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| Founded | 1967 |
| Website | https://intamin.com/ |
Intamin is a roller coaster designing and manufacturing company headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The company has built and designed more than seventy roller coasters around the world, including the tallest roller coaster in the world (Kingda Ka), and the fastest roller coaster in the world (Formula Rossa).
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. It also has a hydraulic launch.
- Top Thrill Dragster, first strata roller coaster.
- Superman: Escape From Krypton, tallest shuttle coaster. When it opened, it was the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster.
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, most launches on a roller coaster with 7.
- Xcelerator, first hydraulic launch on a roller coaster.
- Stealth, fastest accelerating hydraulic launch coaster.
Etymology
Intamin's name is an abbreviation for International Amusement Installations.
