ETF Ride Systems

{{Short description|Dutch manufacturer of amusement ride systems}}

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ETF Ride Systems is a Dutch manufacturer of amusement ride systems. It was founded in 1999 and is owned by the ETF Group. The company has manufactured both tracked and trackless systems for both dark and outdoor rides.

History

ETF Ride Systems was founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of the ETF Group. The ETF Group currently encompasses ETF Machinefabriek, Sioux Electronics, ETF USA Corporation, and ETF Ride Systems.{{cite web|title=ETF Company profile leaflet|url=http://www.etf.nl/modules/flippingbook/?id=12|year=2011|access-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523075836/http://www.etf.nl/modules/flippingbook/?id=12|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}

One of the company's first projects was to create a dark ride system for Sally Corporation's Labyrinth of the Minotaur ride. It opened in 2000 at the Terra Mítica amusement park in Spain. The ride system consists of several vehicles featuring laser blasters moving along a trackless system. Although this tracked dark ride system was used on other rides, the company has also developed a trackless dark ride system to expand on their offerings.

In 2010, ETF Ride Systems began designing a new ride system for Europa-Park in Germany. Following nine months of design and construction, Da Vinci Flight opened in August 2011. The ride system consists of several vehicles suspended from an overhead monorail line with guests controlling the speed of the ride through the use of on-board pedals.

Effective July 1, 2024, founder and CEO Ruud Koppens announced his retirement.{{Cite web|url=https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/etf-ride-systems-founder-ruud-koppens-retires/|title=ETF Ride Systems announces retirement of founder Ruud Koppens|last=Hardy|first=Rebecca|date=July 11, 2024|website=Blooloop|access-date=July 29, 2024}} With no a successor appointed, the company was instead sold off to Liechtenstein's Spieldiener family, owner of Intamin; ETF Ride Systems will however continue to operate independently.{{Cite web|url=https://leisure360.be/en/geen-categorie/etf-ride-systems-verkocht-eigenaar-ruud-koppens-met-pensioen/83111|title=ETF Ride Systems sold, owner Ruud Koppens retired|date=July 22, 2024|website=leisure360.be|access-date=July 29, 2024}}

Products

Multi Mover – dark ride systems which can be either tracked or trackless and optionally feature a motion platform{{cite web|title=Multi Mover|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/multi-mover/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523062700/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/multi-mover/|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Multi Mover Track Bound|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/multi-mover-track-bound/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013}}{{cite web|title=Multi Mover with Motion Platform|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/multi-mover-with-motion-platform/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523064729/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/multi-mover-with-motion-platform/|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}
Mystic Mover – similar to the trackless version of the Multi Mover but features smaller cars{{cite web|title=Mystic Mover|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/mystic-mover/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523065459/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/mystic-mover/|archive-date=23 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}
Xperience Mover – has the ability to move 360° in all directions with ride media, can be track bound or trackless.{{Cite web|title=ETF Xperience Mover|url=https://www.etf.nl/ride-systems/products/etf-xperience-mover|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.etf.nl}}
Panorama Pedal – an indoor/outdoor ride system which allows riders to pedal to control the speed of the motorized vehicle{{cite web|title=Panorama Pedal|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/panorama-pedal/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523062514/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/panorama-pedal/|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Panorama Pedal Plus|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/panorama-pedal-plus/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523071639/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/panorama-pedal-plus/|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}
Suspended Flight – vehicles are suspended from an overhead monorail line with an operation similar to the Panorama Pedal{{cite web|title=Suspended Flight|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/suspended-flight/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623021446/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/suspended-flight/|archive-date=23 June 2013|url-status=dead}}

The company also has several concepts for rides which they have yet to construct.{{cite web|title=Flying Birds|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/flying-birds/|publisher=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523080953/http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/products/flying-birds/|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}

