Custom Coasters International (CCI) was one of the premier wooden roller coaster

Wooden roller coaster

A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design...

 manufacturers in the world and produced more wooden coasters in recent times than any other company http://www.coastergallery.com/Manu.html#CCI. Founded by Denise Dinn Larrick (daughter of coaster designer Charles Dinn, founder of Dinn Corporation

Dinn Corporation

Dinn Corporation was a former roller coaster designing and manufacturing company established in West Chester, Ohio in 1983 by Charles Dinn. They are noted for building twelve wooden roller coasters in the United States, including:* Georgia Cyclone* Hercules...

) and Randy Larrick in 1991, Custom Coasters International went on to design 34 wooden coasters, some of which still remain very highly rated. CCI coasters are known for their speed and aggressive intensity. http://www.amusementtoday.com/2006gtawood.html

CCI filed for bankruptcy in 2002 while still building the New Mexico Rattler at Cliff's Amusement Park. Cliff's was left with a half completed coaster and had to complete the ride themselves. Owner Denise Larrick has since moved on to create a wooden coaster division at S&S Power

S&S Power

S&S Worldwide is a company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.-History:S&S Worldwide was founded by Stan Checketts as S&S Sports, Inc. S&S Sports manufactures bungee jumping and trampoline equipment. S&S Sports was sold in 1996...

, while the four remaining designers for CCI (Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert, and Michael Graham) founded The Gravity Group

The Gravity Group

The Gravity Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is an American based roller coaster design firm. The firm was founded in July 2002 out of the engineering team of the famed but now defunct Custom Coasters International. The design and engineering team has more expertise and experience than any other...

 in 2002. http://www.coastergallery.com/Manu.html#CCI Other coaster designers Dennis McNulty and Mike Boodley left CCI prior to the company going bankrupt, and Boodley would eventually start Great Coasters International

Great Coasters International

Great Coasters International, Inc. is a Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based roller coaster manufacturer which has created several award-winning rides since its formation in 1994. Starting in 2006 with Thunderbird in Finland, the company expanded beyond the United States and began building coasters in...

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List of CCI Roller Coasters

While Custom Coasters International was in business, they designed and build 34 wooden roller coasters. As of 2011, 30 of them continue to operate, 2 of them are listed as "Standing But Not Operating" (SBNO), and 2 of them have been demolished. The roller coasters in the following table are listed in order of installation.

