Vekoma
For years the punchline of enthusiast jokes — the mass-market builder of rough loopers found in every mid-tier park on Earth. Then came one of the great corporate redemption arcs: modern Vekoma, under Japanese ownership, builds genuinely smooth, genuinely inventive coasters, and the back catalogue jokes are ageing badly.
Coverage
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How Indoor Roller Coasters Work: Building a Ride Inside a Box
How does an indoor roller coaster work? Why launches replace lift hills, how darkness changes speed, and what happens when the lights come on.
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How Roller Coasters Are Moved: Dismantling, Rebuilding and Recertifying a Ride
How roller coasters are moved from one park to another: the strip-down, crack-testing, transport, new foundations and recertification that turn a coaster into a second-hand one.
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Mexico's BON Theme Park Opens to Resort Guests on 24 October, With Five Vekoma Rides Planned
VidantaWorld's BON soft-opens on 24 October for resort guests only, with capped crowds. What is confirmed, what Vekoma's Tecuani Beast claims, and what 'luxury' means for a theme park.
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Cacau Park's Dreams, a Vekoma Launch Coaster in Brazil, Has Given Its First Passenger Laps
Dreams, a 55 m Vekoma launch coaster with four inversions, has carried its first riders at Cacau Park near São Paulo. The specs, the sources that disagree, and what the records claim covers.
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Efteling's Ravenring Will Be the First Vekoma WaveCatcher, a Family Ride Where You Control the Swing
Efteling's Ravenring opens on 1 December as the first installation of Vekoma's WaveCatcher, a rotating flat ride with rider-controlled tilt. The specs, and what 'world's first' covers.
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Gröna Lund's Score! Will Be the First Ride to Use Vekoma's Radar-Guided DRX System
Gröna Lund's SEK 205m Score! dark ride opens in 2027 on Vekoma's DRX platform, which navigates by radar. What that means, and what 'world's first' really covers.
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The Patent Suit Over SeaWorld Orlando's Surf Coaster Is Over — and B&M Is Free to Build More
Vekoma's patent suit against B&M over Pipeline: The Surf Coaster's restraint has been dismissed with prejudice, clearing the legal cloud over any second surf coaster.
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Efteling Clears the Ground for Missie Luminar, Its €50 Million Suspended Launch Coaster
Efteling has begun clearing land for Missie Luminar, a €50m Vekoma suspended launch coaster due in 2029 — though it may not be the first of its kind to open.
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Who Builds the World's Roller Coasters? A Guide to the Manufacturers
The roller coaster manufacturers explained: B&M, Intamin, Mack, Vekoma, RMC, GCI, Gerstlauer and Zamperla — who builds what, and how to tell them apart.
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How Roller Coaster Restraints Actually Work (and Why Headbanging Still Happens)
How roller coaster restraints actually work: lap bars, over-the-shoulder harnesses and vest restraints explained, plus why some rides still bang your head.
