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Industry | Manufacturing |
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Founded | 1991 |
Defunct | 2002 |
Fate | Bankrupt, designers broke off to form The Gravity Group and Great Coasters International as well as to join S&S Worldwide |
Successor | Gravitykraft Corporation The Gravity Group Great Coasters International |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Wooden roller coasters |
Custom Coasters International (CCI) was one of the premier wooden roller coaster manufacturers in the world and produced 34 wooden coasters in eleven years — more than any other company in recent times.[1] It was located in West Chester, Ohio.[2]
History
[edit]Custom Coasters Incorporated opened its doors on September 1, 1991. The company was founded by Denise Dinn-Larrick, the daughter of coaster designer Charles Dinn — founder of the Dinn Corporation, her brother Jeff Dinn and her husband Randy Larrick.[3] The original designers for the company included freelance design engineers Mike Boodley and Bill Kelley of California. Larry Bill, formerly with Curtis D. Summers & Associates joined the design team in 1992.[3] Initially the company promoted small, affordable, family coasters but eventually progressed to larger models known for their speed and intensity. Once the company started working with international clients the name was changed in November 1994 to Custom Coasters International.[3]
CCI filed for bankruptcy in 2002 while still building the New Mexico Rattler at Cliff's Amusement Park. Cliff's was left with a partially completed coaster and quickly hired the construction crew and completed the ride themselves. No attempt was made to reorganize the company and Denise Dinn, who by then had been divorced from Randy Larrick, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy which resulted in liquidation of the company's assets.[3] Denise Dinn was hired by S&S Power to start a new wooden coaster division for that company. Four coasters were produced before that division was closed.[3] Four of the designers for CCI (Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert, and Michael Graham) founded The Gravity Group in 2002.[4] Other coaster designers Bill Kelley, Dennis McNulty and Mike Boodley left CCI years before the company went bankrupt. Mike Boodley started Great Coasters International in 1994, Dennis McNulty returned to civil engineering in 1999 and Bill Kelley currently works for Dynamic Designs, Inc.[5]
List of roller coasters
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Over the span of 11 years, Custom Coasters International had built 34 roller coasters around the world.[2] As of 2019, 29 continue to operate, one is closed, two have been demolished, and two have been converted to steel roller coasters (Medusa to Medusa Steel Coaster and Twisted Twins to Storm Chaser) by Rocky Mountain Construction.
The roller coasters in the following table are listed in order of installation.[6]
Name | Model | Park | Country | Opened | Status | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kingdom Coaster Formerly Sky Princess |
Wood Support Structure | Dutch Wonderland | ![]() |
1992 | Operating | [7] |
Outlaw | Wood Support Structure | Adventureland | ![]() |
1993 | Operating | [8] |
Hoosier Hurricane | Steel Support Structure | Indiana Beach | ![]() |
1994 | Operating | [9] |
Zach's Zoomer | Wood Support Structure | Michigan's Adventure | ![]() |
1994 | Operating | [10] |
Cyclops | Wood Support Structure | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | ![]() |
1995 | Operating | [11] |
Cannonball Run | Wood Support Structure | Waterville USA | ![]() |
1995 | Removed | [12] |
The Raven | Wood Support Structure | Holiday World | ![]() |
1995 | Operating | [13] |
Timber Terror Formerly Grizzly |
Wood Support Structure | Silverwood Theme Park | ![]() |
1996 | Operating | [14] |
The Underground | Wood Support Structure | Adventureland | ![]() |
1996 | Closed Standing but not operating |
[15] |
Pegasus | Wood Support Structure | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | ![]() |
1996 | Operating | [16] |
The Great White | Steel Support Structure | Morey's Piers | ![]() |
1996 | Operating | [17] |
Megafobia | Wood Support Structure | Oakwood Theme Park | ![]() |
1996 | Operating | [18] |
Tonnerre 2 Zeus Formerly Tonnerre de Zeus |
Wood Support Structure | Parc Astérix | ![]() |
1997 | Operating | [19] |
Stampida | Wood Support Structure | PortAventura Park | ![]() |
1997 | Operating | [20] |
Tomahawk | Wood Support Structure | PortAventura Park | ![]() |
1997 | Operating | [21] |
Zeus | Wood Support Structure | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | ![]() |
1997 | Operating | [22] |
Shivering Timbers | Wood Support Structure | Michigan's Adventure | ![]() |
1998 | Operating | [23] |
