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	Bolliger & Mabillard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bolliger and Mabillard (BandM) is a roller coaster manufacturer based in Monthey, Switzerland.
		Bolliger and Mabillard is also one of the only coaster manufacturers that uses four-across seating on their trains.
		Bolliger and Mabillard was the first company to produce a coaster with a vertical drop with Oblivion at Alton Towers, England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bolliger_and_Mabillard (1031 words)

	Bolliger & Mabillard
		Bolliger and Mabillard both started in coaster manufacturing whilst with renowned coaster designers Intamin AG.
		Bolliger and Mabillard will continue to make good rides for the next generation of people, and each of their rides will always be considered top-notch or world-class, most because their made carefully by one of the world's best roller coaster manufacturer's, Bolliger and Mabillard.
		Bolliger and Mabillard's steel box-section track is used on all of their non-inverted coasters.
	zuben77.tripod.com /id32.html (1166 words)

	Inverted roller coaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An inverted roller coaster is a roller coaster in which the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage.
		The inverted coaster was pioneered by the Swiss roller coaster designers Bolliger and Mabillard in the early 1990s.
		Not only Bolliger and Mabillard design and manufactur inverted coasters, Intamin AG as well as Vekoma have their own designs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Inverted_roller_coaster (305 words)

	Vortex (Paramount's Carowinds) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vortex was Bolliger and Mabillard's 3rd ride and is a stand-up roller coaster.
		A small dip, characteristic of Bolliger and Mabillard rides, follows the lift hill, preceding the curved drop.
		A loop follows the drop and is followed-up by a upward and downward banked turn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vortex_(Paramount's_Carowinds) (220 words)

	Roller Coasters: Manufacturers: Bolliger & Mabillard
		Bolliger and Mabillard is based in Monthey, Switzerland.
		Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard were both Intamin employees, but they left to found their own company in the late 1980s.
		According to RCDB, Bolliger and Mabillard has built 66 coasters.
	www.bannister.org /coasters/manuf/bandm.htm (181 words)

	COASTER-net.com v8 > Editorials & Articles
		Is it a Bolliger & Mabillard floorless coaster?
		Is it a Bolliger and Mabillard invert/hyper/sit-down/flying/floorless coaster?
		The B&M dive machine uses a track which looks similar to the standard track used by Bolliger & Mabillard; however, the dive machine has a track with larger square spine and the ties are flat, rather than being curved.
	www.coaster-net.com /editorialsandarticles.php?action=displayarticle&editorialid=59 (782 words)

	Coaster News Network, Six Flags Great Adventure
		A Bolliger and Mabillard flying coaster, built in 2003, with a height of 115 ft. and length of 2759 ft., reaching a top speed of 60 mph.
		Built in 2001 was Nitro, a Bolliger and Mabillard steel hypercoaster.
		Medusa was built in 1999, and was the first Bolliger andMabillard, floorless, sit-down, multi-looper coaster built.
	coasternewsnetwork.com /sfgad.html (653 words)

	TPNE: Bolliger & Mabillard
		Bolliger & Mabillard of Monthey, Switzerland make the machines that make us scream.
		In 1990, Claude Bolliger and Walter Mabillard formed the Bolliger & Mabillard design firm.
		Mabillard is a structural expert, and Bolliger is a metalurgist.
	tpne.8m.com /bandm5.html (1077 words)

	Coaster riders: Get ready to fall heels over head \| Chicago Tribune
		Then there are the folks at Bolliger and Mabillard, designers of the new Talon roller coaster at Dorney Park.
		In the industry, roller coasters such as Talon are called inverted coasters, and Bolliger & Mabillard invented them.
		Indeed, "an unparalleled feeling of flying," as Bolliger puts it, drives everything about inverted coasters, 15 of which have been designed by B&M and built in the United States.
	www.chicagotribune.com /travel/destinations/sns-coasters-talon,0,782365.story (1594 words)

	BGTGuide >> Editorials >> Rumor Mill
		Even though they were made by different companies (and there is a rumor that Bolliger and Mabillard were supposed to build Drachen Fire), they represented very similar attractions.
		In 2005, BGT added the Bolliger and Mabillard dive machine SheiKra, the largest dive machine in the world.
		In 2006, Busch Gardens Williamsburg is definitely up to something, and from what I've heard, it is supposed to be a Bolliger and Mabillard dive machine.
	www.bgtguide.com /editorials/rumors_2.php (518 words)

