Ron Toomer
Ron Toomer (born May 31, 1930 in Pasadena, California ; † September 26, 2011 in Bedford (Texas) ) was an American roller coaster designer who designed more than 90 roller coasters worldwide.
Life
Toomer studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada and was part of the design team for the Apollo - heat shield .
It was founded in 1965 by Arrow Development set -Gründern Karl Bacon and Ed Morgan, the mine train roller coaster Run-A-Way Mine Train in Six Flags Over Texas mitzukonstruieren. There he designed 15 more mine coasters. After four years of development, he introduced the first modern looping roller coaster with two inversions when he opened Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm in 1975 . A year later he introduced the famous teardrop loop on the Corkscrew roller coaster at Cedar Point . In 1999, the world's tallest roller coaster, the Magnum XL-200 , was opened in Cedar Point under Toomer .
After Huss Maschinenfabrik bought Arrow Development in 1981, Toomer became Deputy General Manager and Head of Development. In 1986 a takeover was negotiated and Arrow Dynamics was founded, where Toomer became managing director. Toomer left Arrow Dynamics in 1998.
Selection of roller coasters
This is a selection of roller coasters Toomer has worked on:
- Corkscrew (roller coaster model) , first roller coaster with two inversions
- Corkscrew (Cedar Point) , first roller coaster with three inversions
- Carolina Cyclone , first roller coaster with four inversions
- Viper (Six Flags Darien Lake) , first roller coaster with five inversions
- Vortex (Kings Island) , first roller coaster with six inversions
- Shockwave (Six Flags Great America) , first roller coaster with seven inversions
- Loch Ness Monster (Busch Gardens Williamsburg) , first roller coaster with interlocking loops
- Orient Express (Worlds of Fun) , first roller coaster with Batwing
- The Bat (Kings Island) , prototype of the Suspended Coaster in an amusement park
- Gemini (Cedar Point) , the manufacturer's only racing roller coaster
- Magnum XL-200 , first roller coaster over 200 feet tall
Individual evidence
- ^ Industry legend Rom Toomer dies at 81
- ↑ Arrow Legend Ron Toomer Passes Away . NewsPlusNotes. September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toomer, Ron |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American roller coaster designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pasadena, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 2011 |
| Place of death | Bedford (Texas) |