Rampage | Wood Support Structure | Alabama Splash Adventure | ![]() |
1998 | Closed Standing but not operating |
[24] |
Excalibur | Wood Support Structure | Funtown Splashtown USA | ![]() |
1998 | Operating | [25] |
Twisted Twins Formerly Twisted Sisters |
Steel Support Structure | Kentucky Kingdom | ![]() |
1998 | Converted Now known as Storm Chaser |
[26] |
GhostRider | Wood Support Structure | Knott's Berry Farm | ![]() |
1998 | Operating | [27] |
Silver Comet | Steel Support Structure | Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World | ![]() |
1999 | Operating | [28] |
Tremors | Wood Support Structure | Silverwood Theme Park | ![]() |
1999 | Operating | [29] |
The Boss | Wood Support Structure | Six Flags St. Louis | ![]() |
2000 | Operating | [30] |
Villain | Steel Support Structure | Geauga Lake | ![]() |
2000 | Removed | [31] |
The Legend | Wood Support Structure | Holiday World | ![]() |
2000 | Operating | [32] |
Hurricane | Steel Support Structure | Myrtle Beach Pavilion | ![]() |
2000 | Removed | [33] |
Mega Zeph | Steel Support Structure | Six Flags New Orleans | ![]() |
2000 | Closed Standing but not operating |
[34] |
Boulder Dash | Wood Support Structure | Lake Compounce | ![]() |
2000 | Operating | [35] |
Medusa | Wood Support Structure | Six Flags Mexico | ![]() |
2000 | Converted Now known as Medusa Steel Coaster |
[36] |
Cornball Express | Steel Support Structure | Indiana Beach | ![]() |
2001 | Operating | [37] |
Cheetah | Steel Support Structure | Wild Adventures | ![]() |
2001 | Removed | [38] |
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain | Steel Support Structure | Indiana Beach | ![]() |
2002 | Operating | [39] |
New Mexico Rattler | Steel Support Structure | Cliff's Amusement Park | ![]() |
2002 | Operating | [40] |
References
[edit]- ^ "CoasterGallery.com -- Roller Coaster Manufactures". Archived from the original on 2001-07-08.
- ^ a b "Custom Coasters International, Inc". rcdb. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Seifert, Jeffrey (2012). "The Custom Coasters Revolution". RollerCoaster! Magazine. Vol. 33, no. 4. pp. 21–31. ISSN 0896-7261.
- ^ "Custom Coasters International (CCI)". CoasterGallery.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Dynamic Designs Inc". Buzzfile.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "CCI on RCDB". Roller Coaster Database. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Kingdom Coaster (Dutch Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Outlaw (Adventureland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Hoosier Hurricane (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Zach's Zoomer (Michigan's Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Cyclops (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Cannonball Run (Waterville USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "The Raven (Holiday World)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Timber Terror (Silverwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Underground (Adventureland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Pegasus (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "The Great White (Morey's Pier)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Megafobia (Oakwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Tonnerre 2 Zeus (Parc Astérix)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Stampida (PortAventura)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Tomahawk (PortAventura)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Zeus (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Shivering Timbers (Michigan's Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Rampage (Alabama Splash Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Excalibur (Funtown Splashtown USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "GhostRider (Knott's Berry Farm)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Silver Comet (Fantasy Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Tremors (Silverwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "The Boss (Six Flags St. Louis)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Villain (Geauga Lake)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "The Legend (Holiday World)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Hurricane (Myrtle Beach Pavilion)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Mega Zeph (Six Flags New Orleans)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Boulder Dash (Lake Compounce)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Medusa (Six Flags Mexico)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Cornball Express (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Cheetah (Wild Adventures)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "New Mexico Rattler (Cliff's Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.