Martin & Vleminckx
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| MV Rides | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founder | Ghislain Martin Alain Vleminckx |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Website | mvrides |
Martin & Vleminckx Ltd. (doing business as MV Rides) is a thrill ride and roller coaster manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montreal, Québec, Canada[1] with an affiliated office in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a manufacturing facility in Orlando, Florida, United States, and two subsidiaries, including a warehouse in China.
History
[edit]Martin & Vleminckx, founded in 1984, is a world leader in the design, manufacture, fabrication and installation of traditional wooden roller coasters.
In November 2022, Martin & Vleminckx acquired the patent portfolio of Bill Kitchen that includes products such as the Unicoaster®, the Unicoaster® 2.0, the SkyBlazer™, the Skyspire™, the Polercoaster™, the G-Storm™, the Vistawheel™ and the Thrillwheel™.
The company offer an innovative and exciting attractions catalogue of products to serve the amusement park and recreational industry.
Projects
[edit]Since 1984, Martin & Vleminckx has erected over 100 roller coasters and other amusement rides manufactured by a variety of companies from around the world. Including: Bolliger & Mabillard,[2] Chance Morgan,[3] Hopkins Rides,[4][5] Intamin,[6] Maurer AG,[7] ProSlide Technology,[8] Vekoma,[9] Zamperla,[10] Martin & Vleminckx installed the two tallest roller coasters in the world; Kingda Ka in New Jersey, and Top Thrill Dragster in Ohio. Martin & Vleminckx has built wooden roller coasters all over the world. Some key rides include the Fireball, the first wooden roller coaster ever built in China, and the Leviathan, the first wooden roller coaster in Australia since 1985. Most roller coasters manufactured by Martin & Vleminckx were designed by The Gravity Group.
Martin & Vleminckx also conducts repair and maintenance works on coasters around the world including Boulder Dash & Wildcat at Lake Compounce, USA and Coaster at PNE in Vancouver, Canada.
Manufacturing
[edit]- Coastersaurus at Legoland Florida[11]
- Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk[12][13]
- Wooden Coaster - Fireball at Happy Valley Shanghai[14][15][16]
- Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park[17]
- Dauling Dragon at Happy Valley Wuhan[18][15]
- Fjord Flying Dragon at Happy Valley Tianjin[19]
- Time Traveler at Hot Go Park[20]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Oriental Heritage Jinan[21]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou[22]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Oriental Heritage Wuhu[23]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Oriental Heritage Ningbo[24]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou[25]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Oriental Heritage Xiamen[26]
- Jungle Trailblazer at Fantawild Asian Legend Nanning[27]
- Thunder Eagle at Race World in Pigeon Forge, TN
- Thunder Coaster at Tusenfryd in Oslo, Norway
- Robin Hood at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen
- Comet at Great Escape in Lake George, NY
- Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs in Hot Springs, AR
- LeMonstre at Six Flags LaRonde in Montreal
- Twisted Sisters at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, KY
Rebuild
[edit]- Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park – a reconstruction of the Libertyland wooden roller coaster, with The Gravity Group consulting on engineering[28]
Retrack
[edit]Martin & Vleminckx has retracked 18 coasters[29]
- Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs and Crystal Falls
- Big Dipper at Geauga Lake
- Blue Streak at Cedar Point
- Cheetah at Wild Adventures
- Coaster at PNE
- Excalibur at Funtown Splashtown USA
- Great White at Morey's Piers
- Hercules at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
- Le Monstre at La Ronde
- Mean Streak at Cedar Point
- Raging Wolf Bobs at Geauga Lake
- Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
- Thunder Run at Kentucky Kingdom
- Villain at Geauga Lake
- Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce
- Wildcat at Lake Compounce
- Wild One at Six Flags America
- Wolverine Wildcat at Michigan's Adventure
- Yankee Cannonball at Canobie Lake Park
Roller coaster construction
[edit]- Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs and Crystal Falls[30]
- Batman: The Dark Knight at Six Flags New England[2]
- Boomerangs at Elitch Gardens Theme Park, Jerudong Park, Kentucky Kingdom, La Ronde, Montjuïc, Parque de la Costa, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Six Flags Mexico, Six Flags New Orleans, Visionland, and Wild Adventures[9]
- Chang at Kentucky Kingdom[2]
- Comet at Crystal Beach Park and Great Escape[31][32]
- Dragon at Legoland Florida[9]
- Flying Coaster at Elitch Gardens Theme Park[10]
- Flying School at Legoland Florida[9]
- Goliath at La Ronde[2]
- Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure[6]
- Le Monstre at La Ronde[33]
- Le Vampire at La Ronde[2]
- Roller Skater at Kentucky Kingdom[9]
- Super Manège at La Ronde[9]
