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'{{Infobox company |name = Intamin |logo = Intamin Amusement Rides logo.svg |image_size = 200px |caption = |type = |traded_as = |genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies --> |fate = |predecessor = |successor = |foundation = 1967<ref>https://www.intaminworldwide.com/our-history/</ref> |founder = Robert Spieldiener<br />Reinhold Spieldiener<br />Alfons Saiko |defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> |location_city = [[Wollerau]] |location_country = [[Switzerland]] |location = |locations = 7 |area_served = Worldwide |key_people = |industry = [[Manufacturing]] |products = [[Amusement rides]], [[roller coaster]]s, [[transport]]ation |services = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies --> |assets = |equity = |owner = |num_employees = |parent = |divisions = Intamin Amusement Rides<br />Intamin Transportation |subsid = |homepage = {{URL|http://www.intaminworldwide.com/}} |footnotes = |intl = }} '''Intamin Worldwide''' is a designing and manufacturing company in [[Wollerau]], [[Switzerland]]. It is best known for creating [[Amusement ride|thrill rides]] and [[roller coaster]]s worldwide. The Intamin brand name is an abbreviation for ''international amusement installations''. The company has offices throughout the world including three in Europe, three in Asia and two in the United States. Intamin is a major player in the [[amusement park]] attractions industry, supplying 17 different styles of roller coasters, 7 different vertical rides, 8 different water rides, 5 different immersive rides, 7 different swing rides and 5 different observation attractions. The company has installed a total of 163 coasters in several countries around the globe. Intamin designed and built the first [[river rapids ride]] known as [[Thunder River (ride)|Thunder River]] based on the idea supplied by Bill Crandall, a past General Manager at the now defunct [[Six Flags AstroWorld|AstroWorld]]. Intamin also marketed the first [[Freefall (ride)|Freefall]] (developed by [[Giovanola]]) experience and the first [[drop tower]]. ==Products and technologies== Intamin's product range is in two broad categories, Rides and Thrill Rides, and Transportation. ===Amusement rides=== [[File:SixFlagsWaterRide-3943.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Roaring Rapids river ride at [[Six Flags Over Texas]] (2007)]] ====Roller coasters==== {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2015}} Intamin was amongst the first to create a magnetic propulsion system (linear [[Linear induction motor|induction]]/[[Linear motor#Synchronous|synchronous]] motor) and remains one of only a handful of manufacturers continuing to use such technology on roller coasters. Intamin also created the first [[hydraulic]] launch system (also known as the Accelerator), which is now being used to catapult roller coaster trains from standstill to speeds upward of {{Convert|240|km/h}} in a few seconds before climbing up immense heights. [[Kingda Ka]] at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]], for instance, is North America's tallest and fastest coaster, launching riders from 0–{{Convert|128|mi/h|abbr=on}} in 3.5 seconds. Intamin is also known for its massive [[Mega Coaster|Mega and Giga Coasters]], Intamin's terms for a [[hypercoaster]]. Intamin Giga and Mega Coasters currently occupy three of the top five [[Golden Ticket Awards]] with perennial favorites [[Millennium Force]], [[Superman the Ride]] and [[Expedition GeForce]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://goldenticketawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-GTA-issue_complete.pdf|title=Cedar Point welcomes 2016 Golden Ticket Awards|date=September 2016|magazine=Amusement Today|accessdate=September 11, 2016}}</ref> Intamin uses computerized and industrialized engineering and manufacturing methods for its wooden coasters, rather than traditional on site fabrication.