	Theme Parks Online
		The park's 6th coaster and largest capital investment to date, The Patriot is designed by Bolliger & Mabillard of Switzerland.
		Patriot will be the largest inverted coaster in the region, featuring a total lift height of 149 feet.
		The term "inverted coaster" refers to the fact that riders ride below the track, and their legs are allowed to dangle free.
	www.themeparksonline.org /tpoRides.asp?ID=6376&ParkID=1 (204 words)

	COASTER-net.com v8 > Ride Gallery > Iron Wolf, Six Flags Great America
		This was Swiss perfectionists Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard's first chance to prove themselves a potential player for steel coasters, and they did just that with a high-quality stand-up steel twister.
		The word was out, and Bolliger and Mabillard's reign in the coaster business was officially kicked off.
		At a height of ten stories and with speeds reaching fifty-five miles per hour, Iron Wolf's statistics were nothing to write home about, but the stand-up aspect of the ride was a novelty that became a true draw, along with unprecedented smoothness and comfort for a steel coaster.
	www.coaster-net.com /ridegallery.php?action=display&id=119 (726 words)

	Coaster News Network, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
		This hypercoaster was built, in 1999, by the Swiss master coaster builders, Bolliger and Mabillard.
		It has a height of 210 feet with a top speed of 70 mph, and nine drops, totaling 825 ft. Good speed, beautiful view, and lots of airtime.
		Alpengeist is a Bolliger and Mabillard steel inverted coaster, built in 1997, and heavily themed as a runaway ski lift.
	www.coasternewsnetwork.com /bgw.html (489 words)

	CoasterFanatics.Com - IAAPA 2001
		Not only do the park owners and operators attend, but so do coaster enthusiasts and fans alike.
		In hopes of finding out what the next big thing is, many "fanatics" gather around the booths of such companys as Bolliger and Mabillard, Intamin, SandS, PTC, and many others.
		This convention is one of the only places in the world where you can view first-hand the current works and future dreams of the amusement elite.
	www.coasterfanatics.com /sec_features/feature_iaapareview.asp (193 words)

	Giovanola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The company started out as a small metal forging shop, founded by Joseph Giovanola in 1888.
		Recently Giovanola has been fashioning steel behind the scenes for companies such as Intamin, and Bolliger and Mabillard.
		The company now builds its own thrill rides and roller coasters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Giovanola (168 words)

	America Coasters Network - Roller Coasters, Thrill Rides
		Standing tall at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA is The Riddler's Revenge: the world's tallest, fastest, and most twisted stand up coaster.
		Built in 1998 by roller coaster geniuses Bolliger and Mabillard, Riddler's Revenge stands 156-foot in the air and sends riders flying at speeds of 65 mph.
		The ride is the second BandM coaster to be installed at Six Flags Magic Mountain - the first being Batman: The Ride.
	americacoasters.com /RideReviews/riddler.htm (457 words)

	Six Flags Great America created by: Jayoun Fletcher
		Here a picture of another thrilling roller coaster who is unfortunately being taken down, sold and replaced by the Superman which is coming up in the presentation, this roller coaster that you see here is Shockwave This ride was introduced in 1988.
		The next ride is the Iron Wolf, which was introduced in 1990 and was manufactured by: Bolliger and Mabillard.
		This ride was intriduced to Six Flags Great America in 1992 and was manufactured by: Bolliger and Mabillard.
	www.sd104.s-cook.k12.il.us /students/jayounfletcher/sixflagsgreatamericacreatedbyjayounfletcher.html (497 words)

	Florida Thrills > Best Thrills in Florida
		The trio of Bolliger and Mabillard coasters, Kumba, Montu, and SheiKra, are unique and exciting rides that as a combination, are hard to beat.
		The Incredible Hulk Coaster, a Bolliger and Mabillard sitdown coaster (like Kumba), features a forty mile per hour upwards launch and a decent first half, but is just missing something at the end.
		Dueling Dragons, a pair of inverted roller coasters, is the only ride in the world where riders come within mere inches of each other at several locations.
	www.floridathrills.net /?do=thrills (938 words)

	ThrillRide!
		When BGW announced last fall that it would construct Bolliger and Mabillard's first 200-plus-foot-tall rollercoaster, the Thrillseeking community let out a collective cheer; finally, this renowned engineering firm would join the ranks of hypercoaster suppliers.
		But Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard have set a fantastic new standard for vehicle design and yer basic vanilla-flavored train just won't seem the same again.
		Let's lay it on the line: 1999 is Year of the Bolliger and Mabillard Coaster, pure and simple.
	www.thrillride.com /Apolloschariot/ac.html (1882 words)

