- Custom Coasters International
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Custom Coasters International (CCI) was one of the premier wooden roller coaster manufacturers in the world and produced more wooden coasters in recent times than any other company [1]. Founded by Denise Dinn Larrick (daughter of coaster designer Charles Dinn, founder of Dinn Corporation) and Randy Larrick in 1991, Custom Coasters International went on to design 34 wooden coasters, some of which still remain very highly rated. CCI coasters are known for their speed and aggressive intensity. [2]
CCI filed for bankruptcy in 2002 while still building the New Mexico Rattler at Cliff's Amusement Park. Cliff's was left with a half completed coaster and had to complete the ride themselves. Owner Denise Larrick has since moved on to create a wooden coaster division at S&S Power, while the four remaining designers for CCI (Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert, and Michael Graham) founded The Gravity Group in 2002. [3] Other coaster designers Dennis McNulty and Mike Boodley left CCI prior to the company going bankrupt, and Boodley would eventually start Great Coasters International.
Operating CCI Coasters
CCI's Cheetah at Wild Adventures
CCI's Hurricane at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
CCI's Tremors at SilverwoodName Park Opened Status Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland 1992 Operating Outlaw Adventureland April 24, 1993 Operating Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach May 27, 1994 Operating Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure July 22, 1994 Operating Raven Holiday World May 6, 1995 Operating Cyclops Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park 1995 Operating Cannonball Run Waterville USA 1995 Operating Pegasus Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park 1996 Operating Great White Morey's Piers 1996 Operating Megafobia Oakwood Theme Park 1996 Operating Timber Terror Silverwood 1996 Operating Underground Adventureland 1996 Operating Stampida PortAventura March 17, 1997 Operating Tomahawk PortAventura March 17, 1997 Operating Zeus Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park June 7, 1997 Operating Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix 1997 Operating Rampage Alabama Adventure May 23, 1998 Operating Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure May 23, 1998 Operating Excalibur Funtown Splashtown USA June 5, 1998 Operating Twisted Twins Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom June 20, 1998 SBNO GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm December 8, 1998 Operating Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Island May 1, 1999 Operating Tremors Silverwood May 15, 1999 Operating The Boss Six Flags St. Louis April 29, 2000 Operating Villain Geauga Lake May 5, 2000 Demolished Hurricane Myrtle Beach Pavilion May 6, 2000 Demolished Legend Holiday World May 6, 2000 Operating Mega Zeph Six Flags New Orleans May 20, 2000 SBNO Boulder Dash Lake Compounce May 21, 2000 Operating Medusa Six Flags Mexico June 2, 2000 Operating Cornball Express Indiana Beach May 18, 2001 Operating Cheetah Wild Adventures June 16, 2001 Operating Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain Indiana Beach June 6, 2002 Operating New Mexico Rattler Cliff's Amusement Park September 28, 2002 Operating Defunct CCI Coasters
Name Park/Country Year Opened Year Closed Villain Geauga Lake, United States May 5, 2000 August 16, 2007 Hurricane Myrtle Beach Pavilion, United States May 6, 2000 August 30, 2006 External links
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