Preston & Barbieri
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Predecessor | Preston (1986-1999) Barbieri Rides (1954-1999) |
Founded | Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna (1954 ) |
Headquarters | Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Products | Amusement rides, roller coasters, water rides |
Website | www |
Preston & Barbieri is an amusement ride manufacturing company based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The company was founded in 2000 as a merger of the Preston and Barbieri Rides companies. The company manufactures a wide range of flat rides, water rides and roller coasters out of its 70,000-square-metre (750,000 sq ft) property in Italy.
History
In 1954, Barbieri Rides was formed by the Barbieri brothers. In 1986, Preston was formed by a team of managers from various local companies.[1] As the two companies were both based in Reggio Emilia and manufacturing similar attractions, they merged in 2000 to form Preston & Barbieri.[2][3]
Preston & Barbieri is based in Emilia-Romagna, an administrative district of Italy.[2] This district has been home to a collection of amusement ride manufacturing firms over the years, many of which have links to the company. S.D.C. was founded by Walter Spaggiari, Mack Duce and Giancarlo Casoli. It manufactured several roller coasters and amusement rides. Among the rides, S.D.C. manufactured bumper cars which were attributed as the creations of Spagiari, Duce, and Barbieri. The company went bankrupt in 1993, with the rights for their rides being bought by other Italian firms C&S, S&MC, and Zamperla.[4] S&MC and L&T Systems were established by former S.D.C. workers, with both companies remaining in the Emilia-Romagna area.[5][6] L&T Systems ultimately disbanded in 2009, with Preston & Barbieri purchasing the rights to their rides.[5]
Preston & Barbieri has also collaborated directly with other companies to design rides including 3DBA for Splash Battles,[7] and D.P.V. Rides for family roller coasters,[8] among others.
Installations
- Roller coasters
Name | Park | Model | Manufacturer | Opened | Status | |
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Achtbaan | ![]() |
Preston & Barbieri | June 2013 | Operating | [9] | |
Cosmic Coaster | ![]() |
Wacky Worm | Preston | April 3, 1993 | Operating | [10] |
Gran Canyon | ![]() |
Grand Canyon | Barbieri Rides | 2002 | Operating | [11] |
Grand Canyon | ![]() |
Grand Canyon | Barbieri Rides | 1994 | Operating | [12] |
Lightning Train | ![]() |
Wacky Worm | Preston & Barbieri | October 19, 2005 | Operating | [13] |
Max Adventures Master Thai | ![]() |
Mobius Loop | Preston & Barbieri | August 5, 2011 | Operating | [14] |
Nitro | ![]() |
Mobius Loop | Preston & Barbieri | July 25, 2010 | Operating | [15] |
Python | ![]() |
Classic Family Coaster | Preston / D.P.V. Rides | 1996 | Closed in 1999 | [8] |
Python | ![]() |
Classic Family Coaster | Preston / D.P.V. Rides | 1999 | Operating | [16] |
Rapidly Train | ![]() |
Grand Canyon | Barbieri Rides | 2006 | Operating | [17] |
Stampbanan | ![]() |
Preston & Barbieri | April 27, 2013 | Operating | [18] | |
Wacky Worm | ![]() |
Wacky Worm | Preston | 1991 | Operating | [19] |
Wacky Worm | ![]() |
Wacky Worm | Preston & Barbieri | 2002 | Closed in 2006 | [20] |
unknown | ![]() |
Family Coaster Compact | Preston & Barbieri | 2009 | Operating | [21] |
unknown | ![]() |
Preston & Barbieri | 2012 | Operating | [22] |
- Amusement rides
Name | Park | Model | In conjunction with | Opened | Status | |
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Air Jumbo | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | 2005 | Operating | ||
Arthur & Fanny | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | 2006 | Operating | [23] | |
Banana Battle | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA, P&P Projects | 2008 | Operating | [24][25] |
Battaglia Navale | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 2013 | Operating | [26] | |
Bongo | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | Operating | [27] | ||
Boom Boom | ![]() |
Mini bumper cars | Operating | [27] | ||
Carousel | ![]() |
Carousel | Operating | [27] | ||
Crazy Barn | ![]() |
Crazy House | 2003 | Operating | [28][29] | |
Dodgem Cars | ![]() |
Bumper cars | 2007 | Operating | [30] | |
Flying Arturo | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | Operating | [31] | ||
Flying Jumbos | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | 1987 | Operating | ||
Jumbo | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | Closed in 2004 | |||
Jungle Water Fight | ![]() |
Splash Battle (trackless) | 3DBA, Falcon's Treehouse, Frog AGV, P&P Projects |
2008 | Operating | [32][33] |
Legend | ![]() |
Music Express | Operating | [27] | ||
The Magic Carousel | ![]() |
Carousel | April 18, 2013 | Operating | [34] | |
Mira Express | ![]() |
Monorail | Operating | [31] | ||
New York | ![]() |
Bumper cars | Operating | [27] | ||
Raratonga | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2007 | Operating | [31] |
Roger the Dodger's Dodgems | ![]() |
Bumper cars | 2000 | Operating | [35] | |
Save the Pirate | ![]() |
Interactive Tower | April 18, 2013 | Operating | [34] | |
Splash Ahoy! | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | April 18, 2013 | Operating | [26] |
Splash Battle | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2006 | Operating | [32][36] |
Splash Battle | ![]() |
Splash Battle | P&P Projects | July 2007 | Operating | [37] |
Splash Battle | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | Operating | [32] | |
Splash Battle | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2006 | Operating | [38] |
Splash Battle | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2005 | Operating | [32] |
Splash Battle Egypt | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2011 | Operating | [39] |
SpongeBob Splash Bash | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2007 | Operating | [40] |
Tubby Takes Off | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | April 18, 2013 | Operating | [34] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Bumper cars | 2003 | Operating | [41] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2009 | Operating | [42] |
unknown | ![]() |
Bumper cars | 2012 | Operating | [34] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Flying Elephants | 2006 | Operating | [23] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Flume Ride | 2008 | Operating | [43] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Monorail | Operating | [44] | ||
unknown | ![]() |
Ferris wheel | July 2002 | Operating | [45] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Drop tower | July 2002 | Operating | [45] | |
unknown | ![]() |
Star Fire | July 2002 | Operating | [45] | |
unknown | ![]() |
River rapids ride | L&T Systems | 2008 | Operating | [24][25] |
unknown | ![]() |
Splash Battle | 3DBA | 2012 | Operating | [34] |
References
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