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BoddaH1994
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Props to Intamin?I'm not an amusement park operator, but if I were, I'd find this much unscheduled downtime unacceptable... Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

IBEW_Sparky
IBEW_Sparky

Open a theme park with only Intamin and Huss rides, and call it Tumbleweed, because thats all that would be moving at that park.

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KI FANATIC 37

Come on man, really? Its going on two months now. Intamin should get a smack in the face...

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If you add together all the amusement rides/coasters/transportation intamin has their downtime on a couple coasters is miniscule. The coasters with downtime are not cookie cutters. They had issues with hydraulic launches that accelerated riders over 120mph when first came out. A burned lift hill motor for a cable lift on a woodie after 7 years, and a part ror a 2nd generation giga coaster.

Rides that have been plagued with downtime are rides no other company could design or even attempt.

If intamin only designed chain lift, not intensive, and built cookie cutters than their uptime would be perfect and people would complain about how they are not innovative.

So what if they had to change a couple pieces of track on i305 & take out the heartline roll on maverick. They tried to push the envelope on intensity than to take the easy way out and design it as forceless as they could.

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They have a patent on their cable lift but another company could design a variation.

List of Current intamin coasters & other amusement rides not including transportation:

10 Inversion Roller Coaster Multi Inversion roller coaster Chime-Long Paradise, China 2006 [1]Alpine Bobsled Swiss Bob Great Escape, USA 1998 [2]American Eagle Racing Wooden Coaster Six Flags Great America, USA 1981 [3] Atlantis Adventure Aqua Trax Lotte World, South Korea 2003 [4] Avalancha Multi Inversion roller coaster Xetulul, Guatemala 2002 [5]Avatar Airbender Half Pipe Coaster (20m) Nickelodeon Universe (Mall of America), USA 2008 [6]Balder Wooden Coaster (Pre-Fab) Liseberg, Sweden 2003 [7]Batman The Escape Stand Up Coaster Darien Lake, USA 2006 (currently in storage) [8]Bizarro Mega Coaster Six Flags New England, USA 2000 [9]Bobbaan Bobsled roller coaster Efteling, The Netherlands 1985 [10]California Screamin' Custom Looping Coaster Disney California Adventure, USA 2001 [11]Cheetah Hunt LSM Launched Coaster Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, USA 2011 [12]Cobra Stand-Up Coaster La Ronde, Canada 1995 [13]Colossos Wooden Coaster (Pre-Fab) Heide Park, Germany 2001 [14]Colossus Multi Inversion roller coaster Thorpe Park, Great Britain 2002 [15] Comet Express Twist and Turn Coaster Lotte World, South Korea 1995 [16] Desert Race Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Heide Park, Germany 2007 [17] Dragon Family Roller Coaster La Ronde, Canada 1994 [18] Elf Wooden Coaster Hirakata Park, Japan 2001 [19]El Toro Wooden Coaster (Pre-Fab) Six Flags Great Adventure, USA 2006 [20] Euro-Star Inverted Coaster Gorky Park, Russia 2008 [21]Expedition GeForce Mega Coaster Holiday Park, Germany 2001 [22]Fahrenheit Vertical Lift Coaster Hersheypark, USA 2008 [23] Flight of the Phoenix Multi Inversion roller coaster Harborland, China 2006 [24] Fly Over Mediterranean Mega-lite Coaster Happy Valley Chengdu, China 2009 [25]Formula Rossa Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Ferrari World, United Arab Emirates 2010 [26]Furius Baco WingRide Coaster PortAventura, Spain 2007 [27]Galaxy Express 999 Indoor Coaster Aqua Stadium, Japan 2005 [28] Goliath Mega Coaster Walibi Holland, Netherlands 2002 [29]Green Lantern: First Flight ZacSpin Six Flags Magic Mountain, USA 2011 [30]Half Pipe Half Pipe Coaster (30m) Särkänniemi, Finland 2003 [31]Half Pipe Half Pipe Coaster (30m) Elitch Gardens, USA 2004 [32]Half Pipe Half Pipe Coaster (20m) Don Quijote, Japan 2005 (currently SBNO) [33]Half Pipe Half Pipe Coaster (30m) Chime-Long Paradise, China 2006 [34]Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril Custom Looping Coaster Disneyland Park (Paris), France 1993 [35] Inferno ZacSpin Terra Mitica, Spain 2007 [36]Insane ZacSpin Gröna Lund, Sweden 2009 [37]Intimidator 305 Giga Coaster Kings Dominion, USA 2010 [38]iSpeed LSM Launched Coaster Mirabilandia, Italy 