The History of Vekoma Rides and Manufacturing (Part 1)

[gkntym]

Vekoma have the 'sexiest' tracks imo

[MrPlanetthanet]

Anyone know if there are any remaining original wheels made by Vekoma still standing?

[crgisbowser2009Xtra]

oooh and velocity reminds me of moto gp lol

[crgisbowser2009Xtra]

my fave vekoma ride is kumali

[shootoutsabre61]

I'd have to say intamins are the best. although vekoma are nice

[djfireball999]

The thing that really annoys me are the so called "enthusiasts" who just say "oh, Vekoma are bad because they're all clones and rough. I hate them because my head moved about a bit, and I've ridden more than 1 SLC!!!11111" What's not understood is that clones allow smaller parks, to have a very reasonable coaster, that is both thrilling, and cheap. This attracts more customers to the park, creating more profit to put towards new, custom rides. Oh, and there are plenty of smooth Vekoma's,

[therideguide]

Well said!! I (Sean, Media Manager) love Vekomas. Sure I do like B&M's, who doesn't, but Vekoma stay true to what a roller coaster is all about. Make a coaster too smooth and part of the experience is lost in my opinion. I am an enthusiast, but I do respect all manufacturers and their designs.

[djfireball999]

I 100% agree with you. A coaster that is too smooth feels too controlled. Like you're sitting in a physics lesson.

[xtrastage]

@therideguide You respect all manufacturers, even Togo? I'd love a Togo documentary.

[jeffjellex]

@djfireball999 amen

[scfog90]

I dont like Vekoma very much. B+M is much better

[limetang]

Vekoma rides are okay but they are so rough

[guitarshop29]

vekoma is the worst

intamin is the best

[Dragonskin15]

I wouldn't say Vekoma is the worst, but I do agree that Intamin is the best.

[guitarshop29]

ok maybe not the worst, but they"re really rough and just seem very low quality

[Dragonskin15]

The are yes. But the new ones run very smooth.

[guitarshop29]

wat r there new ones?

[Dragonskin15]

Kumali - Flamingoland (SLC)

Boosterbike - Toverland (Boosterbike coaster)

And others.

[OakridgeProductions9]

B&m Are The Best!!

[guitarshop29]

B&M are the smoothest but intamin are the most fun

[OakridgeProductions9]

i have to admit intamin coasters are good, but have riden nemisis at alton towers whats made by B&m and its my fav. coaster ive ever been on

[chrisb203]

I couldnt watch this due to the very annoying voice of the presenter! It was like listening to a very slow Johnny Vegas. only not funny...

[therideguide]

Ahem, that voice is mine and I'll have you know I train it vocally every day to acquire such a distinct annoyance...lol

[pur10907]

sadly the corkscrew at alton towers has gone. we will all miss it.

[therideguide]

Yep, we sure will miss the old gal. You have actually reminded us that the documentary is now ready for a re-edit. lol

[stanhw]

i love your documentouries and all but what i would really like to see is something like an intamin documentory... plz

[therideguide]

Our big documentaries like this one do take alot of time to research, film and produce and along with other projects that we pen in for the year and as a result our manufacturer documentaries do appear few and far between (Usually one per year). We do know that Intamin are a big player in the industry and they will certainly be covered in the near future. Please try and bear with us.

[Croeky]

Do something about your voice. :s

[therideguide]

Like what? Get a voice transplant?

[corkscrewfoley]

Are you fucking kidding me? Intamin have been just as big as Vekoma, working with the legendary Anton Schwarzkopf, and led to Walter and Claude leaving the company to form B&M.

[TristanAidan]

What he's saying is that Vekoma's the biggest rollercoastercompany in the world because it placed the most rollercoasters, but most of the time it are the same designs, like the Boomerang or the Flying Dutchman.

[therideguide]

Hi Tim, it's i2o here. I edited the video. Making the video I really didn't want to give bad light to any of the manufacturers we have covered, so they all get a big ass kiss from us. But yeah, Intamin are a big manufacturer and we do have plans to cover them in their own documentary. Unfortunately at the moment we have other big projects to work on.

[corkscrewfoley]

i2o, I do apologise for my comments, or the harshness of it. As I said before, I had a 'fanboy' moment.  lol

[Xenomorph237]

@corkscrewfoley and Vekoma now works with another roller coaster manufacturer called Chance Morgan. They make Awesome Gigacoasters.

[therideguide]

Theres no denying that B&M make smoother coasters. But Vekoma are getting there and the smoothness is slowly coming. Vekoma's as a whole are improving all the time, they are certainly a company to look out for in the future.

[VFB1210]

Especially with their newly redesigned track, restraints, trains, and wheel assemblies.

[djfireball999]

i prefer the look of the old arrow style track

[corkscrewfoley]

I think B&M have become too boring. Granted they have smooth coasters, and a superb safety record, they haven't done enough to wow me anymore. You look at Intamin, Vekoma, and Gerstlauer for starters, and they're constantly re-inventing themselves or the product out there.

[a1q2s3]

Notice how this companies coasters weren't described as smooth unlike B&M.

[kevkev44]

SWEET!

[saltlakecity2002]

Awesome! Thanks for posting!!