*After recording the episode, we realized we failed to mention that both Gwazi (Iron Gwazi) at Busch Gardens Tampa and Roar (The Joker) at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom were originally built by GCI. Making our statement about RMC not having converted a GCI coaster yet ridiculous and irresponsible. We promise to do better in the future.

For this episode we decided to try something a little different. Instead of talking about a defunct coaster or park, we are instead discussing a defunct roller coaster manufacturing company. That company happens to be the one and only Dinn Corporation. Dinn Corp. first got it's start in 1983 when company founder, Charles Dinn, decided to venture into the coaster manufacturing business on his own. Prior to establishing the Dinn Corporation, Charles Dinn worked as an engineer for Kings Island and was a part of the team that designed and built one of the most iconic coasters in the world, The Beast.

If you have ever had the opportunity to ride a coaster manufactured by Dinn Corp., then you probably know all too well that these wooden coasters have a reputation for being a rough and uncomfortable ride. Only eleven coasters were constructed under the Dinn Corp. name in the companies short life (1983-1991). Many of those coasters have either since been demolished or re-imagined by the good folks at Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC).

What are your thoughts about Dinn Corporation? Were you a fan of these coasters? What impact did the unsuccessful longevity of the Dinn coaster models have on the extremely successful rise of Rocky Mountain Construction in the roller coaster community?

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