Sansei Technologies

Sansei Technologies, Inc. (formerly Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese manufacturing firm based in Osaka, Japan. The company specialises in the manufacturing of amusement rides, stage equipment, and elevators.

Sansei Technologies, Inc.

Former Sansei Yusoki logo used up until 2014
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 6357
Industry	Manufacturing
Predecessor	Sansei Yusoki
Founded	February 27, 1951 (1951-02-27)
Headquarters	Suita, Osaka , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Makoto Nakagawa (President)
Production output	Amusement rides, stage equipment, and elevators
Number of employees	700 (2013)
Subsidiaries	Sansei Maintenance Sansei Facilities San Ace Telmic Corp. S&S - Sansei Technologies Vekoma
Website	www.sansei-technologies.com/eng/

History

Sansei Yusoki was founded on February 27, 1951. Since then the company has expanded with many subsidiaries including Sansei Maintenance, Sansei Facilities, San Ace, and Telmic Corporation.^[1] In 2012, Sansei Yusoki acquired a majority stake in United States-based amusement ride manufacturing firm, S&S Worldwide.^[2] As of 2013, the company is led by President Makoto Nakagawa and employs 700 staff.^[1] On January 1, 2014, the company began operating as Sansei Technologies, Inc.^[3] On March 30, 2018, Sansei fully acquired Vekoma Rides, a Dutch manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides.^[4]

Amusement ride manufacturing

The majority of Sansei Technologies' manufacturing is done for Japanese parks. Despite that, Sansei Technologies' biggest clients are Disney and Universal,^[5] with many other amusement parks from across the world featuring amusement rides manufactured by the firm.^[6]

Amusement rides

Name	Park	Type	Opened	Status
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle!	Hong Kong Disneyland	Omnimover	2019	Operating	[7]
Na'vi River Journey	Disney's Animal Kingdom	Darkride	2017	Operating	[7]
Observation Tower	Legoland Japan Resort	Gyro tower	2017	Operating	[7]
Imagination Celebration	Legoland Japan Resort	teacup ride	2017	Operating	[7]
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin	Magic Kingdom	Omnimover	1998	Operating
Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters	Tokyo Disneyland	Omnimover	2004	Operating	[7]
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters	Disneyland	Omnimover	2005	Operating	[7]
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters	Hong Kong Disneyland	Omnimover	2005	Removed	[7]
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast	Disneyland Paris	Omnimover	2006	Operating	[7]
Giant Frisbee	Nagashima Spa Land	Frisbee	Unknown	Operating	[8]
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure	Disney California Adventure	Omnimover	2011	Operating
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid	Magic Kingdom	Omnimover	2012	Operating
Paratrouper	Nagashima Spa Land	Paratrooper	Unknown	Operating	[8]
Rock'n'Roll	Nagashima Spa Land	Unknown	Unknown	Operating	[8]
Skytower	SeaWorld San Diego	Observation tower	1969	Operating	[9]
Telecombat	Nagashima Spa Land	Aerial carousel	Unknown	Operating	[8]
Top Spin	Nagashima Spa Land	Top Spin	Unknown	Operating	[8]
Unknown	Expoland	Flume Ride	Unknown	Removed	[8]
Wreck-It Ralph attraction	Tokyo Disneyland	Omnimover	2026	Under construction	[10]

List of roller coasters

As of 2019, Sansei Technologies has built 20 roller coasters around the world.^[11]

