E&F Miler Industries

E&F Miler Industries (formerly Miler Coaster, Inc. and Miler Manufacturing) is a family-owned roller coaster manufacturing firm based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The company specialises in smaller children's roller coasters; however, it has manufactured some larger family roller coasters in the past.

E&F Miler Industries

Company type	Private
Industry	Roller coaster manufacturing
Predecessor	Miler Manufacturing Miler Coaster, Inc.
Founded	Portland, Oregon, United States (late 1940s)
Founder	Carl Miler
Headquarters	Portland, Oregon , United States
Area served	North America
Key people	Fred Miler, Eric Miler
Owner	Fred Miler
Website	www.miler-ind.com

History

In the late 1940s Carl Miler founded Miler Manufacturing. The company built a variety steel roller coasters aimed at children and families such as Wild Mouse roller coasters.^[1][2] Miler Manufacturing roller coasters were popular in the 1950s.^[3] Production of new roller coasters by Miler Manufacturing stopped in the mid 1970s.^[2]

Carl Miler's son, Fred Miler, reopened Miler Manufacturing in 1989.^[3] The company changed its name to Miler Coaster, Inc. in 1992 when its first new roller coaster was built.^[4][5] The company's name was later changed to E&F Miler Industries.^[6] As of 2013, Fred Miler operates the company with his son, Eric Miler.^[4][6]

List of roller coasters

As of 2019, E&F Miler Industries have manufactured a total of 58 roller coasters which have operated at 89 different locations.^[7] Under the Miler Manufacturing name they have manufactured a total of 30 roller coasters which have operated at 38 different locations.^[8] Aside from installing new roller coasters, E&F Miler Industries has performed work on restoring some of Miler Manufacturing's original rides.^[3] The majority of the company's contracts come from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions' (IAAPA) annual trade show.^[9]

E&F Miler Industries / Miler Coaster, Inc.

