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| Founded | 1967 |
| Website | https://intamin.com/ |
Intamin is a roller coaster designing and manufacturing company headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The manufacturer's name is an abbreviation for International Amusement Installations. The company has built and designed more than seventy roller coasters around the world, including the tallest roller coaster in the world (Kingda Ka).
History
In its early years, Intamin sold rides designed and manufactured by Schwarzkopf and Waagner-Biro. The company also worked with Giovanola.[1] The first Intamin-designed roller coaster to open was Jr. Gemini (now Wilderness Run) at Cedar Point in 1979.
Famous Coasters
Intamin has built some of the most famous roller coasters, and completely changed roller coaster history. Notable innovations built by the company include:
- Kingda Ka, world's tallest roller coaster.
- Colossos, first prefabricated wooden roller coaster.
- Formula Rossa, world's fastest roller coaster.
- Millennium Force, first giga coaster.
- Volcano: The Blast Coaster, first launched inverted coaster.
- Furius Baco, first fixed winged roller coaster.
- Top Thrill Dragster, first strata roller coaster.
- Superman: Escape From Krypton, tallest shuttle coaster.
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, most launches on a roller coaster and most expensive coaster.
- Xcelerator, first hydraulic launch on a roller coaster.
- Stealth, fastest accelerating hydraulic launch coaster.
Records
Tallest roller coaster:
- Kingda Ka (May 2005 – present)
- Top Thrill Dragster (May 2003 - May 2005)
- Superman: The Escape (March 1997 - May 2003)
- Tower of Terror (January 1997 - March 1997)
Fastest roller coaster:
- Formula Rossa (November 2010 – present)
- Kingda Ka (May 2005 - November 2010)
- Top Thrill Dragster (May 2003 - May 2005)
- Tower of Terror (January 1997 - December 2001)
Most inversions:
- Colossus (March 2002 - May 2013)
