Do you think there are jealous tensions between the major coaster manufactures?

[chainedbanana]

Say a new park is being constructed and there is a B&M an intamin, a Vekoma and a Gerstlauer going in, do you think there are any Diva antics going on between the companies such as one company refusing to be onsite if another company is? especially if the coasters have to intertwine in the designs etc.

Or do you think some companies get funny with park management for going with another manufacturer and not using them for all their coasters?

Or simply to you think they all work well together and its all pretty harmonious?

also have there been cases of designers, engineers going from one company to another and taking their designs/technology with them?

 

[Gavin]

B&M used to work for Giovanola, who built rides for Intamin, before they split off on their own, which explains why the old Intamin stand-ups look so similar to the B&M version.

Gravity Group is made up of enginneers from CCI.

A huge section of Islands of Adventure came about when a bunch of Disney imagineers walked with their "Beastly Kingdom" plans and went to Universal.

I'd imagine that among the bigger companies there's an element of friendly competition, but I've got no idea as to whether they would ever end up on site at the same time. It's not like the bosses are there through the whole process. They're always at the trade shows together, and that always seems very amicable, though I guess it would have to be.

I've always found it quite interesting that Vekoma rides have been going up at Chinese parks - boomerangs at Fantawild parks for example - while a Golden Horse knockoff of their mine train deisgn is being constructed literally right next to it. That must piss them off no end.