2009 [39]Jet Rescue Jetski Coaster Sea World, Australia 2008 [40]Jr. Gemini Steel Kiddie Cedar Point, USA 1979 [41] Jupiter Wooden Coaster Kijima Kogen, Japan 1992 [42]Kanonen Accelerator Coaster with Inversions Liseberg, Sweden 2005 [43]Kawasemi Mega-lite Coaster Tobu Zoo, Japan 2008 [44]Kingda Ka Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Six Flags Great Adventure, USA 2005 [45]Kirnu ZacSpin Linnanmäki, Finland 2007 [46]La Vibora Swiss Bob Six Flags Over Texas, USA 1987 [47]Maverick LSM Launched Coaster Cedar Point, USA 2007 [48] Mega-Lite Mega-lite Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai, China 2009 [49]Mick Doohan's Motocoaster Motorbike Coaster Dreamworld, Australia 2007 [50]Millennium Force Giga Coaster Cedar Point, USA 2000 [51] Mine Train Coaster Mine Train Coaster Happy Valley Shanghai, China 2009 [52] Mine Train Ulven Mine Train Coaster Bakkan, Denmark 1997 [53] Montaña Rusa Infantil Children's Roller Coaster Parque de la Ciudad, Argentina 1982 (currently SBNO) [54] O Mundo da Xuxa Family Roller Coaster O Mundo da Xuxa, Brazil 1997 [55]Piraten Mega-lite Coaster Djurs Sommerland, Denmark 2008 [56]Possessed Twisted Impulse Coaster Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, USA 2008 [57]Raging Spirits Custom Looping Coaster Tokyo DisneySea, Japan 2005 [58]RC Racer Half Pipe Coaster Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong 2011 [59]RC Racer Half Pipe Coaster Walt Disney Studios Park, France 2010 [60]Ride of Steel Mega Coaster Darien Lake, USA 1999 [61]Rita Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Alton Towers, Great Britain 2005 [62] Sahara Twist Twist and Turn Coaster Leefoo Village Theme Park, Taiwan 2002 [63] Screaming Condor Twisted Impulse Coaster Leefoo Village Theme Park, Taiwan 2001 [64] Senzafiato Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Miragica, Italy 2009 [65]The Shock Wave Stand-Up Coaster Drayton Manor Theme Park, Great Britain 1994 [66]Skull Mountain Family Roller Coaster Six Flags Great Adventure, USA 1996 [67] Skycar Accelerator Coaster with Inversions Mysterious Island, China 2005 [68]Skyrush Mega Coaster Hersheypark, USA 2012 [69]Speed Monster Accelerator Coaster with Inversions Tusenfryd, Norway 2006 [70] Spiral Coaster Spiral Coaster Al-Sha'ab Leisure Park, Kuwait 2000 (currently SBNO) [71]Stealth Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Thorpe Park, Great Britain 2006 [72]Steel Venom Twisted Inverted Impulse Coaster Valleyfair, USA 2003 [73]Storm Runner Accelerator Coaster with Inversions Hersheypark, USA 2004 [74]Superman Escape Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia 2005 [75]Superman: Escape from Krypton Reverse Freefall Coaster (Twin) Six Flags Magic Mountain, USA 1997 [76]Superman – Ride of Steel Mega Coaster Six Flags America, USA 2000 [77] Super Montaña Rusa Infantil Children's Roller Coaster Parque de la Ciudad, Argentina 1984 (currently SBNO) [78] Supersonic Odyssey Custom Looping Coaster Cosmo's World, Malaysia 2003 [79]Surfrider SurfRider Coaster (25m) Wet 'n' Wild Water World, Australia 2007 [80]T Express Wooden Coaster (Pre-Fab) Everland, South Korea 2008 [81]Thirteen Family Drop Coaster Alton Towers, United Kingdom 2010 [82]Thunder Dolphin Mega Coaster Tokyo Dome City, Japan 2003(currently SBNO) [83]Top Thrill Dragster Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Cedar Point, USA 2003 [84]Tornado Inverted Coaster Särkänniemi, Finland 2001 [85] Tornado Inverted Coaster Parque de Atracciones de Madrid 1999 [86] Tornado Spinning Coaster Bakkan, Denmark 2009 [87]Tower of Terror II Reverse Freefall Coaster Dreamworld, Australia 1997 [88]V2: Vertical Velocity Twisted Inverted Impulse Coaster Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, USA 2001 [89]Vertical Velocity Twisted Impulse Coaster Six Flags Great America, USA 2001 [90]Vertigorama Double Rollercoaster Parque de la Ciudad, Argentina 1982 (currently SBNO, built in 1982 but electrical system never installed) [91] Viper Family Roller Coaster Doocoland, South Korea 1995 [92]Volcano, The Blast Coaster Inverted Catapult Coaster Kings Dominion, USA 1998 [93]Vurang Twist and Turn Coaster Hopi Hari, Brazil 1999 [94] White Cyclone Wooden Coaster Nagashima Spa Land, Japan 1984 (currently SBNO) [95]Wicked Twister Twisted Inverted Impulse Coaster Cedar Point, USA 2002 [96]Woodstock's Express Steel Kiddie California's Great America, USA 1987 [97]Xcelerator Accelerator Coaster without Inversions Knott's Berry Farm, USA 2002 [98]Zaturn

