Custom Coasters International

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

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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 Wind 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 Template:Flagicon United States 1992 Operating [7]
Outlaw Wood Support Structure Adventureland Template:Flagicon United States 1993 Operating [8]
Hoosier Hurricane Steel Support Structure Indiana Beach Template:Flagicon United States 1994 Operating [9]
Zach's Zoomer Wood Support Structure Michigan's Adventure Template:Flagicon United States 1994 Operating [10]
Cyclops Wood Support Structure Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagicon United States 1995 Operating [11]
Cannonball Run Wood Support Structure Waterville USA Template:Flagicon United States 1995 Removed [12]
The Raven Wood Support Structure Holiday World Template:Flagicon United States 1995 Operating [13]
Timber Terror
Formerly Grizzly		 Wood Support Structure Silverwood Theme Park Template:Flagicon United States 1996 Operating [14]
The Underground Wood Support Structure Adventureland Template:Flagicon United States 1996 Operating [15]
Pegasus Wood Support Structure Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagicon United States 1996 Operating [16]
The Great White Steel Support Structure Morey's Piers Template:Flagicon United States 1996 Operating [17]
Megafobia Wood Support Structure Oakwood Theme Park Template:Flagicon United Kingdom 1996 Closed [18]
Tonnerre 2 Zeus
Formerly Tonnerre de Zeus		 Wood Support Structure Parc Astérix Template:Flagicon France 1997 Operating [19]
Stampida Wood Support Structure PortAventura Park Template:Flagicon Spain 1997 Operating [20]
Tomahawk Wood Support Structure PortAventura Park Template:Flagicon Spain 1997 Operating [21]
Zeus Wood Support Structure Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagicon United States 1997 Operating [22]
Shivering Timbers Wood Support Structure Michigan's Adventure Template:Flagicon United States 1998 Operating [23]
Rampage Wood Support Structure Alabama Splash Adventure Template:Flagicon United States 1998 Closed
Standing but not operating		 [24]
Excalibur Wood Support Structure Funtown Splashtown USA Template:Flagicon United States 1998 Operating [25]
Twisted Twins
Formerly Twisted Sisters		 Steel Support Structure Kentucky Kingdom Template:Flagicon United States 1998 Converted
Now known as Wind Chaser		 [26]
GhostRider Wood Support Structure Knott's Berry Farm Template:Flagicon United States 1998 Refurbished by Great Coasters International [27]
Silver Comet Steel Support Structure Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World Template:Flagicon United States 1999 Operating [28]
Tremors Wood Support Structure Silverwood Theme Park Template:Flagicon United States 1999 Operating [29]
The Boss Wood Support Structure Six Flags St. Louis Template:Flagicon United States 2000 Operating [30]
Villain Steel Support Structure Geauga Lake Template:Flagicon United States 2000 Removed [31]
The Legend Wood Support Structure Holiday World Template:Flagicon United States 2000 Operating [32]
Hurricane Steel Support Structure Myrtle Beach Pavilion Template:Flagicon United States 2000 Removed [33]
Mega Zeph Steel Support Structure Six Flags New Orleans Template:Flagicon United States 2000 Removed [34]
Boulder Dash Wood Support Structure Lake Compounce Template:Flagicon United States 2000 Operating [35]
Medusa Wood Support Structure Six Flags Mexico Template:Flagicon Mexico 2000 Converted
Now known as Medusa Steel Coaster		 [36]
Cornball Express Steel Support Structure Indiana Beach Template:Flagicon United States 2001 Operating [37]
Cheetah Steel Support Structure Wild Adventures Template:Flagicon United States 2001 Removed [38]
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain Steel Support Structure Indiana Beach Template:Flagicon United States 2002 Operating [39]
New Mexico Rattler Steel Support Structure Cliff's Amusement Park Template:Flagicon United States 2002 Operating [40]

References

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External links

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