Morgan

D. H. Morgan Manufacturing

Status	Defunct
Headquarters	La Selva Beach, California, USA
Key people	Dana Morgan Steve Okamoto
Coasters built	9
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D.H. Morgan Manufacturing was a roller coaster manufacturer located at La Selva Beach, California, USA.

History

The company was founded by Dana Morgan in 1983. Morgan's father, Edward Morgan, was one of the founders of Arrow Development. Dana Morgan had previously worked for Disney's engineering department and subsequently for Arrow. Their first project was to build new trains for the Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Morgan went on to build trains for several other wooden roller coasters. The company also produced carousels. Steve Okamoto was a former employee.

At its peak, the company had 100 employees, but by 2000 it had started to downsize. Morgan was acquired by Michael Chance in June 2001 who subsequently formed the Chance Morgan company. Initially, Morgan's 15-person La Selva engineering office was retained though all manufacturing was moved to Chance's facility in Wichita, Kansas. Chance Morgan have since reverted to the Chance Rides name and closed the La Selva office, but continues to offer spare parts and service for existing Morgan rides.

Roller coasters built

The company has built nine roller coasters, all of which are still operating.

Name	Park	Country	Opened
Mamba	Worlds of Fun	USA	April 18, 1998
Phantom's Revenge	Kennywood	USA	May 19, 2001
Quicksilver Express	Gilroy Gardens	USA	June 15, 2001
Route 66 West Coaster	Pacific Park	USA	May 25, 1996
Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spaland	Japan	August 1, 2000
Steel Eel	SeaWorld San Antonio	USA	March 6, 1999
Steel Force	Dorney Park	USA	May 30, 1997
Superman el Último Escape	Six Flags Mexico	Mexico	November 19, 2004
Wild Thing	Valleyfair!	USA	May 11, 1996

Roller coaster trains

A Morgan-built train in use on Giant Dipper

• Dragon Coaster
• Giant Dipper
• Texas Cyclone

Other products

Name	Type	Introduced
8 Ball	Teacups	1992
Balloon Flight	Balloon Race	1992 or earlier
Carousel	Carousel	1992 or earlier
Dark Ride	Track Ride	1992
Electric Guide-limited Auto Ride	Track Ride	1985 or earlier