Name	Park	Country	Opened	Status
Kingdom Coaster Formerly: Sky Princess	Dutch Wonderland Dutch Wonderland Dutch Wonderland is a amusement park just east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, appealing primarily to families with small children. The park's theme is a "Kingdom for Kids." The entrance to the park has a real stone castle façade, which was built by Earl Clark, a potato farmer, before he opened the...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1992	Operating
Outlaw Outlaw (roller coaster) The Outlaw is a wooden roller coaster located at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, near Des Moines.The Outlaw made its debut in 1993. It was the second roller coaster built by Custom Coasters International, which soon became known as one of the world's premier builders of wooden roller coasters.The...	Adventureland Adventureland (Iowa) Adventureland is a family-owned amusement park in Altoona, Iowa . It features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.-The History:...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	April 24, 1993	Operating
Hoosier Hurricane Hoosier Hurricane Hoosier Hurricane is a wooden roller coaster at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana. The ride was designed by Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill of Custom Coasters International. It opened on May 27, 1994 as the park's largest wooden roller coaster and the first wooden roller coaster built in Indiana...	Indiana Beach Indiana Beach Indiana Beach is an amusement park and resort located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana.-History:The resort was developed and owned by the Spackman family, who sold to Morgan RV Resorts LLC in 2008...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 27, 1994	Operating
Zach's Zoomer Zach's Zoomer (Michigan's Adventure) Zach's Zoomer is a wooden roller coaster at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan. Zach's Zoomer was manufactured by Custom Coasters International. It opened in 1994 and is targeted toward younger audiences...	Michigan's Adventure Michigan's Adventure Michigan's Adventure is a amusement park in Muskegon County, Michigan, about halfway between Muskegon, Michigan and Whitehall, Michigan. It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company since 2001...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	July 22, 1994	Operating
Cannonball Run	Waterville USA Waterville USA Waterville USA, or simply known as Waterville, is a water and amusement park located a quarter-mile from the Gulf of Mexico in the city of Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Gulf Shores Parkway...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1995	Operating
Cyclops Cyclops (roller coaster) Cyclops is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The ride starts with a left hand 180 degree dive off the lift, traverses three short hills, and a right-handed drop in front of the station and then climbs back up to the...	Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1995	Operating
The Raven The Raven (roller coaster) The Raven is a wooden roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. It was designed and built beginning in 1994 by the now-defunct roller coaster manufacturer Custom Coasters International, with the help of designers Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill; it opened on May...	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is a family owned and operated combination theme park and water park, located near Interstate 64 and U.S. 231 in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. The theme park is divided into four sections that celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July with...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 6, 1995	Operating
Great White	Morey's Piers Morey's Piers Morey’s Piers is a seaside amusement park located in Wildwood, New Jersey. It started when Morey brothers, Will and Bill bought two boardwalk lots in North Wildwood at 25th and 26th streets. They called it Surfside Pier and opened in the summer of 1969 with a giant fiberglass slide called the Wipe...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1996	Operating
Megafobia Megafobia (roller coaster) Megafobia is a CCI wooden roller coaster located at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. It was built in 1996 by CCI, who wanted a ride to showcase their company in Europe. Megafobia features a twister style layout...	Oakwood Theme Park Oakwood Theme Park Oakwood Theme Park is a theme park in Pembrokeshire, Wales which attracts over 400,000 visitors each year....	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	1996	Operating
Pegasus Pegasus (roller coaster) Pegasus is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The trains were built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.-Track layout:...	Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1996	Operating
Timber Terror Timber Terror Timber Terror is a wooden roller coaster located at Silverwood Theme Park. Originally, the ride had been called Grizzly, but the park had to change the name to Timber Terror to avoid confusion with wooden roller coasters of the same name at California's Great America and Kings Dominion.-Timber... Formerly: Grizzly	Silverwood Theme Park	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1996	Operating
Underground	Adventureland (Iowa) Adventureland (Iowa) Adventureland is a family-owned amusement park in Altoona, Iowa . It features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.-The History:...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1996	Operating
Tonnerre de Zeus Tonnerre de Zeus Tonnerre de Zeus is a roller coaster at Parc Astérix in Plailly, France. Opened in 1997 and built by Custom Coasters International, it is the 3rd longest wooden coaster in Europe after Coaster express and Colossos, with a track length of 1230m...	Parc Astérix Parc Astérix Parc Astérix is a theme amusement park in France, based on the stories of Asterix . Situated approximately north of Paris and from Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the département of Oise, it opened in 1989...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	1997	Operating
Stampida Stampida Stampida is a dueling, wooden roller coaster built by Custom Coasters International at PortAventura. It is a very rickety roller coaster with many drops and 2 tunnels. It features two parallel tracks with blue and red cars each one, but then they run separately for a while. Finally, they come...	PortAventura PortAventura PortAventura is a theme park and a resort in Salou, Catalonia, Spain; on the Costa Daurada , approximately an hour drive south of Barcelona. It attracts around 3 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in Spain. PortAventura Park is also the 6th most visited theme park in...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	March 17, 1997	Operating
Tomahawk	PortAventura PortAventura PortAventura is a theme park and a resort in Salou, Catalonia, Spain; on the Costa Daurada , approximately an hour drive south of Barcelona. It attracts around 3 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in Spain. PortAventura Park is also the 6th most visited theme park in...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	March 17, 1997	Operating
Zeus Zeus (roller coaster) Zeus is a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The ride was built by Custom Coasters International and opened in 1997...	Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 7, 1997	Operating
Shivering Timbers Shivering Timbers (roller coaster) Shivering Timbers is a Wooden roller coaster at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon County, Michigan. It was developed and built by Custom Coasters International. Opened in May 1998, Shivering Timbers debuted for the park's 30th year in operation and was a success. Construction for the ride began in...	Michigan's Adventure Michigan's Adventure Michigan's Adventure is a amusement park in Muskegon County, Michigan, about halfway between Muskegon, Michigan and Whitehall, Michigan. It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company since 2001...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 23, 1998	Operating
Rampage	Alabama Adventure	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 23, 1998	Operating
