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IAAPA PREVIEW: Vekoma to showcase latest thrill coasters

At this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, Vekoma Rides invites attendees to visit its booth and learn about the newest and latest thrill coaster designs as well as the Family Boomerang Rebound and Suspended Family Coaster.


Vekoma’s Bermuda Blitz has debuted at Legendia Poland. The coaster is 908 metres in length and stands 40 metres high, combining a variety of ride elements in a compact design.
Space Warp at Energylandia is the first of a whole new generation of Vekoma’s sitdown thrill coasters. It is the first thrill coaster to be designed using Vekoma’s latest track design tools and built using its new track production method with the new MK1101 trains.


In 2018, Vekoma will be opening the new Firestorm launch coaster in Vietnam and in China, and three Looping Coasters and four Family Boomerang Rebound in China.
Visit Vekoma at booth #5133


The 2017 edition of the IAAPA Attractions Expo is promising to be better than ever, with the global organisation set to celebrate its 100th year in 2018.
The expo is the largest conference and trade show for the $39bn attractions industry. Alongside its vast show floor, IAAPA offers a programme of more than 100 educational sessions and presentations by leading operators on industry trends, new technology, marketing and communications, entertainment, government relations, safety and security, food and beverage, games and merchandise, facility operations, human resources, and more.


The conference takes place from 13 to 17 November and the trade show from 14 to 17 November at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Buyers and decision makers from the world of theme parks, waterparks, FECs, zoos and aquariums, and museums attend the show.
IAAPA 2017 expects to welcome 32,000 attendees and more than 1,100 exhibitors across the 560,000sq ft of trade show floor.

Company Details
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Vekoma Rides is known for its quality and innovation as reflected in the many installed family and thrill coasters and special attractions. With in-house disciplines from Sales, R&D, Engineering, Production, Project Management to Parts & Services, Vekoma Rides has gained a worldwide recognition with presence in more than 40 countries.

Vekoma Rides has a large variety of coasters and attractions. Whether you prefer a sit-down, suspended, flying or launch coaster, standard or custom layout, we can prepare and present every single detail during the project.

We offer in-house design, engineering and manufacturing of a full range of coasters and attractions, including family coasters, thrill and mega coasters, indoor coasters, and attractions and specialties. In addition, together with our partners Brogent Technologies, we offer a broad range of interactive media-based attractions, as well as Rocky Mountain Construction for wood coasters with two new revolutionary track technologies.
Address
Schaapweg 18
Vlodrop
6063 BA
The Netherlands
Telephone
+31 475 409 222
At this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, Vekoma Rides invites attendees to visit its booth and learn about the newest and latest thrill coaster designs.
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