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[edit] Operational Coasters

The numbers were off by one. When that was written, the author just checked to see how many B&M coasters were listed (likely on RCDB), however, they've actually sold 1 less than what is listed on RCDB, as Gambit was sold and moved to the U.S. They've sold 65 coasters world wide (including the flyer at Happy Vally), not 66.

I don't know what the proper correction for this would be, but I have a hard time understanding the math behind it:

Since their first coaster, Iron Wolf, a Stand-Up coaster at Six Flags Great America, they have designed 64 more rides bringing their final tally to 59.

[edit] Move to "Bolliger & Mabillard"?

Unless there's some Wikipedia convention that "and" should always used instead of "&", the title of this page should be "Bolliger & Mabillard" since that's what their site says. Yes, I know that Bolliger & Mabillard redirects here, and that's the very reason I can't move it myself! Dusso Janladde 23:51, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

I've taken care of it. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 19:42, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Giovanola?!

I have NEVER heard that Bolliger & Mabillard worked for them. I've googled it and can find no other reference to it, while I found plenty of references to them working for Intamin before forming their own company. Now, I want to assume good faith here, but just look at 69.161.152.109's edit history. Some of it is constructive, but a lot of it isn't.

So, until I can find a reliable source saying that B&M worked for Giovanola rather than Intamin, or until 69.161.152.109 identifies himself and explains how he knows all this, I'll be reverting back to Idont Havaname's revision. I'll also be reverting Intamin AG to the pre-69.161.152.109 revision, as he made many of the same changes there. Dusso Janladde 02:09, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I've only heard of B&M working for Intamin, not Giovanola. (Coasterman1234 14:37, 2 March 2007 (UTC))

    • The only think I have heard from B&M's Involment with Giovanola was that they once fabricated the track for them. As far as I know it was never under Giovanola. I don't have time tonight to dig up refernces about this. The best place to look for refernces is on google. Sawblade05 07:50, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
      • I have never heard of B&M having any involvement with Giovanola or vise versa. I've only heard of B&M having worked with Intamin before becoming their own company. Thus why some older Intamin coasters use a B&M track style. I'm going to change the Giovanola tags to Intamin tags. On RCDB some of the coasters are listed as being subcontracted by Giovanola [1] [2]. Montu Man 1011 06:09, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

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