<ref name="RC85">{{cite magazine | last1 = Pan | first1 = Phil | year = 2003 | title = Colossos: Can a coaster be too good for itself | journal = RollerCoaster! Magazine |volume = 24| issue = 3 | pages = 24 | publisher=American Coaster Enthusiasts | location=Mission, Kansas | issn = 0896-7261}}</ref> Coasters such as [[Colossos (Heide Park)|Colossos]] at [[Heide Park]], [[Balder (roller coaster)|Balder]] at [[Liseberg]] and [[El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure)|El Toro]] at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] utilized this manufacturing technique. Unlike other traditional wood coasters, these rides use prefabricated track sections made of a high-strength wooden laminate that can be secured on-site when the superstructure is completed. This design enables the coaster to reach speeds and navigate course elements smoothly, like a steel roller coaster, while retaining the look and some of the traditional feel of common wooden coasters.<ref name="RC85"/> Another recent roller coaster development by Intamin is the ZacSpin, a type of [[4th Dimension roller coaster]] that was first seen in 2007. [[Kirnu]] at [[Linnanmäki]] in Finland was the first ZacSpin in the world and opened on April 27, 2007.<ref name="Kirnu">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Kirnu|location=Linnanmäki (Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland)|rcdb_number=3613|accessdate=December 26, 2018}}</ref> It has individual cars, each with 8 seats, arranged in two pods coming off the sides of the car, each with 2 seats facing forward and two facing backward. This car is either lifted to the highest point by a conventional chain lift, or propelled around the course at a constant speed by a [[Linear Motor]] system. [[File:Maverick hill Cedar Point.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Maverick (roller coaster)|Maverick]] at [[Cedar Point]]]] [[File:Hyperion, Energylandia - 2018 Aug 06.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Hyperion (roller coaster)|Hyperion]] at [[Energylandia]]]] The company is known for being the original home to the famous (within the coaster world) [[Bolliger & Mabillard]] (B&M). The two engineers worked for [[Giovanola]] who in turn were frequently contracted by Intamin for their early stand-up roller coasters (Giovanola eventually started producing roller coasters independently). B&M broke away from Giovanola to form their own company which now supplies roller coasters as well. Similarities between the two companies are often obvious, such as the style of track used by B&M, which was used in a number of early Giovanola installations which were contracted by Intamin. ====Dick wheels==== [[File:Giant Wheel.jpg|thumb|[[Giant Wheel (Hersheypark)|Giant Wheel]], a double wheel at [[Hersheypark]]]] [[File:Sky Whirl 2.jpg|thumb|[[Sky Whirl]], a triple wheel at [[Six Flags Great America]]]] [[File:California_Screamin'_Launch.JPG|thumb|[[California Screamin'|California Screamin]], a Custom Intamin Looper at [[Disney California Adventure]]]] Intamin brokered a number of rides that were manufactured by [[Waagner-Biro]]. These included a series of rides for [[Marriott Corporation]], each comprising a vertical column supporting multiple horizontal arms, with each arm supporting a [[Ferris wheel]]. The first was [[Giant Wheel (Hersheypark)|Giant Wheel]] which operated at [[Hersheypark]] in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] from 1973 until 2004. Similar Intamin supplied Waagner-Biro wheels included Zodiac ([[Kings Island]], [[Mason, Ohio]]) and Scorpion ([[Parque de la Ciudad]], [[Buenos Aires, Argentina]]). All are now defunct. [[Sky Whirl]], the world's first triple Ferris wheel, which debuted at both Marriott's Great America parks (now [[Six Flags Great America]], [[Gurnee, Illinois]], and [[California's Great America]], [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]) in 1976, was also manufactured by Waagner-Biro and brokered by Intamin. Also known as a triple Ferris wheel,<ref>[http://www.freethemepark.com/great-america-tickets.php Need Six Flags Great America Tickets?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017003131/http://www.freethemepark.com/great-america-tickets.php |date=2015-10-17 }}</ref> Triple Giant Wheel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timelines.home.insightbb.com/sfgam_years.htm |title=Theme Park Timelines |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118163229/http://timelines.home.insightbb.com/sfgam_years.htm |archivedate=2015-01-18 }}</ref> or Triple Tree Wheel, it was {{Convert|33|m|ft|0}} in height.