Line #14 Creator/Intamin


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2	'''Intamin Amusement Rides''' is a major manufacturer of amusement rides and rollercoasters based in UsefulNotes/{{Liechtenstein}}. Part of the larger Intamin AG company, it got its start in 1967 as a contractor for various ski lift and cable car builders, getting its first taste of the amusement park industry in 1969 when it was tasked with constructing the ''Oil Derrick'' observation tower at [[Ride/SixFlags Six Flags Over Texas]]. A decade later, they built their first rollercoaster, ''Wilderness Run'' at Cedar Point, and have been heavily involved in the theme park industry ever since.
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4	As a major player in the 1990's and 2000's rollercoaster arms race, Intamin are responsible for many of that era's record breakers and signature attractions. After that period, which also came with a number of high-profile incidents and service issues, Intamin chose to step back and focus on smaller projects for local European parks before returning to the limelight for their refinement of launch coaster technology. In recent years Intamin has also developed a working relationship with [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal Parks & Resorts]], becoming the go-to manufacturer for many of their big new rollercoaster offerings.
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6	On the research and development side of things, the general public will likely best know Intamin for being the company that invented the River Rapids (their first installation being ''Thunder River'' at Six Flags [=AstroWorld=] in 1980), and for building the first Drop Tower. They are also acknowledged with having perfected the use of linear synchronous motors on rollercoasters, which provide many operational and efficiency benefits over the older linear induction motors, and LSM's are now standard on virtually all new launch coasters.
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8	!!Attractions manufactured by Intamin at parks with pages on this wiki:
9	* Ride/AltonTowers
10	** ''Rita''
11	** ''[=Thir13en=]''
12	* Ride/BuschGardens
13	** Busch Gardens Tampa
14	*** ''Cheetah Hunt''
15	** Busch Gardens Williamsburg
16	*** ''Pantheon''
17	*** ''[=DarKoaster=]''
18	* Ride/CedarFairEntertainment
19	** California's Great America
20	*** ''Woodstock Express''
21	** Cedar Point
22	*** ''Wilderness Run''
23	*** ''Millennium Force''
24	*** ''Maverick''
25	** Dorney Park
26	*** ''Possessed''
27	** Kings Dominion
28	*** ''Intimidator 305''
29	** Valleyfair
30	*** ''Steel Venom''
31	* Ride/DisneyThemeParks
32	** [[Ride/{{Disneyland}} Disney California Adventure]]
33	*** ''Incredicoaster''
34	** Disneyland Paris
35	*** ''Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril''
36	*** ''RC Racer''
37	** Tokyo [=DisneySea=]
38	*** ''Raging Spirits''
39	* Ride/{{Efteling}}
40	** ''Bob''
41	** ''Pegasus''
42	* Ride/ParcAsterix
43	** ''Toutatis''
44	* Ride/SeaWorld
45	** [=SeaWorld=] San Antonio
46	*** ''Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster''
47	* Ride/SixFlags
48	** Great Escape
49	*** ''Alpine Bobsled''
50	** La Ronde
51	*** ''Dragon''
52	** Six Flags Darien Lake
53	*** ''Superman - Ride of Steel''
54	** Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
55	*** ''The Flash: Vertical Velocity''
56	** Six Flags Great Adventure
57	*** ''Skull Mountain''
58	*** ''Kingda Ka''
59	*** ''El Toro''
60	*** ''American Eagle''
61	*** ''The Flash: Vertical Velocity''
62	** Six Flags Magic Mountain
63	*** ''Superman: Escape from Krypton''
64	** Six Flags New England
65	*** ''Superman the Ride''
66	** Six Flags Over Texas
67	*** ''La Vibora''
68	* Ride/ThorpePark
69	** ''Colossus''
70	** ''Stealth''
71	* [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal Parks & Resorts]]
72	[[index]]
73	** Universal Studios Florida
74	*** ''Ride/HarryPotterAndTheEscapeFromGringotts''
75	** Universal Islands of Adventure
76	*** ''Ride/HagridsMagicalCreaturesMotorbikeAdventure''
77	*** ''Ride/VelociCoaster''
78	[[/index]]
79	** Universal Studios Hollywood
80	*** Unnamed ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious''-themed rollercoaster
81	** Universal Epic Universe
82	*** ''Hiccup’s Wing Gliders''

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