Company type | Private company |
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Founded | U.S. (1995) |
Headquarters | , |
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 |
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]
The first roller coaster by Premier Rides was Runaway Mountain at Six Flags Over Texas, which opened on June 12, 1996. [3]
As of 2019, Premier Rides has built 36 roller coasters around the world. [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 | Country | Opened | Status | Ref |
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Runaway Mountain | Steel Coaster | Six Flags Over Texas | United States | 1996 | Operating | [6] |
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear |
LIM Coaster | Kings Dominion | United States | 1996 | Operating | [7] |
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear |
LIM Coaster | Kings Island | United States | 1996 | Operating | [8] |
Mr. Freeze Formerly Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast |
LIM Coaster | Six Flags Over Texas | United States | 1998 | Operating | [9] |
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast Formerly Mr. Freeze |
LIM Coaster | Six Flags St. Louis | United States | 1998 | Operating | [10] |
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness Formerly BuzzSaw Falls |
Water Coaster | Silver Dollar City | United States | 1999 | Modified by S&S Worldwide | [11] |
Joker's Jinx | LIM Coaster | Six Flags America | United States | 1999 | Operating | [12] |
Poltergeist | LIM Coaster | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | United States | 1999 | Operating | [13] |
Vonkaputous | Water Coaster | Linnanmäki | Finland | 2001 | Removed | [14] |
Revenge of the Mummy | LIM Coaster | Universal Studios Florida | United States | 2004 | Operating | [15] |
Revenge of the Mummy the Ride | LIM Coaster | Universal Studios Hollywood | United States | 2004 | Operating | [16] |
Back Lot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track |
LIM Coaster | Canada's Wonderland | Canada | 2005 | Operating | [17] |
Backlot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track |
LIM Coaster | Kings Island | United States | 2005 | Operating | [18] |
Back Lot Stunt Coaster Formerly Italian Job Turbo Coaster |
LIM Coaster | Kings Dominion | United States | 2006 | Operating | [19] |
Crazy Cobra Formerly Mad Cobra |
LIM Coaster | Discoveryland Suzuka Circuit |
China | 2006 1998 to 2003 |
Operating |
[20] [21] |
Revenge of the Mummy | LIM Coaster | Universal Studios Singapore | Singapore | 2010 | Operating | [22] |
Sky Rocket | Sky Rocket I | Kennywood | United States | 2010 | Operating | [23] |
Yamaha Racing Coaster | LSM Coaster |
Trans Studio Indoor Theme Park Bandung inside the Transmart Bandung Supermall |
Indonesia | 2011 | Operating | [24] |
Superman: Ultimate Flight | Sky Rocket II | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | United States | 2012 | Operating | [25] |
Unknown Formerly Speed – The Ride |
LIM Coaster |
Akita Plaza Sahara Hotel and Casino |
United States | 2012 2000 to 2011 |
In storage |
[26] [27] |
Unknown Formerly Batman & Robin: The Chiller |
Dueling LIM Coaster |
Beto Carrero World Six Flags Great Adventure |
Brazil | 2012 1998 to 2007 |
Removed |
[28] [29] |
Deep Space | LSM Coaster | Adlabs Imagica | India | 2013 | Operating | [30] |
Full Throttle | Sky Rocket III | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States | 2013 | Operating | [31] |
Sky Scream | Sky Rocket II | Holiday Park | Germany | 2014 | Operating | [32] |
Tempesto | Sky Rocket II | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | United States | 2015 | Operating | [33] |
Phobia Phear Coaster | Sky Rocket II | Lake Compounce | United States | 2016 | Operating | [34] |
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 |
[35] [36] |
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 |
[37] [38] |
Hype | Sky Rocket II | Särkänniemi Amusement Park | Finland | 2017 | Operating | [39] |
Sky Rocket | Sky Rocket II | Chimelong Paradise | China | 2017 | Operating | [40] |
Electric Eel | Sky Rocket II | SeaWorld San Diego | United States | 2018 | Operating | [41] |
Tigris | Sky Rocket II | Busch Gardens Tampa | United States | 2019 | Operating |
[42] [43] |
West Coast Racers | Dueling Launch Coaster | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States | 2020 | Operating | [44] |
EpiQ Coaster | LSM Coaster | Doha Quest | Qatar | 2021 | Operating | [45] |
Ice Breaker | Sky Rocket | SeaWorld Orlando | United States | 2022 | Operating | [46] |
Sky Loop | Sky Rocket II |
Boulevard World Riyadh Winter Wonderland |
Saudi Arabia | 2022 2022 |
Operating |
[47] [48] |
Drakko: The Flying Beast Formerly Zombie Ride |
Sky Rocket II |
Salitre Mágico Bosque Mágico |
Colombia | 2023 2015 to 2022 |
Operating |
[49] [50] |
Unknown | Sky Rocket II | Steel Pier | United States | 2023 | Under construction | [51] |