Installations

rowspan=2\|Ride	rowspan=2\| Park	rowspan=2\| Location	Opened	Model	rowspan=2\| Style	Co-developer	rowspan=2 class="unsortable" \| Ref(s)
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Bullyversum	Bavaria Film Studios	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Munich, Germany	2012	Mystic Mover	Trackless		{{cite journal\|title=ETF's rides and people movers help...\|journal=Park World Magazine\|date=September 2012}}
Bazyliszek	Legendia	{{flagicon\|Poland}} Chorzów, Poland	2018	Multi Mover	Trackless		{{Cite press release \|title=Bazyliszek, a new interactive dark ride, has opened at Legendia \|url=https://www.etf.nl/ride-systems/company/news/bazyliszek-a-new-interactive-dark-ride-has-opened-at-legendia \|access-date=12 September 2021 \|date=18 August 2018 \|publisher=ETF Ride Systems \|df=dmy}}
Challenge of Mondor	Enchanted Forest	{{flagicon\|USA}} Turner, Oregon, USA	2006	Mystic Mover	Trackless		{{Cite press release \|title=Another challenge for ETF Ride systems in Salem, USA \|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news/?id=151&title=News&i=12 \|access-date=9 May 2013 \|date=7 June 2008 \|publisher=ETF Ride Systems \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208234457/http://etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news/?id=151&title=News&i=12 \|archive-date=8 February 2013 \|df=dmy }}
Challenge of Tutankhamen	Walibi Belgium	{{flagicon\|Belgium}} Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium	2003	Multi Mover	Trackless	Sally Corporation	{{cite news\|last=Szakonyi\|first=Mark\|title=Sally Corp. scares up profits on dark rides\|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2007/10/29/story4.html?page=all\|access-date=12 February 2012\|newspaper=Jacksonville Business Journal\|date=29 October 2007}}{{cite journal\|last=O'Brien\|first=Tim\|title=Mummy Strikes At Six Flags\|journal=Amusement Business\|date=23 September 2002\|volume=114\|issue=38\|page=8}}{{cite journal\|last=Koranteng\|first=Juliana\|title=King Tut Ride To Scare Up Biz For SF Belgium\|journal=Amusement Business\|date=10 February 2003\|volume=115\|issue=6\|page=5}}
Da Vinci Flight	Europa-Park	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Rust, Germany	2011	Suspended Flight	Track Bound		{{cite journal\|title=Kernels - January 2010\|journal=Park World Magazine\|date=24 December 2010\|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1857/Kernels_-_January_2010.html\|access-date=8 May 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019122546/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1857/Kernels_-_January_2010.html\|archive-date=19 October 2013\|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal\|title=Da Vinci Flight at Europa-Park\|journal=Park World Magazine\|date=2 August 2011\|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2030/Da_Vinci_Flight_at_Europa-Park__.html\|access-date=8 May 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019122549/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2030/Da_Vinci_Flight_at_Europa-Park__.html\|archive-date=19 October 2013\|df=dmy-all}}
Ghost Hunt	Lake Compounce	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bristol, Connecticut, USA	2008	Mystic Mover	Trackless	Sally Corporation	{{cite news\|title=Sally Corp. promotes two\|url=http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=49726\|access-date=12 February 2012\|newspaper=Daily Record\|date=28 March 2008}}
Ghostwood Estate	Kennywood	{{flagicon\|USA}} West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	2008	Mystic Mover	Trackless		{{cite journal\|title=Kennywood unveils Ghostwood Estate\|journal=Park World Magazine\|date=18 December 2007\|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/661/Kennywood_unveils_Ghostwood_Estate.html\|access-date=8 May 2013\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616114646/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/661/Kennywood_unveils_Ghostwood_Estate.html\|archive-date=16 June 2013\|url-status=dead}}
Kingdom Quest	Legoland Discovery Centre	{{flagicon