<ref>[http://www.gurnee.il.us/zoning_board/zba_minutes/10-25-00.html Zoning Board Minutes - 10-25-00] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060312131305/http://www.gurnee.il.us/zoning_board/zba_minutes/10-25-00.html |date=March 12, 2006 }}</ref> The Santa Clara ride, renamed Triple Wheel in post-Marriott years, closed on 1 September 1997. The Gurnee ride closed in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatamericaparks.com/skywhirl.html|title=SKY WHIRL at Marriott's GREAT AMERICA parks|publisher=}}</ref> The [[Orlando Eye]], which opened in April 2015, was designed and built by Intamin.<ref>[http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/4/15/eye_rise_constructio.htmlI-Drive 360: Construction continues on the Orlando Eye] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140527183531/http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/4/15/eye_rise_constructio.htmlI-Drive |date=2014-05-27 }}</ref> ===Transportation=== {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2016}} Outside the amusement realm, Intamin supplies [[monorail]] [[transportation system]]s which are used in both public transport networks and at tourist attractions across the world. Intamin was responsible for the design and building of the [[Moscow Monorail]] ({{lang-ru|Московская Монорельсовая Транспортная Система (ММТС)}}), which is {{convert|4.7|km}} long and is located in the [[North-Eastern Administrative Okrug]] of [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], running from the [[Timiryazevskaya (Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line)|Timiryazevskaya]] metro station to Sergeya Eisensteina street. Planning of the monorail started in 1998. It has six stations. In 2016, the [[Ashgabat Monorail]] in [[Turkmenistan]] was opened using Intamin equipment.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqaOd33HXds]</ref> ==Safety incidents== {{See also|Amusement park accidents}} Intamin has been in the news for a number of safety-related incidents. * In 1984, three passengers riding [[Incidents at Six Flags parks#The Edge|The Edge]] at [[Six Flags Great America]] were injured and briefly hospitalized. The ride experienced a malfunction that caused it to fall backward down the wrong shaft.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/12/97012aa.html|title=EVOLUTION OF CALIFORNIA'S AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY LAWS|publisher=California Research Bureau, California State Library|date=1997-08-01|accessdate=2006-12-21}}</ref> * On June 9, 1991, 32-year-old Candy Taylor of [[Toledo, Ohio]], fell to her death from Flight Commander, an Intamin Flight Trainer, located at [[Kings Island]]. Investigators determined that a design flaw in the seat divider could allow a rider to slide into an unoccupied seat and become free from the restraint. A coroner's report later revealed that the victim had a blood-alcohol level of 0.30 which may have also contributed. Speculation suggests the rider lost consciousness during the ride and slid out from the restraints.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/176541/DESPITE-RECENT-DEATHS-PARKS-SAY-RIDES-ARE-SAFE.html |title=DESPITE RECENT DEATHS, PARKS SAY RIDES ARE SAFE |newspaper=Deseret News |date=1991-08-06 |accessdate=June 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emerson-associates.com/ParkSafetySite3.pdf |title=Ride-Related Fatalities |publisher=Emerson Associates|date=2006-10-03 |accessdate=June 3, 2011}}</ref> * On May 16, 1999, a {{Convert|365|lb|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.verdictsearch.com/jv3_news/newsletter/nat/052604/3.jsp |title=Theme-park patron ejected from roller coaster |date=2004-03-12 |accessdate=2007-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135146/http://www.verdictsearch.com/jv3_news/newsletter/nat/052604/3.jsp |archivedate=2007-09-28 }}</ref> * In August 1999, a 12-year-old mentally disabled boy fell from the [[Drop Tower: Scream Zone]] at [[California'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.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Courier-Journal|date=23 June 2007|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20071129&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=111290002&SectionCat=&Template=printart|title=Thrill ride lawsuits|accessdate=4 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rideaccidents.com/1999.html#nov5|title=Drop Zone death: no charges, no explanation|date=5 November 1999|publisher=RideAccidents.com|accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> * 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 {{convert|300|lb|abbr=on}} woman had loosened the safety restraints so she could fit more comfortably into the ride.