Ronald A. Bussink[1] has been a leading designer of giant Ferris wheels and similar structures for over 25 years.[2] Bussink entered the amusement industry market in 1985[3] and designed, manufactured, and delivered more than 60 giant observation wheels between 1990 and 2005.[4]
The Bussink company was previously known as Nauta Bussink prior to moving its offices from the Netherlands to Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland.[5][6] It was then known as Ronald Bussink Professional Rides, a registered trademark of Ronald Bussink Aktiengesellschaft,[4] which was subsequently renamed Professional Rides Aktiengesellschaft, RoBu Privat Equity AG and then RoBu AG.[7]
In 2008, following the sale of Bussink's Wheels of Excellence range to Vekoma, Bussink created a new company, Bussink Landmarks, to concentrate on the supply of observation wheels of 100 metres (328 ft) and greater in height.[8]
One of the most famous and well-travelled Bussink R60 wheels is the 60-metre (197 ft)[9][10] tall Roue de Paris, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris for the 2000 millennium celebrations. Roue de Paris left France in 2002 and in 2003-2004 operated in Birmingham and Manchester, England. In 2005 it visited first Geleen then Amsterdam, Netherlands, before returning to England to operate at Gateshead. In 2006 it was erected at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, Thailand, and by 2008 had made its way to Antwerp, Belgium.[11] Roue de Paris uses 40,000 litres (8,800 imperial gallons) of water ballast to provide a stable base. It weighs 365 tonnes (402 short tons), and can be erected in 72 hours and dismantled in 60 hours by a specialist team. Transport requires seven 20-foot container lorries, ten open trailer lorries, and one closed trailer lorry. Its 42 passenger cars be loaded either 3 or 6 at a time, and each car can carry 8 people.[9]
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Fixed wheel with either 6 or 8 support legs, and optional self-rotating capsules. 56 passenger cars, each able to carry 8 people.
In 2008, the Wheels of Excellence range of giant wheels was acquired by Vekoma Rides Manufacturing. Vekoma created a new division, Dutch Wheels BV, to market giant wheels as stand alone attractions.[8] As of 2012, Wheels of Excellence variants listed by Dutch Wheels BV were the R40, R50, and R60 models.[12]
Bussink Landmarksedit
Following the sale of the Wheels of Excellence range, Bussink founded a new company, Bussink Landmarks, to concentrate on the supply of giant observation wheels of 100 metres (328 ft) and greater in height.[8]
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Bussink also founded,[13] and is CEO of,[1] Bussink Design. He designed the R80XL,[1] which is manufactured and sold under licence from Bussink Design GmbH by Maurer German Wheels[14] and Chance American Wheels.[15] The R80XL is available in fixed (SV) and transportable (SP) versions,[16] both approximately 78 metres (256 ft) tall.[17][18] The R80XL SP is the world's tallest transportable observation wheel.[1][16]
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Ronald A Bussink 1 has been a leading designer of giant Ferris wheels and similar structures for over 25 years 2 Bussink entered the amusement industry market in 1985 3 and designed manufactured and delivered more than 60 giant observation wheels between 1990 and 2005 4 Roue de Paris a Bussink R60 transportable wheel pictured at Geleen in the Netherlands in 2005Wheel of Sheffield a Bussink R60Belfast Wheel a Bussink R60Wheel of Brisbane a Bussink R60Eye on Malaysia a Bussink R60The Bussink company was previously known as Nauta Bussink prior to moving its offices from the Netherlands to Appenzell Innerrhoden Switzerland 5 6 It was then known as Ronald Bussink Professional Rides a registered trademark of Ronald Bussink Aktiengesellschaft 4 which was subsequently renamed Professional Rides Aktiengesellschaft RoBu Privat Equity AG and then RoBu AG 7 In 2008 following the sale of Bussink s Wheels of Excellence range to Vekoma Bussink created a new company Bussink Landmarks to concentrate on the supply of observation wheels of 100 metres 328 ft and greater in height 8 Contents 1 Wheels of Excellence 2 Bussink Landmarks 3 Bussink Design 4 Evolution 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksWheels of Excellence editThe Wheels of Excellence range included the following models R40 Available as either a fixed or transportable model 15 or 30 passenger cars each able to carry 8 people R50 Available as either a fixed or transportable model 18 or 36 passenger cars each able to carry 8 people R60 Available as either a fixed or transportable model 21 or 42 passenger cars each able to carry 8 people Bussink R60 wheels have operated in Australia Brisbane Canada Niagara Falls France Paris Malaysia Kuala Lumpur amp Malacca UK Belfast Birmingham Manchester Sheffield US Atlanta Myrtle Beach and elsewhere One of the most famous and well travelled Bussink R60 wheels is the 60 metre 197 ft 9 10 tall Roue de Paris originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris for the 2000 millennium celebrations Roue de Paris left France in 2002 and in 2003 2004 operated in Birmingham and Manchester England In 2005 it visited first Geleen then Amsterdam Netherlands before returning to England to operate at Gateshead In 2006 it was erected at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok Thailand and by 2008 had made its way to Antwerp Belgium 11 Roue de Paris uses 40 000 litres 8 800 imperial gallons of water ballast to provide a stable base It weighs 365 tonnes 402 short tons and can be erected in 72 hours and dismantled in 60 hours by a specialist team Transport requires seven 20 foot container lorries ten open trailer lorries and one closed trailer lorry Its 42 passenger cars be loaded either 3 or 6 at a time and each car can carry 8 people 9 R80 Fixed wheel with either 6 or 8 support legs and optional self rotating capsules 56 passenger cars each able to carry 8 people In 2008 the Wheels of Excellence range of giant wheels was acquired by Vekoma Rides Manufacturing Vekoma created a new division Dutch Wheels BV to market giant wheels as stand alone attractions 8 As of 2012 Wheels of Excellence variants listed by Dutch Wheels BV were the R40 R50 and R60 models 12 Bussink Landmarks editFollowing the sale of the Wheels of Excellence range Bussink founded a new company Bussink Landmarks to concentrate on the supply of giant observation wheels of 100 metres 328 ft and greater in height 8 Bussink Design editBussink also founded 13 and is CEO of 1 Bussink Design He designed the R80XL 1 which is manufactured and sold under licence from Bussink Design GmbH by Maurer German Wheels 14 and Chance American Wheels 15 The R80XL is available in fixed SV and transportable SP versions 16 both approximately 78 metres 256 ft tall 17 18 The R80XL SP is the world s tallest transportable observation wheel 1 16 Evolution editMain article Evolution ride See also editGold Reef City Top of the World amusement ride References edit a b c d Huber Rudolf 11 January 2013 Das ist Munchens Riesen Riesenrad Abendzeitung in German Munich Bussink Landmarks AALARA E zine a b Ronald Bussink Professional Rides Giant wheels Giant rides Ronald Bussink M amp S News North America gt United States from AllBusiness com Handelsregister des Kantons Appenzell Innerrhoden Internet Auszug in German a b c Giant Wheels go Dutch Vekoma takes over Bussink range a b Roue de Paris Technical Information Dutch Wheels The History of Giant Wheels The History of La grande Roue de Paris Dutch Wheels our product range Bussink Design has installed the R80XL Giant Observation Wheel in Munich Bussink launches world s tallest transportable observation wheel Archived 2013 06 30 at archive today Chance Rides signs exclusive deal with Bussink Design a b World s largest transportable wheel Bussink Design sets new world record Technical Details Transportable Version Technical Details Stationary VersionExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald Bussink amp oldid 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