Intamin: Explained - Part 1

Intamin is a manufacturer and supplier of amusement rides, roller coasters and transportation products originally based in Wollerau, Switzerland. Today, the company is well known for its ability to continuously innovate, allowing them to meet the needs of their clientele. Naturally however, this hasn't always been the case. In this two part series we dive into the rich history of Intamin, uncovering the huge list of attractions they offer, but also understanding how and why the company was formed.
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[@coasterbot]

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[@jasminejohnston6393]

That’s nice, but I can’t ride a bike. Could never get the bike to stay upright

[@TroyD247Mall]

L lol l lol mki

[@Olimick98]

My favorite part of the coaster wars is when two park chains build huge roller coaster that rival each other, but they're both built by the same manufacterer, so as the different park chains compete, the manufacterers are just like, "Ah yes... which will win: project 1 or project" lol

[@theafterglow]

you're like a David Attenborough of roller coasters.

[@coasterbot]

ha ha that's a great compliment, thank you :)

[@Big_Balls_Network]

Very true

[@jedveitch8093]

W comment

[@montanarunser579]

You know you have a long track record if you need two parts to explain it all.

[@coasterbot]

Too true! ;)

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

Track record. Well done sir.

[@slowhand44857]

Good job with the pun lmao

[@matthewmccloskey9525]

Track records Lol

[@cheezandbees6934]

I am currently in a roller coaster binge. What this means is that I cannot stop watching roller coaster videos for the life of me! I've done this a couple of times, but it's never gotten this bad. Before, I would only watch the POV videos. Now I keep watching videos about the coasters and the manufacturers. Thank you for fueling this because I'm enjoying it so much!

[@coasterbot]

Well at least you are learning new things! :)

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[@AlyssaErin]

Can't stop watching this channel, always have loved coasters but only recently wanted to actually learn more about how they work and who makes them, the info is presented so well in these videos!

[@coasterbot]

Thanks for watching! Roller coasters are super interesting, it's great to hear that you want to learn more. :)

[@coastercountdowns7736]

Your videos are so professional, it’s mad!

[@chromebot9618]

Its almost as if its made by a robot

[@coastercountdowns7736]

His name is Coaster bot tbf, maybe that’s what he wants you to think 🤔

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much, it really means a lot! :)

[@richey0995]

Nice, we got a little bonus b&m fact

[@coasterbot]

Who doesn't love a good bonus fact! ;)

[@hi-tec5574]

Stop showing Volcano: The Blast Coaster, I never got a chance to ride it.😢😢😢

[@ArrowThrills]

Me either

[@shmoogboing2785]

Shoka XX me neither

[@kenzz55]

It's ok. We're here for you. I didn't get to ride it either

[@I_am_a_cat_]

who cares. I don't think I've ridden any of them, who gives a shit. There's way more fun things out there to do. Whether or not you rode a coaster shouldn't make you so sad lmao. Cheer up:)

[@thomasspight5661]

I went there this summer and was so mad I didn't get there quick enough... hey at least we still have avalanche

[@Paolo8772]

Complicated, yet informative! I love how much information you squeezed into this video: I LOVE IT!

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much! :)

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Woah that only part 1 ! That’s a rich history for a relatively young company, great video Harry looking forward to part 2🎢👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@coasterbot]

Exactly, there's a lot to talk about! Thank you very much, I'm looking forward to releasing part 2! :)

[@damocoaster8451]

Haven’t been here in ages and it’s still a good channel

[@ScrewyLoops]

This was very interesting! Looking forward to part 2 👍 Learnt a lot from this :)

[@coasterbot]

Thanks Chris, that's great to hear! :)

[@mooniethemew]

Nice!! Can't wait for part 2.

[@jslim39]

Love it. It's cool to see how the two best coaster companies started off together then split apart. I love Intamin for their relentless extremes in terms of pushing the envelope for the biggest and fastest coasters. My current favorite is Intimidator 305, closely followed by Millennium Force.

[@coasterbot]

It is very weird but cool right? Intamin are great :)

[@noahkahmann4244]

I was looking forward to this video for forever

[@coasterbot]

I know, sorry for taking so long!

[@Coasterdude02149]

Me too. Intamin is my favourite!

[@AttractionSource]

Great video! Really insightful.

