First Coaster from [Insert Manufacturer Here]

[alwaysairtime14]

B&M: Batman: The Dark Night/Batman: The Ride(SFNE)

Intimin: Alpine Bobsled (Great Escape)

Vekoma: Zoomerang (Lake Compounce)

Maurer Söhne: Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum (SFNE)/RoadRunner Express (SFKK)

Allan Herschell: Mad Mouse (Quassy) (defunct or moved to Mexico)

CCI: Boulder Dash

Arrow: Canyon Blaster (Great Escape)

Philadelphia Toboggan: Comet (Great Escape)

Gerstlauer: Pandemonium (SFNE)

Zamperla: Super Flight (Rye Playland)

Gravity Group: Wooden Warrior

+ a collection of wooden coaster manufacturers that only made one or two coasters (Cobb, Church, ect.)

[missingno000]

GCI: Gwazi Lion

B&M: Dueling Dragons Hungarian Horntail

Vekoma: Flying Unicorn

Premier: Revenge of the Mummy

[Schrecken]

This is a tough one for me to remember....but I'll try.

 

Dinn: The Grizzly at KD

GCI: The Wildcat at HP (also this company's first coaster according to the RCDB)

Gravity Group: The Voyage

PTC/John Allen: The Rebel Yell

Not sure about other other woodie manufacturers as far as which was the first of what and when.

 

Vekoma: The Mind Eraser at SFA (this is easy for me to remember - this was my first inverted coaster)

Arrow: The Python at SFA (now defunct)

B&M: Alpengeist at BGE

Intamin: The Volcano at KD

S&S: Hypersonic XLC at KD (now defunct)

Zierer: Jaguar at KBF

Togo: Shockwave at KD

Gerstlauer: Mystery Mine

Mack: Avalanche at KD

Schwarzkopf: SDL at HP

Giovanola: Goliath at SFMM

Premier: (forgot about them!) - must have been FOF at KD back when it had the OTSRs

Edited August 15, 2013 by Schrecken

[gerstlaueringvar]

Intamin: 10 Inversion Coaster( not a good start…)

Gerstlauer: Pandemonium at SFFT

RMC: Outlaw Run

B&M: Dive Machine at Chimelong Paradise

GCI: Apocalypse The Ride

Schwarzkopf: Revolution

CCI: The Boss

Premier: Revenge of the Mummy at USH

Morgan: Steel Eel

Arrow: Dragon at Ocean Park HK

Giovanola: Goliath at SFMM

S&S: Powder Keg

Zamperla: Wild West Mine Train at Ocean Park HK

Dinn: Mean Streak

Vekoma: Motor Coaster at Chimelong Paradise

Mack: Youngstar Coaster at Chimelong Paradise

Maurer Söhne: X Coaster at Magic Springs

[XII]

Here's my list.

 

B&M: Batman the Ride @ SFMM

Intamin: Superman: Escape from Krypton @ SFMM

Arrow: Matterhorn @ DLR

Vekoma: Gadgets Go Coaster @ DLR (First Coaster)

Schwarzkoph: Revolution @ SFMM

Mack: Goofy's Sky School @ DLR

Gerstlauer: Pandemonium @ SFDK

Maurer Sohne: Wild Mouse @ Dorney Park

S&S: Powder Keg @ Silver Dollar City

Premier: Speed the Ride @ Nascar Cafe

Chance Morgan: West Coaster @ Santa Monica Pier

Giovanola: Goliath @ SFMM

Zamperla: Pony Express @ KBF

Zierer: Jaguar @ KBF

Togo: Manhattan Express @ New York New York Hotel & Casino

Pinfari: Miniera d'Oro Del West @ Fiabilandia

RMC: Iron Rattler @ SFFT

GCI: Roar @ SFDK

Gravity Group: Voyage @ Holiday World

Custom Coasters: Ghostrider @ KBF

Dinn: Psyclone @ SFMM

RCCA: Son of Beast @ Kings Island

PTC: Blue Streak @ Cedar Point

Edited August 15, 2013 by XII

[leqant]

B&M: Vortex-California's Great America

Intamin: Woodstock Express- CGA

Vekoma: Gadget's Go Coaster- Disneyland

GCI: Gold Striker- CGA

[ArizonaGuy]

B&M: Great White @ Sea World San Antonio

Intamin: Superman:

