned into creating amusement rides. In 1960, Schwarzkopf took over his father's company leading to the creation of his first actual roller coaster, The Wildcat, in 1964. It has been suggested that Acrobalance be merged into this article or section. ...


Schwarzkopf Industries grew rapidly with the vast support of various customers praising the company's creations. Outside of Germany, the company was represented by the Intamin AG firm; and as a result, many older rides which say they were manufactured by Intamin were actually designed and created by Schwarzkopf. Expedition GeForce Intamin AG is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. ...


Anton Schwarzkopf, unfortunately, endured many bad dealings as a businessman. His company suffered through several bankruptcies, resulting in the scrapping of many designs and deals with parks. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...


Schwarzkopf retired from the industry in 1995, and died on 30 July 2001 after suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years. His son Wieland reportedly remains in the amusement business, designing rides for another company. Although gone, Anton Schwarzkopf will never be forgotten in the amusement ride and roller coaster world. His designs and ideas truly revolutionized the business and many of his creations are still alive and running today in theme parks around the world. July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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Notable Rides

See also Category:Anton Schwarzkopf roller coasters Alton Towers is Englands most famous theme park. ... Lagoon is an amusement park in Farmington, Utah, located about seventeen miles (27 km) north of Salt Lake City. ... Lagoon is an amusement park in Farmington, Utah, located about seventeen miles (27 km) north of Salt Lake City. ... Lisebergbanan is a steel roller coaster at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... The entrance of Liseberg Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Six Flags over Georgia entrance Six Flags Over Georgia is a 66 acre amusement park located west of Atlanta, in Austell, Georgia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Galaxyland is an indoor amusement park situated in the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is one of the largest shopping malls in the world, and as such is one of western Canadas major tourist attractions. ... Lightwater Valley is a modern amusement park set in 175 acres (708,000 m²) of parkland, located on the edge of the village of North Stainley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. ... Revolution is a steel roller coaster made by Schwarzkopf of Germany. ... Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park in Santa Clarita, California, north of Los Angeles. ... Shockwave is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. ... Six flags over Texas is the slogan used to describe the six nations that have had sovereignty over various parts of the land now known as Texas. ... The SooperDooperLooper is a ride at Hersheypark, and the first looping coaster on the East Coast. ... Hersheypark was opened in 1907 as a leisure park for the employees of Hersheys, an American confectionery company. ... Loudoun Castle is a developing theme park set around the ruins of Loudoun Castle in Galston in the Loudoun area, South-West Scotland. ... Whizzer is the name of two identical roller coasters built for the Marriott Corporation for each of their “Great America” parks at their debut in 1976. ... Six Flags Great America is a large theme park in Gurnee, Illinois that opened in 1976 as Marriotts Great America for Americas Bicentennial. ... WildCat is a roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. ... Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1. ... Six Flags Marine World is an amusement and animal park located in Vallejo, California. ...

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Anton Schwarzkopf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (264 words)
Anton Schwarzkopf (1924-2001) was a prolific German roller coaster engineer and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company, which built numerous amusement park rides and roller coasters.
Schwarzkopf was introduced into the industry with his father's involvement with the design of specialized trailers used to transport circus equipment.
Schwarzkopf retired from the industry in 1995, and passed away on 30 July 2001 after suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years.
Roller Coaster History | Late Seventies (1927 words)
Two of the big players building steel coasters were Intamin (Swiss Firm Intamin AG sold the rides of Anton Schwarzkopf, a German coaster designer, in the U.S.) and Arrow Development (which had pioneered the first use of tubular steel track).
Schwarzkopf produced several types of coasters during this time that were reflections the portable steel coasters they had been making for German fairs under the name of Wildcat and Jumbo Jet.
It is important to note that Anton Schwarzkopf was the one who designed these coasters and Intamin was simply the broker and U.S. representative for Anton's rides.
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