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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.
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| Formerly | Sally Unlimited (1977-1982)
Sally Industries (1983-1991) Sally Corporation (1992-2019) |
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| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | John Wood John Fox John Rob Holland |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rolf Paegert (CEO)
John Wood (Chairman, President) Rich Hill (Creative Director, Ride Designer) |
| Products | Dark rides, animatronics |
Number of employees | 35 |
| Website | www |
History
editSally Corporation was founded in 1977 by high school friends John Fox and John Rob Holland.[1] The company began by manufacturing animatronics for various commercial applications,[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] Holland stayed with the company until 1988.[1] 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.[3]
Dark Rides
edit| Name | Park | Location | Type | Opened | Status | Notes | |
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| Around the World in 80 Days | Alton Towers | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 1986 | Defunct | Refurbishment | [4] | |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island |
Interactive Dark Ride | 2010 | Operating | Cedar Fair retheme of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion; Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. | [5] | |
| Challenge of Tutankhamon | Walibi Belgium | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [6][7] | |||
| Den of Lost Thieves | Indiana Beach Seoul Land |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [1] | |||
| E.T. Adventure | Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Hollywood |
Conventional Dark Ride |
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Operating at Orlando
Removed at Hollywood |
Animatronic Figures & Plants Only. | [8] | |
| El Ultimo Minuto | Dinopolis | Conventional Dark Ride | Operating | [9] | |||
| Ghost Blasters (Ghost Hunt) | Castle Park Great Canadian Midway Lake Compounce |
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Interactive Dark Ride |
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Operating | [7] | |
| Ghost Blasters II | Elitch Gardens Theme Park | Interactive Dark Ride | 2008 | Defunct | Rethemed to Kaleidoscape by Meow Wolf in 2019. | [10] | |
| Gobbler Getaway | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Interactive Dark Ride | 2006 | Operating | [7] | ||
| The Great Humbug Adventure | Santa's Village | Interactive, Redeveloped Dark Ride |
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Operating | Redesigned by Sally for the 2020 Season. | ||
| The Great Pistolero Roundup (Quick Draw) | Family Kingdom Amusement Park Frontier City |
Interactive Dark Ride |
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Operating | [4][11] | ||
| Haunted Castle | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Galaxyland |
Custom Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | |||
| Haunted Hotel | Myrtle Beach Pavilion | Redeveloped Dark Ride | Defunct | [4] | |||
| Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness | Six Flags New Orleans | Interactive Dark Ride | Defunct | [note 1][7] | |||
| Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D | Warner Bros. Movie World | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [12] | |||
| Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags Great America Six Flags Mexico Six Flags Magic Mountain |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||||
| La Aventura de Scooby-Doo | Parque Warner Madrid | Interactive Dark Ride | 2005 | Operating | Spanish Variant of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion. | [9] | |
| Labyrinth of the Minotaur | Terra Mítica | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [9] | |||
| Laser Raiders | Legoland Windsor | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [13] | |||
| Lost Kingdom Adventure | Legoland California Legoland Florida Legoland Malaysia |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [13] | |||
| Mine of Lost Souls | Canobie Lake Park | Redeveloped Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | |||
| Mystic Mansion
Spökjakten |
Park at OWA | Interactive Dark Ride |
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Operating | Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. | [14] | |
| Nights in White Satin: The Trip | Freestyle Music Park | Conventional Dark Ride | 2008 | Defunct | [15] | ||
| North Pole Adventure | Happy Valley Happy Valley Happy Valley |
Interactive Dark Ride |
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Operating | [6] | ||
| Reese's Cupfusion | Hersheypark | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 | Operating | |||
| Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge | Hersheypark | Interactive Dark Ride | 2006 | Defunct | [16] | ||
| Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island |
Interactive Dark Ride |
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Defunct | [17] | ||
| Scream In The Dark! | Ripley’s Entertainment Zone | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | |||
| Sesame Street: Street Mission | PortAventura Park | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 | Operating | |||
| SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride | Circus Circus Las Vegas | Interactive Dark Ride | 2023 | Operating | |||
| The Temple | Legoland Billund | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||||
| Treasure Hunt: The Ride | Cannery Row | Interactive Dark Ride | 2023 | Operating | [18] | ||
| Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol | Lost Island Theme Park | Interactive Dark Ride | 2022 | Operating | |||
| Vi På Saltkråkan | Astrid Lindgren's World | Conventional Dark Ride | 2007 | Operating | [19][20] | ||
| *Ye Old Mill | Playland | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 2001 | Operating | Refurbishment | [21] | |
| Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure | Six Flags Over Texas | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 1992 | Defunct | [22] | ||
| Zombie Paradise | Tokyo Dome | Conventional Dark Ride | 1992 | Defunct | [23][24] |
Animatronic Shows
edit| Name | Premiered | Theme | Known Installations | Current Venues | Status | Characters | Notes |
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| Daniel and the Dixie Diggers | 1982 | Dixieland Jazz |
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Operating |
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Available in Quintet, Trio, and Showboat Variants. |
| Hank & Beau | 1982 | Country, Bluegrass, Dixieland Jazz |
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Operating |