Name	Model	Park	Country	Opened	Status	Ref
Great Pumpkin Coaster Formerly Little Bill's Giggle Coaster Formerly Top Cat's Taxi Jam Formerly Scooby Zoom	Family Coaster / Oval	Kings Island	United States	1992	Operating	[10]
Dare Devil	Family Coaster / Single Helix Center - CW - Custom	Boomers Family Fun Center	United States	1993	Removed	[11]
Thriller	Family Coaster / Oval	Land of Make Believe	United States	1994	Operating	[12]
Freeway Coaster	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CW	Adventure City	United States	1994	Operating	[13]
Great Chase Formerly Rolling Thunder	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CCW	Six Flags New England	United States	1996	Operating	[14]
Big Timber Log Ride	Water Coaster / Big Timber	Enchanted Forest	United States	1996	Operating	[15]
Bear Trax	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CW	Seabreeze	United States	1997	Operating	[16]
Great Pumpkin Coaster Formerly Taxi Jam	Family Coaster / Oval	Kings Dominion	United States	1997	Operating	[17]
Wilderness Run Formerly Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie Formerly Hey Arnold's Taxi Chase Formerly Taxi Jam	Family Coaster / 16ft Oval w/helix on left	Carowinds	United States	1998	Operating	[18]
Taxi Jam	Family Coaster / Oval	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	1998	Operating	[19]
Sea Serpent	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CW	Keansburg Amusement Park	United States	1998	Operating	[20]
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies Formerly Taxi Jam	Unknown	California's Great America	United States	1999	Operating	[21]
Zoooooom	Family Coaster / 16ft OVal w/helix on right	Oaks Amusement Park	United States	1999	Operating	[22]
Canyon Blaster	Family Coaster / 16ft Oval w/helix on left	Six Flags Magic Mountain	United States	1999	Operating	[23]
Sea Serpent	Unknown	Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park	United States	1999	Operating	[24]
Ravine Flyer 3	Unknown	Waldameer & Water World	United States	2000	Operating	[25]
Little Titans	Family Coaster / 16ft Oval w/helix on right	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	United States	2000	Operating	[26]
Sea Serpent	Unknown	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	United States	2000	Operating	[27]
Diamond Mine Run	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CCW	Magic Springs & Crystal Falls	United States	2000	Operating	[28]
Boa Squeeze	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	WonderPark	Puerto Rico	2000	Removed	[29]
Bubbles The Coaster	Family Coaster / 16ft Oval w/helix on left	Storybook Land	United States	2000	Operating	[30]
Boa Squeeze	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	WonderPark	Puerto Rico	2001	Removed	[31]
Star Jet	Hi-Miler / 52ft	Casino Pier	United States	2002	Removed	[32]
Dive to Atlantis	Water Coaster / Dive to Atlantis	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	United States	2004	Removed	[33]
Kettle Creek Mine	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CCW	Playland	Canada	2004	Operating	[34]
Funtown Family Coaster	Family Coaster / 20ft Twin Outside Helix	Funtown Pier	United States	2004	Removed	[35]
Python Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Spring Park Nashville Valley Amusement Park Jeepers	United States	2005 2003 to 2004 1998 to 2003	Operating	[36] [37] [38]
Miner Coaster	Family Coaster / 20ft Miner Coaster	Western Playland	United States	2006	Operating	[39]
Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Go-Karts Plus Jeepers Jeepers	United States	2007 2004 to 2005 1998 to 2004	Operating	[40] [41] [42]
Scream'n Eagle Formerly Wildcat	Hi-Miler / 38ft	Fun Spot America Atlanta Wild Island	United States	2007 2002 to 2006	Operating	[43] [44]
Kozmo's Kurves	Family Coaster / 20ft Coaster Kozmo's Kurves	Knoebels Amusement Resort	United States	2009	Operating	[45]
Roller Coaster Formerly Midnight Express Formerly Haunted Roller Coaster Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CW	Country Mercantile Krazy City Jeepers	United States	2010 2006 to 2009 1998 to 2006	Operating	[46] [47] [48]
Pacific Fruit Express	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CCW	Happy Hollow Park & Zoo	United States	2010	Operating	[49]
Loco Loco Formerly Harvest Express Coaster	Family Coaster / 24ft Harvest Express	Blue Bayou Dixie Landin' Nut Tree Park	United States	2010 2006 to 2008	Operating	[50] [51]
Kiddie Coaster Formerly Boa Squeeze	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Fun Spot America Kissimmee Enchanted Forest Wonderpark	United States	2012 2010 to 2011 2001 to 2008	Operating	[52] [53] [54]
Mine-Twister Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single elix Center - CW	Remlinger Farms Jeepers Jeepers	United States	2012 2007 to 2012 1997 to 2006	Operating	[55] [56] [57]
Corona Cobra Coaster Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CW	Fantasy Forest at the Flushing Meadows Carousel Jeepers	United States	2013 1999 to 2012	Operating	[58] [59]
Sea Serpent	Family Coaster / Oval	Fun Spot America Orlando Playland's Castaway Cove	United States	2013 1997 to 2012	Operating	[60] [61]
Blazin' Buckaroo Formerly Marvel Mania	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CCW	Elitch Gardens Alabama Splash Adventure	United States	2013 1998 to 2011	Operating	[62] [63]
Pirates Gold Rush	Unknown	Playland's Castaway Cove	United States	2013	Operating	[64]
Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	PowerPlay Family Entertainment Center Jeepers	United States	2014 1999 to 2000	Operating	[65] [66]
Python Pit Formerly Haunted Roller Coaster	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Story Book Park Laugh Out Loud Stations	Canada	2014 1996 to 2009	Operating	[67] [68]
Coaster Formerly Dragon	Family Coaster / Oval	Blackbeard's Family Entertainment Center Peter Piper Pizza	United States	2014 2001 to 2009	Operating	[69] [70]
Verrazano Viper Formerly Sea Serpent Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / Oval	Fantasy Shore Amusement Park That Fun Place Jeepers	United States	2014 2008 to 2012 1996 to 2007	Removed	[71] [72] [73]
Toronto Island Mine Coaster	Family Coaster / 16ft Outside Spiral CCW	Centreville Amusement Park	Canada	2014	Operating	[74]
Sparetime Express Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Neb's Funworld Jeepers	Canada	2015 1996 to 2007	Operating	[75] [76]
Crazy Dane Coaster Formerly Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse / Wild Mouse	Scandia Family Fun Center Casino Pier	United States	2015 1999 to 2012	Operating	[77] [78]
Mine Train	Unknown	Sonoma TrainTown Railroad	United States	2015	Operating	[79]
Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Jeepers Jeepers	United States	2016 1998 to 2015	Operating	[80] [81]
Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CW	Fast Lane Entertainment Zonkers	United States	2016 1997 to 2015	Operating	[82] [83]
Wild Waves	Unknown	Playland's Castaway Cove	United States	2017	Operating	[84]
Dragon Coaster Formerly Python Roller Coaster Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Castle Fun Center Party Zone USA Jeepers	United States	2018 2011 to 2017 1997 to 2010	Operating	[85] [86] [87]
Intrépide Formerly Gold Rush Express	Family Coaster / 20ft Twin Outside Helix	Pays des Merveilles Fort Jefferson Fun Park	Canada	2019 2005 to 2015	Operating	[88] [89]
Kiddie Coaster Formerly Python Pit Roller Coaster Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Fun Spot America Atlanta Heritage Amusement Park Jeepers Jeepers	United States	2019 2007 to 2018 2000 to 2006 1999	Operating	[90] [91] [92] [93]
Hurricane Formerly Viking Voyage Formerly Jack Rabbit	Hi-Miler / 52ft	Fun Spot America Kissimmee Fun Spot America Atlanta Wild Adventures Celebration City	United States	2019 2019 2010 to 2018 2003 to 2008	Operating	[94] [95] [96] [97]
Kersplash	Water Coaster / Kersplash	Edaville Family Theme Park Washington State Fair	United States	Unknown 1995 to 2012	Closed	[98] [99]
Serial Serpent Formerly Python Pit	Family Coaster / 11.5ft Single Helix Center - CCW	Funtimes Fun Park Go Bananas	United States	2021 1997 to 2020	Operating	[100] [101]
Prairie Screamer Formerly Screamer	Hi-Miler / 88ft Scandia Screamer	Traders Village Scandia Amusement Park	United States	2022 1995 to 2019	Operating	[102] [103]

