The IAAPA Expo Europe in Vienna was a great success for the Vekoma team, as many customers, friends and press visited our booth.
During the press release in cooperation with Jora Vision and Emerald Park, we revealed new details on the Suspended Thrill Coaster and Family Boomerang with intertwined designs that will open in 2024.
Other projects to be opened in 2024 include an indoor Family Coaster at Bommelwereld in the Netherlands, a Kalypso Family Coaster and Mine Train at Energylandia in Poland, a Family Boomerang and a fifth Top Gun Launch Coaster at Fantawild in China. Warner Bros.
Movie World in Australia will open the world’s first Wizard of Oz precinct including a Family Boomerang Racer and Suspended Family Coaster.
At the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, we will reveal more details on the new 2024 projects in the USA. Thrill coasters like the Tilt Coaster 2.0 will open at Cotaland and North America’s first Super Boomerang will rise at Six Flags Great Adventure. Furthermore, a Horus Family Coaster will open at Santa’s Village in Jefferson, a Family Boomerang Rebound at Kings Island Park and a custom-designed Family Boomerang at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari!
We keep innovating and recently we’ve introduced our new products like the Family Launch Coaster, Super Boomerang, Suspended Dark Ride and Beat It! We are excited about our record-breaking projects that opened in 2023 and looking forward to the upcoming 2024 projects around the globe!
Family Launch CoasterNew in Vekoma’s product portfolio is the Family Launch Coaster. It’s the best of both worlds – with its low height requirement it accommodates younger riders while also providing a fun coaster experience for the more adventurous.
In 2023 this type of coaster was launched with the official opening of Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood in the USA and Lightning at Furuvik in Europe.
LightningLightning is built for speed. With a launch speed of 75 km/h in just three seconds, propelled by a magnetic launch, it’s the fastest Family Launch Coaster in the world for young kids and daredevils.
The 430-meter ride starts from a stand-still launch in the station followed by lots of exciting twists, turns and airtime. The pacing of the ride is very high and due to lots of ride elements in proximity to the ground, it feels even faster.
After this exhilarating ride sequence, the train flies at 40 km/h through the station for yet another launch to 75 km/h riding it all again.
With a total of 860 meters of ride experience and a minimum height requirement of 100cm, Lightning offers maximum fun for everyone! We feel proud that Lightning has been awarded the ParkWorld Excellence Award for Best Rollercoaster of the Year – limited budget.
Vekoma celebrates the world’s first Super Boomerang! The world’s first Super Boomerang Cloud Shuttle is a brand new multi-launch coaster which officially opened on 18 July, at the new theme park Xuzhou Fantawild Wonderland in China.
Super blastoff forwards and backwards The
Super Boomerang is designed to offer a unique combination of modern-age thrill ride elements, all in a compact, narrow space. Multiple launch sections, vertical spike at 52.5 m height, a maximum speed of 95 km/h, a forward-backwards ride, vertical drops, four inversions and 10 airtime elements.
The Super Boomerang brings Vekoma’s successful Boomerang concept to new levels of excitement and thrills to a wide demographic, with a rider height restriction of 1.20m.
The 52.5 m tall tower will have an iconic appearance in the park. Using Vekoma’s proven design MK1101 train system and a six-coach, 24-seater train, the Super Boomerang reaches a capacity of 800pph.
To obtain an unobstructed ride experience, the vehicle has a lap bar-only restraint system with a flexible vest. Furthermore, the ride uses the state-of-the-art LSM launch system, which is the most maintenance-friendly driving system available in the market.
Stay tuned for the opening of North America’s first Super Boomerang at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2024!
Suspended Dark Ride Vekoma is officially entering the dark ride industry with the release of a new unique ride system for dark rides: the Suspended Dark Ride. Vekoma has worked for years on the development of the ride system and, with a first installation on its way, is now officially putting it on the market.
While many people focus on an individual VR experience, we believe that a VR experience cannot beat a live and real ride experience together with friends and family. With this unique vehicle, the entire family – including children from three years and up – can ride together and look back to a memory of a lifetime.
The suspended vehicles of the newly presented ride system can swing underneath the track. The swing of the vehicle gives it a very natural feel and an extremely smooth ride experience. The gondolas can also rotate to face scenes or even to face backwards.
According to the factsheet, the four-person gondolas can be dispatched about every 18 seconds, creating a capacity of over 800 riders per hour. The system can rotate towards scenes for a deeply immersive experience.
We’re excited about this new product – it’s the next generation of Dark Rides 2.0. The first installation will rise in Asia.
Beat it! A new attraction in Vekoma’s product portfolio is the interactive boat ride
Beat It! Two boats line up, side by side, each with 12 drums and a team of 12 riders. The virtual captain of each boat starts the race with an explosive drum solo.
The louder and faster the team drums, the faster their boat climbs to the top of the lift. The glorious winning team soars down the other side of the slide, splashing the losing team behind them. A vibrant experience for riders and undoubtedly an animated spectacle for viewers.