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=431|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020308054153/http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=431|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-03-08|title=Ergonomics and a Deadly Ride on the "Perilous Plunge"|date=2001-11-06|accessdate=2007-04-05}}</ref> * On April 16, 2004, a 16-year-old girl from Pontypool was killed after falling approximately 30&nbsp;m (100&nbsp;ft) from the top of the Hydro (now called Drenched) ride at [[Oakwood Theme Park|Oakwood Leisure Park]], [[Narberth, Pembrokeshire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3629943.stm|title=Girl dies in 100ft rollercoaster fall|publisher=BBC Wales News|date=2004-04-16|accessdate=2007-08-29}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4997970.stm|title=Family unhappy after ride inquest|publisher=BBC Wales News|date=2006-05-19|accessdate=2007-08-29}}</ref> * 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 [[cerebral palsy]] sufferer in the front seat, who died after being ejected from his seat. According to an investigation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/05/07/coaster_riders_question_safety_steps/|title=Coaster riders question safety steps|publisher=}}</ref> 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. * The third incident of 2004 happened on July 14 and involved one of Intamin's launched stratacoasters. Four people were injured while riding on [[Cedar Point]]'s [[Top Thrill Dragster]]. The riders were struck by metal debris that sheared off the coaster's launch cable during launch. They were treated at the park's first aid station. Two were further treated at Firelands Regional Medical Center.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = WTOL-TV | date = July 13, 2004 |url=http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=2033374 | title = Riders Injured on Top Thrill Dragster | accessdate =July 31, 2006 }}</ref> * In June 2007, a 13-year-old girl lost both feet at the ankles on Superman: Tower of Power at [[Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom]] when a ride malfunction caused a cable to snap. She was brought to the hospital in critical condition<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19370592|title=Teen’s feet severed while on thrill ride - US news - Life - NBC News|work=NBC News}}</ref> but survived and doctors were able to re-attach her right foot. The park was later fined $1,000 for not properly maintaining the ride. A settlement was later reached with Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom that will provide for her throughout her life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/amusement-park-accident/amusement-park-accident-theme-accidents-10-16244.html|title=Aftermath of a Horrific Amusement Park Accident|author=Gordon Gibb|date=14 March 2011|publisher=lawyersandsettlements.com|accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> * 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 [[wound|lacerations]] on his leg, while the adult victim complained of back injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Knotts-Berry-Farm-Rollercoaster-Accident-Injures-Guests-59751017.html|title=Caught on Tape: Coaster Attacks Two at Knott's Berry Farm|publisher=NBC Los Angeles|author=Scott Weber|date=2009-09-18|accessdate=2009-09-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> * On April 29, 2010, a ride train on [[Expedition GeForce]] partially derailed from the track, fully occupied with passengers. Riders were stranded 20m in the air, with eight of them complaining of nausea and bruising.