Excalibur Excalibur (Funtown Splashtown USA) Excalibur is a wooden roller coaster at Funtown Splashtown USA in Saco, Maine. It is the tallest and longest roller coaster in Northern New England. The ride runs with a single 2-bench Philadelphia Toboggan Company train...	Funtown Splashtown USA Funtown Splashtown USA Funtown Splashtown USA is a family-owned amusement park located in Saco, Maine, in the United States.-History:...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 5, 1998	Operating
Twisted Twins Twisted Twins Twisted Twins is a wooden roller coaster at former Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a double-tracked dueling roller coaster by Custom Coasters International whose two trains are nicknamed Lola and Stella.... Formerly: Twisted Sisters	Kentucky Kingdom	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 20, 1998	SBNO Standing But Not Operating Standing but not operating is a term used for an amusement park, amusement ride or roller coaster, which means it is standing, but it is not operated for various reasons. Reasons might include irreparable damage or simply a lack of funding to operate the amusement park or ride... Since: 2008
GhostRider	Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park in Buena Park, California, now owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, and a line of jams, jellies, preserves, and other specialty food, now part of The J. M. Smucker Company based in Placentia, California....	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	December 8, 1998	Operating
Silver Comet	Martin's Fantasy Island Martin's Fantasy Island Martin's Fantasy Island is an amusement park located in Grand Island, New York.- History :Fantasy Island opened in 1961 and went bankrupt in 1982. It was acquired out of bankruptcy by Charles Wood, the original owner of Storytown USA. He sold the park to International Broadcasting Corporation in...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 1, 1999	Operating
Tremors Tremors (roller coaster) Tremors is a wooden roller coaster located at Silverwood Theme Park. It features four underground tunnels, the first of which goes under the ride's gift shop. It is semi-related to the film of the same name....	Silverwood Theme Park	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 15, 1999	Operating
The Boss The Boss (roller coaster) The Boss is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. Ranked among the top 5 wooden coasters in America, it features a lift of , a first drop of , four drops of 150',112',103',and 72', and a 570 degree helix....	Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags St. Louis , is an amusement park owned by Six Flags, Inc. It is located in Eureka, Missouri, USA . Opened in 1971 as the third theme park of the Six Flags chain, this was the last park that was built under the Six Flags name...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	April 29, 2000	Operating
Villain Villain (roller coaster) Villain was a wooden roller coaster at the Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio. It was manufactured by the now-defunct Custom Coasters International . The ride opened as a part of the four-coaster expansion Six Flags brought to Geauga Lake between 1999 and 2000. It is a wooden hybrid, which...	Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom Wildwater Kingdom is a waterpark located in Aurora, Ohio, United States, originally founded in 1888 as Geauga Lake.Geauga Lake had operated primarily as an amusement park...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 5, 2000	Demolished 2007
Hurricane: Category 5	Myrtle Beach Pavilion Myrtle Beach Pavilion The Myrtle Beach Pavilion was an amusement park located on the corner of 9th Avenue and Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Considered by many as the "heart" of Myrtle Beach, the Pavilion sat one block away from the beach itself in a pedestrian-populated area, surrounded by similar...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 6, 2000	Demolished 2006
The Legend The Legend (roller coaster) The Legend is a wooden roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. It was designed and built beginning in 1999 by the now-defunct roller coaster manufacturer Custom Coasters International, with the help of designers Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill; it opened on...	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is a family owned and operated combination theme park and water park, located near Interstate 64 and U.S. 231 in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. The theme park is divided into four sections that celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July with...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 6, 2000	Operating
Mega Zeph Mega Zeph Mega Zeph is a roller coaster found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Originally opening on May 20, 2000, as Jazzland's signature ride, the coaster has been abandoned and left in a state of decay as a result of the park's closure following...	Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags New Orleans was an amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana, which has been closed after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.The park was located in Eastern New Orleans, in the Ninth Ward of the city off Interstate 510...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 20, 2000	SBNO Standing But Not Operating Standing but not operating is a term used for an amusement park, amusement ride or roller coaster, which means it is standing, but it is not operated for various reasons. Reasons might include irreparable damage or simply a lack of funding to operate the amusement park or ride... Since: 2005
Boulder Dash Boulder Dash (roller coaster) Boulder Dash is a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. It first opened in 2000 and was built by Custom Coasters International...	Lake Compounce Lake Compounce Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol, Connecticut, United States and a part of the neighboring town of Southington, Connecticut; the lake itself lies completely in Southington. It is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America, having operated every year...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 21, 2000	Operating
Medusa	Six Flags México Six Flags México Six Flags México is an amusement park owned by Six Flags Inc. and the only Six Flags park operating in Latin America. It is located in the Tlalpan forest and borough, on the southern edge of Mexico City, Mexico. Six Flags México has become one of the most important theme parks in Mexico and the...	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	June 2, 2000	Operating
Cornball Express	Indiana Beach Indiana Beach Indiana Beach is an amusement park and resort located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana.-History:The resort was developed and owned by the Spackman family, who sold to Morgan RV Resorts LLC in 2008...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 18, 2001	Operating
Cheetah	Wild Adventures Wild Adventures Wild Adventures Water & Theme Park is located from Valdosta, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. The park features approximately 59 rides and attractions, including eight roller coasters, hundreds of exotic animals, shows, Splash Island water park and...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 16, 2001	Operating
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain The Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain is a wooden roller coaster at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana themed to that of a mine shaft. It was the last coaster Custom Coasters International finished. The ride is unusual as it has an elevator to raise the cars to the top of the track as...	Indiana Beach Indiana Beach Indiana Beach is an amusement park and resort located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana.-History:The resort was developed and owned by the Spackman family, who sold to Morgan RV Resorts LLC in 2008...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 8, 2002	Operating
New Mexico Rattler	Cliff's Amusement Park Cliff's Amusement Park Cliff's Amusement Park is an amusement park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.- Early beginnings :Cliff and Zella Hammond built a small kiddie park in 1959 with a go-cart track and named it Uncle Cliff’s Kiddieland...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	September 28, 2002	Operating

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