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{{Infobox
|Box title   = Dinn Corporation
|image       = File:Dinn Corp 1990.png
|Row 1 title = Location
|Row 1 info  = {{w|West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio|West Chester, Ohio}}, {{w|USA}}
|Row 2 title = Founded
|Row 2 info  = 1983
|Row 3 title = Closed
|Row 3 info  = 1991
|Row 4 title = Roller Coasters Built
|Row 4 info  = 12
|Row 5 title = Roller Coasters Operating
|Row 5 info  = 7
}}
'''Dinn Corporation''' was a company based in {{w|West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio|West Chester, Ohio}} that was known for designing, building, moving, and restoring [[wooden roller coaster]]s.

==History==
The company was founded by Charles Dinn, who was previously the director of construction at [[Kings Island]], where he was involved in the construction of [[The Beast]].<ref>[https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/screeeeeeam/ Screeeeeeam! An Oral History of The Beast] by Lisa Murtha, ''Cincinnati Magazine''. 2014-05-29.</ref> After his death in 1991, the company was closed and his children Denise and Jeff co-founded [[Custom Coasters International]].<ref>[https://www.coaster101.com/2020/05/26/how-every-modern-wooden-roller-coaster-traces-back-to-one-company/ How Every Modern Wooden Roller Coaster Traces Back to One Company] by Eric Wooley, Coaster101. 2020-05-26.</ref>

===Existing [[roller coaster]]s===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%; line-height:135%"
|-
! Name !! Park !! Opened !! Closed !! Status / notes
|-
|[[Georgia Cyclone]]
|[[Six Flags Over Georgia]]
|1990
|2017
|Renovated into [[Twisted Cyclone]] by [[Rocky Mountain Construction]].
|-
|[[Mean Streak]]
|[[Cedar Point]]
|1991
|2016
|Renovated into [[Steel Vengeance]] by [[Rocky Mountain Construction]].
|-
|[[Predator]]
|[[Six Flags Darien Lake]]
|1990
|
|[[Operating]]
|-
|[[The Texas Giant]]
|[[Six Flags Over Texas]]
|1990
|2009
|Renovated into [[New Texas Giant]] by [[Rocky Mountain Construction]].
|-
|[[Timber Wolf]]
|[[Worlds of Fun]]
|1989
|
|[[Operating]]
|-
|[[Wild One]]
|[[Six Flags America]]
|1986
|
|[[Operating]]; originally built in 1917 by [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters]].
|-
|[[Wolverine Wildcat]]
|[[Michigan's Adventure]]
|1988
|
|[[Operating]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{SFW}}
*{{w}} at Wikipedia

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[[Category:Manufacturers]]
[[Category:Defunct]]