Sally Corporation (also known as Sally Dark Rides) is a dark ride and animatronic manufacturing company based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. 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 high school friends John Fox and John Rob Holland. The company began by manufacturing animatronics for various commercial applications, 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. After Sally had been in business for 6–9 months the second hire for the new company was John Wood who had previously worked with Fox. The first hire was an office manager, Nancy Hafner. John Fox left the company in 1983. Holland stayed with the company until 1988. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sally Corporation went on to develop interactive dark rides. John Wood continues to serve as the Chairman and President, with Rolf Paegert assuming the role of CEO following a corporate restructuring in January 2023. Dark Rides Name Park Location Type Opened Status Notes Around the World in 80 Days Alton Towers Alton, Staffordshire, England Redeveloped Dark Ride 1986 Defunct Refurbishment Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Canada's WonderlandCarowindsKings DominionKings Island Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Doswell, Virginia, United States Mason, Ohio, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2010 Operating Cedar Fair retheme of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion; Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. Challenge of Tutankhamon Walibi Belgium Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium Interactive Dark Ride Operating Den of Lost Thieves Indiana BeachSeoul Land Indiana, United States South Korea Interactive Dark Ride Operating E.T. Adventure Universal Studios FloridaUniversal Studios Hollywood Orlando, Florida, United States Universal City, California, United States Conventional Dark Ride 1990 (Orlando) 1991 (Hollywood) Operating at Orlando Removed at Hollywood Animatronic Figures & Plants Only. El Ultimo Minuto Dinopolis Teruel, Spain Conventional Dark Ride Operating Ghost Blasters (Ghost Hunt) Castle ParkGreat Canadian Midway Lake CompounceNickelodeon UniverseSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk Riverside, California, United States Clifton Hill, Ontario, Canada Bristol, Connecticut, United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Santa Cruz, California, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2001 (Castle Park & Santa Cruz) 2002 (Great Canadian Midway) 1999 (Lake Compounce & Nickelodeon Universe) Operating Ghost Blasters II Elitch Gardens Theme Park Denver, Colorado, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2008 Defunct Rethemed to Kaleidoscape by Meow Wolf in 2019. Gobbler Getaway Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2006 Operating The Great Humbug AdventureSanta's Village Jefferson, New Hampshire, United StatesInteractive, Redeveloped Dark Ride 2000 (Original) 2020 (Refurbishment)OperatingRedesigned by Sally for the 2020 Season. (Quick Draw) Family Kingdom Amusement ParkFrontier City Korean Folk Village Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States South Korea Interactive Dark Ride 1995 (Family Kingdom) 2007 (Frontier City) Operating Haunted Castle Santa Cruz Beach BoardwalkGalaxyland Santa Cruz, California, United States Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Custom Dark Ride Operating Haunted Hotel Myrtle Beach Pavilion Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride Defunct Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness Six Flags New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Interactive Dark Ride Defunct Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D Warner Bros. Movie World Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Interactive Dark Ride Operating Justice League: Battle for Metropolis Six Flags Over TexasSix Flags St. LouisSix Flags Great AmericaSix Flags