[@coasterbot]

Thanks guys, it means a lot! :)

[@haydenbuell7860]

No idea why but whenever he says they made a new model in one of these videos I get super pumped

[@CoasterWriter]

I love how the soundtrack gets super ominous sometimes . . . as if you're foreshadowing all the maintenance issues you might talk about in part 2.

[@coasterbot]

Who knows, maybe it is ;)

[@callumj3507]

I've been waiting for this all week

[@trainlover16]

I have been waiting for this! This is my favourite rollercoaster maefacture

[@coasterbot]

Awesome to hear! :)

[@trainlover16]

COASTER BOT thx m8!

[@willwhite6570]

Great video and very informative as always

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much :)

[@hounds760]

Great video as always

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much! :)

[@InsaneCoasterPOVs]

Very nice and detailed! All we need to know are here!

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much :)

[@Fluster]

just love this channel

[@broadwayblueshirts6160]

Great video, can't wait for part two.

[@coasterbot]

Thank you! :)

[@gabrielfrench8382]

Man, you teach history like some of the KZbinrs who's entire channels are dedicated to that purpose... Thanks for adding that part about B&M--I had no clue...! Can't wait for Part 2! I'll actually be in another state for a camp the day it comes out, but that just means that I'll have to watch it either on the flight or at the airport. PS: When you said "Wollerau" (0:09), I paused the video and tried to pronounce it myself--I still can't... Haha!

[@coasterbot]

Thank you, that really means a lot! I'm glad you learnt some new stuff. I'm honestly not exactly sure how I said Wollerau either ;)

[@gabrielfrench8382]

@@coasterbot To be honest, if it weren't for channels like yours, I probably wouldn't be becoming a rides person. I used to be horrified of coasters after my mother made me ride one or two of them that were a 'bit' too intense for me at the time. Later in my life I had a fear of them based on fear of the ride going wrong. I only recently have ever had a ride go wrong (I was on what they told us was the "first on-ride evacuation" of the Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure), and because of your safety video, I wasn't the least bit afraid--and that was after having just rocked back-and-forth under a hill after a high-up stall in the ride...! [They later told us that the reason they had to shut-down the ride was because one of their computers had died in the middle of the ride] The only part I was afraid about was that they might have done what they did earlier in the ride, which was slam on the brakes, make us wait for 15-minutes for technical issues, then have the bikes shoot-off to 50-mph with no warning whatsoever. Even then--I knew I wasn't going to be put in danger. Thanks you so much for your stuff!

[@gabrielfrench8382]

If you'd like me to tell you about the whole story sometime, I'd love to...!

[@domachino]

Great video!! Good job explaining how Intamin grew.

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much! :)

[@alexlamb7904]

I know they are newer but I’d love to learn about RMC next. They are doing some exciting stuff. Great videos thanks!

[@coasterbot]

We'll get around to making a video about RMC in the future, don't worry. And thank you :)

[@TripleTSingt]

I was waiting for this.

[@coasterbot]

We all were! ;)

[@alexlamb7904]

So cool seeing the Darien lake/ride of steel reference. That is my home town park and I love that coaster.

[@coasterbot]

Awesome to hear! :)

[@joaospegiorin7840]

Really liked the video! The only thing I would put in is how Monte Makaya was the prototype of those multi inversion coasters that were later cloned

[@coasterbot]

Thank you! That's very true, there's always more information about each manufacturer. But these videos would have to be hours long to cover it all! :)

[@WicketEngineering]

Idk why so many people hate on you! I love your channel! I was GP before I started watching.

[@coasterbot]

Not many people do hate on my fortunately. It means a lot though, I'm glad you've learnt lots about theme parks and roller coasters!

[@missycoaster749]

These are your best videos.

[@coasterbot]

I agree! ;)

[@mckaylathecoasterenthusias6998]

Nice video! Intamin is like my third favorite coaster manufacturer! My first favorite is RMC, and second B&M. My favorite coaster is iron rattler!

[@coasterbot]

Thanks and that's great to hear; Iron rattler looks awesome :)

[@Joypyf]

This is such high quality!! Like something you’d see on TV!😃

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much, that's extremely kind :)

[@Joypyf]

COASTER BOT and extremely true 😊

[@danstaifer2028]

Didn't Cedar Point's Wilderness Run open as Jr. Gemini? It didn't get renamed until the camp Snoopy got put there.

