Custom Coasters International

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]

Custom Coasters International
IndustryManufacturing
FateBankrupt, designers broke off to form The Gravity Group and Great Coasters International as well as to join S&S Worldwide
SuccessorGravitykraft Corporation
The Gravity Group
Great Coasters International
Founded1991 (1991)
Defunct2002 (2002)
Headquarters
West Chester Township 
,
United States of America 
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsWooden roller coasters

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 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]

NameModelParkCountryOpenedStatusRef
Kingdom Coaster
Formerly Sky Princess		Wood Support StructureDutch Wonderland United States1992Operating[7]
OutlawWood Support StructureAdventureland United States1993Operating[8]
Hoosier HurricaneSteel Support StructureIndiana Beach United States1994Operating[9]
Zach's ZoomerWood Support StructureMichigan's Adventure United States1994Operating[10]
CyclopsWood Support StructureMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park United States1995Operating[11]
Cannonball RunWood Support StructureWaterville USA United States1995Removed[12]
The RavenWood Support StructureHoliday World United States1995Operating[13]
Timber Terror
Formerly Grizzly		Wood Support StructureSilverwood Theme Park United States1996Operating[14]
The UndergroundWood Support StructureAdventureland United States1996Operating[15]
PegasusWood Support StructureMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park United States1996Operating[16]
The Great WhiteSteel Support StructureMorey's Piers United States1996Operating[17]
MegafobiaWood Support StructureOakwood Theme Park United Kingdom1996Operating[18]
Tonnerre de ZeusWood Support StructureParc Astérix France1997Operating[19]
StampidaWood Support StructurePortAventura Park Spain1997Operating[20]
TomahawkWood Support StructurePortAventura Park Spain1997Operating[21]
ZeusWood Support StructureMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park United States1997Operating[22]
Shivering TimbersWood Support StructureMichigan's Adventure United States1998Operating[23]
RampageWood Support StructureAlabama Splash Adventure United States1998Operating[24]
ExcaliburWood Support StructureFuntown Splashtown USA United States1998Operating[25]
Twisted Twins
Formerly Twisted Sisters		Steel Support StructureKentucky Kingdom United States1998Converted
Now known as Storm Chaser		[26]
GhostRiderWood Support StructureKnott's Berry Farm United States1998Operating[27]
Silver CometSteel Support StructureFantasy Island United States1999
Operating		[28]
TremorsWood Support StructureSilverwood Theme Park United States1999Operating[29]
The BossWood Support StructureSix Flags St. Louis United States2000Operating[30]
VillainSteel Support StructureGeauga Lake United States2000Removed[31]
The LegendWood Support StructureHoliday World United States2000Operating[32]
HurricaneSteel Support StructureMyrtle Beach Pavilion United States2000Removed[33]
Mega ZephSteel Support StructureSix Flags New Orleans United States2000Closed
Standing but not operating		[34]
Boulder DashWood Support StructureLake Compounce United States2000Operating[35]
MedusaWood Support StructureSix Flags Mexico Mexico2000Converted
Now known as Medusa Steel Coaster		[36]
Cornball ExpressSteel Support StructureIndiana Beach United States2001Operating[37]
CheetahSteel Support StructureWild Adventures United States2001Operating[38]
Lost Coaster of Superstition MountainSteel Support StructureIndiana Beach United States2002Operating[39]
New Mexico RattlerSteel Support StructureCliff's Amusement Park United States2002Operating[40]
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References
  1. http://www.coastergallery.com/Manu.html#CCI
  2. 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 Adventure)". 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 Mexico)". 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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