Custom Coasters International

Custom Coasters International
Industry Manufacturing
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
Founded 1991 (1991)
Defunct 2002 (2002)
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 the short span of eleven years — more than any other company in recent times.[1]

History

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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[2] 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.[2] Four of the designers for CCI (Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert, and Michael Graham) founded The Gravity Group in 2002.[3] 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.[4]

List of roller coasters

CCI's Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce
CCI's Boss at Six Flags St. Louis
CCI's Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
CCI's Hurricane at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
CCI's Tremors at Silverwood


Over the span of 11 years, Custom Coasters International had built 34 roller coasters around the world.[5] As of 2018, 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]

NameModelParkCountryOpenedStatusRef
Kingdom Coaster
Formerly Sky Princess		Wood Support StructureDutch WonderlandUnited States United States1992Operating[7]
OutlawWood Support StructureAdventurelandUnited States United States1993Operating[8]
Hoosier HurricaneSteel Support StructureIndiana BeachUnited States United States1994Operating[9]
Zach's ZoomerWood Support StructureMichigan's AdventureUnited States United States1994Operating[10]
CyclopsWood Support StructureMt. Olympus Water & Theme ParkUnited States United States1995Operating[11]
Cannonball RunWood Support StructureWaterville USAUnited States United States1995Closed[12]
The RavenWood Support StructureHoliday WorldUnited States United States1995Operating[13]
Timber Terror
Formerly Grizzly		Wood Support StructureSilverwood Theme ParkUnited States United States1996Operating[14]
The UndergroundWood Support StructureAdventurelandUnited States United States1996Operating[15]
PegasusWood Support StructureMt. Olympus Water & Theme ParkUnited States United States1996Operating[16]
The Great WhiteSteel Support StructureMorey's PiersUnited States United States1996Operating[17]
MegafobiaWood Support StructureOakwood Theme ParkUnited Kingdom United Kingdom1996Operating[18]
Tonnerre de ZeusWood Support StructureParc AstérixFrance France1997Operating[19]
StampidaWood Support StructurePortAventuraSpain Spain1997Operating[20]
TomahawkWood Support StructurePortAventuraSpain Spain1997Operating[21]
ZeusWood Support StructureMt. Olympus Water & Theme ParkUnited States United States1997Operating[22]
Shivering TimbersWood Support StructureMichigan's AdventureUnited States United States1998Operating[23]
RampageWood Support StructureAlabama Splash AdventureUnited States United States1998Operating[24]
ExcaliburWood Support StructureFuntown Splashtown USAUnited States United States1998Operating[25]
Twisted Twins
Formerly Twisted Sisters		Steel Support StructureKentucky KingdomUnited States United States1998Converted
Now known as Storm Chaser		[26]
GhostRiderWood Support StructureKnott's Berry FarmUnited States United States1998Operating[27]
Silver CometSteel Support StructureFantasy IslandUnited States United States1999Operating[28]
TremorsWood Support StructureSilverwood Theme ParkUnited States United States1999Operating[29]
The BossWood Support StructureSix Flags St. LouisUnited States United States2000Operating[30]
VillainSteel Support StructureGeauga LakeUnited States United States2000Removed[31]
The LegendWood Support StructureHoliday WorldUnited States United States2000Operating[32]
HurricaneSteel Support StructureMyrtle Beach PavilionUnited States United States2000Removed[33]
Mega ZephSteel Support StructureSix Flags New OrleansUnited States United States2000Closed[34]
Boulder DashWood Support StructureLake CompounceUnited States United States2000Operating[35]
MedusaWood Support StructureSix Flags MéxicoMexico México2000Converted
Now known as Medusa Steel Coaster		[36]
Cornball ExpressSteel Support StructureIndiana BeachUnited States United States2001Operating[37]
CheetahSteel Support StructureWild AdventuresUnited States United States2001Operating[38]
Lost Coaster of Superstition MountainSteel Support StructureIndiana BeachUnited States United States2002Operating[39]
New Mexico RattlerSteel Support StructureCliff's Amusement ParkUnited States United States2002Operating[40]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.coastergallery.com/Manu.html#CCI
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Seifert, Jeffrey (2012). "The Custom Coasters Revolution". RollerCoaster! Magazine. Vol. 33 no. 4. pp. 21–31. ISSN 0896-7261.
  3. ↑ "Custom Coasters International (CCI)". CoasterGallery.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dynamic Designs Inc". Buzzfile.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Custom Coasters International - rcdb.com
  6. ↑ "CCI on RCDB". Roller Coaster Database. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Kingdom Coaster  (Dutch Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  8. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Outlaw  (Adventureland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  9. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Hoosier Hurricane  (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  10. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Zach's Zoomer  (Michigan's Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  11. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Cyclops  (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  12. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Cannonball Run  (Waterville USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  13. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Raven  (Holiday World)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  14. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Timber Terror  (Silverwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  15. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Underground  (Adventureland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  16. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Pegasus  (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  17. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Great White  (Morey's Pier)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  18. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Megafobia  (Oakwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  19. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tonnerre de Zeus  (Parc Astérix)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  20. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Stampida  (PortAventura)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  21. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tomahawk  (PortAventura)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  22. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Zeus  (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  23. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Shivering Timbers  (Michigan's Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  24. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Rampage  (Alabama Splash Advenutre)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  25. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Excalibur  (Funtown Splashtown USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  26. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins  (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  27. ↑ Marden, Duane. "GhostRider  (Knott's Berry Farm)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  28. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Silver Comet  (Fantasy Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  29. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tremors  (Silverwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  30. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Boss  (Six Flags St. Louis)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  31. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Villain  (Geauga Lake)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  32. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Legend  (Holiday World)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  33. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Hurricane  (Myrtle Beach Pavilion)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  34. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Mega Zeph  (Six Flags New Orleans)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  35. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boulder Dash  (Lake Compounce)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  36. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Medusa  (Six Flags México)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  37. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Cornball Express  (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  38. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Cheetah  (Wild Adventures)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  39. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain  (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  40. ↑ Marden, Duane. "New Mexico Rattler  (Cliff's Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
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