[@coasterbot]

It did! You'd be surprised at how much longer a video can get when you state all of the previous names of rides though! ;)

[@danstaifer2028]

@@coasterbot the historian in me always cringes with anachronism. Good video

[@therealZThaDon]

Like how here at KI, Woodstock Express was once Beastie To the Beast

[@MarvinBowen]

I rode this a few weeks ago, and it was my daughters (4 y/o) first roller coaster ride. What a little treat for me that her first was also a first for Intamin.

[@syvlcommuter]

I rode it as junior Gemini! :D

[@jessrides5917]

Great video! :D

[@coasterbot]

Thank you! :)

[@jessrides5917]

@@coasterbot No problem! I can't wait for part 2! :D

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

I have an idea! You should include Zoe in your next Coaster Lounge!

[@coasterbot]

She's been on before and will most likely be on again! :)

[@jtbackup4553]

Awesome! I’m a big fan of their Impulse coasters like Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great America and Wicked Twister at Cedar Point. Btw, my home park doesn’t have an Intamin coaster, but it does have a Schwarzkopf Looper that’s pretty good.

[@coasterbot]

I haven't tried an impulse coaster but they do look like a lot of fun! :)

[@jtbackup4553]

@@coasterbot You should!

[@TheAndroidvsapple]

Excellent video. I hope you tell in the second part about their maintenance reputation haha.

[@coasterbot]

Thank you! There will be a segment on it, don't worry!

[@jesseadams5719]

Hey *Coaster Bot.* Love the explained vids. Just got back from Kings Dominion where I watched Grizzlys track flex hard in the station turn. Then I researched more woodie flex and saw Rattler at Fiesta Texas and was shocked by how much it swayed. Have you given any thought to maybe a "Coaster Flex Explained" video? I would surely be interested in that.

[@coasterbot]

Thank you very much, that's great to hear! That's a good suggestion actually. A video about how and why roller coasters flex could be quite interesting! :)

[@therealZThaDon]

I 2nd it

[@ladyrachel13]

I've ridden the Rattler at Fiesta Texas. Didn't know/realize that it swayed and it wasn't till I got off the ride that the person I went to the park with told me. 😱

[@averagejoe6031]

YESSS!!! My favorite manufacturer (other than rmc)

[@coasterbot]

Great to hear! :)

[@skstonesmith]

Awesome!

[@Chrisg11593]

2:10 *Sick mode starts playing*

[@ahuman9864]

Millennium Force is still my favorite coaster ever! It’s perfect!

[@CoasterKeegan]

The first bobsled from intamin was the Bob at Efteling

[@coasterbot]

Bob debuted in 1985, while Sarajevo Bobsled at Six Flags Great Adventure (the first of Intamin's bobsled model) debuted in 1984 :)

[@CoasterKeegan]

@@coasterbot realy ironic in 1984!!

[@corkscrewfoley]

A two-parter on Intamin? Cheers Harry, you've made this Intamin fan-boy quite happy.

[@coasterbot]

No problem! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy part 2! :)

[@corkscrewfoley]

@@coasterbot Thanks for doing these Explained segments.

[@ArrowThrills]

Yeah I'm one to

[@HYDRAdude]

2:12 Wow I used to go on that ride all the time! I didn't know it was the first of its kind in the world, nor that it was made by Intamin. It was a great ride, but I remember it always having a really, really long que though.

[@coasterbot]

I can imagine it having a long queue, especially if it was the first ride of its kind! :)

[@mathewmclean9128]

Definitely a great video. Extremely informative and very interesting. I knew that Goliath at six flags was not a B&M hyper coaster, but a Giovanola hyper coaster. And a few other rides I knew that were not B&M, but had track work that looked exactly like B&M. this video explains the reasoning behind that perfectly and lots of other information. Too bad Goliath at six flags magic mountain is not a B&M coaster, it would be way smoother and a better ride if it were a B&M manufactured ride.

[@coasterbot]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@dds3524]

Could you please do a video on bobsled type coasters ? I never understood how these are kept secured without a track

[@Demon-POT]

Wilderness run was originally called junior Gemini and was the star attraction of the Gemini family area now know as camp snoopy!

[@Phaios95]

I didn‘t know that three of the biggest coaster companies (Intamin, B&M and Giovanola) are from my country.. Amazing!

[@coasterbot]

We learn something new everyday!