Drop Towers[edit source | editbeta] Name Model Location Year opened Status Ref Acrophobia Floorless Tilting Gyro Drop Six Flags Over Georgia 2001 Operating [100]Apocalypse Giant Drop Drayton Manor Theme Park 2000 Operating AtmosFear Ring Drop Liseberg 2011 Operating [101] Big Tower Giant Drop Beto Carrero World Unknown Operating [100] Blue Fall Giant Drop Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise 1998 Operating [100] Dalton Terror Giant Drop Walibi Belgium 1998 Operating [100] Drop Ride Giant Drop Funland Amusements (Hayling Island, England) 2004 Operating Drop Tower: Scream Zone Giant Drop California's Great America 1996 Operating [100]Drop Tower: Scream Zone Giant Drop Canada's Wonderland 1997 Operating [100]Drop Tower: Scream Zone Giant Drop Carowinds 1996 Operating [100]Drop Tower: Scream Zone Ring Drop Kings Dominion 2003 Operating Drop Tower: Scream Zone Gyro Drop Kings Island 1999 Operating Dungeon Drop Giant Drop Six Flags Astroworld 1997 Moved to Six Flags St. Louis 2006 [100] Fritt Fall Giant Drop Gröna Lund 1998 Operating [100]The Giant Drop Giant Drop Dreamworld 1998 Operating [100] Giant Drop Giant Drop Six Flags Great America 1997 Operating [100] Hellevator Giant Drop Kentucky Kingdom 1995 Removed 2006 [100]Hurakan Condor Giant Drop PortAventura 2005 Operating [102]Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom Giant Drop Six Flags Magic Mountain 2012 Operating Pepsi Max Drop Ride Giant Drop Segaworld London Trocadero 1996 Closed c. 2000-2003 and moved to Funland Amusements [100]Pitt Fall Giant Drop Kennywood 1997 Removed 2011 [100] Scream Gyro Drop Heide-Park 2003 Operating Space Probe Giant Drop Wonderland Sydney 1995 Removed 2004 [100]Space Vertigo Giant Drop Gardaland 1998 Operating Superman: Tower of Power Giant Drop Six Flags St. Louis 2006 Operating [103] Tower of Doom Giant Drop Elitch Gardens Theme Park 1997 Operating [100]Ferris wheels[edit source | editbeta] Name Model Location Opened Status Ref Astrowheel Double wheel Six Flags AstroWorld 1968 Closed 1980 [104] Galaxy Double wheel Six Flags Magic Mountain 1971 Closed 1979 [citation needed]Giant Wheel Double wheel Hersheypark 1973 Closed 2004 [105] Scorpion Double wheel Parque de la Ciudad 1983 SBNO Sky Whirl Tree Triple Wheel California's Great America 1976 Closed 1997 [106]Sky Whirl Tree Triple Wheel Six Flags Great America 1976 Closed 2000 [106] Zodiac Double wheel Kings Island 1975 Closed 1989, relocated to Wonderland Sydney [107] Zodiac Double wheel Wonderland Sydney 1990 Closed April 2004 [107] Unknown Triple wheel Seibuen Yuenchi (Japan) Unknown Unknown [108] Unknown Triple wheel Lotte World Unknown Unknown [108]Flume rides[edit source | editbeta] Name Location Year opened Status Ref Aguas Turbulentas Hidrovertigo Parque de la Ciudad 1987 SBNO Autosplash Mirabilandia (Italy) 1992 Operating [100]The Big Splash Rainbow Springs (New Zealand) 2012 Operating [109] Cariboo Log Chute Expo 86 1986 Moved to Upper Clements Theme Park [100] Flume Ride Al-Rawdah Sharaco Amusement Park Unknown Operating [100] Flume Ride Lotte World Unknown Operating [100] Flume Ride Taejŏn Expo '93 (now Kumdori Land) 1993 Operating [100] Iguazú Isla Mágica 2003 Operating Indiana River Bobbejaanland 1991 Operating [100] Mighty Mountain Flume Adventure Leofoo Village Theme Park Unknown Operating [100] Over the Edge MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park 1993 Defunct[note 2][100] Rio Bravo Parque Warner Madrid 2002 Operating Shoot the Rapids Cedar Point 2010 Operating [110] Sissibo Sizzler Flume Ride Upper Clements Theme Park 1989 Operating [100]Valhalla Pleasure Beach Blackpool 2000 Operating Wildwaterbaan Attractiepark Slagharen 1986 Operating [100]

