Mack Rides
A family firm whose roots go back to wagon-building in 1780, making it one of the oldest companies in the business — and the same family owns Europa-Park, which serves as both showcase and test track. Modern Mack is quietly excellent: launch coasters, spinning coasters and water rides with a strong reliability record.
Coverage
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Nigloland's Supersonic 1887: a 47 m Mack Shuttle Coaster Due in 2027
Nigloland's Supersonic 1887 is a €18m Mack Rides shuttle coaster due in 2027. What the verified figures say, what sources dispute, and how a shuttle launch works.
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How Indoor Roller Coasters Work: Building a Ride Inside a Box
How does an indoor roller coaster work? Why launches replace lift hills, how darkness changes speed, and what happens when the lights come on.
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Paultons Park's Serpent's Curse: a Mack Water Coaster Due in 2027, and Why It Is Not a Log Flume
Paultons Park's Serpent's Curse is a custom Mack Rides water coaster due in 2027. What the figures say, what is unconfirmed, and what a water coaster actually is.
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Europa-Park's Euro-Mir Will Close in January 2027, to Be Replaced by a Mack Family Coaster
Europa-Park will retire Euro-Mir, its 1997 Mack spinning coaster, in January 2027. A space-themed family coaster from Mack Rides is due for 2028.
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How Roller Coaster Loops Are Engineered — Why They're Not Circles
How roller coaster loops actually work: the teardrop clothoid curve, heartlining and the g-forces engineered to keep an inversion thrilling rather than dangerous.
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Legoland Windsor Files Plans for a Mack Rides Spinning Coaster on the Viking River Splash Site
Planning documents show Legoland Windsor pursuing a Mack Rides Spinning Coaster, codenamed Project Dojo, on the old Viking River Splash plot — a third build of the ride that debuted in Korea.
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Who Builds the World's Roller Coasters? A Guide to the Manufacturers
The roller coaster manufacturers explained: B&M, Intamin, Mack, Vekoma, RMC, GCI, Gerstlauer and Zamperla — who builds what, and how to tell them apart.
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Dønnervind Opens at Freizeitpark Plohn: the First Multi-Launch Water Coaster
Mack Rides' Dønnervind has opened at Germany's Freizeitpark Plohn — a €11.5m LSM multi-launch water coaster, and a genuinely new category with one asterisk.