[@jamesczub1141]

4:28 looks like the bobsled that never operates in my home park of Six Flags Great Escape is someone able to back me up on that it looks eerily similar

[@jacobfullest]

They really need two parts

[@Robin_Vlogs03]

The bobsled was iconic the Efteling recently closed one😭

[@matheuscastello6554]

el toro and kingda ka are the only big rides from them i rode, and boy were they good!! i love intamin and cant wait to ride more from them :)

[@coasterbot]

They certainly look good! :)

[@marksara8224]

Nice!

[@smilerpunk922]

Could you do a vid on Alton towers? I know how much you love including their rides in your videos

[@coasterbot]

We hope to in the future, thanks for the suggestion :)

[@noahE7]

Masterpiece.

[@trevorjensen2706]

Your background music sounded a little eerie. Interesting use of synthesizers.

[@eev6549]

Can you do a video on the latest big roller coaster of finland? its called Taiga and its located in the park of linnanmäki and its also made by intamin and what ive heard is unique to its design and layout.

[@coasterbot]

I'll note that suggestion down, thanks :)

[@craigperry3779]

I am convinced that Intamin would build me a washing machine if I needed them to. It wouldn't be a cheap washing machine and it might not be the most reliable washing machine but it would be beautiful to look at and be the best in the world when running.

[@Chicklo11]

I have a question. Are there any theme parks out there that solely rely on one company like Intamin when it comes to supplying rides?

[@coasterbot]

I don't think so. Some theme parks are owned by manufacturers, Europa Park and Mack Rides for example. But even then they use external manufacturers. :)

[@patrick__epfan678]

as a swiss man, the way you pronounced Wollerau was very funny ^^

[@coasterbot]

It was the best educated guess I could make ;)

[@HaohmaruHL]

Where you got the info about Eurostar being re-surfacing back in 2019. I'm a Moscow citizen and rode it many times but after they dismantled it back in 2011 (and all other rides that were in that park) it vanished from history. Edit: My bad. Apparently the ride was reassembled in park called "Jungle" in Anapa city in June.

[@DomWPC]

I wonder if Intamin ever worked with mack? a lot of the features you find on mack coasters look just like intamin for example the restraint release contacts on avalanche are the exact same design as on Rita! and the ones on the mega/multi launch coasters are very similar to the Giovanola/B&M design also the trains are very similar to intamin, stadium seating, two seats, two rows per car and medium length trains, they also have similar restraints and track to intamin

[@barnuner]

I had no idea Intamin made wilderness run (Jr gemini) and demon drop. Those were two of the first rides I ever did when they were at cedar point.

[@coasterbot]

You learn something new every day! :)

[@ElementerChannel]

What is the 182m tower mentioned at 1:57?

[@kennaisatlas8323]

I love Knott’s very dearly, but 1:51 that thing breaks down all the time. Last time I was there, they still had the windows broken out and cranes there from when they had to rescue riders who got stuck up at the top. 😅😂

[@owenhawkins6851]

Noti gang

[@camikelly2356]

Good explanation of Intamin. I like the manufacturer, but I definitely prefer B&M and RMC, though. My home state, GA, doesn't have any Intamin coasters, so I don't get to experience them unless I go to another state.

[@coasterbot]

Thanks Cami! That's a shame, hopefully your home state gets some Intamin coasters soon! :)

[@camikelly2356]

COASTER BOT I hope so, too. At least I have an RMC and four B&M coasters at my home park.

[@xDFoRcEzZ]

We just got an Intamin coaster in Orlando, and holy shit do I like their blitz coasters. Anyone who's an enthusiast has to go on it.

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Really interesting video, man! Keep this up! Can’t wait for part 2! All the coasters I’ve ridden by Intamin: Avatar Airbender (Mall of America); I305 (my #1 until I got on Steel Vengeance less than a week ago); Volcano the Blast Coaster (I miss that ride 😭); Fahrenheit; Storm Runner; Skyrush; Wicked Twister; Millenium Force; Top Thrill Dragster; and Maverick

[@coasterbot]

Thanks Owen, it means a lot!

[@neonjays]

I would love to see an explained video on California's Great America!

[@coasterbot]

I'll note that down, thanks for the suggestion :)

[@neonjays]

COASTER BOT thank you!

[@mikestein1024]

Intimin the best there is , always thrilling busting records raising the bar so thrilling and exhilarating every coaster they build is a 10 , while not as butter smooth all the time as b&m if you rode one b&m you pretty much rode em all it's like the spirt of arrow is in intimin always innovating with the worlds absolute best coasters

[@coasterbot]

Intamin definitely are an innovative company! :)

[@jstyxx4110]

I like how despite Intimin AND B&M are based is Switzerland, yet not one ride made by either of them are in Switzerland.

