Zamperla

Antonio Zamperla S.p.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1966
HeadquartersVicenza, Veneto, Italy
Key people
Antonio Zamperla (founder)

Alberto Zamperla (president)

Antonio JR Zamperla (CEO)
ProductsAmusement park rides
Revenue120 Mio. EUR[1] (2019)
Number of employees
450[2] (2012)
SubsidiariesZamperla Asia Pacific Inc

Zamperla Middle East
Zamperla Slovakia Sro
Ao Antonio Zamperla Spa
Rides Factory Shanghai

Bellaridez Srl
WebsiteOfficial website
SpinSpider (operated since 2009) one giant frisbee from Zamperla (Giant Discovery) at TusenFryd, Norway.
Video of Lilla Lots at Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Lilla Lots is a version of Rockin' Tug.

Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966. It is best known for creating family rides, thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin-operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls.

Zamperla builds roller coasters, like the powered Dragon Coaster, Mini Mouse, Zig Zag, and Volare. In 2006, Zamperla announced Motocoaster, a motorcycle-themed roller coaster. Rights to some of S.D.C.'s rides were handed to Zamperla (along with S&C and S&MC) after the company went bankrupt in 1993.[3]

In 2005, the founder of the company, Mr. Antonio Zamperla, became the first Italian to be inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame by virtue of his significant contribution to the entire industry, joining other pioneers such as Walt Disney, George Ferris and Walter Knott.[4]

Unlike companies such as Intamin, Vekoma, or Bolliger & Mabillard that concentrate on larger and faster roller coasters, Zamperla focuses on more family-friendly roller coasters that can be easily mass-produced, taken down, and transported to different locations. They are also a major manufacturer of flat rides with such names as: Balloon Race, Bumper cars, Disk'O, Ferris wheel, Water Flume Ride, Galleon/Swinging Ship, Sky Drop, Discovery, Windshear, Tornado, Energy Storm, Z-Force, Mixer, Rotoshake, Turbo Force, Power Surge, Mini Jet, and Air Race.

  1. ^ "Il giostraio del mondo è finalmente in Italia: Zamperla apre a Bologna". January 2020.
  2. ^ "Zamperla nel mondo | Progetto di Recupero ambientale, cultura, didattica, storia e tempo libero by Zamperla". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "S.D.C.  (Reggio Emilia)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  4. ^ "Zamperla: "Che sballo le mie giostre piacciono a Disney e Kim Jong-un"". Repubblica.it. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-21.