Arrow: XLR-8 @SFAW

Vekoma: Flashback @ SFoT

Schwarzkoph: Viper @ SFAW

Gerstlauer: Pandemonium @ SFFT

Premier: Mr. Freeze @ SFoT

Morgan: Steel Eel @ Sea World San Antonio

Giovanola: Titan @ SFoT

Zamperla: Pony Express @ KBF

Zierer: Jaguar @ KBF

Togo: Ultra Twister @ SFAW

GCI: Roar @ SFDK

Custom Coasters: Ghostrider @ KBF

Dinn: Texas Giant @ SFoT

RCCA: Son of Beast @ Kings Island

[rcdude]

I'm only including manufacturers who have 5 or more operating coasters. Also, when a ride has an asterisk it is the only ride I've been on by that manufacturer.

 

Steel Manufacturers:

 

Allan Herschell Company: Little Dipper at Quassy Amusement Park

Arrow Dynamics: Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland

Bolliger & Mabillard: Flight Deck at California's Great America (then Top Gun)

Caripro: Spellbreaker* at LEGOLAND California (now defunct)

E&F Miler Industries: Freeway Coaster at Adventure City

Fabbri: Screamin' Demon* at Castle Amusement Park

Gerstlauer Amusement Rides: Coastersaurus at LEGOLAND California

Giovanola: Goliath* at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Intamin: Lightning Bolt at MGM Grand Adventures (now defunct)

Mack Rides: Goofy's Sky School at Disney California Adventure Park (then Mulholland Madness)

Maurer Sohne: Gotham City Gauntlet Escape from Arkham Asylum at Six Flags New England

Miler Manufacturing: Tree Top Racers at Adventure City

Molina & Son's: Kiddie Coaster* at Lake Compounce

Morgan: Santa Monica West Coaster at Pacific Park

Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters: Blue Streak at Cedar Point

Pinfari: Looping Thunder* at Oaks Amusement Park

Premier Rides: Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Hollywood

Schwarzkopf: Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain

S.D.C.: Windstorm at Fun Forest Amusement Park (now defunct)

Togo: Windjammer Surf Racers at Knott's Berry Farm (now defunct)

Vekoma: Gadget's Go Coaster at Disneyland

Walter Elias Disney: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland

Wisdom Rides: Tiger Mike at Boomers

Zamperla: Tornado at Castle Amusement Park (now defunct)

Zierer: Jaguar! at Knott's Berry Farm

 

Wood Manufacturers:

 

Custom Coasters International: GhostRider at Knott's Berry Farm

Dinn Corporation: Psyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain (now defunct)

Great Coasters International: Roar at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Intamin AG (wood only): El Toro* at Six Flags Great Adventure

S&S Worldwide: Timberhawk: Ride of Prey* at Wild Waves Theme Park

The Gravity Group: Voyage at Holiday World

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Arrow: ThuNderaTion

B&M: Batman, SF St. Louis

CCI: Boss

Dinn: Timberwolf

Gerstlauer: Spinning Dragons

GCI: Ozark Wildcat

Morgan: Mamba

Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters: Screamin' Eagle

Premier: Mr. Freeze, SF St. Louis

Preston & Barbieri: Caterpillar (traveling Wacky Worm), Ozark Empire Fairgrounds

RMC: Outlaw Run

SDC: Galaxi, Cliff's Amusement Park

Vekoma: Ninja, SF St. Louis

Zamperla: Grand Exposition Coaster

[GigaG]

My first post was wrong - Iron Dragon was almost certainly my first Arrow. I assumed all Arrows at CP had a 48" restriction and my first trip to SFOT was when I was 46", but I forgot Iron Dragon.

[TheFancyPants]

Arrow- Corkscrew (Rainbow's End)

Intamin- Superman Escape (WB Movie World)

Schwarzkopf- Turbo Mountain (Adventure World)

Mack- Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster (WB Movie World)

Vekoma- Arkham Asylum (WB Movie World)

Maurer Sohne- BuzzSaw (Dreamworld)

Zamperla- Dragon Express (Adventure World)

Reverchon- Spinning Coaster (Travelling)

SDC- Taipan (Travelling)

[rcjp]

Vekoma - Big Thunder Mountain (Disnyland Paris)

Intamin - Indiana Jones (Disneyland Paris)

B&M - Batman la Fuga (Parque Warner Madrid)