[@airsavagegd5942]

Did Intamin produce the track for Mindbender and Shockwave too? Those rides have track similar to many Intamin coasters.

[@Lonyr]

I've always thought Ride of Steel was a great coaster. It's been criticized for its simple layout, but to be fair, it was one of the first of its kind. You can also get some killer airtime on it, especially toward the end.

[@coasterbot]

That's true, it was one of the first! The airtime does look great too :)

[@fig7617]

PLSSSS DO S&S EXPLAINED!!

[@cam3033]

Part 2 comes out on my birthday

[@coasterbot]

How epic, I hope you have a great birthday then :)

[@cam3033]

@@coasterbot Thank you

[@karlstrauss2330]

I’m so blessed to have been born in an era where so many kick ass thrill rides were made by guys like Intamin and B&M. We are living in a golden age for roller coasters!

[@coasterbot]

We really are!

[@DomWPC]

*Intamin* the first to make... Magnetic brakes electrical restraint releases Reliable launching systems Hydraulic restraints Cable lift hills LSM launches Drop tracks silent Anti-rollbacks stadium style seating heart-lining the gigacoaster the stratacoaster hydraulic launches the list goes on and on! they have built the world's tallest and the world's fastest! what an absolute beast of a manufacturer!

[@nokrepkie]

I think you should do giovanola. they seem like a very interesting company...

[@coasterbot]

They are a very interesting company! I'll note that down :)

[@madelinegarber7860]

I hope they make an epic comeback in the next few years. Such a good manufacturer. Too bad some of their rides developed a reputation for unreliability. I wonder if them or RMC will build the first polarcoaster. I’m leaning towards RMC with the new TRex design.

[@coasterbot]

It does seem like they are making some sort of a comeback as of recently! It depends how they handle their next iteration of roller coasters!

[@madelinegarber7860]

COASTER BOT agreed.

[@njt002]

I can't tell the diference between the track of Premier Rides, and the new Vekoma and S&S coasters. Is it the same?

[@coasterbot]

It won't be exactly the same, but it may be similar in terms of general design. If you look closely you'll be able to tell the difference! :)

[@alexstein6339]

@@coasterbot I think S & S and Premier get their track from the same manufacturer

[@camdamcool6125]

Niiiice :sunglasses:

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Anton Schwartzkopf was a genius. He invented the flywheel launch system, which used a large wheel attached to a winch drum to launch roller coaster trains at a high speed, resulting in some of the early contenders for the fastest roller coasters on Earth. The flywheel launch isn’t used anymore, but launched roller coasters are found everywhere!

[@rollercoastingdaily2107]

Notifications🔔

[@bobkmertz]

Volcano!!! I miss you!

[@xecoq]

Why is the background audio motorcycles doing illegal drag pulls in the distance?

[@coasterbot]

Honestly I don't know

[@wywy3126]

This video came out a day before my birthday I just realized; June 24.

[@24ecko]

Part 1 and part 2 should have really been one video.

[@coasterbot]

If I had more time to make them they would have. Making one 25 minute video in a short time frame is a challenge. Making 2 12 minute videos across 2 short time frames is much easier!

[@rojorohr4723]

You’ve made wanna go to six flags next weekend!!!

[@coasterbot]

Now you'll have to go! ;)

[@rojorohr4723]

@@coasterbot good thing I have a membership!!!

[@tobinreale]

My favorite part of this is when you say "the highly competitive family coaster market" It makes me laugh every time

[@coasterbot]

But why?

[@tobinreale]

COASTER BOT it’s kinda funny the rides for kids are the most competitive. I have a strange sense of humor

[@andrewdonnelly939]

1:41 this is the most personality I’ve ever heard from Harry in one of these videos

[@coasterbot]

Oooof ;)

[@nei8705]

bruh your voice is so nice, my ears feel like how you feel when you see a puppy sleeping

[@coasterbot]

ha ha thank you very much! :)

[@JamesTaylorMain]

What is: Thunder Dolphin - Tokyo Dome City

[@re0473]

Will you ever do rmc

[@coasterbot]

We will, stay tuned! :)

[@ArrowThrills]

What about Arrow Dynamics

[@jooo4283]

do a video of taiga in linnanmäki

[@coasterbot]

I'll note that down, thanks for the suggestion :)