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/news/leserreporter/leserreporter/in-holiday-park-hassloch-12375060.bild.html|title= FULL STEAM OUT OF THE TRACK POPPED: AGONY IN THE ROLLER COASTER|author=Bild.de|date=29 April 2010}}</ref> * 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Iraq-War-vet-dies-on-Darien-Lake-Rollercoaster/jM-zd3jWt0yhuwkx4Y1i4A.cspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716123250/http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Iraq-War-vet-dies-on-Darien-Lake-Rollercoaster/jM-zd3jWt0yhuwkx4Y1i4A.cspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-16|title=Iraq War vet dies on Darien Lake Rollercoaster|work=9WSYR.com|date=2011-07-08|accessdate=2011-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2012832/Darien-Lake-Iraq-war-veteran-James-Hackemer-dies-roller-coaster-fall.html|title=Double amputee Iraq war veteran dies after he was flung off roller coaster at 50 mph|newspaper=Daily Mail|publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd|date=2011-07-09|accessdate=2011-07-09}}</ref> * 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 [[La Tour Eiffel (Hopi Hari)|La Tour Eiffel]] [[drop tower]] ride, suffered cranial trauma, and died on the way to hospital. Initial investigations suggested the possibility of mechanical failure in a restraint latch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2012/02/adolescente-morre-apos-acidente-em-parque-de-diversoes-no-interior-de-sp.html|title=Adolescente morre após acidente em parque de diversões no interior de SP|accessdate=2012-02-24}}</ref> * On July 24, 2012, the launch cable of the accelerator coaster [[Rita (roller coaster)|Rita]] at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, UK, snapped during a morning test run. There were no passengers aboard at the time and no injuries occurred.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coaster-net.com/news/1831-rita-launch-cable-snaps/ |title=Rita Launch Cable Snaps -> COASTER-net.com: Amusement Park and Roller Coaster News, Information, Photographs, & more! |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731062501/http://www.coaster-net.com/news/1831-rita-launch-cable-snaps/ |archivedate=2012-07-31 }}</ref> * On July 19, 2013, a boat on the [[Shoot the Rapids]] [[log flume]] at [[Cedar Point]], rolled back down the ride's lift hill and flipped over, injuring seven, and was said to leave them stranded under water for a few minutes before park employees could get them out. Six were cleared by park medical staff, and one was examined at a local hospital before being released. The ride closed during the investigation. Cedar Point reopened the ride in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox8.com/2013/07/19/ride-malfunctions-at-cedar-point-one-taken-to-hospital/|title=Person Released From Hospital After Cedar Point Ride Malfunction|author=Kara Sutyak|work=fox8.com|publisher=Local TV, LLC|date=July 19, 2013|accessdate=July 20, 2013}}</ref> * On July 7, 2014, a teenager was killed after his harness sprung open on Inferno, a ZacSpin coaster at [[Terra Mítica]] in Benidorm, Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/british-teenager-killed-after-being-3825478|title=Teenager killed after being thrown from roller-coaster called Hell at Benidorm theme park|author=Gerard Couzens|date=8 July 2014|work=mirror}}</ref> * On May 9, 2017, an 11-year-old girl Evha Jannath died from her injuries after she fell from the Splash Canyon ride and into the water at [[Drayton Manor Theme Park]] in [[England]]. The water ride has remained closed for the foreseeable future, following the HSE safety examination. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39862996 |title=Girl, 11, dies after Drayton Manor theme park fall |publisher=BBC}}</ref> <!-- Please DO NOT add the 25 October 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride incident at Dreamworld, Queensland. No sources confirm Intamin was the ride manufacturer --> ==Notable Intamin rides== {{See also|List of Intamin rides}} {{See also|Category:Roller coasters manufactured by Intamin}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Accomplishment !! Ride !! Location !! Notes |- | 1981 || First wooden coaster built by Intamin || [[American Eagle (roller coaster)|American Eagle]] || [[Six Flags Great America]]|| * When opened it featured the longest drop in the world and fastest speed on a wooden coaster. |- | 1985 || First (and only) Spacediver coaster || [[Flashback (Six Flags Magic Mountain)|Z-Force]] || [[Six Flags Great America]], [[Six Flags Over Georgia]], [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]]|| * Opened in '85 at Great America, was relocated to Over Georgia in '88, then to Magic Mountain and opened there as Flashback in '92; demolished and scrapped in mid-December 2007 after sitting idle since 2003 * First coaster to feature four-abreast seating |- | 1997 || First coaster to go above {{convert|300|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}}<br>First