Freefall rides[edit source | editbeta] Name Location Year opened Status Demon Drop Cedar Point 1983 Moved to Dorney Park 2009 Demon Drop Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom 2010 Operating Drop of Doom Galaxyland 1985 Moved to Movieland Studios Italy 2005 The Edge California's Great America 1983 Removed 1995 The Edge Six Flags Great America 1983 Moved to Rocky Point 1986 Free Fall Nagashima Spa Land 1983 Operating Freefall Rocky Point Amusement Park 1987 Moved to Geauga Lake 1995 Freefall Six Flags Magic Mountain 1982 Removed 2008 Freefall Six Flags Over Georgia 1983 Removed 2007 Hollywood Action Tower Movieland Studios (Italy) 2006 Operating Mr Hyde's Nasty Fall Geauga Lake 1996 Removed 2005 Stuntman's Freefall Six Flags Great Adventure 1983 Removed 2005 Sky Screamer Six Flags AstroWorld 1983 Removed 1997 Texas Cliffhanger Six Flags Over Texas 1982 Imploded 2007 Observation towers[edit source | editbeta]

Gyro towers similar to those listed below that were built prior to 1971 did not involve Intamin and therefore should not be listed here. Well-known rides such as Cedar Point's Space Spiral, AstroWorld's Astroneedle and Coney's Space Tower were built by Willy Bühler Space Towers Company of Berne, Switzerland with cabins by Von Roll. In 1971 Intamin started marketing these towers and contracted these same companies to build them. Willy Bühler Space Towers was eventually acquired by Von Roll.

