Model of the Minute
LIM Launch Coaster
Premier Rides
LIM Launch Coaster
A launch coaster platform commonly used for shuttle launches, spaghetti bowl layouts, and dark-ride hybrids.
ManufacturerPremier Rides
Debuted1996
TypeLinear induction motor launch coaster
Typical height80-200 ft
Typical speed55-70 mph
Premier helped popularize electromagnetic launches in the 1990s. Typical installations emphasize quick acceleration, compact layouts, and inversions or high-speed turns.
Recognizable coasterFlight of Fear
Flight of Fear at Kings Island and Kings Dominion is a classic Premier LIM launch coaster, placing a spaghetti-bowl inversion layout indoors after a forceful electromagnetic launch.