Premier Rides

Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States.^[1] The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) on their roller coasters. Jim Seay has been the sole owner and company president since 1996.^[2]

Premier Rides, Inc.

Company type	Private company
Founded	U.S. (1995)
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland, , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jim Seay Randy Schmidt
Products	Roller coasters Family attractions Water rides Observation Wheels & Towers
Owner	Jim Seay
Website	premier-rides.com

Mr. Freeze, a Premier Rides roller coaster.

The first roller coaster by Premier Rides was Runaway Mountain at Six Flags Over Texas, which opened on June 12, 1996.^[3]

List of roller coasters

As of 2019, Premier Rides has built 36 roller coasters around the world.^[4] Premier Rides was also the broker involved with the High Roller steel roller coaster at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. However, the ride was manufactured by S&MC.^[5]

Name	Model	Location	Country	Opened	Status	Ref
Runaway Mountain	Steel Coaster	Six Flags Over Texas	United States	1996	Operating	[6]
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear	LIM Coaster	Kings Dominion	United States	1996	Operating	[7]
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear	LIM Coaster	Kings Island	United States	1996	Operating	[8]
Mr. Freeze Formerly Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast	LIM Coaster	Six Flags Over Texas	United States	1998	Operating	[9]
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast Formerly Mr. Freeze	LIM Coaster	Six Flags St. Louis	United States	1998	Operating	[10]
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness Formerly BuzzSaw Falls	Water Coaster	Silver Dollar City	United States	1999	Modified by S&S Worldwide	[11]
Joker's Jinx	LIM Coaster	Six Flags America	United States	1999	Operating	[12]
Poltergeist	LIM Coaster	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	United States	1999	Operating	[13]
Vonkaputous	Water Coaster	Linnanmäki	Finland	2001	Removed	[14]
Revenge of the Mummy	LIM Coaster	Universal Studios Florida	United States	2004	Operating	[15]
Revenge of the Mummy the Ride	LIM Coaster	Universal Studios Hollywood	United States	2004	Operating	[16]
Back Lot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track	LIM Coaster	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	2005	Operating	[17]
Backlot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track	LIM Coaster	Kings Island	United States	2005	Operating	[18]
Back Lot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job Turbo Coaster	LIM Coaster	Kings Dominion	United States	2006	Operating	[19]
Crazy Cobra Formerly Mad Cobra	LIM Coaster	Discoveryland Suzuka Circuit	China	2006 1998 to 2003	Operating	[20] [21]
Revenge of the Mummy	LIM Coaster	Universal Studios Singapore	Singapore	2010	Operating	[22]
Sky Rocket	Sky Rocket I	Kennywood	United States	2010	Operating	[23]
Yamaha Racing Coaster	LSM Coaster	Trans Studio Indoor Theme Park Bandung inside the Transmart Bandung Supermall	Indonesia	2011	Operating	[24]
Superman: Ultimate Flight	Sky Rocket II	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	United States	2012	Operating	[25]
Unknown Formerly Speed – The Ride	LIM Coaster	Akita Plaza Sahara Hotel and Casino	United States	2012 2000 to 2011	In storage	[26] [27]
Unknown Formerly Batman & Robin: The Chiller	Dueling LIM Coaster	Beto Carrero World Six Flags Great Adventure	Brazil	2012 1998 to 2007	Removed	[28] [29]
Deep Space	LSM Coaster	Adlabs Imagica	India	2013	Operating	[30]
Full Throttle	Sky Rocket III	Six Flags Magic Mountain	United States	2013	Operating	[31]
Sky Scream	Sky Rocket II	Holiday Park	Germany	2014	Operating	[32]
Tempesto	Sky Rocket II	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	United States	2015	Operating	[33]
Phobia Phear Coaster	Sky Rocket II	Lake Compounce	United States	2016	Operating	[34]
Highway Boat Formerly Soak'd Formerly Slippery When Wet	HydroFighter Coaster	Sun World Danang Wonders Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park	Vietnam	2017 2009 2008	Removed	[35] [36]
Paradise Fall Formerly Round About Formerly Maximum RPM!	Revolver Coaster	Sun World Danang Wonders Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park	Vietnam	2017 2009 2008	Removed	[37] [38]
Hype	Sky Rocket II	Särkänniemi Amusement Park	Finland	2017	Operating	[39]
Sky Rocket	Sky Rocket II	Chimelong Paradise	China	2017	Operating	[40]
Electric Eel	Sky Rocket II	SeaWorld San Diego	United States	2018	Operating	[41]
Tigris	Sky Rocket II	Busch Gardens Tampa	United States	2019	Operating	[42] [43]
West Coast Racers	Dueling Launch Coaster	Six Flags Magic Mountain	United States	2020	Operating	[44]
EpiQ Coaster	LSM Coaster	Doha Quest	Qatar	2021	Operating	[45]
Ice Breaker	Sky Rocket	SeaWorld Orlando	United States	2022	Operating	[46]
Sky Loop	Sky Rocket II	Boulevard World Riyadh Winter Wonderland	Saudi Arabia	2022 2022	Operating	[47] [48]
Drakko: The Flying Beast Formerly Zombie Ride	Sky Rocket II	Salitre Mágico Bosque Mágico	Colombia	2023 2015 to 2022	Operating	[49] [50]
Unknown	Sky Rocket II	Steel Pier	United States	2024	Under construction	[51]
AlpenFury	Sky Rocket III	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	2025	Under construction	[52][53]

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