Name	Model	Park	Country	Opened	Status	Ref
Big One	Unknown	Takarazuka Garden Fields	Japan	1987	Removed	[12]
Space Coaster	Unknown	Takarazuka Garden Fields	Japan	Unknown	Removed	[13]
Jungle Mouse	Jungle Mouse	Hamanako Pal Pal	Japan	Unknown	Operating	[14]
Western Loop	Unknown	Hamanako Pal Pal	Japan	Unknown	Removed	[15]
Wave Coaster	Unknown	Takarazuka Garden Fields	Japan	1952	Removed	[16]
Bobsleigh	Unknown	Nara Dreamland	Japan	1961	Removed	[17]
Giant Coaster	Unknown	Fuji-Q Highland	Japan	1966	Removed	[18]
Daidarasaurus	Unknown	Expoland	Japan	1970	Removed	[19]
Jet Coaster	Unknown	Enakyo Wonderland	Japan	1970	Removed	[20]
Jungle Adventure	Unknown	GrinPa	Japan	1973	Removed	[21]
Jet Coaster	Unknown	Everland	South Korea	1976	Removed	[22]
Lady Bird Coaster	Jungle Mouse	New Reoma World	Japan	1991	Operating	[23]
Spaceship 2056	Space Coaster	New Reoma World	Japan	1991	Operating	[24]
Titán Formerly Cascabel Formerly Sky Streak Formerly Thunderbolt	Unknown	Selva Mágica Boblo Island	Mexico	1994 1973 to 1993	Operating	[25] [26]
Jungle Mouse	Jungle Mouse	Oyama Yuenchi	Japan	1997	Removed	[27]
Mad Mouse	Unknown	Fuji-Q Highland	Japan	1998	Removed	[28]
Rock 'N Roll Duncan	Unknown	Fuji-Q Highland	Japan	1999	Operating	[29]
Steampunk Coaster Iron Bull Formerly Bullfight Roller Coaster Matador Formerly Super Express Iberia	Unknown	Parque Espana-Shima Spain Village	Japan	2003	Operating	[30]
Panic Drive Formerly Skip Coaster	Unknown	Nasu Highland Park Takarazuka Garden Fields	Japan	2004 Unknown	Operating	[31] [32]
Twist Coaster Robin	Unknown	Yomiuriland	Japan	2014	Removed	[33]
Bullet Train Formerly Odin Express	Unknown	Gingko Lake Amusement Park Kurashiki Tivoli Park	China	2015 Unknown	Operating	[34] [35]

Notes

References

1. "Company Profile". Sansei Yusoki. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. "S&S Worldwide, Sansei Yusoki Co. join forces". Amusement Today. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
3. Nakagawa, Makoto (1 January 2014). "Change of company name to Sansei Technologies, Inc". Sansei Technologies, Inc. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
4. "Vekoma Rides Acquired by Sansei Technologies". Vekoma Rides Manufacturing. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018.
5. Rowher, Kevin (13 November 2012). "IAAPA 2012 Trade Show Coverage Part 1 - S&S Silver Dollar City Rocky Mountain Construction". Theme Park Review (Interview). Interviewed by Robb Alvey. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
6. "Sansei Library". Sansei Yusoki. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
7. "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters (Disneyland)". Parkz. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
8. "Amusement Rides". Sansei Yusoki. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
9. "SeaWorld San Diego celebrates Skytower's 40th". Amusement Today. 14 (9): 11. December 2009.
10. "Buzz Lightyear Ride Closing Forever at Tokyo Disneyland, Wreck-It Ralph Attraction Coming to New Tomorrowland". April 26, 2024.
11. Sansei Technologies- rcdb.com
12. Marden, Duane. "Big One  (Takarazuka Garden Fields)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
13. Marden, Duane. "Space Coaster  (Takarazuka Garden Fields)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
14. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Mouse  (Hamanako Pal Pal)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
15. Marden, Duane. "Western Loop  (Hamanako Pal Pal)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
16. Marden, Duane. "Wave Coaster  (Takarazuka Garden Fields)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
17. Marden, Duane. "Bobsleigh  (Nara Dreamland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
18. Marden, Duane. "Giant Coaster  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
19. Marden, Duane. "Daidarasaurus  (Expoland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
20. Marden, Duane. "Jet Coaster  (Enakyo Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
21. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Adventure  (GrinPa)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
22. Marden, Duane. "Jet Coaster  (Everland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
23. Marden, Duane. "Lady Bird Coaster  (New Reoma World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
24. Marden, Duane. "Spaceship 2056  (New Reoma World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
25. Marden, Duane. "Titan  (Selva Mágica)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
26. Marden, Duane. "Sky Streak  (Boblo Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
27. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Mouse  (Oyama Yuenchi)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
28. Marden, Duane. "Mad Mouse  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
29. Marden, Duane. "Rock 'N Roll Duncan  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
30. Marden, Duane. "Steampunk Coaster Iron Bull  (Parque Espana-Shima Spain Village)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
31. Marden, Duane. "Panic Drive  (Nasu Highland Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
32. Marden, Duane. "Skip Coaster  (Takarazuka Garden Fields)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
33. Marden, Duane. "Twist Coaster Robin  (Yomiuriland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
34. Marden, Duane. "Bullet Train  (Gingko Lake Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
35. Marden, Duane. "Odin Express  (Kurashiki Tivoli Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

External links

• Official website