Custom Coasters International (CCI) was an American wooden roller coaster manufacturer that produced 34 wooden coasters in eleven years. It was located in West Chester, Ohio.
History Custom Coasters Incorporated opened its doors on September 1, 1991. The company was founded by Denise Dinn-Larrick, the daughter of coaster designer Charles Dinn — founder of the Dinn Corporation, her brother Jeff Dinn and her husband Randy Larrick. The original designers for the company included freelance design engineers Mike Boodley and Bill Kelley of California. Larry Bill, formerly with Curtis D. Summers & Associates joined the design team in 1992. Initially the company promoted small, affordable, family coasters but eventually progressed to larger models known for their speed and intensity. Once the company started working with international clients the name was changed in November 1994 to Custom Coasters International.
CCI filed for bankruptcy in 2002 while still building the New Mexico Rattler at Cliff's Amusement Park. Cliff's was left with a partially completed coaster and quickly hired the construction crew and completed the ride themselves. No attempt was made to reorganize the company and Denise Dinn, who by then had been divorced from Randy Larrick, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy which resulted in liquidation of the company's assets. Denise Dinn was hired by S&S Power to start a new wooden coaster division for that company. Four coasters were produced before that division was closed. Four of the designers for CCI (Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert, and Michael Graham) founded The Gravity Group in 2002. Other coaster designers Bill Kelley, Dennis McNulty and Mike Boodley left CCI years before the company went bankrupt. Mike Boodley started Great Coasters International in 1994, Dennis McNulty returned to civil engineering in 1999 and Bill Kelley currently works for Dynamic Designs, Inc.
List of roller coasters
Over the span of 11 years, Custom Coasters International had built 34 roller coasters around the world. As of 2019, 29 continue to operate, one is closed, two have been demolished, and two have been converted to steel roller coasters (Medusa to Medusa Steel Coaster and Twisted Twins to Wind Chaser) by Rocky Mountain Construction.
The roller coasters in the following table are listed in order of installation.
Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref Kingdom CoasterFormerly Sky Princess Wood Support Structure Dutch Wonderland United States 1992 Outlaw Wood Support Structure Adventureland United States 1993 Hoosier Hurricane Steel Support Structure Indiana Beach United States 1994 Zach's Zoomer Wood Support Structure Michigan's Adventure United States 1994 Cyclops Wood Support Structure Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park United States 1995 Cannonball Run Wood Support Structure Waterville USA United States 1995 The Raven Wood Support Structure Holiday World United States 1995 Timber TerrorFormerly Grizzly Wood Support Structure Silverwood Theme Park United States 1996 The Underground Wood Support Structure Adventureland United States 1996 Pegasus Wood Support Structure Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park United States 1996 The Great White Steel Support Structure Morey's Piers United States 1996 Megafobia Wood Support Structure Oakwood Theme Park United Kingdom 1996 Tonnerre 2 ZeusFormerly Tonnerre de Zeus Wood Support Structure Parc Astérix France 1997 Stampida Wood Support Structure PortAventura Park Spain 1997 Tomahawk Wood Support Structure PortAventura Park Spain 1997 Zeus Wood Support Structure Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park United States 1997 Shivering Timbers Wood Support Structure Michigan's Adventure United States 1998 Rampage Wood Support Structure Alabama Splash Adventure United States 1998 Excalibur Wood Support Structure Funtown Splashtown USA United States 1998 Twisted TwinsFormerly Twisted Sisters Steel Support Structure Kentucky Kingdom United States 1998 Now known as Wind Chaser GhostRider Wood Support Structure Knott's Berry Farm United States 1998 Silver Comet Steel Support Structure Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World United States 1999 Tremors Wood Support Structure Silverwood Theme Park United States 1999 The Boss Wood Support Structure Mid America Adventure United States 2000 Villain Steel Support Structure Geauga Lake United States 2000 The Legend Wood Support Structure Holiday World United States 2000 Hurricane Steel Support Structure Myrtle Beach Pavilion United States 2000 Mega Zeph Steel Support Structure Six Flags New Orleans United States 2000 Boulder Dash Wood Support Structure Lake Compounce United States 2000 Medusa Wood Support Structure Six Flags Mexico Mexico 2000 Now known as Medusa Steel Coaster Cornball Express Steel Support Structure Indiana Beach United States 2001 Cheetah Steel Support Structure Wild Adventures United States 2001 Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain Steel Support Structure Indiana Beach United States 2002 New Mexico Rattler Steel Support Structure Cliff's Amusement Park United States 2002
References
External links
The Gravity Group S&S Sansei