Who is the most innovative rollercoaster manufacturer?

[Anonymous]

B&M Poineered ... Standup

Nope TOGO was first (1982), then Arrow (1983) and Intamin (1986) before B&M...

 

[Screaming Coasters]

^ Heck, you're even forgetting those Hearts & Diamond flat rides. The spinny one where you get stuck to the walls. Dates well before any stand up coaster.

 

[Anonymous]

^ Isn't this topic about coasters??

 

[Ben]

Yeah, saying that pioneered the stand-up coaster is like saying the act of standing itself pioneered the stand-up coaster.

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

The guy knows he's wrong. no need to pile onto him...

 

[marc]

What have Intamin actually invented? I am trying to think.

Launch coaster was done years ago. Airtime coasters done back in the 20's. Ok they went above 400ft thats about it really.

Standup was the guys from B&M and they took that with them when they left, no one even bothers with them now days.

 

[Nic]

First tubular steel tracked coaster (Matterhorn Bobsleds)
First mine train roller coaster (Mine Train at Six Flags Over Texas
First Corkscrew inversion (Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm)
First permanent modern suspended roller coaster (The Bat at Kings Island)
First Hypercoaster (Magnum XL 200)
First 4D coaster (X)

Most innovative? Arrow Dynamics

 

[marc]

Yep would agree with Nic as well, the 2 companies we have said are not even on the poll.

 

[Coastermaniac94]

^well technically Arrows are part of S&S power so vote for them to compensate

 

[marc]

Well sort of but some of the firm was also taken over by Vekoma.

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

Then pick your favorite of the two then

 

[Coastermaniac94]

fine Ill add it to the list :L

Edit: I dont actually know how to that someone help!!!

 

[Gazza]

I

m sure if a park asked intamin they would attempt to make a flying coaster

How is it any different from Merlin working with B&M on the Wing Coaster?

They could've just bought Intamins version for Raptor and LC12, but obviously they asked B&M to do something, and they did.

So B&M is less innovative than Intamin just because they don't make launched coasters?

 

[Coastermaniac94]

^Its close between B&M and Intamin but Intamin edges it because they are prepared to make anything. B&M can be fussy about what they make bacause they don't want to ruin their reputation... you wont get B&M making a coaster like Th13teen

 

[T0M]

Pleasantly surprised that Intamin are (so far) being recognised above the common misconception of it being B&M.

 

[Coastermaniac94]

^ I decided it was too diffucult to decide once reading expert's D) comments so I cancelled my vote by voting B&M on a guest account

 

[CMonster]

^ But, doesn't that make it unfair to the other choices? You need to make/use 8 or 9 more guest accounts to truly cancel your vote.

And, Arrow. For Nic's reasons.

 

[Artichoke]

Well, they all make pretty good Coasters. But... I'm gonna have to go with B&M.

 

[Mr. X]

I'd like to say I picked Intamin because it says who "is", not who "was". If it were "was", I'd say Arrow.

 

[Coastermaniac94]

Only 1 vote for vekoma :cry: ....... It deserves more than that despite their models being extremely rough sometimes