- Suspended Looping Coasters at Elitch Gardens Theme Park, Hunt's Pier, Kentucky Kingdom, Magic Springs and Crystal Falls, Opryland, Parque de la Costa, Six Flags America, Six Flags New England, and Wild Adventures[9]
- Thundercoaster at Tusenfryd[34]
- Thunder Eagle at Belle Island Village[35]
- Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point[6]
- Twisted Twins at Kentucky Kingdom[36]
- X-Coaster at Magic Springs and Crystal Falls[7]
Amusement ride construction
[edit]- Bugs' White Water Rapids at Six Flags Fiesta Texas[5]
- Drop Tower: Scream Zone at California's Great America[6]
- Giant Wheel at Kentucky Kingdom[9]
- Grand Carousel at La Ronde[3]
- Grande Roue at La Ronde[9]
- Manitou at La Ronde[10]
- Menhir Express at Parc Astérix[5]
- Mile High Falls at Kentucky Kingdom[5]
- Navy Pier Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier[9]
- Splash at La Ronde[6]
- Superman: Tower of Power at Kentucky Kingdom[6]
- Tour de ville at La Ronde[10]
- Tower of Doom at Elitch Gardens Theme Park[6]
- Vertigo at La Ronde[10]
List of roller coasters
[edit]As of 2019, Martin & Vleminckx has built 16 roller coasters around the world.[37]
| Name | Model | Park | Country | Opened | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastersaurus | Wood Support Structure | Legoland Florida |  United States |
2004 | Operating | [11] |
| Boardwalk Bullet | Wood Support Structure | Kemah Boardwalk | United States |
2007 | Operating | [12] |
| Wooden Coaster - Fireball | Wood Support Structure | Happy Valley Shanghai |  China |
2009 | Operating | [14] |
| Zippin Pippin | Wood Support Structure | Bay Beach Amusement Park | United States |
2011 | Operating | [17] |
| Dauling Dragon | Wood Support Structure | Happy Valley Wuhan | China |
2012 | Operating | [18] |
| Fjord Flying Dragon | Wood Support Structure | Happy Valley Tianjin | China |
2013 | Operating | [19] |
| Time Travel | Wood Support Structure | Hot Go Park | China |
2014 | Operating | [20] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Oriental Heritage Jinan | China |
2015 | Operating | [21] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou | China |
2015 | Operating | [22] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Oriental Heritage Wuhu | China |
2015 | Operating | [23] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Oriental Heritage Ningbo | China |
2016 | Operating | [24] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou | China |
2016 | Operating | [25] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Oriental Heritage Xiamen | China |
2017 | Operating | [26] |
| Jungle Trailblazer | Wood Support Structure | Fantawild Asian Legend | China |
2018 | Operating | [27] |
| Wooden Dragons Roller Coaster | Wood Support Structure | Sunac Jinan | China |
2021 | Operating | [38] |
| Leviathan | Wood Support Structure | Sea World |  Australia |
2022 | Operating | [39] |
References
[edit]- ^ Company History "Home". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Chance Morgan". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "WhiteWater acquires Hopkins". Park World Magazine. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "O.D. Hopkins". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Intamin". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Maurer Söhne". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "ProSlide". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Vekoma". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Zamperla". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Coastersaurus (Legoland Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Boardwalk Bullet (Kemah Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah". Park World Magazine. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball (Happy Valley Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b "High Five!". Park World Magazine: 29. April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu". Park World Magazine. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Zippin Pippin (Bay Beach Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Dauling Dragon (Happy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Fjord Flying Dragon (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Time Travel (Hot Go Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Ningbo)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Xiamen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Asian Legend)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach". Park World Magazine. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Coaster Repair & Refurbishment". Martin & Vleminckx. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Arkansas Twister (Magic Springs & Crystal Falls)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Comet (Crystal Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Comet (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Monstre (La Ronde)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Thundercoaster (TusenFryd)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Thunder Eagle (Belle Island Village)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Martin & Vleminckx - rcdb.com
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Sunac Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Leviathan (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.