Location Tower Type Year opened Status Ayameike Amusement Park, Japan Flying Island 1989 Defunct Aquarena Springs Gyro 1000 1974 SBNO Bundesgartenschau, (German National Garden Show Kassel) Gyro 1000 1981 Moved to Floriade 1982 California's Great America Gyro 1200 1977 Operating Carowinds Gyro 1200 1973 Operating Efteling Flying Island 1986 Operating Entertainment City Kuwait Gyro 1200 1977 Operating Europa-Park Gyro 1000 1983 Operating Expo 86 Gyro 1200 1986 Unknown Fair Park (State Fair of Texas) Super Gyro 2013 Under construction Floriade (Netherlands) Gyro 1000 1982 Moved to Europa-Park 1983 Futuroscope Gyro 1500 1989 Operating Gatlinburg, Tennessee Compact 1971 Operating Gardaland Flying Island 2000 Operating Geauga Lake Gyro 1000 1973 Defunct Glasgow Garden Festival Gyro 1000 1987 Unknown Green Expo, Osaka, Japan Flying Island 1989 Unknown Grun 80 (Horticultural Exhibit), Basel, Switzerland Gyro 1000 1980 Moved to Bundesgartenschau 1981 Hangzhou Paradise Gyro 1500 2006 SBNO Happy Valley Chengdu Flying Island 2009 Operating Happy Valley Shanghai Flying Island 2009 Operating Heide-Park Gyro 1000 1985 Operating Heide-Park Gyro 1500 1991 Converted to Gyro Drop Hersheypark Gyro 1200 1973 Operating Kingdoms 3, Stockbridge, Georgia Gyro 1000 1971 Moved to Aquarena Springs Kings Dominion Eiffel Tower/Paris Tower 1975 Operating Kings Island Eiffel Tower/Paris Tower 1972 Operating Knotts Berry Farm Gyro 1200 (with Parachutes) 1975 Operating (Gyro only) Legoland Florida Flying Island 1982 Operating Legoland Malaysia Super Gyro 2012 Operating Linnanmäki Gyro 800 1986 Operating Nagashima Spa Land Flying Island 1990 Unknown Parque de la Ciudad, Torre Espacial Space Tower 1985 Operating Pleasure Beach Blackpool Gyro 1000 1972 Operating The town of Rhuddlan Gyro 1000 1988 Unknown Seibuen Park, Japan Gyro 1200 1986 Operating Six Flags Great America Gyro 1200 1977 Operating Six Flags Magic Mountain Hexagonal 1971 Operating Six Flags Over Texas Oil Derrick 1969 Operating Takarazuka Family Land Gyro 1000 1984 Unknown Terra Mitica Gyro 1200 2007 Operating River Rapids Rides[edit source | editbeta] Name Location Year opened Status Aqua Ride Sea Paradise Unknown Operating Bigfoot Rapids Knott's Berry Farm 1988 Operating Canyon River Rapids Hersheypark 1987 Defunct Congo River Rapids Alton Towers 1986 Operating Congo Rapids Six Flags Great Adventure 1981 Operating Congo River Rapids Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 1982 Operating Donnerfluss Holiday Park Unknown Operating Fjord-Rafting Europa-Park Unknown Operating Fury of the Nile Worlds of Fun 1984 Operating Grand Canyon Rapids PortAventura 1995 Operating Grizzly River Rampage Opryland USA 1982 Defunct Grizzly River Run Disney California Adventure Park 2001 Operating Jungle Adventure Lotte World Unknown Operating Jungle Rapids Gardaland 1999 Operating Kali River Rapids Disney's Animal Kingdom 1999 Operating Mountain Rafting Heide-Park 1992 Operating Piraña Efteling 1983 Operating Radja River Walibi Belgium 1988 Operating Radja River Walibi Rhône-Alpes 1989 Operating Raging Rapids Kennywood 1985 Operating Raging River Adventureland (Iowa) 1983 Operating Rampaging Rapids Hunt's Pier 1985 Defunct Rio Bravo Mirabilandia 1992 Operating Rio Loco SeaWorld San Antonio 1988 Operating Rip Roaring Rapids California's Great America 1988 Operating Roaring Rapids Six Flags Great America 1984 Operating Roaring Rapids Six Flags Magic Mountain 1981 Operating Roaring Rapids Six Flags Over Texas 1983 Operating Roman Rapids Busch Gardens Williamsburg 1988 Operating Romas et Rapidus Parc Astérix 1989 Operating Rumba Rapids Thorpe Park 1987 Operating Splash Canyon Drayton Manor Theme Park 1993 Operating Snowy River Rampage Wonderland Sydney 1985 Defunct Thunder Canyon Cedar Point 1986 Operating Thunder River AstroWorld 1980 Defunct Thunder River Six Flags Over Georgia 1982 Operating Thunder River Six Flags St. Louis 1983 Operating Thunder River Rapids Ride Dreamworld 1986 Operating White Water Canyon Canada's Wonderland 1984 Operating White Water Canyon Kings Dominion 1985 Operating White Water Canyon Kings Island 1983 Operating White Water Rapids Great Escape 1986 Operating Shoot the Chute rides[edit source | editbeta]

Commonly known as Shoot the Chute, Intamin refers to these rides as Spillwater, Super Splash, Mega Splash or Hyper Splash.[111]

