- Premier Rides
Infobox Company
name = Premier Rides
type = Private company
foundation = U.S. (1994)
founder = Peter Schnabel
location_city =Millersville, Maryland ,
location_country = U.S.
area_served = Worldwide
key_people = Jim Seay
Peter Schnabel
products =Amusement rides Roller coasters Water rides
services =
owner =
num_employees =
slogan = "Inspire. Create. Entertain."
homepage = [http://Premier-Rides.com Premier-Rides.com]Premier Rides is an
amusement ride manufacturer based in theUnited States . [cite web |url=http://www.rcdb.com/cd21.htm |title=Premier Rides |publisher=Roller Coaster DataBase |accessdate=2007-09-19] The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) on theirroller coasters . Jim Seay has been the company president since 1996. [cite web |url=http://www.premier-rides.com/people.htm |title=Premier Rides: People |accessdate=2007-09-19]History
Premiere Rides was founded in the 1990s by Peter R. Schnabel, former president of ride maker
Intamin . In 2006, an accident on Batman and Robin the Chiller, Premier's dueling LIM shuttle coaster, was caused by modifications that Premier made to their LIM coaster trains. Shortly after, all of Premier's LIM coasters were shut down and the trains for each LIM coaster was recalled for modifications. The exceptions to the recall were the three Backlot Stunt Coasters, and both Revenge of the Mummy coasters, since their trains had a different design then the other LIM coasters. Speed the Ride was the only LIM shuttle coaster that wasn't recalled since it operates year-round and didn't receive the modifications.Products
The company produces a variety of amusement rides including various style of roller coaster, flume rides, drop towers, go-karts and observation towers. [cite web |url=http://www.premier-rides.com/rides.htm |title=Premier Rides Attractions |accessdate=2007-09-19] Premier is most renown for their LIM launched coasters, which vary between circuit and shuttle coasters.
List of Premier Rides roller coasters
References
External links
* [http://www.premier-rides.com Official Premier Rides website]
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