Premier Rides

Premier Rides, Inc.

Inspire. Create. Entertain.
Type	Private company
Founded	U.S. (1994)
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.

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]

Installations

Premier Rides has manufactured a total of 23 rides with another two under construction. Additionally, three rides have been relocated to other amusement parks.^[3] Several rides were manufactured by their subcontractor Intermountain Lift, Inc.^[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	Opened	Status
Flight of Fear	LIM Catapult Coaster	Kings Dominion	1996	Operating	[6]
Flight of Fear	LIM Catapult Coaster	Kings Island	1996	Operating	[7]
Runaway Mountain	Steel Coaster	Six Flags Over Texas	1996	Operating	[8]
unknown Batman & Robin: The Chiller	Dueling LIM Shuttle Loop Coaster	Beto Carrero World Six Flags Great Adventure	n/a 1997	In storage Closed in 2007	[9][10]
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast	Diving LIM Shuttle Loop Coaster	Six Flags Over Texas	1998	Operating	[11]
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast	Diving LIM Shuttle Loop Coaster	Six Flags St. Louis	1998	Operating	[12]
Buzz Saw Falls	Water Coaster	Silver Dollar City	1999	Closed in 2003	[13]
Joker's Jinx	LIM Catapult Coaster	Six Flags America	1999	Operating	[14]
Poltergeist	LIM Catapult Coaster	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	1999	Operating	[15]
unknown Formerly Speed – The Ride	LIM Double Launch Shuttle Coaster	Akita Plaza Sahara Hotel and Casino	n/a 2000	In storage Closed in 2011	[16][17]
Vonkaputous	Water Coaster	Linnanmäki	2001	Operating	[18]
Revenge of the Mummy	LIM Dark Coaster	Universal Studios Florida	2004	Operating	[19]
Revenge of the Mummy	LIM Dark Coaster	Universal Studios Hollywood	2004	Operating	[20]
Backlot Stunt Coaster	LIM Terrain Following Coaster	Canada's Wonderland	2005	Operating	[21]
Backlot Stunt Coaster	LIM Terrain Following Coaster	Kings Island	2005	Operating	[22]
Backlot Stunt Coaster	LIM Terrain Following Coaster	Kings Dominion	2006	Operating	[23]
Crazy Cobra Formerly Mad Cobra	LIM Catapult Coaster	Discoveryland, China Suzuka Circuit	2006 1998	Operating Closed in 2003	[24][25]
Soak'd Formerly Slippery When Wet	HydroFighter Coaster	Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park	2008	Standing but not operating (SBNO)	[nb 1][26]
Round About Formerly Maximum RPM!	Revolver Coaster	Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park	2008	Standing but not operating (SBNO)	[nb 1][27]
Revenge of the Mummy	LIM Dark Coaster	Universal Studios Singapore	2010	Operating	[28]
Sky Rocket	LSM Catapult Coaster	Kennywood	2010	Operating	[29]
Yamaha Racing Coaster	Diving LSM Shuttle Loop Coaster	Trans Studio Bandung, Indonesia	2011	Operating	[30]
Superman: Ultimate Flight	Sky Rocket II	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	2012	Operating	[31]
Deep Space	LSM Catapult Coaster	Adlabs Imagica	2013	Operating	[32]
Full Throttle	LSM Catapult Coaster	Six Flags Magic Mountain	2013	Operating	[33]
Sky Scream	Sky Rocket II	Holiday Park	2014	Operating	[34]
Tempesto	Sky Rocket II	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	2015	Operating
Zombie Ride	Sky Rocket II	Bosque Mágico, Monterrey	2015	Operating	[35]
unknown	LSM Catapult Coaster	Great Mall of China	2015	Under construction	[36]
Phobia Phear Coaster	Sky Rocket II	Lake Compounce	2016	Under construction	[37]

Notes

1. This ride was not relocated but rather the result of the amusement park and the roller coaster being renamed and rethemed.

References

1. "Premier Rides". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
2. "Premier Rides: People". Retrieved 2007-09-19.
3. Marden, Duane. "Premier Rides". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
4. "Intermountain Lift, Inc. - Specialized Steel Fabrication / Amusement".
5. Marden, Duane. "High Roller  (Stratosphere Tower)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
6. Marden, Duane. "Flight of Fear  (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
7. Marden, Duane. "Flight of Fear  (Kings Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
8. Marden, Duane. "Runaway Mountain  (Six Flags Over Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
9. Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Beto Carrero World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
10. Marden, Duane. "Batman & Robin: The Chiller  (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
11. Marden, Duane. "Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast  (Six Flags Over Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
12. Marden, Duane. "Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast  (Six Flags St. Louis)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
13. Marden, Duane. "Powder Keg: A Blast in the Wilderness  (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
14. Marden, Duane. "Joker's Jinx  (Six Flags America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
15. Marden, Duane. "Poltergeist  (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
16. Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Akita Plaza)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
17. Marden, Duane. "Speed – The Ride  (Nascar Café)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
18. Marden, Duane. "Vonkaputous  (Linnanmäki)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
19. Marden, Duane. "Revenge of the Mummy  (Universal Studios Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
20. Marden, Duane. "Revenge of the Mummy  (Universal Studios Hollywood)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
21. Marden, Duane. "Backlot Stunt Coaster  (Canada's Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
22. Marden, Duane. "Backlot Stunt Coaster  (Kings Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
23. Marden, Duane. "Backlot Stunt Coaster  (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
24. Marden, Duane. "Crazy Cobra  (Discoveryland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
25. Marden, Duane. "Mad Cobra  (Suzuka Circuit)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
26. Marden, Duane. "Soak'd  (Freestyle Music Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
27. Marden, Duane. "Round About  (Freestyle Music Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
28. Marden, Duane. "Revenge of the Mummy  (Universal Studios Singapore)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
29. Marden, Duane. "Sky Rocket  (Kennywood)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
30. Marden, Duane. "Yamaha Racing Coaster  (Trans Studio Bandung)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
31. Marden, Duane. "Superman: Ultimate Flight  (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
32. Marden, Duane. "Deep Space  (Adlabs Imagica)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
33. Marden, Duane. "Full Throttle  (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
34. Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Holiday Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
35. "Parque Bosque Mágico anuncia nova montanha-russa para 2015". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
36. Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Great Mall of China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
37. Marden, Duane. "Phobia Phear Coaster  (Lake Compounce)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

External links

• Official website