Name Model Location Year opened Status Ref Congo Falls Spillwater Kings Island 1988 Operating [100] Diamond Falls Spillwater Kings Dominion 1985 Closed 2002 [100] Divertical Hyper Splash Mirabilandia (Italy) 2012 Operating [109] Drenched Mega Splash Oakwood Theme Park 2002 Operating Escape from Pompeii Spillwater Busch Gardens Williamsburg 1996 Operating [100] Fuga da Atlantide Super Splash Gardaland 2003 Operating [112] Le Grand Splatch Spillwater Parc Astérix 1989 Operating [100] Monsoon Spillwater Worlds of Fun 1992 Operating [100] Monsoon Falls Spillwater Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 1998 Operating [100] Old Mill Scream Spillwater Opryland USA 1987 Closed 1997 [100]Perilous Plunge Mega Splash Knott's Berry Farm 2000 Closed 2012 Pilgrims Plunge Hyper Splash Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 2009 Operating [113]Power Surge Spillwater Six Flags Fiesta Texas 1992 Operating [100]Shipwreck Falls Spillwater Darien Lake 2002 Operating Tanganyika Tidal Wave Extended Spillwater Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 1989 Operating [100] Tidal Wave Spillwater Six Flags Magic Mountain 1989 Operating [100] Tsunami Spillwater Fantasilandia 2007 Operating [114]Tutuki splash Spillwater PortAventura 1995 Operating [100] Whitewater Falls Spillwater California's Great America 1990 Operating [100] Unknown Spillwater Space World 1990 Defunct [100]Others[edit source | editbeta] Name Model Location Year opened Status ACME Rock n' Rocket Looping Starship Six Flags Over Texas 2006 Operating Aerovarvet Looping Starship Liseberg 1989 Closed 2002 Bateau Ivre Looping Starship Zygofolis 1987 Moved to Walibi Belgium 1991 Berserker Looping Starship Kings Dominion 1984 Operating Bootsfahrt Tow boat ride Hanover Zoo Unknown Operating Bounty Looping Starship Walibi Belgium 1992 Closed 2002 Bounty's Revenge Looping Starship Wonderland Sydney 1985 Moved to Sunway Lagoon 2004 Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 3D-motion simulator ride Universal Studios Orlando 2012 Operating Épidemaïs Croisières Tow boat ride Parc Astérix 1989 Operating Fata Morgana Tow boat ride Efteling 1986 Operating Galleon's Graveyard[citation needed] Flying Dutchman Wonderland Sydney Unknown Closed 2004 Gondoletta Tow boat ride Efteling 1981 Operating Great Gasp Parachute 1200 Six Flags Over Georgia 1976 Defunct (2005) Great Six Flags Air Racer Barnstormer Six Flags Over Georgia 1976 Defunct Great Six Flags Air Racer Barnstormer Six Flags Over Texas 1976 Defunct H.M.B. Endeavor Looping Starship California's Great America 1987 Operating Holandes Volador Flying Dutchman Parque de la Ciudad 1984 SBNO Hollywood Tour Dark water ride Phantasialand 1990 Operating I Corsari Dark water ride Gardaland 1992 Operating Ice Age Adventure Dark water ride Movie Park Germany 1996 Operating Jet Scream Looping Starship Canada's Wonderland 1990 Closed 2010 to make way for WindSeeker Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast Simulator Ride Universal Studios Florida 2003 Closed 2011 to make room for Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem Jumpin' Jellyfish Children Parachute Tower Disney California Adventure Park 2001 Operating Jumpin' Jellyfish Children Parachute Tower Tokyo DisneySea 2001 Operating Le Pays des Contes de Fées Tow boat ride Disneyland Park 1994 Operating Looping Starship Looping Starship Six Flags AstroWorld 1986 Closed 2005 - parts moved to Six Flags Over Texas Looping Starship Looping Starship Six Flags Over Georgia 1985 Closed 2005 Looping Starship Looping Starship Valleyfair 1985 Operating Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower Parachute 1200 Six Flags Great Adventure 1983 Operating Paysages d’Europe Tow boat ride Futuroscope 1992 Closed 1998 Perilous Pendulum Looping Starship Galaxyland 1985 Closed 2003 Phoenix Looping Starship Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 1982 Operating Pirates of the Caribbean Dark water ride Disneyland Park 1992 Operating Pirate's Revenge Looping Starship Sunway Lagoon 2005 Operating Power Dive Looping Starship Six Flags Great America 1987 Closed 2002 Sky Chuter Parachute 1200 Six Flags St. Louis 1978 Moved to Six Flags Great Adventure 1982 Sky Flower Parachute 1200 Tokyo Dome City 1978 Operating Slinky Dog Spin Caterpillar ride Hong Kong Disneyland 2011 Operating Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin Caterpillar ride Walt Disney Studios Park 2010 Operating Southern Star Looping Starship Carowinds 1986 Operating Space Shuttle Looping Starship Six Flags Great Adventure 1985 Closed 2007 Swan Boats Tow boat ride Alton Towers 1987 Closed 2003 Texas Chute Out Parachute 1200 Six Flags Over Texas 1976 Closed 2012 The Spectucalar 4D Adventure Dinamic Cinema Gardaland 1990 Operating The Claw Gyro Swing Dreamworld 2004 Operating Toy Soldier Parachute Drop Children Parachute Tower Hong Kong Disneyland 2011 Operating Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop Children Parachute Tower Walt Disney Studios Park 2010 Operating Z-Force Looping Starship Six Flags Magic Mountain 1987 Closed 1992 Unknown Barnstormer Lotte World 1986 Defunct Unknown Barnstormer Seibuen Park, Japan 1976 Defunct

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My point is when you design more products than any other company and also more than a lot of other companies combined you are bound to have some issues.

I am a little confused, RCDB shows Intamin has 120 coasters and B &M has 90. So they only have 30 more coasters than B &M. I don't think anyone has issues with their other products (flats), they seem to be reliable rides. It seems you giving them an excuse for some of their failures!

The general public is not going to understand any more than: "The big ride is down and I paid a lot of money to get in here and ride it. Now I am upset and mad at the park."