Mexico Six Flags Magic MountainSix Flags Great AdventureSix Flags Over Georgia Arlington, Texas, United States Eureka, Missouri, United States Gurnee, Illinois, United States Mexico City, Mexico Valencia, California, United States Jackson, New Jersey, United States Austell, Georgia, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2015 Operating Kong X Godzilla: The Ride Lotte World Adventure Korea Dark Ride 2026 Upcoming La Aventura de Scooby-Doo Parque Warner Madrid Spain Interactive Dark Ride 2005 Operating Spanish Variant of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion. Labyrinth of the Minotaur Terra Mítica Benidorm, Alicante province, Spain Interactive Dark Ride Operating Laser Raiders Legoland Windsor Windsor, Berkshire, England Interactive Dark Ride Operating Lost Kingdom Adventure Legoland CaliforniaLegoland FloridaLegoland Malaysia Carlsbad, California, United States Winter Haven, Florida, United States Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia Interactive Dark Ride Operating Mine of Lost Souls Canobie Lake Park Salem, New Hampshire, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride Operating Mystic Mansion Spökjakten Park at OWA Furuviksparken Foley, Alabama, United States Furuvik, Sweden Interactive Dark Ride 2019 (OWA) 2018 (Furuvik) Operating Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. Nights in White Satin: The Trip Freestyle Music Park Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Conventional Dark Ride 2008 Defunct North Pole Adventure Happy ValleyHappy ValleyHappy Valley Chengdu, China Shenzhen, China Shanghai, China Interactive Dark Ride 1997 2007 Operating Reese's Cupfusion Hersheypark Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2019 Operating Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge Hersheypark Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2006 Defunct Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Canada's WonderlandCarowindsKings DominionKings Island Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Doswell, Virginia, United States Mason, Ohio, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2000 (Canada's Wonderland) 2001 (Carowinds) 2004 (Kings Dominion) 2003 (Kings Island) Defunct Scream In The Dark! Ripley's Entertainment Zone Pattaya, Thailand Interactive Dark Ride Operating Sesame Street: Street Mission PortAventura Park Catalonia, Spain Interactive Dark Ride 2019 Operating SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival RideCircus Circus Las Vegas Winchester, Nevada, United StatesInteractive Dark Ride2023Operating The Temple Legoland Billund Billund, Denmark Interactive Dark Ride Operating Treasure Hunt: The Ride Cannery Row Monterey, California, United States Interactive Dark Ride 2023 Operating Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol Lost Island Theme Park Waterloo, Iowa Interactive Dark Ride 2022 Operating Vi På Saltkråkan Astrid Lindgren's World Vimmerby, Sweden Conventional Dark Ride 2007 Operating *Ye Old Mill Playland Rye, New York, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride 2001 Operating Refurbishment Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure! Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas, United States Redeveloped Dark Ride 1992 Defunct Zombie Paradise Tokyo Dome Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Conventional Dark Ride 1992 Defunct
