Is Premier Rides not getting enough credit?

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thrillerman1 said:
They manufactured the trains on SOB...enough said there.

I think they don't get more credit because to my knowledge they haven't built any of the really large custom designed installations here in the states.

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I have to agree with thrillerman1 on the SOB trains. I was there a week ago Friday and I'm still hurting. My back will never be the same. That is one awful ride.

My dad took 30 high school kids there last week. The KIDS said they will never ride SOB again because it hurt so much. (Then he took them to HW and they rode 2 REAL wood coasters :) )

The moral - even the GP hates those trains!

LOL, but Speed with OTSRs is still a coaster with a vertical loop as the only inversion (like Screamin'). The spaghetti bowls *rocked*...your brain inside your skull...;)

I do think there's something to be said about Disney and Universal taking the bows for hardware they didn't build. Paramount, I would've agreed as well....until PCW.

PCW has plaques ALL over the place stating the manufacturer, and details...even when it's not always "flattering". http://www.pbase.com/rollergator/image/44856833

Matter of fact, those plates were SO omnipresent, I'm forced to wonder if that isn't in accordance with some Canadian (or provincial) law?

You have to give them credit for the creativity of creating a new company to sell to Six Flags because of the massive issues FOF had. Phoenix Rides, anyone?

Adam

S:ROS at SFNE has a big sign with Intamins name on it in the station. Back to Premier, they put Joker's Jinx on the front cover of the SFA map, and it's an old picture with the OTSRs. Oh well, hopefully it won't deter too many people from riding it who may not have gotten the word about the changeover.

Mr Freeze is one of the most unique and thrilling coasters I've been on, so I've always had high respects for them especially since they fixed most of their rides from those terrible ostrs.

But like peabody said it's Werner Stengel. He is designing almost all of these awesome steel coasters today. I'm sure Premiere has a hand in the layout design, but Stengel is the guy designing the way the train is actually moving with forces and everything. Which in all reality is why these coasters are so amazing.

'Gator, that's a TSSA thing. (Ontario has privatized amusement ride inspections...they're done by the Technical Standards and Safety Administration, and the amusement ride guys in that company are *really good*.)

Ohio just requires that state-issued brass serial number plate be on display, and that the actual operating license (which is paper) be available on demand...all that other information is on the license paperwork. In much the same way that your car's license plate doesn't identify the make, model, year, and serial number, but all that information is on your registration card.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.