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Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is a Dutch amusement ride manufacturer. Vekoma is a syllabic abbreviation of Veld Koning Machinefabriek (Veld Koning Machine Factory) which was established in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld.
On 23 August 2001, Vekoma filed for bankruptcy.
In 2006, Vekoma formed an alliance with U.S.-based manufacturer Chance Morgan. Chance Rides represented Vekoma in North America and Chance Morgan manufactured the steel track for select projects. During this agreement, Chance built four Vekoma-designed family coasters.
In 2008, Vekoma Rides Manufacturing acquired the Wheels of Excellence range of from Ronald Bussink. Under the agreement, Bussink continued to supply wheels 100 meters and taller. Smaller wheels in the 40- to 80-meter range transitioned to a new manufacturing division of Vekoma, Dutch Wheels BV.
On 17 October 2012, Chance Rides and Vekoma discontinued the agreement to produce rides together for the North American market. However, shortly after terminating that agreement, Chance Rides was given an exclusive license from Dutch Wheels BV to manufacture and sell R60 wheels in the North American market under a new affiliate, Chance American Wheels.
On 30 March 2018, Vekoma was acquired by Sansei Technologies, the parent company of American ride manufacturer S&S Sansei. The conditions stipulated that Vekoma's business model remain unchanged after the acquisition. Vekoma continues to manufacture and market rides as a separate entity.
| A sit down multi-inversion roller coaster with new generation trains and restraints. An off the shelf layout is available replicating Lech Coaster, which is the only installation of the model that currently exists. Lech Coaster is in Legendia in Poland. | ||
| Formerly known as a hammerhead stall due to the spinning function it previously possessed. There is only one installation of this roller coaster, located at E-DA Theme Park in Taiwan. | ||
| a type of Shuttle roller coaster with three inversions, height of , and speed of . | ||
| An adaptation of the standard Arrow Development corkscrew roller coaster. | ||
| A roller coaster with a 90 degree climb and several pretzel loop elements. | ||
| A modified version of the MK-1200, it consisted of four inversions (two vertical loopings and two corkscrews and a standard track. | ||
| First large-scale flying roller coaster built. The last one, Batwing, closed in 2025. | ||
| Like Invertigo but with vertical lift hills and slightly different layout. | ||
| Has a vertical loop and a double corkscrew. There were only 2 installations ever. | ||
| An inverted model of the Boomerang. | ||
| Vekoma-launched roller coaster with trains like motorbikes. | ||
| Roller coaster with three inversions. Launched around using LSM technology. Only three installations of this model exists. | ||
| Space Warp Launch coaster | 2016 | A sit down LSM launch coaster built with new-generation track and trains in a layout with multiple inversions. Only one installation of this model exists. |
| An inverted slower-paced roller coaster that is designed with several water gun and water bomb placements. Only one installation of this model exists. | ||
| A compact flying roller coaster designed as the successor to the Flying Dutchman. Only one example has been installed, being Stingray at Giant Wheel Park of Suzhou. | ||
| Inverted family coaster very similar to the Suspended Looping Coaster | ||
| Inverted coaster with several different models. | ||
| Suspended Thrill Coaster | 2020 | The successor to the Suspended Looping Coaster which features a different track style and layout. Debuted with Hals-über-Kopf at Erlebnispark Tripsdrill. |
| A modified version of the MK-1200, it consisted of two inversions (a vertical looping and a corkscrew) and a standard track. Three installations exist in the world, of which two are still operating. | ||
| A roller coaster with a Western, mountain or mine themed style. and MK-900 M models. | ||
| Roller coaster aimed at children. models. | ||
| A sit down LSM launch coaster built with new-generation track and trains with multiple inversions and features sometimes tunnels. 1095m and 1320m models. | ||
| A sit down LSM launch coaster built with new-generation track and trains but with a different layout and multiple inversions. | ||
| Classic wooden coaster produced by Vekoma. There are two examples: the Thundercoaster at TusenFryd, and Loup-Garou at Walibi Belgium. Previously, there was one of these models at Walibi Holland called Robin Hood, however, it became an RMC hybrid coaster called Untamed in 2019. |
In 2013, Vekoma signed a deal with Idaho-based Rocky Mountain Construction. The agreement allows Vekoma to sell Rocky Mountain Construction's roller coasters outside the North American market.
Vekoma is also the constructor of at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, designing innovative new "omni-coaster" cars with the capability for controlled turns and spins.
| Giant Wheel | Six Flags Darien Lake, Darien, New York, US | |
| Navy Pier's new attractions deemed 'critical' to luring variety of patrons. 10 millionth rider goes for spin on Navy Pier ferris wheel | ||
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