} Several locations worldwide || || Multi Mover
Mystic Mover || Track Bound
Trackless || P&P Projects || {{cite interview|last1=Cornet|first1=Benoît|subject2=EAS 2011|interviewer=François Mayné|title=EAS 2011 – Interview with Benoit Cornet, CEO of Alterface |url=http://www.newsparcs.com/en/article/00005478-eas_2011_interview_with_benoit_cornet_ceo_of_alterface|work=NewsParcs|date=26 October 2011|access-date=12 May 2013}}{{cite journal|title=P&P designs new dark rides|journal=Park World Magazine|date=5 October 2012|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2358/P_P_designs_new_dark_rides.html|access-date=1 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080017/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2358/P_P_designs_new_dark_rides.html|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}

| La Restitution de la Grotte Cosquer || Marseille || {{flagicon|France}} Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France || 2022 || Multi Mover || Trackless || || {{Cite web|url=https://www.etf.nl/ride-systems/company/news/record-number-of-etf-vehicles-in-grotte-cosquer|title=Record number of ETF vehicles in Grotte Cosquer|date=June 17, 2022|website=ETF Ride Systems|access-date=July 29, 2024|language=nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/etf-ride-systems-cosquer/|title=ETF Ride Systems provides access to underwater caves|last=Whittaker|first=Adam|date=June 9, 2022|website=Blooloop|access-date=July 29, 2024}}

| Labyrinth of the Minotaur || Terra Mítica || {{flagicon|Spain}} Benidorm, Alicante, Spain || 2000 || Multi Mover || Trackless ||Sally Corporation || {{cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=Tim|title=$300 Million Terra Mitica To Open As The Year's Largest Park Project|journal=Amusement Business|date=27 March 2000|volume=112|issue=13|pages=1, 24}}{{cite news|last=Joossens|first=Patrick|title=Sally Corporation: l'intervista|url=http://www.parksmania.it/news.php?nid=2613|access-date=12 February 2012|newspaper=Parks Mania|date=26 February 2007|language=it}}

| La Aventura de Scooby-Doo || Parque Warner Madrid || {{flagicon|Spain}} San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Spain || 2005 || Mystic Mover || Trackless || Sally Corporation || {{cite web|title=Mystic Mover|url=http://www.etf.nl/media/PDF/ETF_Mystic_Mover.pdf|publisher=ETF RIde Systems|access-date=11 May 2013|format=PDF}}{{Cite press release|title=Scooby-Doo Adventure Best New Family Ride|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news/?id=151&title=News&i=9|access-date=9 May 2013|date=4 February 2008|publisher=ETF Ride Systems}}

|LEGO Factory Adventure Ride

|Legoland New York

|{{flagicon|USA}} Goshen, New York, USA

|2021

|Xperience Mover

|Trackless

|Holovis

|{{Cite web|title=LEGO Factory Adventure Ride|url=https://www.legoland.com/new-york/things-to-do/theme-park/rides-attractions/lego-factory-adventure/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=LEGOLAND New York Resort|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=LEGOLAND® NEW YORK RESORT, HOLOVIS AND ETF RIDE SYSTEMS REVEAL THE WORLD’S FIRST RIDE EXPERIENCE FEATURING TECHNOLOGY THAT TURNS GUESTS INTO LEGO MINIFIGURES!|url=https://www.legoland.com/new-york/about-us/press-room/press-releases/legoland-new-york-resort-holovis-and-etf-ride-systems-reveal-the-world-s-first-ride-experience-featuring-technology-that-turns-guests-into-lego-minifigures/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=LEGOLAND New York Resort|language=en-US}}

| Maus au Chocolat || Phantasialand || {{flagicon|Germany}} Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany || 2011 || Multi Mover || Track Bound || 3DBA || {{cite journal|title=Maus au Chocolat|journal=Park World Magazine|date=12 August 2011|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2037/Maus_au_Chocolat.html|access-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114005554/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2037/Maus_au_Chocolat.html|archive-date=14 November 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite interview|last=Koppens|first=Ruud|title=ETF Ride Systems|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRqFzfII9AI|work=The Coaster Crew|location=Orlando, Florida|date=15 November 2011|access-date=12 May 2013}}