I don't see them putting up signs saying: The manufacturer of this ride has pushed the limits of physics and mechanics to the best of their ability to bring you a high thrilling ride, but the sacrifice is that it does experience a lot of down time over other coasters." Thank You!

When I visit CP, I have expectations that I will not get to ride TTD for it not be operating. Every time I have been there the last few years it has broken down almost every time. I almost attended the Virginia is for Coaster Lovers event to ride I-305, well that would not have worked out well, hence the reason for this thread.

When I go to KI I never worry if DB is going to be down, I know it is a work horse and will most likely be up! I will take a working/reliable B&M over a extra thrilling may or may not be operating Intamin any day, but we are all different and I respect you for what you like!

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In 2011...TTD had basically more downtime than uptime, and at least went down once per day be air leak, rollback, stuck fins, or other operational issues.

I went down mainly for weather, went down mechanical three times, one PLC issue, one semi serious issue, and one routine train maint that robbed us of one train for a week. We went down other times but very briefly to confirm a safety issue or check something, but nothing to the level of TTD...just saying

And my capacity was higher :)

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Its your preogative if you would rather have a reliable ride that does not push the envelope over a ride that is incredible. Last several times at the park db has had downtime, so what its a machine. My limit is three times in a row till I am bored and want to go ride the great pumpkin with my daughter.

There is not a single coaster domestic or overseas that I would make a special trip to ride that is not an intamin.

Lets just agree to disagree.

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If Mr O's goal is to provide "the best day of their year" anytime a family shows up to one of his parks, I'll assume having all of his major attractions operational, safe and running is part of that mission. Cut it any way you like, but bottom line, any ride that is standing, but not operational is bad for a park's image. When that ride is one of your major attractions and a reason people show up at the park (as opposed to say like a scrambler type ride where having it down on the day you get there may be a dissapointment, odds are you came to the park for much more than riding the scrambler) is down, its even worse.

Sacrafice reliability for innovation sounds great in a vacuum, but what happens when the lack of realiability happens on the day you're in the park? What if you have the option of going to a different major amusement park in the area, like say Bush Gardens Williamsburg if you had Kings Dominion as one of your stops on summer vacation? Thats a lose of business, that's a potential loss of repeat business from the same family that might decide to stop at the same park on this summer trip next year when they head to the beach again?

Put your roller coaster nerdom aside, the average park attendee has no clue who B & M is, or Intamin is, who Huss is, etc... They do however look at a ride like Diamondback and think, wow that thing is huge, I'm kind of nervous to get on it. However, when they came to the same park last year, they probably felt the same thing when looking at SOB, then felt a sense of dissapointment when they discovered it wasn't working, hasn't been working for years, and "just how reliable are these other rides if they can't get that thing working?" ideas placed in their heads? How many people have held back from a trip to Cedar Point because of the recent failure of Shoot the Rapids? how many have held back from theme parks in general b/c of the tragic incident in Texas? Reliability issues are not just an issue for a particular ride or the park it resides in, its an issue for the industry as a whole and something that needs to be considered when one is about to dump $25 + mil on their next major attraction.

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If paramount would have built volcano here and they would have spent extra to have had a intamin plug and play for SOB, and if they would have installed a supes type hyper instead of tomb raider everyone on here would be singing intamins praise.

But that is my point, when Kings Island put in SOB, they put in a ride w/ even less reliability than your standard Intamin (or anyone for that matter). Not only did they spend a fortune to build it, and rework it, and then tear it down, SOB gave the park a lot of bad PR, it probably cost the park a fortune in potential business not only from its reputation, but also from the people who said "lets wait till next year, maybe SOB will be open and we can finally try it). the Crypt/TR:TR wasn't nearly the fiasco, but it definently had a less than ideal impact on the park. Toss in all the downtime for Firehawk, and is it any wonder that their last 2 installations have been from the company that currently sets the standard in reliability? The argument has never been that intamin rides are terrible, other than shoot the rapids, most of their recent, "local" installations have been popular. I'll assume KI knows it can get relatively the same amount of attention/profit from Banshee as they could from installing a TTD clone, but they probably feel more comfortable that Banshee will be up and running on a more regular basis and provide the average park attendee a better experience on any given day just by the assumption that it will be open on the day they are there.

At this point in time, the last think KI can stand is another SOB or The Bat coaster, one that is both innovative and up and running for a much, much shorter time than you'd expect.

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If paramount would have built volcano here and they would have spent extra to have had a intamin plug and play for SOB, and if they would have installed a supes type hyper instead of tomb raider everyone on here would be singing intamins praise.