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Can be separable for solo acts. |
| Sally at the Piano | 1983 | Piano Lounge |
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Operating |
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Namesake of the company. | |
| Gwen and the Magical Music Makers | 1983 | Medieval, Musical | N/A | Defunct |
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Daniel and the Dixie Diggers Showboat Retrofit. | |
| John Phillip Tuba | 1983 | Marching Band |
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N/A | Defunct |
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One set exists in private ownership. |
| The Berenstain Bears | 1985 | Unknown | N/A | Defunct |
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Papa Bear figure repurposed for Rusutsu's Sally at the Piano. | |
| The Magic Lantern Theater | 1985 | Steampunk, Vaudeville | N/A | Defunct |
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Co-production with Landmark Entertainment Group. | |
| The WizBangs | 1985 | Magic | N/A | Defunct |
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Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Programming Only. | |
| Ratón Chito y Sus Amigos | 1985-86 | Unknown | N/A | Defunct |
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Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Show Controllers Only. | |
| Bubba and the Badland Band | 1987 | Country, Bluegrass, Unknown (Everland) | Operating |
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Available with or without Mark Twain. | ||
| Billy Jo and the Bluegrass Boys | 1987 | Country, Bluegrass | N/A | Defunct |
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Redesigned in 1995. | |
| Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Castle | 1987 | Care Bears | N/A | Defunct |
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| Jethro P. Hogg | 1988 | Country, Bluegrass |
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Operating |
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Can be paired with the Trio Daniel and the Dixie Diggers. |
| Ursula and the Oom-Pa-Pas | 1989 | Alpenländische Volksmusik | Operating |
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Exclusive to Rusutsu Resort. | ||
| Rocky and the Railroad Ramblers (The Man & Dog) | 1992 | Country, Bluegrass | In Storage |
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Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Soundtrack Only. | ||
| Chu-Lin and the Zoo Notes | 1993 | Zoo | N/A | Defunct |
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Exclusive to Madrid Zoo Aquarium. | |
| The Rockin' Rascals | 1993 | Rock and Roll |
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N/A | Defunct |
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Daniel and the Dixie Diggers Trio Retrofit. |
| Banda Chic Chic | 1994 | Unknown |
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N/A | Defunct |
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Exclusive to Chico Cheese's. |
| The Jammin' Jesters | 1994 | Medieval, Rock and Roll, Broadway |
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Undergoing Refurbishment |
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Reconfigured Gwen and the Magical Music Makers. |
| YeYe and the Little Airplane Band | 1994 | Chinese folklore | N/A | Defunct |
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Exclusive to Splendid China Florida; Monkey King exists in private ownership. | |
| The Flintstones Bedrock Trio | 1996 | Stone Age, Rock and Roll | N/A | Defunct | Destroyed upon Bedrock City's closure. | ||
| Rocky and the Ramblin' Rascals* | 1998 | Country, Bluegrass | Operating |
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Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Soundtrack Only. | ||
| Cross Eyed Critters | 2020 | Country, Rock | Operating |
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Miss Foxy and Bubba Bear retrofits from Bubba and The Badland Band are used. Cooper Manning provides the voice for Ernie. |
Notes
edit- ^ Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Pipkin, Wanda R. (July 20, 1998). "Sally Industries exhibits technology's lighter side". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Exhibits at the Library". LBJ Presidential Library. 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Sally Dark Rides Corporate Restructure". Sally Dark Rides. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Sally Corporation. "Basic Info". Facebook. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Scooby Who? Cedar Fair Rethemes Dark Rides". Park World Magazine. Datateam Publishing LTD: 12. May 2010. ISSN 1462-4796. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Szakonyi, Mark (October 29, 2007). "Sally Corp. scares up profits on dark rides". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Sally Corp. promotes two". Daily Record. March 28, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ Fuller, Laurie (July 3, 2005). "The factory factor". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c Joossens, Patrick (February 26, 2007). "Sally Corporation: l'intervista". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Ghost Blasters II". Sally Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Frontier City shoots 'em up". Park World Online. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Building thrills comes at a huge cost". Gold Coast Bulletin. June 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Canovi, Roberto (April 29, 2010). "Le novità 2010 in Italia e in Europa". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Mystic Mansion Amusement Ride – the Park at OWA, Foley, AL".
- ^ "Nights in White Satin". Park World Online. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Sally Corp. working on ride for Hersheypark". Jacksonville Business Journal. December 7, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Life Without Scooby". Sally Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Treasure Hunt: The Ride Dark Ride". Sally Dark Rides. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "New projects from ETF Systems". Park World Magazine. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Unusual dark ride for Swedish park". Park World Magazine. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "The Old Mill". Sally Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Sally Corporation. "Dark Ride Brochure" (PDF). ERMES Technologies. Retrieved September 14, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marbut, Max (March 29, 2012). "Workspace: Sally Corp". Jacksonville Daily Record. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ https://darkridedatabase.com/rides/zombie-paradise/ [bare URL]
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