coaster to go {{convert|100|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} || [[Tower of Terror II]] || [[Dreamworld (Australian theme park)|Dreamworld]] || * Not a complete circuit; the train does not reach the top of the vertical spike |- | 1997 || First coaster with a structure to reach beyond {{convert|400|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} || [[Superman: Escape from Krypton]] || [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] || * Not a complete circuit; the train does not reach the top of the vertical spike; formerly Superman: the Escape |- | 1998 || First [[Linear induction motor|LIM]]-launched inverted coaster<br>First Impulse shuttle coaster || [[Impulse roller coaster|Linear Gale]] || [[Tokyo Dome City]] || * Closed in 2010 and subsequently removed |- | 1998 || First complete-circuit, LIM-launched inverted coaster || [[Volcano, The Blast Coaster]] || [[Kings Dominion]] || * Fastest inverted coaster at {{convert|70|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on}} when first opened |- | 2000 || First Giga Coaster (over 300&nbsp;ft)<br>First coaster to drop {{convert|300|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} || [[Millennium Force]] || [[Cedar Point]] || * First complete circuit coaster to stand over 300&nbsp;ft (310&nbsp;ft) * Drop is exactly {{convert|300|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} |- | 2000 || First LIM-launched Twisted impulse coaster || [[Possessed (roller coaster)|Possessed]] || [[Dorney Park]] || * Previously operated at [[Geauga Lake]] as Superman: Ultimate Escape and Steel Venom |- | 2000 || Longest Dark Ride in the World || [[valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Valhalla]] || [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] || |- |2000|| First Stand Up Drop Tower || [[Apocalypse (Drayton Manor)|Apocalypse]] || [[Drayton Manor]] || *5 Towers with 3 stand up towers & 2 sit down towers *Tower 5 was modified in 2002 to feature the Worlds First Stand Up Floorless drop tower |- | 2001 || First coaster to utilize a LIM launch hill || [[Incredicoaster|California Screamin']] || [[Disney California Adventure Park]] || * Has a magnetic launch followed by a magnetic non-cable/chain lift hill (this, along with scream tunnels, was done to reduce noise) * Currently the longest coaster with inversions |- | 2001 || First wooden coaster with prefabricated track || [[Colossos (Heide Park)|Colossos]] || [[Heide Park]] || * Currently standing but not operating. Expected to reopen in 2019 with new track. |- | 2002 || First coaster to do 10 inversions || [[Colossus (Thorpe Park)|Colossus]] || [[Thorpe Park]] || * Has 10 inversions - in order: 1 Loop, 1 Cobra Roll (counts as 2), 2 Corkscrews, and 5 [[heartline roll]]s |- | 2002 || First hydraulic catapult launch coaster || [[Xcelerator]] || [[Knott's Berry Farm]] || * Accelerates from 0 to 82 miles per hour, covering 157 feet of launch track, in just 2.3 seconds. |- | 2003 || First Strata coaster (over 400&nbsp;ft) || [[Top Thrill Dragster]] || [[Cedar Point]] || * Tallest and fastest coaster in the world when opened at {{convert|420|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|120|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on}} |- | 2004 || First accelerator coaster to feature inversions || [[Storm Runner]] || [[Hersheypark]] || * Reaches a height of 150&nbsp;ft and catapults riders from 0 to 72&nbsp;mph in 2 seconds * Features a top hat and three inversions |- | 2005 || World's tallest coaster (2005–present); was world's fastest coaster (2005–2010) || [[Kingda Ka]] || [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] || * 456 feet high; launch speed {{convert|128|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} |- | 2007 || First [[4th Dimension roller coaster|4th Dimension design]] ZacSpin Coaster by Intamin<br>First Intamin coaster to include curved hydraulic chain lift hill || [[Kirnu]] || [[Linnanmäki]] || * First compact 4-D coaster in the world * Features redesigned restraints (lap bar with safety belt shoulder harness system) and non-friction magnetic brakes |- | 2007 || Intamin's first Wing Rider<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intaminworldwide.com/amusement/RollerCoasters/Wing+Rider+Coaster/tabid/138/ProductNumber/Wing+Rider+Coaster/language/de-DE/Default.aspx|title=Wing Rider