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Notable roller coasters

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Vortex at Carowinds, a Stand-up Coaster model
Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, a Hyper Coaster model
Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure, an Inverted Coaster model
Dragon Khan at PortAventura Park, a Sitting Coaster model
Oblivion at Alton Towers, a Dive Coaster model
Hydra at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, a floorless coaster model
Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, a Hyper Coaster model
Manta at SeaWorld Orlando, a Flying Coaster model
Raptor at Gardaland, first Wing Coaster model

According to the Roller Coaster DataBase, Bolliger & Mabillard has built 127 roller coasters since its founding in 1988,[1] beginning with Iron Wolf, which opened at Six Flags Great America in 1990.[2] Some have either been relocated, renamed or closed. In North America, B&M coaster designs are manufactured by Ohio company Clermont Steel Fabricators.[3][4][5]

Name Model Park Country Opened Status Notes Ref
Iron Wolf
Renamed Apocalypse
Renamed Firebird
Stand-Up Coaster

Later Floorless Coaster
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags America
United States 1990 to 2011
2012 to 2018

2019
Operating First B&M project and first build of this model [2]
[6]
Batman: The Ride Inverted Coaster Six Flags Great America United States 1992 Operating First build of this model [7]
Kumba Sitting Coaster Busch Gardens Tampa United States 1993 Operating First build of this model [8]
Dragon Khan Sitting Coaster PortAventura Park Spain 1995 Operating Record for most inversions (8) at opening [9]
Alpengeist Inverted Coaster Busch Gardens Williamsburg United States 1997 Operating Tallest of its class [10]
Oblivion Dive Coaster Alton Towers United Kingdom 1998 Operating First build of this model [11]
The Riddler's Revenge Stand-Up Coaster Six Flags Magic Mountain United States 1998 Operating Largest and fastest of its class [12]
Medusa
Formerly Bizarro
Floorless Coaster Six Flags Great Adventure United States 1999 Operating First build of this model [13]
Incredible Hulk Sitting Coaster Universal Islands of Adventure United States 1999 Operating First launched B&M attraction [14]
Dragon Challenge
Formerly Dueling Dragons
Inverted Coaster Universal Islands of Adventure United States 1999 Removed Only B&M project to be demolished [15]
Apollo's Chariot Hyper Coaster Busch Gardens Williamsburg United States 1999 Operating First build of this model [16]
Galactica
Formerly Air
Flying Coaster Alton Towers United Kingdom 2002 Operating First build of this model [17]
Dominator
Formerly Batman: Knight Flight
Floorless Coaster Kings Dominion
Geauga Lake
United States 2008
2000 to 2007
Operating Largest of its class [18]
[19]
Raptor Wing Coaster Gardaland Italy 2011 Operating First build of this model [20]
Leviathan Hyper Coaster Canada's Wonderland Canada 2012 Operating First B&M roller coaster to be classified as a "gigacoaster" [21]
Rougarou
Formerly Mantis
Floorless Coaster
Formerly Stand-Up Coaster
Cedar Point United States 2015
1996 to 2014
Operating First instance of B&M changing train type [22]
Fury 325 Hyper Coaster Carowinds United States 2015 Operating World's tallest non-launched roller coaster [23]
Yukon Striker Dive Coaster Canada's Wonderland Canada 2019 Operating Tallest of its class [24]
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster Surf Coaster (Stand Up) SeaWorld Orlando United States 2023 Operating First launched stand-up roller coaster [25]
  1. ^ Bolliger & Mabillard - rcdb.com
  2. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Firebird  (Six Flags America)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  3. ^ "Typical Clermont Steel Fabrications". Clermont Steel Fabrications. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Diamondback built in Clermont". Loveland Magazine. March 23, 2009. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPN:B&M was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "Iron Wolf  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference BatmanSFGA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "Kumba  (Bush Gardens Tampa)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  9. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon Khan  (PortAventura Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  10. ^ Marden, Duane. "Alpengeist  (Bush Gardens Williamsburg)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  11. ^ Marden, Duane. "Oblivion  (Alton Towers)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  12. ^ Marden, Duane. "The Riddler's Revenge  (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  13. ^ Marden, Duane. "Medusa  (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  14. ^ Marden, Duane. "Incredible Hulk  (Universal Islands of Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  15. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon Challenge  (Universal Islands of Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  16. ^ Marden, Duane. "Apollo's Chariot  (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  17. ^ Marden, Duane. "Air  (Alton Towers)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  18. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dominator  (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  19. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dominator  (Geauga Lake)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  20. ^ Marden, Duane. "Raptor  (Gardaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  21. ^ Marden, Duane. "Leviathan  (Canada's Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  22. ^ Marden, Duane. "Rougarou  (Cedar Point)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  23. ^ Marden, Duane. "Fury 325  (Carowinds)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  24. ^ Marden, Duane. "Yukon Striker  (Canada's Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  25. ^ Marden, Duane. "Pipeline  (SeaWorld Orlando)". Roller Coaster DataBase.