Miler Manufacturing

Name	Model	Park	Country	Opened	Status	Ref
Rolling Thunder	Unknown	Tahoe Amusement Park	United States	Unknown	Removed	[104]
Kiddie Coaster	Unknown	Lakeside Amusement Park	United States	Unknown	Operating	[105]
Kiddie Coaster	Unknown	Como Town	United States	Unknown	Removed	[106]
Little Dipper	Unknown	Castle Amusement Park	United States	Unknown	Operating	[107]
Unknown	Unknown	Six Gun Territory	United States	Unknown	Removed	[108]
Unknown	Unknown	Los Angeles County Fairgrounds Cal Expo Amusement Park	United States	Unknown 1975	Removed	[109] [110]
Kiddy Roller Coaster Formerly Pocono Lightning	Unknown	Moss Hollow Creek Family Park Pocono Play Park	United States	Unknown 2008 1999 to 2005	Removed	[111] [112] [113]
Unknown	Unknown	Playland at the Beach	United States	Unknown	Removed	[114]
Unknown	Unknown	Playland	Canada	Unknown	Removed	[115]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Fairyland Park	United States	Unknown	Removed	[116]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Funderland Amusement Park	United States	1940	Removed	[117]
Unknown	Unknown	Playland Pier	United States	1942	Removed	[118]
Kiddie Dipper	Unknown	Jantzen Beach Amusement Park	United States	1947	Removed	[119]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Police Benevolent Association Park	United States	1952	Removed	[120]
Unknown	Unknown	Gayway	United States	1953	Removed	[121]
Wild Chipmunk	Wild Mouse	Lakeside Amusement Park	United States	1955	Operating	[122]
Mini Coaster	Unknown	Dorney Park	United States	1957	Removed	[123]
World's Largest Portable Roller Coaster	World's Largest Portable Roller Coaster	Playland at the Beach	United States	1960	Removed	[124]
Cyclone Formerly Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse	Wonderland Park Funtown Springlake Park	United States	1968 1961 to 1966 1960	Operating	[125] [126] [127]
Hi-Miler	Hi-Miler	Playland at the Beach	United States	1971	Removed	[128]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Fun Town at Micke Grove	United States	1972	Operating	[129]
Kiddie Coaster Formerly Roller Coaster	Unknown	Williams Grove Amusement Park Fantasy Farm Amusement Park	United States	1992 1963 to 1991	Removed	[130] [131]
Mine Twister	Unknown	Remlinger Farms	United States	1996	Removed	[132]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Blackbeard's Family Entertainment Center	United States	1998	Removed	[133]
Tree Top Racers	Wild Mouse	Adventure City	United States	1999	Removed	[134]
Rolling Thunder	Unknown	Funtrackers	United States	2000	Removed	[135]
Montaña Rusa	Unknown	Jalisco Park	Cuba	2000	Removed	[136]
Little Coaster	Unknown	Arnolds Park	United States	2002	Operating	[137]
Mighty Mouse	Wild Mouse	Funtown Pier Playland's Castaway Cove	United States	2005 1996 to 2004	Removed	[138] [139]
Dipsy Doodle	Unknown	Joyland Amusement Park	United States	2005	Removed	[140]
Gravity Roller Coaster Formerly Peachtree Express	World's Largest Portable Roller Coaster	Schnepf Farms	United States	2007	Operating	[141]
Santa's Runaway Sleigh	Unknown	Yesterland Farm	United States	2009	Operating	[142]
Tumbleweed Formerly Sea Serpent	Unknown	Adventure Park USA Jolly Roger Amusement Park	United States	2015	Operating	[143] [144]
Sea Serpent	Unknown	Jolly Roger Amusement Park	United States	2015	Operating	[145]
Unknown	Unknown	Dell'Osso Family Farm	United States	2015	Removed	[146]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo	United States	2018	Operating	[147]
Roller Coaster	Unknown	Marleybrook Funfair	United Kingdom	2019	Operating	[148]

Gallery

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  Viking Voyage at Wild Adventures
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  Canyon Blaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain
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  Little Titans at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
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  Casino Pier's Wild Mouse (left) and Star Jet (right) following part of the pier's destruction by Hurricane Sandy in 2012

See also

• List of companies based in Oregon