RCCA - Coaster Express (Parque Warner Madrid)

Morgan - Steel Force (Dorney Park)

PTC - Thunderhawk (Dorney Park)

GCI - Wildcat (Hersheypark)

Schwarzkopf - Sooperdooperlooper (Hersheypark)

Arrow Dynamics - Corkscrew (Cedar Point)

Dinn Corporation - Mean Streak (Cedar Point)

[djboss302]

Vekoma-Spacely's Sprocket Rockets

B&M-Raging Bull

Intamin-American Eagle

Scwarzkopf-Whizzer

Dinn-Mean Streak

CCI-Cyclops

Gravity Group-Hades

MACK-The Dark Knight Coaster(SFGAm)

Zamperla-Ragin' Cajun

PTC-Blue Streak (CP)

Arrow-Demon (SFGAm)

[VF15]

Arrow - Thunderation

GCI - Ozark Wildcat or Gwazi

Mack - Sand Serpent

B&M - Dragon Challenge (Red)

Intamin - Avatar Airbender

Gerstlauer - Rock Bottom Plunge

Morgan - Wild Thing

Vekoma - Space Mountain (Disneyland)

Premier - Revenge of the Mummy (Hollywood)

RMC - Goliath

Dinn - Mean Streak

CCI - Outlaw (Adventureland)

[Superbatboy]

Arrow-Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

B&M-Batman: The Ride

Giovanola-Goliath

Intamin-Flashback

Schwarzkopf-Revolution

RMC-Twisted Colossus

Togo-Windjammer

Vekoma-Boomerang

Zamperla-Pony Express

Premier-Joker's Jinx

Maurer Shone-Gotham City Gauntlet

GCI-Roar

CCI-Ghostrider

PTC-Blue Streak

Dinn-Psyclone

IAD-Colossus

Bradley and Kaye-Magic Flyer

Miler-Hi Miler

Mack-The Dark Knight

[WayCool64]

Arrow - Big Thunder Mountain (DL)

B&M - Flight Deck (CGA)

Giovanola - Goliath (SFMM)

Intamin - Woodstock Express (CGA)

Schwarzkopf - Montezooma's Revenge (KBF)

Vekoma - Dragon (Legoland)

Zamperla - Pony Express (KBF)

Premier - Revenge of the Mummy (USH)

GCI - Roar (SFDK)

CCI - Ghostrider (KBF)

PTC - Blue Streak (Cedar Point)

MACK - Either Goofy's Sky School or Technic Coaster (my mind's really fuzzy on this one)

[ShaneH]

TGG- Voyage

CCI- Legend

Intamin- Millennium Force

B&M- Mantis

GCI- American Thunder

Schwarzkopf- Scorpion

PTC- Blue Streak

Arrow- Magnum

Premier- Flight of Fear (KI)

[DoinItForTheFame]

My first's per manufacturer are:

 

Intamin - Top Thrill Dragster

B&M - Wildfire at SDC

Vekoma - Flashback at SFOT.

Arrow - SFOT Mine Train

Schwarzkopf - Shockwave at SFOT.

Giovanola - Titan at SFOT.

Premier Rides - Mr. Freeze at SFOT.

Chance - Wile E. Coyote's Grand Canyon Blaster at SFOT.

Morgan - Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood.

Dinn - Old Texas Giant (SFOT)

GCI - Ozark Wildcat at Celebration City.

RMC - New Texas Giant at SFOT.

 

WOW.. I had no idea how many "first" I had at SFOT.

[cookiex]

Zierer - Karavanen (Tivoli Gardens - 1997?)

Vekoma - Casey Jr. (Disneyland Paris - 1999)

Intamin - Mine Train Ulven (Bakken - 2002)

Mack - X-Treme Racers (Legoland Billund - 2002)

Maurer AG - Crazy Mine (Hansa Park - 2002)

Reverchon - Primeval Whirl (Disney's Animal Kingdom - 2003)

Gerstlauer - Rage (Adventure Island - 2007)

Schwarzkopf - Nessie Superrollercoaster (Hansa Park - 2007)

B&M - Daemonen (Tivoli Gardens - 2007)

Premier - Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Florida - 2009)

[Krikey]