Animatronic Shows Name Premiered Theme Known Installations Current Venues Status CharactersNotes Daniel and the Dixie Diggers 1982 Dixieland Jazz Adventureland (Iowa) Aqualandia Celebration Station Choo Choo Charlie's Ontario Dixie Dog Showtime Phenix City Fairplay Family Fun Center Wabash Family Kingdom Funtime, USA Garden City Hersheypark (as Dogpatch Dawgs) Huckleberry Junction Genesee Kidz Zone Greenville Squirty Worm Lima Mark Twain's Riverboat Playhouse (Kendall & Fort Lauderdale) Paddlewheel Hotel & Casino Paddlewheel Pizza Parlor Groton Pinocchio's Pizza Bountiful Pizza Pizzazz Whitehall Roller Kingdom Reno Roll On America Lancaster Rusutsu Resort Skateland Salisbury Station Alpha Pikeville Celebration Station (Clearwater and Mesquite locations only, standing but not operating) Huckleberry Junction Genesee Roller Kingdom Reno (Standing But Not Operating) Rusutsu Resort Operating Betty B. Birthday Clem Col. Beauregard Daniel T. Bones Huck L. Berry Jethro P. Hogg Mark Twain Scratchmo Sir Percival Wally WishAvailable in Quintet, Trio, and "Mark Twain's Showboat" Variants.Hank & Beau1982Country, Bluegrass, Dixieland Jazz Bryant's Supermarket Greenville Funhouse Pizza Salem Formosa Wonderland Gregerson's Supermarket Gadsden Pip's Ice Cream Parlor Sam's Joint Caledonia Stew Leonard's (Norwalk & Danbury) Sunny Hill Resort Greenville Stew Leonard's (Norwalk & Yonkers) Sunny Hill Resort GreenvilleOperating Col. Beauregard Hank WinterCan be separable for solo acts.Sally at the Piano1983Piano Lounge Holiday Inn Dallas Rusutsu Resort Wax World of the Stars Wisconsin Dells Westgate New York Grand Central Rusutsu ResortOperating Sally Papa Bear (Rusutsu Only)Namesake of the company.Gwen and the Magical Music Makers1983Medieval, Musical Enchanted Castle (Calgary & Lombard) Round Table PizzaN/ADefunct King Arthur Godfrey Guinevere Lance Merlin Oscar Owl Prince Rodney TobyPartial Mark Twain's Showboat (Daniel and the Dixie Diggers) Retrofit.John Phillip Tuba1983Marching Band John Phillip Tuba's Ice Cream in the ParkN/APrivately Owned John Philip Tuba Pablo PistachioThe Berenstain Bears1985Unknown International Association of Amusement Parks and AttractionsN/ADefunct Brother Bear Papa BearPapa Bear figure repurposed for Rusutsu's Sally at the Piano.The Magic Lantern Theater1985Steampunk, Vaudeville Six Flags Power PlantN/ADefunct Mr. Electro ProtoCo-production with Landmark Entertainment Group.*The WizBangs1985Magic, Fantasy Mystery Fun HouseN/ADefunct Craven Morgana Prince Wizard WizzyChuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; *Equipment & Programming Only.*Ratón Chito y Sus Amigos1985-86Unknown ShowBiz Pizza Fiesta Boomis Pizza FiestaN/ADefunct Comecome Elote Ratón Chito Tete VenancioChuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Show Controllers Only.Bubba and the Badland Band1987Country, Bluegrass (English) Folk Music (Korean) Dutch Wonderland Everland / Yongin Farmland Fun Mountain Gatlinburg Rusutsu Resort Rusutsu ResortOperating Bubba Bear Bucky Barnum Chief Fullabull Miss Foxy Homer Honeydew Mark Twain SkeeterAvailable with or without Mark Twain.Billy Jo and the Bluegrass Boys1987-89 (Prototype) 1994-95 (Redesign)Country, Bluegrass Frontier City ShowBiz Pizza KuwaitN/ADefunct Billy Jo Bubba Bear Homer HoneydewRedesigned in 1995.Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Castle1987Care Bears, Fantasy Dunia Fantasi Dorney Park & Wildwater KingdomN/ADefunct Beastly Bedtime Bear Cheer Bear Friend Bear Funshine Bear Grumpy Bear No-Heart Tenderheart BearJethro P. Hogg1988Country, Bluegrass Aldor Acres Langley Casino Pier Celebration Station Cross Eyed Critters Nashville Farmland Foods (as Jasper P. Swineherd) Funtime, USA Garden City Huckleberry Junction Genesee MoonDoggie Beach Club (as Moonhoggie) Porky's BBQ Lafayette Ruggieri's Market Cranston Santa's Workshop (as Elmer Elf) Aldor Acres Langley Cross Eyed Critters Nashville Huckleberry Junction Genesee Porky's BBQ Lafayette Santa's Workshop (as Elmer Elf)Operating Jethro P. HoggCan be paired with the Trio Daniel and the Dixie Diggers.Ursula and the Oom-Pah-Pahs1989Alpenländische Volksmusik Rusutsu Resort Rusutsu ResortOperating Berthold of Baden Ludwig Von Bearhoven Sigmund St. Gotthard Ursula Wilhem von WickenstatExclusive to Rusutsu Resort.Banda Chic Chic1993Unknown Chico Cheese's Rio de JaneiroN/ADefunct Bucky Barnum Col. Beauregard Miss FoxyExclusive to Chico Cheese's.Chu-Lin and the Zoo Notes1993Zoo Madrid Zoo AquariumN/ADefunct Chu-Lin Panda Gigi Giraffe Hector Hippo Mombo Monkey