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Mean Streak at Cedar Point | |
Status | Defunct |
In business | 1983 to 1991 |
Key people | Charles Dinn, Curtis D. Summers |
Coasters built | 12 |
Dinn Corporation, or Dinn Corp., was a wooden roller coaster manufacturer based in West Chester, Ohio, USA. They were in business from 1983 to 1992 and built 12 roller coasters of which five are still operating today. Three of the seven defunct coasters were given steel I-Box track by Rocky Mountain Construction. The other 4 defunct coasters were scrapped and not relocated.
History
Charles J. Dinn was the director of construction, maintenance, and engineering at Kings Island and oversaw construction of The Beast, which opened in 1979.[1] Dinn went on to form his own company in the early 1980s.[2] The company managed the construction of wooden roller coasters in partnership with Curtis D. Summers' company.
Dinn Corporation also built select rides for other manufacturers, including Zoomflume at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, USA.[3]
Construction began on Pegasus at Efteling in late 1990, but Dinn abandoned the project following disagreements with Efteling and ultimately retired in 1991.[4] His daughter, Denise Dinn formed a new company, Custom Coasters International that year. Summers died the following year of a heart attack at the age of 62.[5]
Roller coasters
Name | Park | Country | Opened | Status |
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Georgia Cyclone | Six Flags Over Georgia | USA | March 1990 | Closed 2017; converted by Rocky Mountain Construction into Twisted Cyclone |
Hercules | Dorney Park | USA | May 6, 1989 | Closed September 1, 2003 |
Mean Streak | Cedar Point | USA | May 11, 1991 | Closed September 16, 2016; converted by Rocky Mountain Construction into Steel Vengeance |
Pegasus | Efteling | Netherlands | July 1, 1991 | Closed June 19, 2009 |
Predator | Six Flags Darien Lake | USA | May 1990 | Operating |
Psyclone | Six Flags Magic Mountain | USA | March 23, 1991 | Closed 2006 |
Texas Giant | Six Flags Over Texas | USA | March 17, 1990 | Closed November 1, 2009; converted by Rocky Mountain Construction into New Texas Giant |
Thunder Run | Kentucky Kingdom | USA | August 1990 | Operating |
Timber Wolf | Worlds of Fun | USA | April 1, 1989 | Operating |
Raging Wolf Bobs | Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom | USA | May 28, 1988 | Closed June 16, 2007 |
Wild One | Six Flags America | USA | 1986 | Operating |
Wolverine Wildcat | Michigan's Adventure | USA | May 14, 1988 | Operating |
Images
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Thunder Run at Kentucky Kingdom
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Predator at Six Flags Darien Lake
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Pegasus at Efteling
References
- ↑ "Kings Island Unveils Plans For Faster, Higher Roller Coaster". The Circleville Herald.
- ↑ Curtis D. Summers / Charles Dinn - Southwest Ohio Amusement Park Historical Society (Wayback archive)
- ↑ "Zooming in". Record-Journal. 1987-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ "Curis D. Summers". Eftepedia.
- ↑ "Curtis Summers, amusement park ride designer". The Palm Beach Post.
External links
- Dinn Corporation on the Roller Coaster DataBase.