Private company

Premier Rides

American amusement ride manufacturer

Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States. The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) on their roller coasters. Jim Seay has been the sole owner and company president since 1996.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
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Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States. The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) on their roller coasters. Jim Seay has been the sole owner and company president since 1996.2

Corporate structure

Premier Rides sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Premier Rides Baltimore
    • Caripro Subsidiary · Weert, Netherlands

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • roller coaster

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1995Founded Founded in United States1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$446.0K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $446.0K in all. PPP loans $446.0K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $446.0K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$446.0K$446.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 9, 2020$446.0K PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association4To PREMIER RIDES, INC., Baltimore MD; $441.2K forgiven Aug 12, 2021

Sources

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