	Alpengeist Review
		When designers Bolliger and Mabillard set out to design and construct the tour de force in inverted coasters, their marvelous efforts were revealed in the form of Alpengeist.
		Amidst the coaster are a bountiful of impeccably themed elements that fit directly into the surrounding areas, presenting a ski lift and lodge upheaved by the ghost!
		As for the experience itself, once again, Bolliger and Mabillard have put a staple on what a great coaster should be.
	colossalcoasters.freeservers.com /root/aalprev.html (1712 words)

	ASTM International - Standards Worldwide
		New standards being developed by Committee F24 met the need for a greater emphasis on safety within the industry, while a series of technological advances paved the way for an exciting new wave of amusement rides.
		Hudson cites the inverted roller coaster invented by notable Swiss ride designers Bolliger and Mabillard as being one of the most innovative rides of all time.
		Hudson says that Six Flags worked closely with Bolliger and Mabillard in the development of the first inverted coaster, Batman the Ride, which made its debut at the Six Flags Great America Park in Gurnee, Ill., in 1992.
	www.astm.org /SNEWS/NOVEMBER_2005/people_nov05.html (682 words)

	Raptor Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Built in 1994 by the world-renowned team of Bolliger and Mabillard (B and M), Monthey, Switzerland, the Raptor roller coaster was voted No. 10 in the "Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World" category in a survey conducted by Amusement Today in 2003.
		Guests ride in cars that are suspended from the track above.
		Bolliger and Mabillard (B and M), Monthey, Switzerland
	www.themeparks.com /cp/faq-raptor.htm (222 words)

	Frontier Adventures
		Rolling Thunder is the park's only wooden coaster and is also the second oldest coaster in the park.
		In contrast, Medusa is the world's first floorless coaster and the second of the park's four Bolliger and Mabillard designed coasters.
		This is one of the largest and most popular areas of the park because of its detailed theming and exciting array of attractions.
	www.gadv.com /frontier.html (187 words)

	CoasterGlobe: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rounding out the flight is the surprising 360-degree in-line roll, tightly coiled and quickly executed, giving riders the feeling of being hurtled through space just before the train enters the station.
		Superman - Ultimate Flight is manufactured by Bolliger and Mabillard of Monthey, Switzerland.
		Other Bolliger and Mabillard rides at Six Flags Over Georgia include Batman The Ride - a suspended and The Georgia Scorcher.
	www.coasterglobe.com /news/sp2002.cfm (2138 words)

	B&M @ Coaster Force
		Bolliger and Mabillard (BandM) was started in 1988 by ex-Intamin employees Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard.
		BandM's first coaster - Iron Wolf- was built in Six Flag Great America in 1990.
		With Bolliger and Mallibard it's more than just riding the
	www.coasterforce.com /Bolliger_and_Mabillard (716 words)

	Consign LLC Team
		Six years later, Werner chose to found Consign as a company dedicated to the control aspects of the industry.
		Shortly after starting Consign AG, Werner formed a partnership with at the time, the new design firm of Bolliger and Mabillard.
		Since then, he has become one of the most well-known control system experts in the business today.
	www.consignag.com /team.html (566 words)

	ThrillRide!
		On a clear, crisp April '97 morning, Busch Gardens Williamsburg officially pulled the wraps off their new Bolliger and Mabillard-designed record-demolisher: ALPENGEIST, a beautifully themed, ski-lift-outta-control inverted rollercoaster.
		And, as expected, the seats are cozy enough to sleep in, another Bolliger and Mabillard hallmark.
		Anheuser Busch Theme Parks and Bolliger and Mabillard have formed what looks to be a pretty spectacular partnership, producing first MONTU, then THE GREAT WHITE down at the Texas Sea World, and now ALPENGEIST.
	www.thrillride.com /Alpengeist/Alpengeist.html (900 words)

	MANTIS FACT SHEET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Built in 1996, Mantis is one of the tallest and fastest stand-up scream machines in the world.
		Built by the same legendary manufacturers that brought guests the Raptor roller coaster, Bolliger and Mabillard (B and M), Monthey, Switzerland, Mantis is yet another unique ride experience at Cedar Point.
		Guests board high-tech trains and fly down a 145-foot-tall first hill at an outrageous top speed of 60 mph, all while standing up!
	www.themeparks.com /cp/faq-mantis.htm (142 words)

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