Premier Rides facts for kids
Private company | |
Founded | U.S. (1995) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Jim Seay Randy Schmidt |
Products | Roller coasters Family attractions Water rides Observation Wheels & Towers |
Owner | Jim Seay |
Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States. 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.
The first roller coaster by Premier Rides was Runaway Mountain at Six Flags Over Texas, which opened on June 12, 1996.
List of roller coasters
As of 2019, Premier Rides has built 36 roller coasters around the world. 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.
Name | Model | Location | Country | Opened | Status | Ref |
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Runaway Mountain | Steel Coaster | Six Flags Over Texas | United States | 1996 | Operating | |
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear |
LIM Coaster | Kings Dominion | United States | 1996 | Operating | |
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear |
LIM Coaster | Kings Island | United States | 1996 | Operating | |
Mr. Freeze Formerly Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast |
LIM Coaster | Six Flags Over Texas | United States | 1998 | Operating | |
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast Formerly Mr. Freeze |
LIM Coaster | Six Flags St. Louis | United States | 1998 | Operating | |
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness Formerly BuzzSaw Falls |
Water Coaster | Silver Dollar City | United States | 1999 | Modified by S&S Worldwide | |
Joker's Jinx | LIM Coaster | Six Flags America | United States | 1999 | Operating | |
Poltergeist | LIM Coaster | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | United States | 1999 | Operating | |
Vonkaputous | Water Coaster | Linnanmäki | Finland | 2001 | Removed | |
Revenge of the Mummy | LIM Coaster | Universal Studios Florida | United States | 2004 | Operating | |
Revenge of the Mummy the Ride | LIM Coaster | Universal Studios Hollywood | United States | 2004 | Operating | |
Back Lot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track |
LIM Coaster | Canada's Wonderland | Canada | 2005 | Operating | |
Backlot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track |
LIM Coaster | Kings Island | United States | 2005 | Operating | |
Back Lot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job Turbo Coaster |
LIM Coaster | Kings Dominion | United States | 2006 | Operating | |
Crazy Cobra Formerly Mad Cobra |
LIM Coaster | Discoveryland Suzuka Circuit |
China | 2006 1998 to 2003 |
Operating | |
Revenge of the Mummy | LIM Coaster | Universal Studios Singapore | Singapore | 2010 | Operating | |
Sky Rocket | Sky Rocket I | Kennywood | United States | 2010 | Operating | |
Yamaha Racing Coaster | LSM Coaster | Trans Studio Indoor Theme Park Bandung inside the Transmart Bandung Supermall |
Indonesia | 2011 | Operating | |
Superman: Ultimate Flight | Sky Rocket II | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | United States | 2012 | Operating | |
Unknown Formerly Speed – The Ride |
LIM Coaster | Akita Plaza Sahara Hotel and Casino |
United States | 2012 2000 to 2011 |
In storage | |
Unknown Formerly Batman & Robin: The Chiller |
Dueling LIM Coaster | Beto Carrero World Six Flags Great Adventure |
Brazil | 2012 1998 to 2007 |
Removed | |
Deep Space | LSM Coaster | Adlabs Imagica | India | 2013 | Operating | |
Full Throttle | Sky Rocket III | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States | 2013 | Operating | |
Sky Scream | Sky Rocket II | Holiday Park | Germany | 2014 | Operating | |
Tempesto | Sky Rocket II | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | United States | 2015 | Operating | |
Phobia Phear Coaster | Sky Rocket II | Lake Compounce | United States | 2016 | Operating | |
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 | |
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 | |
Hype | Sky Rocket II | Särkänniemi Amusement Park | Finland | 2017 | Operating | |
Sky Rocket | Sky Rocket II | Chimelong Paradise | China | 2017 | Operating | |
Electric Eel | Sky Rocket II | SeaWorld San Diego | United States | 2018 | Operating | |
Tigris | Sky Rocket II | Busch Gardens Tampa | United States | 2019 | Operating | |
West Coast Racers | Dueling Launch Coaster | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States | 2020 | Operating | |
EpiQ Coaster | LSM Coaster | Doha Quest | Qatar | 2021 | Operating | |
Ice Breaker | Sky Rocket | SeaWorld Orlando | United States | 2022 | Operating | |
Sky Loop | Sky Rocket II | Boulevard World Riyadh Winter Wonderland |
Saudi Arabia | 2022 2022 |
Operating | |
Drakko: The Flying Beast Formerly Zombie Ride |
Sky Rocket II | Salitre Mágico Bosque Mágico |
Colombia | 2023 2015 to 2022 |
Operating | |
Unknown | Sky Rocket II | Steel Pier | United States | 2023 | Under construction |
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