Chance Morgan, a roller coaster

Roller coaster

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

 and amusement ride

Amusement ride

Amusement rides are large mechanical devices that move people to create enjoyment. They are frequently found at amusement parks, traveling carnivals, and funfairs.-Notable types:*Afterburner*Ali Baba*Balloon Race*Booster...

 manufacturer, was formed in 2001 with the merger of Chance Industries (a ride manufacturer) and D. H. Morgan Manufacturing (a roller coaster manufacturer). The main office is D. H. Morgan's former location in La Selva Beach, California

La Selva Beach, California

La Selva Beach is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. La Selva Beach sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported La Selva Beach's population was 2,843....

 and they utilize Chance Industries' former manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...

. The company is also best known for its hypercoasters, sometimes using Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster and amusement ride design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of...

 track.

Current Chance Morgan rides

• 20' Carrousel
• 28' Carrousel
• 36' Carrousel
• 36' Double Decker Carrousel
• 50' Grand Carrousel
• 150' Hypercoaster
• 200' Hypercoaster
• 300' Hypercoaster (Gigacoaster)
• Aviator
• Alpine Bobs (also available in Rock and Roll/Swingin' Safari/Thunder Bolt themes)
• "C.P. Huntington" 24" gauge miniature train
• Century Wheel
• Electric Cars
• Family Coaster
• Giant Wheel
• Mine Train Coaster
• Observation Tower
• Pharaoh's Fury
• R60 Giant Wheel
• Revolution 20
• Revolution 32
• Tramstar LFT
• Wipeout
• Yo Yo

Past Chance Morgan rides

• Astro Wheel
• Billiard Ball Tea Cups
• Casino (variation of the Trabant)
• Chaos
• Falling Star
  1001 Nachts / Ali Baba / Rainbow
  The Ali Baba, is a type of amusement park ride that consists of a stationary horizontal gondola, with a 360 degree swinging pendulum.-Design:...
  
  
• Flying Bobs (originally by Herschel)
• Inverter
• Music Fest (variation of the Alpine Bobs)
• Olympia Bobs (originally by Herschel)
• Radar
• Raven (a combination of Radar and Turbo seats on a Turbo frame)
• Rok-N-Rol (originally by Herschel)
• Rotor
  Rotor (ride)
  The Rotor is an amusement park ride, designed by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in the late 1940s. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949, and was exhibited at fairs and events throughout Europe during the 1950s and 1960s...
  
  
• Sea Dragon (predecessor to the Pharaoh's Fury)
• Skydiver
  Skydiver (ride)
  The Skydiver is a carnival ride produced from 1965 to 1987 by Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., an American manufacturer of amusement rides based in Wichita, Kansas....
  
   (a barrel roll version of the Zipper)
• Sky Wheel (originally by Herschel)
• Slingshot
• Space Shuttle
• Star Fighter
• Toboggan
• Trabant
• Tumbler (a lifting, double-wheel version of the Skydiver}
• Turbo
• Twister
• Wagon Wheel (variation of the Trabant)
• Zipper as The Zipper

Roller Coasters that were built

• Mamba
  Mamba (roller coaster)
  Mamba is a steel hypercoaster designed by Steve Okamoto, and built by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. The Mamba is located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri...
  
   at Worlds of Fun
  Worlds of Fun
  Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The park opened in 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman . In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which currently owns the park...
  
  
• Phantom's Revenge
  Phantom's Revenge
  The Phantom's Revenge is a steel roller coaster at Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.-Ride layout:Although the first hill is only 160 feet high, the second hill drops riders 232 feet into a ravine and through the support structure for Thunderbolt...
  
   at Kennywood Park
• Santa Monica West Coaster at Pacific Park
  Pacific Park
  Pacific Park is an oceanfront amusement park located in Santa Monica, California.The park looks directly out on the Pacific Ocean, in the direction of Catalina Island. There are a total of twelve rides in Pacific Park, including a Ferris wheel that provides a view of the Pacific Ocean and a roller...
  
  
• Steel Dragon 2000
  Steel Dragon 2000
  is a roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land amusement park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Built by Morgan Manufacturing, this gigacoaster opened, appropriately, in 2000—"The Year of the Dragon" in Asia. It debuted only months after Millennium Force at Cedar Point, and surpassed that as the world's tallest...
  
   at Nagashima Spa Land
  Nagashima Spa Land
  is a major amusement park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It features several roller coasters, a giant Ferris wheel, and a water park.-Roller coasters:*Children Coaster*Corkscrew*Jet Coaster*Looping Star*Shuttle Loop*Steel Dragon 2000*Ultra Twister...
  
  
• Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
  Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
  Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an American amusement and water park located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The park features nine roller coasters, other adult and children's rides, and a waterpark, Wildwater Kingdom....
  
  
• Superman el Último Escape at Six Flags Mexico
  Six Flags México
  Six Flags México is an amusement park owned by Six Flags Inc. and the only Six Flags park operating in Latin America. It is located in the Tlalpan forest and borough, on the southern edge of Mexico City, Mexico. Six Flags México has become one of the most important theme parks in Mexico and the...
  
  
• Wild Thing
  Wild Thing (roller coaster)
  Wild Thing, located at the Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, is a steel out-and-back roller coaster with more than one mile of track. Its first hill is with a 60 degree drop, and reaches speeds of up to...
  
   at Valleyfair
• Steel Eel
  Steel Eel
  Making its debut in 1999, the Steel Eel is a custom roller coaster built by Chance Morgan, Inc. At a height of 150 feet, Steel Eel is the tallest roller coaster at not only SeaWorld San Antonio, but at any Sea World park. It was the second coaster built by SeaWorld, following The Great White ,...
  
   at SeaWorld San Antonio
  SeaWorld San Antonio
  SeaWorld San Antonio is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and animal theme park, located in the Westover Hills area of San Antonio, Texas. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of The Blackstone Group, and the world's...
  
  

External links

• http://www.chancemorgan.com
• Chance Morgan listing at Roller Coaster DataBase