Our Story

Extreme Engineering Was Born.

Jeff Wilson, with his son Phil Wilson, loved to hit their local indoor climbing gym frequently.  With a passion for the outdoors, Jeff and Phil loved everything from mountain-biking, climbing to whitewater kayaking.  Jeff met another outdoor enthusiast, through his local church, where they both thought it would be great to bring climbing to the masses on a portable trailer.  With Jeff’s massive background in both aeronautical and mechanical engineering, he designed and introduced the very first mobile climbing wall to the public.  Phil spent his days after high school helping his dad build the first several prototypes in their R&D shop.  Later that year the mobile climbing wall was debuted both at pier 39 in San Francisco, California and at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The very first mobile wall was sold during the show.  Jeff filed for the company name “Extreme Engineering,” patents on the mobile climbing wall and the rest was history.

Extreme Engineering Builds Amusement Rides.

In 1998 Jeff decides to fully dedicate his career from high-tech and aerospace to building and designing amusement rides.  The mobile climbing wall became the foundation of Extreme Engineering but the future was in adventure rides.  Jeff’s mindset of, bringing adventure to the masses, was in every new product design introduced to the market.  Jeff created 4, first-of-its-kind attractions from portable jumper systems using fiberglass pole technology to enclosed adventure courses for kids that required no harnessing or safety gear.  Extreme Engineering debuted every new attraction at the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions), winning 5 consecutive “Best New Product” awards and “Best Technology” awards.

Extreme Engineering Wins Best Major Theme Park Ride Award.

Extreme Engineering’s debut of the popular Fly Wire Zipline attraction won a “Best Major Theme Park Ride” award at IAAPA, making this the company’s first award in a major theme park ride category.  The Fly Wire Zipline was also awarded for “Best Technology” on its stopping device called the “Decelinator.”  These prestigious awards rocket launched zip line sales into theme parks and resorts worldwide, including the very first and only zip line on the island of Aruba.  There are over 100 Fly Wire Ziplines across the globe, operating on tropical islands, mountain scapes to high-end resorts.

Extreme Engineering Built Adventure Parks.

Extreme Engineering expanded into providing adventure parks to world class resorts such as Exploria, Bluegreen, Marriott, Vail and Westgate.  The High-Action Adventure concept was largely accepted by resorts, providing them an affordable and stay-t0-play experience for their guests.  The adventure park offered all of Extreme Engineering’s award winning attractions, from rock climbing, ziplining, ropes courses, air jumping to even a roller coaster all in one themed area.  Each park was designed to be inclusive for all ages to enjoy, especially young families. Extreme Engineering’s adventure parks won an award from the resort industry (American Resort Development Association) for “Best Recreational Amenity.”  Today Extreme Legacy provides adventure solutions to resorts worldwide.

Extreme Engineering Built Family Coasters.

Extreme Engineering entered the family coaster business, building their very first roller coaster called the Cloud Coaster.  The Cloud Coaster is a suspended family coaster designed to use low power requirements and provide the sensation of flying through the clouds.  Extreme Engineering’s original cart design gave riders, of all ages, a complete 180 degree view below.  The Cloud Coaster was awarded “Best Major Attraction under $3M” by IAAPA and also top new attraction by USA Today.  Recently the Cloud Coaster was ranked top 15 most anticipated roller coasters to open in 2019 by Coaster101 and it was also inducted into the Roller Coaster Database.  The Cloud Coaster is located several installations, including Qatar, Vietnam, Canada and in across USA.  Extreme Legacy will continue to support the suspended roller coaster, including innovating new features and experiences for guests to enjoy on this award winning coaster.

Extreme Engineering won its 16th industry award for “Best New Product Concept” at IAAPA on the Surfin Tsunami, the world’s only standup surfboard roller coaster.

Phil Wilson, the former Chief Development Officer with Extreme Engineering, was honored as the recipient of the prestigious 2022 IAAPA Meritorious Service Award. Each year a dedicated IAAPA volunteer, who shares their time, talent, and expertise with the Association and fellow IAAPA members is recognized.