Bolliger & Mabillard
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Bolliger & Mabillard, officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers, Inc. and often abbreviated B&M, is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founde
Two of B&M's roller coasters, Shambhala (back) and Dragon Khan (front) at PortAventura World in Spain
An inverted model with the curved drop, common on inverted roller coasters, Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure
Raptor's cobra roll, a first for inverted roller coasters
Diagram comparing a standard lift hill and the B&M pre-drop lift hill.
Inverted roller coaster
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An inverted roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster in which the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage. Riders are seated in open cars, letting the
Bolliger & Mabillard
…engineers Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, both of whom had worked for Giovanola. B&M has pioneered several new ride technologies, most notably the inverted roller coaster and the box-section track. In 2016, the company completed its 100th roller coaster. B&M currently produces 11 types of coaster models: Stand-Up Coaster…
Nemesis at Alton Towers in 2010
A Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster, Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park
A Vekoma built inverted coaster, Kumali at Flamingo Land Resort
A Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster, Nemesis at Alton Towers