Intamin - Superman Escape from Krypton

B&M - Raptor

Gerstlauer - Mystery Mine

PTC - Racer, KI

Maurer - Steel Dragon

Vekoma - Invertigo, KI

Premier - Revenge of the Mummy, USH

RMC - Twisted Colossus

GCI - Apocalypse

Gravity Group - Ravine Flyer II

Schwarzkopf - Montezooma's Revenge

Arrow - Vortex, KI

[JordyC]

B&M - Black Mamba (Phantasialand)

Caripro - Vleermuis (Plopsaland De Panne)

CCI - Tonnerre De Zeus (Parc Asterix)

Doppelmayr - Vertigo (Walibi Belgium)

GCI - Joris en de Draak (Efteling)

Gerstlauer - Typhoon (Bobbejaanland)

Holzbau Cordes - Mammut (Tripsdrill)

Intamin - Goliath (Walibi Holland)

KumbaK - Vliegende Hollander (Efteling)

Mack Rides - Bob Express (Bobbejaanland)

Maurer AG - Winja's (Phantasialand)

Premier Rides - Sky Scream (Holiday Park)

RCCoA - Bandit (Movie Park Germany)

Reverchon - Famous Jack (Bagatelle)

Schwarzkopf - Looping Star (Bobbejaanland)

S&S Worldwide - Timber Drop (Fraispertuis City)

Vekoma - Revolution (Bobbejaanland)

Zierer - Coccinelle (Walibi Belgium)

[TheoB]

Arrow-Vampire(new)

B&M-Nemesis Inferno

Giovanola-None

Intamin-Stealth or Colossus

Schwarzkopf-Raptor Attack

RMC-None

Gerstlauer-Saw: The Ride or Falcon(Duinrell)

Zierer-Caterpillar or Flying Frog(Paultons)

Zamperla-Hero

Togo-None

Vekoma-Velocity

Premier-None

Maurer Sohne-Dragon's Fury(small chance it was Rattlesnake)

GCI-None(Tomahawk at PortAventura had Millenium Flyers though)

CCI-Torrente De Zeus

PTC-None

Mack-Flying Fish(First coaster I think)

[mike541x]

B&M-Dominator, Kings Dominion

Arrow-Trailblazer, Hersheypark

Intamin-American Eagle, Six Flags Great America

GCI-Roar, Six Flags America

Vekoma-Rock N' Roller Coaster, Disney's Hollywood Studios

Premier-Back Lot Stunt Coaster, Kings Dominion

Schwarzkopf-Whizzer, Six Flags Great America

Gravity Group-Hades, Mt Olympus

Philadelphia Toboggan Company-Phoenix, Knoebels

[gerstlaueringvar]

Arrow-Dragon at Ocean Park

B&M-Dive Coaster at Chimelong Paradise

CCI-Boss

GCI-Apocalypse The Ride

Dinn-Mean Streak

Gerstlauer-Pendamonium at SFFT

Giovanola-Goliath

Gravity Group-Fireball

Intamin-SkyCar at Mysterious Island

Mack-Youngstar Coaster

Maurer-X Coaster at Magic Springs

Meisho-Kiddie Coaster at Pearl Land, RIP

Morgan-Steel Eel

Premier-Poltergeist

RMC-Outlaw Run

Schwarzkopf-Revolution

S&S-Screaming Squirrel

Togo-Milky Way stand up side

Vekoma-Motorbike Coaster at Chimelong Paradise

Zamperla-Wild West Mine Train at Ocean Park, probably their best roller coaster to date.

Zierer-Shamu Express at Sea World San Antonio

Edited December 21, 2015 by gerstlaueringvar

[thrillseeker4552]

Arrow - Ninja (SFMM)

B&M - Silver Bullet (KBF)

CCI - GhostRider (KBF)

Dinn - Mean Streak (CP)

GCI - Apocalypse (SFMM)

Gerstlauer - None

Giovanola - Goliath (SFMM)

Gravity Group - None

Intamin - Xcelerator (KBF)

Mack - Journey to Atlantis (SWSD)

Maurer - Spider (Lagoon)

Morgan - None

Premier - Full Throttle (SFMM)

RMC - Twisted Colossus (SFMM)

Schwarzkopf - Colossus the Fire Dragon (Lagoon)

S&S - None (only flat rides)

TOGO - None (thank goodness)

Vekoma - Boomerang (KBF)

Zamperla - Pony Express (KBF)

Zierer - Jaguar (KBF)