| Motor Mania || ring°werk || {{flagicon|Germany}} Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany || 2009 || Multi Mover || Trackless || || {{cite journal|title=Dark Rides 2009|journal=Park World Magazine|date=1 September 2009|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1420/Dark_Rides_2009.html|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114005558/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1420/Dark_Rides_2009.html|archive-date=14 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal|title=Ring°Werk|journal=Park World Magazine|date=1 November 2009|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1412/Ring_B0Werk_.html|access-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114005556/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1412/Ring_B0Werk_.html|archive-date=14 November 2013|url-status=dead}}

| Nights in White Satin: The Trip || Freestyle Music Park || {{flagicon|USA}} Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA || 2008 || Multi Mover || Track Bound || Sally Corporation || {{cite journal|title=Nights in White Satin|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/907/Nights_in_White_Satin.html|access-date=8 May 2013|journal=Park World Magazine|date=30 June 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220012451/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/907/Nights_in_White_Satin.html|archive-date=20 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal|title=Sally's plans for 2008|journal=Park World Magazine|date=18 December 2007|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/662/Sally_s_plans_for_2008.html|access-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616070938/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/662/Sally_s_plans_for_2008.html|archive-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead}}

| Popcorn Revenge || Walibi Belgium || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium || 2019 || Multi Mover || Trackless || Alterface || |{{Cite web|url=https://www.alterface.com/portfolio/popcorn-revenge-walibi-belgium/|title=Popcorn Revenge, Walibi Belgium|website=www.alterface.om|language=en|access-date=2021-09-12}}

| Safari Tuneli || Vialand || {{flagicon|Turkey}} Istanbul, Turkey || 2013 || Mystic Mover || Trackless || P&P Projects || {{cite journal|title=Zindan & Safari Tuneli|journal=Park World Magazine|date=August 2013|url=http://content.yudu.com/A2dqhu/PWAug2013/resources/33.htm|access-date=3 September 2013}}

|Symbolica || Efteling || {{Flagicon|The Netherlands}} Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands || 2017 || Multi Mover || Trackless || || {{Cite web|url=https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/ETF_Ride_Systems|title=ETF Ride Systems - Eftepedia - alles over de Efteling|website=www.eftepedia.nl|language=nl|access-date=2017-06-30}}

| Thor's Hammer || Tusenfryd || {{flagicon|Norway}} Vinterbro, Norway || 2013 || Multi Mover || Track Bound || P&P Projects || {{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Thor's Hammer dark ride set to debut at Norway's Tusenfryd|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2013-apr-03-la-trb-thors-hammer-norway-tusenfryd-04201302-story.html|access-date=11 May 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=3 April 2013|publisher=Tribune Company}}

| Vi På Saltkråkan || Astrid Lindgren's World || {{flagicon|Sweden}} Vimmerby, Sweden || 2007 || Mystic Mover || Trackless || Sally Corporation || {{cite journal|title=New projects from ETF Systems|journal=Park World Magazine|date=1 January 2007|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/173/New_projects_from_ETF_Systems.html|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616070925/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/173/New_projects_from_ETF_Systems.html|archive-date=16 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal|title=Unusual dark ride for Swedish park|journal=Park World Magazine|date=1 January 2007|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/174/Unusual_dark_ride_for_Swedish_park.html|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616070933/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/174/Unusual_dark_ride_for_Swedish_park.html|archive-date=16 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}

| Volcans Sacrés || Vulcania || {{flagicon|France}} Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France || 2013 || Multi Mover || Trackless || || {{Cite press release|title=New Multi Mover trackless ride at Vulcania France|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news/?id=151&title=News&i=76|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327151415/https://etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news?id=151&title=News&i=76|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2022|access-date=9 May 2013|date=28 March 2013|publisher=ETF Ride Systems}}

| Zindan || Vialand || {{flagicon|Turkey}} Istanbul, Turkey || 2013 || Mystic Mover || Trackless || P&P Projects ||

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.etf.nl/}}

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