 Ride the Ducks logo | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tourism |
| Founded | Branson, Missouri, 1977 |
| Founder | Robert McDowell |
| Fate | Permanently shut down (except for Guam) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Duck tours |
| Parent | Ripley Entertainment Baldgya Group (Guam Operations) |
Ride the Ducks was a national duck tour operator and eponymous tourist attraction in some parts of the United States and Guam. It made use of amphibious vehicles, nicknamed "ducks", to provide tours of cities by boat and by land.
Ride the Ducks was purchased by Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation in 2004.[1] Herschend sold a majority interest in the company to an independent investor in 2012.[1][2] The Branson operation was sold to Ripley Entertainment in December 2017.[3] In 2019 Ripley announced that Ride The Ducks in Branson would be permanently shut down and replaced by another attraction due to the July 2018 accident on Table Rock Lake where 17 people drowned.[4]
- ^ a b "Ride the Ducks | About Us". ridetheducks.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Herschend Family Entertainment Sold a Majority Interest in Ride the Ducks > Genesis Capital". www.genesis-capital.com. Genesis Capital. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Quack Quack! Ripley Entertainment Acquires Ride the Ducks in Branson, Missouri". www.ripleyentertainment.com (Press release). Ripley Entertainment. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Church, Tim. "Branson Top Ops to replace Ride the Ducks". Branson Tri-Lakes News. Retrieved March 23, 2019.