Coaster|access-date=2014-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920180628/http://www.intaminworldwide.com/amusement/RollerCoasters/Wing+Rider+Coaster/tabid/138/ProductNumber/Wing+Rider+Coaster/language/de-DE/Default.aspx|archive-date=2013-09-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> coaster|| [[Furius Baco]] || [[PortAventura Park]] at [[PortAventura World]] || * Accelerates from 0 to {{Convert|135|km/h|abbr=on}} in 3.5 seconds * Was fastest coaster in Europe until 2017. |- | 2008 || At 97 degrees, steepest drop of all Intamin coasters || [[Fahrenheit (roller coaster)|Fahrenheit]] || [[Hersheypark]] || * Ascends chain lift hill at a 90 degree angle * Features a 121-foot Norwegian loop and six inversions |- | 2008 || Record holder at the time for the steepest wooden coaster in the world<br>Currently the highest, fastest, longest coaster in South Korea || [[T Express (Everland)|T Express]] || [[Everland]] || * Maximum 77 degrees * Height 183.75&nbsp;ft (56.01m) * Top speed 64.6&nbsp;mph (104&nbsp;km/h) * Length 5383.10&nbsp;ft (1641m) * 12 airtime hills |- | 2010 || World's first freefall drop coaster || [[Thirteen (roller coaster)|Thirteen]] || [[Alton Towers]] || * Horizontal track falls vertically down in the crypt * Train is launched into a backward helix after drop. |- | 2010 || Current record holder for the world's fastest coaster || [[Formula Rossa]] || [[Ferrari World]] || | * Top speed {{convert|150|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} |- | 2011 || First ZacSpin built in the U.S. ||[[Green Lantern: First Flight (Six Flags Magic Mountain)|Green Lantern: First Flight]] || [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] || | |- | 2014 || First Special Effects Coaster/Dark Ride Hybrid || [[Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts]] || [[Universal Studios Florida]] || | |- |- | 2014 || First Drop Tower to tilt riders 90 degrees toward the ground || [[Falcon's Fury]] || [[Busch Gardens Tampa Bay]] || | * Currently North America's tallest freestanding drop tower * Tilts rider face down and drops them at speeds of {{convert|60|mph|m/s|abbr=off}} |- |- | 2016 || Fastest multi-launch coaster (forward only)|| [[Taron (roller coaster)|Taron]] || [[Phantasialand]] || * Multi-launch coaster * Held three world records at opening: Fastest multi-launch coaster, longest multi-launch coaster without inversions, greatest number of intersecting track points at 58 (no longer fastest multi-launch).<ref name=RCDB-speed>{{cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/r.htm?ty=1&el=12170&order=-19&ot=2|website=rcdb.com|title=Roller Coaster Search Results, Element=LSM launch, sorted by speed|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- |- | 2016 || Fastest multi-launch coaster (bi-directional)||Soaring with Dragon ||Hefei Wanda Theme Park || * Fastest multi-launch coaster at 77.7 mph (train is launched three times — forward, backward and forward again).<ref name=RCDB-speed/> |- |- | 2017 || Fastest LSM-launch coaster|| [[Red Force (roller coaster)|Red Force]] || [[Ferrari Land]] at [[PortAventura World]] || * Currently fastest LSM-launched coaster in the world.<ref name=RCDB-speed/> |} ==See also== * [[Incidents at Six Flags parks]] * [[Incidents at PARC Management parks]] * [[Incidents at Cedar Fair parks]] ==References== {{Reflist|33em}} ==External links== {{commons category|Intamin}} * {{Official|http://www.intaminworldwide.com/ }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111205120152/http://www.intaminworldwide.com/amusement/Home/news/tabid/124/language/de-DE/Default.aspx Amusement Division] * [http://www.intaminworldwide.com/transportation/Home/news/tabid/128/language/de-DE/Default.aspx Transportation Division] * [http://www.intamin.de/ Intamin Bahntechnik (official site of Intamin's factory in Germany)] * [http://www.amusementsafety.org Accidents involving amusement roller coasters manufactured by Intamin] * [https://archive.today/20110810041302/http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/news/system/show_news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1242938070&archive=&template=TTBeta Alton Towers Secret Weapon 6 believed to be built by Intamin] {{Intamin}} [[Category:Amusement ride manufacturers]] [[Category:Roller coaster manufacturers]] [[Category:Intamin| ]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies of Switzerland]]'