Premier Rides
Premier Rides | |
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legal form | Incorporated |
founding | 1994 |
Seat | Baltimore , USA |
management | Jim Seay |
Branch | Rides , roller coasters |
Website | www.premier-rides.com |
Premier Rides Inc. is an American manufacturer of roller coasters from Baltimore , which was founded in the 1994th The company was the first to use linear induction motor (LIM) technology on a roller coaster . Jim Seay has been the sole owner of the company since 1996 .
history
Premier Rides was founded in 1994 by the German Peter Schnabel. Schnabel had previously worked for Intamin for a long time . In 1996 Premier Rides established the first two roller coasters with Flight of Fear in Kings Island and Kings Dominion . With the roller coasters, the acceleration is achieved for the first time by LIMs. This system was revolutionary and changed the entire industry. With the Vonkaputous water rollercoaster in Linnanmäki , Finland , the first premier ride attraction opened on European soil in 2001. In addition, the company is responsible for the highest vertical loop at 49 meters . This is located on the route from Full Throttle in Six Flags Magic Mountain .
Roller coaster models
LIM roller coasters
LSM roller coasters
Surname | park | country | Opening year |
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Sky rocket | Kennywood | United States | 2010 |
Yamaha Racing Coaster | Trans Studio Bandung | Indonesia | 2011 |
Superman Ultimate Flight | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | United States | 2012 |
Full throttle | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States | 2013 |
Sky Scream | Holiday Park | Germany | 2014 |
Tempesto | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | United States | 2015 |
Zombie Ride | Bosque Magico | Mexico | 2015 |
Phobia Phear Coaster | Lake Compounce | United States | 2016 |
Hype | Särkänniemi | Finland | 2017 |
Sky rocket | Chimelong Paradise | People's Republic of China | 2017 |
Unknown | Great Mall of China | People's Republic of China | Under construction |
Dragonfire | Adventure Island | Qatar | Under construction |
Electric Eel | SeaWorld San Diego | United States | Under construction |
Suspended & steel coasters
Surname | model | park | country | Opening year |
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Runaway Mountain | Steel roller coaster | Six Flags Over Texas | United States | 1996 |
Soak'd Slippery When Wet |
HydroFighter Coaster (Suspended) |
Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park |
United States United States |
2008 (not in operation since 2010) |
Round About Maximum RPM! |
Revolver Coaster |
Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park |
United States United States |
2008 (not in operation since 2010) |
Deep space | Steel roller coaster | Adlabs Imagica | India | 2013 |
Water coasters
Surname | park | country | Opening year |
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Buzz Saw Falls | Silver Dollar City | United States | 1999-2003 |
Vonkaputous | Linnanmäki | Finland | 2001 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Premier Rides People ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Premier Rides website. Retrieved January 28, 2014. (English)
- ↑ Schnabel named Intamin president. ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . business.highbeam.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014. (English)
- ↑ Linear induction motors - with full steam on the magnetic shaft . Coasterandmore. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Vonkaputous in the RCDB . rcdb.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Full Throttle" comes in spring 2013 - Six Flags Magic Mountain ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . coaster-junkies.de. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
Coordinates: 39 ° 17 ′ 16.8 ″ N , 76 ° 36 ′ 4.1 ″ W.