is a Roller Coaster and Thrill Ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands . The company has engineered rides ranging from massive steel roller coasters to water rides to family-friendly attractions.
Examples of their designs includes suspended looping coasters and boomerang coasters, which are found throughout the world.
Vekoma has been criticized by some roller coaster enthusiasts as producing mediocre rides, in part because their designs are considered mass-produced or "clones", rather than being unique one-off designs produced for single clients. However, Vekoma does offer custom design services for theme park operators to allow operators to alter their basic products to provide a unique experience to patrons.
Their rides also have a reputation among enthusiasts for being "rough", in comparison to those produced by other designers, such as Intamin AG and Bolliger And Mabillard . Some consider this as a negative point against Vekoma, while others say that this enhances the experience.
is one of Vekoma's most popular ride models]]
- Boomerang - A three inversion shuttle coaster. Invented over 20 years ago, it continues to be a successful product. In 1996, Vekoma introduced an inverted upgrade to this ride called an Invertigo. 5 years later, in 2001, Vekoma introduced the Super Invertigo (or Giant Inverted Boomerang), which included the spikes on the coaster to be vertical and the ride made taller and faster.
- - A double inversion thrill ride, with both inversions being Corkscrews. Many other spin-offs of this ride exist as well, including a version with a Bayern Curve, and a version with two vertical loop inversions with the corkscrew element.
- - A flying coaster. Riders are reclined back into a lay-down position and turn around on the first drop of the ride into a prone 'flying' position.
- - A small, steel roller coaster that is family friendly. Riders go through a small, twisted layout in roller skate-looking cars.
- - An inverted coaster, with many installations across the world. The standard model has a roll over immediately after the initial drop, followed by a sidewinder, and finally ends with a double inline twist. There are a few variations, including a longer model with an extra helix at the end of the ride. Vekoma also offers custom SLC models.
- - A standard coaster with a vertical drop at the start. Trains enter the vertical drop via an unusual tilt section. After leaving the chain lift, instead of going down a first drop, the rider is held on a horizontal section of track, which then tilts forwards, to become a vertical section. This leads into the drop, then into the rest of the coaster layout. There is currently only one tilt coaster in operation - Gravity Max at Discovery World, Taiwan.
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