“Our products deliver fun for the world.”
– Michael Chance
COASTERS
the Art of Excitement
Chance Rides specializes in creating custom layouts to best utilize available terrain and provide a thrill factor appropriate for guest demographics. We offer formats for the beginning rider to the extreme thrill seeker.
RIDES
the Art of Enchantment
Whatever kind of pleasure you’re looking for, Chance Rides has a wide range of adventures that will suit your needs. We have elegant carousels, and more adrenaline pumping rides, like the Freestyle, or classics like the Yo-Yo or the Pharaoh’s Fury as well as our assortment of Ferris wheels.
PEOPLE MOVERS
the Art of Transport
Making sure the visitor has a good time is essential for repeat business. The Chance Rides people movers can assist you in directing visitors to your location, enhance their experience there, or operate as an attraction all on their own.
About Chance Rides
Chance Rides has been manufacturing a diverse line of amusement rides including trains, trams, carousels, thrill rides and roller coasters for over 60 years through the course of continued family ownership. Our nearly 20-acre site with 300,000 sq. ft. of indoor space is in Wichita, Kansas, in the heart of America. Chance Rides employs a dedicated team of skilled workers. Our products serve customers that include large theme parks, small to medium-sized regional amusement parks, FECs, zoos and aquariums, plus stand-alone attraction venues. We have manufactured, delivered, and installed over 3,000 amusement rides, roller coasters, observation wheels and people movers, that continue to exceed our customers’ expectations.
Chance Rides Latest News and Events
02.20.23
St. Louis Zoo Debuts Electric C.P. Huntington Train
The railroad at the St. Louis Zoo, a tradition that goes back 60 years, is going green.
A new electric train, named after St. Louis abolitionist Mary Meachum, is the newest addition to the Emerson Zooline Railroad’s fleet of six diesel-powered locomotives, officials announced Tuesday.
It’s also the first zoo locomotive to be named after a woman.
03.06.23
Pacific Park to Retire Original Sea Dragon, Debuts All-New, Improved Sea Dragon Swinging Amusement Ride
The Sea Dragon is a classic amusement park attraction that has been a beloved part of the Santa Monica Pier experience for over 26 years. It has been replaced with an updated version of the same ride and sports the familiar bright green, scaly exterior.
03.28.23
New mini train locomotive, passenger cars take to the tracks at Topeka’s Gage Park
The Gage Park Mini Train has given Colleen Horn many fond memories. It was even part of her daughter’s wedding.
So Horn couldn’t help but stop Monday when, while driving past the park, she noticed that a new mini train was being unloaded.
“I had to see this,” she said.
04.17.23
Cincinnati Zoo’s New Carousel Now Open
The new carousel is a vintage-inspired, open air gazebo with an old-fashioned boardwalk with a view along Swan Lake. The carousel’s 60 animals reflect the beauty and significance of wildlife the zoo works to protect.
