private industry manufacturing and construction founded 2001 2001 founder fred grubb and suanne dedmon headquarters hayden idaho united states area served worldwide services roller coasters water parks specialty construction website www.rockymtnconstruction.com rocky mountain construction also abbreviated as rmc is a manufacturing and construction company based in hayden idaho united states . the company is best known for its i box track and topper track for wooden roller coasters . contents 1 history 2 technology 3 installations 4 other projects 5 references 6 external links history edit in 2001 rocky mountain construction was established by fred grubb and suanne dedmon . fred grubb previously had experience in the construction industry having worked on custom homes and zoo exhibits . the company has worked on several projects including the construction of roller coasters water parks steel buildings miniature golf courses and go kart tracks . 1 in the 2000s alan schilke of ride centerline joined rocky mountain construction . 2 he previously worked with arrow dynamics later s & s worldwide to design tennessee tornado road runner express and x. 3 4 5 as part of rocky mountain construction schilke and grubb went on to design the i box track for wooden roller coasters . 6 the first installation of this track technology debuted on the new texas giant at six flags over texas in 2011 . 7 in late 2011 schilke announced that the company would be working on two projects throughout 2012 which would both open in 2013 . 8 these were later revealed to be an i box retrack of the the rattler at six flags fiesta texas and a new roller coaster designed from scratch at silver dollar city named outlaw run . 9 10 the track technology used for outlaw run which allows a square beam of wood to be twisted took 4 years to develop . it allows rocky mountain construction to design layouts with maneuvers that are not traditionally possible with wooden roller coasters such as heartline rolls . grubb has stated the technology could be used for new elements in the future . 11 some new elements were realized with the announcement of goliath at six flags great america . the ride features a dive loop and a zero g stall . the ride opened in june 2014 . 12 in 2013 rocky mountain construction signed a deal with dutch amusement ride firm vekoma . the agreement allows vekoma to sell rocky mountain construction s roller coasters outside the north american market . 13 in 2014 kolm rden wildlife park in sweden announced plans to build the first rocky mountain coaster in europe called wildfire which opened on may 1 2016 . 14 to cope with demand rocky mountain construction opened a new factory twice the size of their existing one in august 2014 . 15 technology edit i box track also known as iron horse track rocky mountain construction s most common product . a formation of steel track for wooden roller coasters . the first installation of this track was on the texas giant in six flags over texas . 16 17 topper track having been installed on several coasters around the united states . 18 19 20 the track is designed to reduce the maintenance required for a wooden roller coaster and provide a smoother ride experience . 19 21 this steel track replaces the upper layers of laminated wood . 21 wooden roller coaster trains specifically designed to run on the company s own topper track however they could be added to other wooden roller coasters as well . the trains feature steel wheels as opposed to polyurathane wheels found on most trains . 8 9 installations edit for rides with i box trackage the normal color of the track is orange while custom signifies track of different colors . the retracked texas giant at six flags over texas name model park location type opened ref s new texas giant i box custom six flags over texas texas united states steel 2011 7 outlaw run topper track custom silver dollar city missouri united states wood 2013 10 iron rattler i box six flags fiesta texas texas united states steel 2013 9 22 medusa steel coaster i box six flags m xico m xico city m xico steel 2014 goliath topper track custom six flags great america illinois united states wood 2014 twisted colossus i box custom six flags magic mountain california united states steel 2015 23 wicked cyclone i box six flags new england massachusetts united states steel 2015 24 wildfire topper track custom kolm rden wildlife park br viken sweden wood 2016 14 storm chaser i box custom kentucky kingdom kentucky united states steel 2016 lightning rod topper track custom dollywood tennessee united states wood 2016 the joker i box custom six flags discovery kingdom california united states steel 2016 other projects edit topper track cyclone at six flags new england 20 georgia cyclone at six flags over georgia 19 medusa at six flags m xico the rattler at six flags fiesta texas 20 tremors at silverwood theme park 18 le monstre at la ronde thunder run at kentucky kingdom construction 25 aftershock at silverwood theme park corkscrew at silverwood theme park el toro at six flags great adventure t express at everland timber terror at silverwood theme park tremors at silverwood theme park villain at six flags worlds of adventure timberhawk at wild waves theme park repairs 25 the boss at six flags st. louis corkscrew at silverwood theme park cornball express at indiana beach hoosier hurricane at indiana beach hurricane category 5 at myrtle beach pavilion mega zeph at six flags new orleans predator at darien lake psyclone at six flags magic mountain thunder run at kentucky kingdom 26 timber terror at silverwood theme park tremors at silverwood theme park twister ii at elitch gardens theme park hurler at kings dominion miscellaneous the wavepool at boulder beach was constructed by rocky mountain construction boulder beach water park great escape skycoaster installation six flags america skycoaster installation six flags discovery kingdom skycoaster installation kentucky kingdom skycoaster installation stoneridge golf course miniature golf course triple play indoor water park water park utah olympic park zip rider wild water west water park go kart track and miniature golf course 25 references edit about us . rocky mountain construction . retrieved 8 july 2012 . gordon leslie 19 january 2012 . box shaped tracks let mega coasters soar . machine design . retrieved 8 july 2012 . marden duane . tennessee tornado dollywood . roller coaster database . retrieved 8 july 2012 . marden duane . x2 six flags magic mountain . roller coaster database . retrieved 8 july 2012 . us patent 6523479 schilke alan & et al amusement rides and methods issued 25 february 2003 assigned to morano s. joseph us application 2011146528 schilke alan ; grubb fred ; bachtar dody rolling vehicle track a b new texas giant named best new ride of 2011 . pr newswire . retrieved 8 july 2012 . a b alvey robb ; schilke alan 16 november 2011 . iaapa 2011 trade show part 3 orlando florida theme park review rocky mountain sally . theme park review . youtube . retrieved 9 july 2012 . a b c mclean mike 19 january 2012 . north idaho roller coaster maker expands to accommodate innovations . journal of business . retrieved 8 july 2012 . a b marden duane . unknown silver dollar city . roller coaster database . retrieved 8 july 2012 . olson devon 2013 . outlaw run from dreams to screams . branson missouri youtube . retrieved 18 may 2013 . new for 2014 . august 29 2013 . retrieved august 29 2013 . vekoma rides on . park world magazine 30 . november 2013 . a b marden duane . wildfire kolm rden wildlife park . roller coaster database . retrieved june 22 2015 . grubb fred june 25 2014 . fred and suanne . interview . newsplusnotes . retrieved june 28 2014 . sandy adam may 2011 . six flags turns to gerstlauer to deliver themed trains pdf . amusement today . retrieved 9 july 2012 . steel track for wooden coasters . park world online . 7 july 2010 . retrieved 9 july 2012 . a b rocky mountain 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