Not so. I wouldn't be. I know how much parks treasure reliabilty, safety and life cycle costs. In not a single one of those three categories is INTAMIN the industry leader.

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The reason you only see Intamin with cable lifts & the lot are probably due to very extensive copyrights. Look at Crypt/Tomb Raider, the seating, theming, and all had to be taken down due to their copyrights. They removed a row, literally because of that, or for what I've seen/heard, I'm sure others will chime in to follow.

During the transition from Tomb Raider to The Crypt, the front row of the gondola was removed so the gondola could be reduced in weight. This would, in theory, allow for a more acrobatic ride cycle to make up for the lost theming. The new ride cycle tore up the machinery more than the TRTR cycle so the cycle was yet again changed to the less intense two-flip cycle. If I can recall correctly, the ride opened with a two flip cycle and closed with a similar cycle.
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Hey! I can copy & paste from Wiki too!

Intamin has been in the news for a number of safety-related accidents or incidents.
  • In 1984, three passengers riding The Edge at Six Flags Great America were injured and briefly hospitalized. The ride experienced a software malfunction that caused it to fall backwards down the wrong shaft.[1]

  • On May 16, 1999, a 365 lb (166 kg) guest was unable to close his lap bar on the Ride of Steel roller coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake. As a result, he was ejected, fell approximately 9 feet as the ride went over a "camel hump" hill, and suffered serious injuries. He sued the park and the ride manufacturer for negligence and was awarded US$3.95 million.[2]

  • In August 1999, a 12-year-old mentally disabled boy fell from the Drop Tower: Scream Zone at Paramount's Great America and died. The victim's family claimed his harness was not locked properly. An investigation was inconclusive and no charges were filed.[3][4]

  • In September 2001, a 40-year-old woman fell from the Perilous Plunge attraction at Knott's Berry Farm, into the water, was hit by the boat, and died. An investigation showed that the 300 lb (140 kg) woman had loosened the safety restraints so she could fit more comfortably into the ride.[5]

  • On April 16, 2004, a 16-year-old girl from Pontypool was killed after falling approximately 30 m (100 ft) from the top of the Hydro (now called Drenched) ride at Oakwood Leisure Park, Narberth, Pembrokeshire.[6] During a trial brought by the victim's family against Oakwood, a jury returned a narrative verdict stating that the victim died due to being improperly restrained.[7]

  • The second incident of 2004 was on one of Intamin's mega coasters, Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags New England in Massachusetts. The ride, again with lap bar restraints, was dispatched with a sufferer of cerebral palsy in the front seat, who died after being ejected from his seat. According to an investigation [1], the ride operators were primarily to blame for not ensuring the rider was properly secured. Intamin was also partially blamed because the ride's safety system allowed the train to be dispatched without all the restraints properly secured.

  • In June 2007, a 13-year-old girl had both of her feet severed at the ankles on Superman: Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. A ride malfunction caused a cable to snap and a cord to wrap around the girl's feet, amputating both of them. She was brought to the hospital in critical condition [8] and the park was later fined $1,000 for not properly maintaining the ride. The girl survived the accident and doctors were able to re-attach her right foot. A settlement was later reached with Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom that will provide for her throughout her life.[9]

  • On September 16, 2009, two guests were injured when a cable snapped on the Xcelerator roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm. The 12-year-old victim had lacerations on his leg, while the adult victim complained of back injuries.[10]

  • On July 8, 2011, a 29-year-old guest was killed when he was ejected from the Ride of Steel roller coaster. The rider, an Iraq War veteran whose legs had been amputated, was on the front row of the roller coaster when he was thrown from the train during the course of the ride. Park officials stated that the ride was in proper mechanical order and that the various safety restraints were also working normally at the time of the incident, but that the attraction would remain closed pending an investigation.[11][12]

  • On February 24, 2012, a 14-year-old girl died in an accident at Hopi Hari, Vinhedo, São Paulo State, Brazil. She fell from the Drop Tower ride "La Tour Eiffel", suffered cranial trauma and died on the way to the hospital. Initial investigations suggested the possibility of mechanical failure in the restraint latch.[13]

  • On July 24, 2012, a launch cable snapped on the launch coaster Rita at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, UK. No one was hurt on or off the ride. Since then, the launch area has been sealed off to all guests, whereas before guests were able to walk underneath the launch to get access to the entrance of Th13teen, another of Intamin's rides.

At least with Banshee, a reliable & safe B&M, we know the odds are it will be open for guests to enjoy come opening day!

Don't be mad bro, perhaps one day you will understand the safety of your "daughter" on any ride will overshadow what you believe to "push the envelope over a ride that is incredible".

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