Who makes the coaster in this video?

[dougdrummer]

 

 

[dougdrummer]

This was the original from the 1990s, before the upgrades:

[Matt Kaiser]

Not sure what you're asking. Do you want to know who animated it?

[scott]

I never thought about who made the videos.

 

Excuse me while I run out to the concession stand. I need some popcorn, Twizzlers, Reese's, and a bucket of Coke.

[dougdrummer]

Sorry - it was supposed to be a joke. I saw this at the theater today and of course had to notice the coaster....

 

But for the sake of the thread, my vote goes to Intamin. Maybe I should have made this a poll.....

Ironically the prolific animator of the coaster just passed away last year:

 

At a time when movie theaters pre-screening presentations are rife with previews, previews of previews, and an engorged miscellany of advertising that nearly rivals the actual feature’s length and scope, it’s easy to forget what used to be. Like the “Let’s All Go to the Lobby” musical number that played during intermission at Regal Cinemas throughout the ’50s. Or in the case of the late John McLaughlin, a visual-effects animator from Portland, Oregon, the “Regal Roller Coaster” policy trailer that played before all viewings throughout the ’90s and early 2000s. McLaughlin, who died at the age of 46, created the iconic sequence for the theater chain.

 

No cause of death was provided in McLaughlin’s obituary in The Oregonian. However, according to what the short account told of his life, he was a “favorite conversationalist,” as well as an “avid moviegoer, obsessive reader and deep thinker.” After attending the Disney-created California Institute of the Arts (or CalArts) in Los Angeles, McLaughlin worked for LucasArts Entertainment, Tippet Studio, and DreamWorks Animation Studio. His resumé is impressive, though it’s his work on the “Regal Roller Coaster” trailer that made him the proudest:

 

John worked on such films as Shark Tale, Kung Fu Panda, Over the Hedge, Kung Fu Panda 2, Rise of the Guardians and most recently Kung Fu Panda 3. One of John’s favorite personal projects that he created was the Regal Cinemas preview trailer featuring a roller coaster in space speeding between soda, candy and popcorn that played before each and every movie.

The original version of the trailer above ran from the early ’90s until the fall of 2004, when Regal Cinemas discontinued its use and replaced it with other introductory materials. Six years later, the company revived the famous roller coaster ride with a brand new policy trailer. The audio and music tracks were almost identical, though the ride effects and visuals were mostly updated with modern CGI.