Bertazzon

Bertazzon
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
FoundedItaly (1963; 61 years ago (1963))
FounderLuigi, Ferruccio and Marcello Bertazzon
Headquarters
Sernaglia della Battaglia
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAmusement rides
Number of employees
60 (as at 2012)[1]
DivisionsBertazzon 3B s.r.l.
Bertazzon America
WebsiteBertazzon 3B s.r.l.
Bertazzon America LLC

Bertazzon is an amusement ride manufacturing company based in Sernaglia della Battaglia, Italy. The company produces a variety of flat rides including bumper cars, carousels, swing rides, Matterhorns, Musik Expresses and dark ride systems.

History

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In 1951, three brothers began renovating existing amusement rides: Luigi, Ferruccio and Marcello Bertazzon.[1] Bertazzon 3B was founded in 1963 when the company began manufacturing their own rides. The company later spawned a division based in the United States, Bertazzon America. As of 2009, the company is run by the founders' descendants Michele, Alex and Patrizia Bertazzon.[2] As of 2012, Bertazzon employs approximately 60 people, and manages a 12,000-square-metre (130,000 sq ft) manufacturing facility in Italy.[1]

Products

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Installations

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Name Park Model Opened Status
Bumper Beach Dreamworld Bumper Cars 1983 Closed in 2012
Buffalo Bumper Cars Djurs Sommerland Bumper Cars 2012 Operating [3]
Pier Pileup Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Bumper Cars 2012 Operating [4]
Bumper Cars Ghost Town in the Sky Bumper Cars Closed
Mini Bumper Cars Gröna Lund Bumper Cars 2003 Operating
King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems Thorpe Park Bumper Cars 2014 Operating
Miniautoscooter Hansa Park Bumper Cars Operating
Space Scooter Hansa Park Bumper Cars Operating
Crazy Cars Nickelodeon Universe Bumper Cars 1992 Operating
Space Bump Galaxyland Bumper Cars 1985 Operating
Bump-A-Round Splash Adventure Bumper Cars 1998 Closed in 2011
Fender Bender Splash Adventure Bumper Cars 1998 Closed in 2011
Keansburg Amusement Park Bumper Cars 2013 Operating [5]
Steel Pier Bumper Cars 2013 Operating [5]
Carousel Camelot Venetian Carousel 2012 Operating [6]
Gallopers Carousel Alton Towers Resort Carousel Operating
Hanse-Karussell Hansa Park Carousel Operating
Nostalgic Carousel Heide Park Carousel 1997 Operating
Palisades Center Carousel 2009 Operating
Carosello Rainbow Magicland Carousel 2011 Operating [7]
Candy Carousel Särkänniemi Carousel 1993 Operating
Bluegrass Breeze Beech Bend Park Swing Carousel 2015 Operating
Dollywood Swing Carousel
Just A Swingin' Hard Rock Park Swing Carousel 2008 Closed in 2009 [8]
Sea Swings Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Swing Carousel 2009 Operating [9]
Silver Dollar City Swing Carousel
World's Finest Shows Swing Carousel
Water Circus Steel Pier Swing Carousel 2013 Operating [5][10]
Avalanche Dreamworld Matterhorn 1983 Closed in 2012
Safari Stampede Rides At Adventure Cove Matterhorn 2008
Musik Express Casino Pier Musik Express Closed in 2012 [5]
Coney Island Musik Express
Rock & Roll Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Musik Express 2012 Operating [4]
Cannonball Express Great Escape Musik Express
Musik Express Morey's Piers Musik Express
Musik Express Seabreeze Amusement Park Musik Express 2008 Operating [11]
Hurricane Splash Adventure Musik Express 1998 2011
Wild West World Musik Express 2007 Closed in 2007 [11]
Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D Warner Bros. Movie World Dark Ride System 2012 Operating [12]
Lost Kingdom Adventure Legoland California Dark Ride System 2008 Operating [13][14]
Lost Kingdom Adventure Legoland Florida Dark Ride System 2011 Operating
Lost Kingdom Adventure Legoland Malaysia Dark Ride System 2012 Operating
Lost Kingdom Adventure Legoland Windsor Dark Ride System 2009 Operating
Carousel Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Carousel 2013 Only Venetian Carousel in Palm Beach ever built
Carousel Disney Springs Carousel 1975 First type to ship in the USA
Carousel Eagle Ridge Mall Carousel 1996 First Bertazzon to ship in Central Florida to operate in a mall and the only type to not use a finial because the ceiling is too small
Carousel Old Town Carousel 1986 First Bertazzon to be in use at a standing still carnival
Carousel Universal CityWalk Florida Carousel See site Clone to Disney Springs version.
Carousel Hersheypark Venetian Carousel 2019 Only Venetian Carousel in Hershey Pennsylvania
The Chessington Adventure Tree Chessington World of Adventures Carousel 2017 Operating
Venetian Carousel Canobie Lake Park Venetian Carousel 2019 Operating

Awards

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In 2006, Bertazzon was awarded a Golden Pony Award at the Technofolies trade show. Luigi Bertazzon accepted the award on behalf of the company.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lennox, Adrian (6 September 2012). "In focus: Bertazzon 3B". InterPark Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ Mellor, Andrew (1 July 2009). "Bertazzon". InterPark Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Djurs Sommerland reaches for the sun". Park World Magazine. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Pleasure returns to Galveston Island". Park World Magazine. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d Ruben, Paul (7 August 2013). "What's New in New Jersey?". Park World Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. ^ Ralph, Owen (28 September 2009). "Camelot - the legend lives on". Park World Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Rainbow MagicLand opens in Rome". Park World Magazine. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ^ Ruben, Paul (7 June 2008). "Hard Rock Park". Park World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Santa Cruz swings". Park World Magazine. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Big plans for Steel Pier". Park World Magazine. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Seabreeze turns up the Musik". Park World Magazine. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Alien Invasion on the Gold Coast!". Park World Magazine. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Sally goes to Legoland". Park World Magazine. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Dark Rides 2009". Park World Magazine. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Golden Pony Awards". Park World Magazine. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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