Sally Corporation

Sally Corporation
Industry Manufacturing
Founded 1977 (1977)
Founder John Wood
John Fox
John Rob Holland
Headquarters Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 John Wood (Chairman, CEO)[1]
Products Dark rides, animatronics
Number of employees
 33[2]
Website www.sallycorp.com

Sally Corporation is a dark ride and animatronic manufacturing company based in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. The company serves amusement parks, attractions, museums and retail clients worldwide. It offers complete design/build services from concept to installation, including scripting, audio and music production, props and sets, lighting and special effects, electronics, and project management.

History

Sally Corporation was founded in 1977 by John Wood, John Fox and John Rob Holland.[3] The company began by manufacturing animatronics,[3] including an animated figure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, which was created for Neiman Marcus and later donated to the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas.[4] John Fox left the company in 1983.[3] Holland stayed with the company until 1988.[3] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sally Corporation went on to develop interactive dark rides. John Wood remains in the company to this day as the Chairman and CEO.[1]

Dark rides

Name Park Location Type
Around the World in 80 Days Alton Towers England Alton, Staffordshire, England Redeveloped Dark Ride [5]
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Canada's Wonderland
Carowinds
Kings Dominion
Kings Island 		Canada Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
United States Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
United States Doswell, Virginia, United States
United States Mason, Ohio, United States 		Interactive Dark Ride [6]
Challenge of Tutankhamen Walibi Belgium Belgium Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium Interactive Dark Ride [7][8]
Den of Lost Thieves Indiana Beach
Seoul Land 		United States Indiana, United States
South Korea South Korea 		Interactive Dark Ride [3]
E.T. Adventure Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood 		United States Orlando, Florida, United States
United States Universal City, California, United States		 Conventional Dark Ride [9]
El Ultimo Minuto Dinopolis Spain Teruel, Spain Conventional Dark Ride [10]
Ghost Blasters Castle Park
Great Canadian Midway
Nickelodeon Universe
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 		United States Riverside, California, United States
Canada Clifton Hill, Ontario, Canada
United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
United States Santa Cruz, California, United States 		Interactive Dark Ride [8]
Ghost Blasters II Elitch Gardens Theme Park United States Denver, Colorado, United States Interactive Dark Ride [11]
Ghost Hunt Lake Compounce United States Bristol, Connecticut, United States Interactive Dark Ride [8]
The Great Pistolero Roundup Family Kingdom
Frontier City 		United States Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
United States Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 		Interactive Dark Ride [5][12]
Gobbler Getaway Holiday World & Splashin' Safari United States Santa Claus, Indiana, United States Interactive Dark Ride [8]
Haunted Castle Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Galaxyland United States Santa Cruz, California, United States Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Custom Dark Ride [5]
Haunted Hotel Myrtle Beach Pavilion United States Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride [5]
Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness Six Flags New Orleans United States New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Interactive Dark Ride [note 1][8]
Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D Warner Bros. Movie World Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Interactive Dark Ride [13]
Justice League: Battle For Metropolis Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Mexico 		United States Arlington, Texas Eureka, Missouri Interactive Dark Ride
Labyrinth of the Minotaur Terra Mítica Spain Benidorm, Alicante province, Spain Interactive Dark Ride [10]
Laser Raiders Legoland Windsor England Windsor, Berkshire, England Interactive Dark Ride [14]
Lost Kingdom Adventure Legoland California
Legoland Florida
Legoland Malaysia 		United States Carlsbad, California, United States
United States Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Malaysia Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia 		Interactive Dark Ride [14]
Mine of Lost Souls Canobie Lake Park United States Salem, New Hampshire, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride [5]
Nights in White Satin: The Trip Freestyle Music Park United States Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Conventional Dark Ride [15]
North Pole Adventure Happy Valley
Happy Valley
Happy Valley 		China Chengdu, China
China Shenzhen, China
China Shanghai, China 		Interactive Dark Ride [7]
Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge Hersheypark United States Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States Interactive Dark Ride [16]
Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Canada's Wonderland
Carowinds
Kings Dominion
Kings Island 		Canada Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
United States Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
United States Doswell, Virginia, United States
United States Mason, Ohio, United States 		Interactive Dark Ride [17]
Scooby-Doo Adventure Parque Warner Madrid Spain Spain Interactive Dark Ride [10]
Scream In The Dark! Ripley’s Entertainment Zone Thailand Pattaya, Thailand Interactive Dark Ride [5]
Vi På Saltkråkan Astrid Lindgren's World Sweden Vimmerby, Sweden [18][19]
Ye Old Mill Playland United States Rye, New York, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride [20]
Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure Six Flags Over Texas United States Arlington, Texas, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride [21]
Zombie Paradise Tokyo Dome Japan Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Conventional Dark Ride [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

References

  1. 1 2 "Management". Sally Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Our Staff". Sally Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Pipkin, Wanda R. (20 July 1998). "Sally Industries exhibits technology's lighter side". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Exhibits at the Library". LBJ Presidential Library. 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sally Corporation. "Basic Info". Facebook. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scooby Who? Cedar Fair Rethemes Dark Rides". Park World Magazine. Datateam Publishing LTD: 12. May 2010. ISSN 1462-4796. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 Szakonyi, Mark (29 October 2007). "Sally Corp. scares up profits on dark rides". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sally Corp. promotes two". Daily Record. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Fuller, Laurie (3 July 2005). "The factory factor". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 Joossens, Patrick (26 February 2007). "Sally Corporation: l'intervista". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ghost Blasters II". Sally Corporation. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Frontier City shoots 'em up". Park World Online. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Building thrills comes at a huge cost". Gold Coast Bulletin. 5 June 2012.
  14. 1 2 Canovi, Roberto (29 April 2010). "Le novità 2010 in Italia e in Europa". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Nights in White Satin". Park World Online. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Sally Corp. working on ride for Hersheypark". Jacksonville Business Journal. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Life Without Scooby". Sally Corporation. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "New projects from ETF Systems". Park World Magazine. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Unusual dark ride for Swedish park". Park World Magazine. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "The Old Mill". Sally Corporation. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  21. ↑ Sally Corporation. "Dark Ride Brochure" (PDF). ERMES Technologies. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  22. ↑ Marbut, Max (29 March 2012). "Workspace: Sally Corp.". Jacksonville Daily Record. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

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