Custom Coasters International

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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] It was located in West Chester, Ohio.[2]

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Custom Coasters International
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1991 (1991)
Defunct2002 (2002)
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
HeadquartersWest Chester, Ohio
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsWooden roller coasters
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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
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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


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]

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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 States1995Removed[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 Kingdom1996Closed[18]
Tonnerre 2 Zeus
Formerly Tonnerre de Zeus
Wood Support StructureParc AstérixFrance France1997Operating[19]
StampidaWood Support StructurePortAventura ParkSpain Spain1997Operating[20]
TomahawkWood Support StructurePortAventura ParkSpain 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 States1998Closed
Standing but not operating
[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 Wind Chaser
[26]
GhostRiderWood Support StructureKnott's Berry FarmUnited States United States1998Refurbished by Great Coasters International[27]
Silver CometSteel Support StructureNiagara Amusement Park & Splash WorldUnited 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 States2000Removed[34]
Boulder DashWood Support StructureLake CompounceUnited States United States2000Operating[35]
MedusaWood Support StructureSix Flags MexicoMexico Mexico2000Converted
Now known as Medusa Steel Coaster
[36]
Cornball ExpressSteel Support StructureIndiana BeachUnited States United States2001Operating[37]
CheetahSteel Support StructureWild AdventuresUnited States United States2001Removed[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]
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