Martin & Vleminckx

Martin & Vleminckx Ltd.
Trade name	MV Rides
Company type	Private
Industry	Manufacturing
Founder	Ghislain Martin; Alain Vleminckx
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Area served	Worldwide
Number of employees	50
Website	mvrides.com

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.

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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.

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

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

Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park – a reconstruction of the Libertyland wooden roller coaster, with The Gravity Group consulting on engineering^[28]

Retrack

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

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

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]

As of 2019, Martin & Vleminckx has built 16 roller coasters around the world.^[37]

More information Name, Model ...

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]

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[1]
Company History "Home". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
[2]
"Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[3]
"Chance Morgan". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[4]
"WhiteWater acquires Hopkins". Park World Magazine. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[5]
"O.D. Hopkins". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[6]
"Intamin". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[7]
"Maurer Söhne". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[8]
"ProSlide". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[9]
"Vekoma". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[10]
"Zamperla". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[11]
Marden, Duane. "Coastersaurus (Legoland Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[12]
Marden, Duane. "Boardwalk Bullet (Kemah Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[13]
"Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah". Park World Magazine. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[14]
Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball (Happy Valley Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[15]
"High Five!". Park World Magazine: 29. April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[16]
"Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu". Park World Magazine. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[17]
Marden, Duane. "Zippin Pippin (Bay Beach Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[18]
Marden, Duane. "Dauling Dragon (Happy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[19]
Marden, Duane. "Fjord Flying Dragon (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[20]
Marden, Duane. "Time Travel (Hot Go Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[21]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[22]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[23]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[24]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Ningbo)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[25]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[26]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Xiamen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[27]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Asian Legend)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[28]
"Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach". Park World Magazine. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
[29]
"Coaster Repair & Refurbishment". Martin & Vleminckx. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
[30]
Marden, Duane. "Arkansas Twister (Magic Springs & Crystal Falls)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[31]
Marden, Duane. "Comet (Crystal Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[32]
Marden, Duane. "Comet (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[33]
Marden, Duane. "Monstre (La Ronde)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[34]
Marden, Duane. "Thundercoaster (TusenFryd)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[35]
Marden, Duane. "Thunder Eagle (Belle Island Village)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[36]
Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
[37]
Martin & Vleminckx - rcdb.com
[38]
Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Sunac Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
[39]
Marden, Duane. "Leviathan (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[1] [1]
Company History "Home". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[B&M-2] [2]
"Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[CM-3] [3]
"Chance Morgan". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[WhiteWater_acquires_Hopkins-4] [4]
"WhiteWater acquires Hopkins". Park World Magazine. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Hopkins-5] [5]
"O.D. Hopkins". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Intamin-6] [6]
"Intamin". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Maurer_Söhne-7] [7]
"Maurer Söhne". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[ProSlide-8] [8]
"ProSlide". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Vekoma-9] [9]
"Vekoma". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Zamperla-10] [10]
"Zamperla". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[ReferenceA-11] [11]
Marden, Duane. "Coastersaurus (Legoland Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[ReferenceB-12] [12]
Marden, Duane. "Boardwalk Bullet (Kemah Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[Boardwalk_Bullet_debuts_at_Kemah-13] [13]
"Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah". Park World Magazine. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[ReferenceC-14] [14]
Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball (Happy Valley Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[High_Five!-15] [15]
"High Five!". Park World Magazine: 29. April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Happy_Valley_Shanghai_&_Chengdu-16] [16]
"Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu". Park World Magazine. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[ReferenceD-17] [17]
Marden, Duane. "Zippin Pippin (Bay Beach Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceE-18] [18]
Marden, Duane. "Dauling Dragon (Happy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceF-19] [19]
Marden, Duane. "Fjord Flying Dragon (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[ReferenceG-20] [20]
Marden, Duane. "Time Travel (Hot Go Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceH-21] [21]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceI-22] [22]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceJ-23] [23]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceK-24] [24]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Ningbo)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceL-25] [25]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceM-26] [26]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Xiamen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[ReferenceN-27] [27]
Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Asian Legend)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[Zippin'_Pippin'_at_Bay_Beach-28] [28]
"Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach". Park World Magazine. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[Retracking-29] [29]
"Coaster Repair & Refurbishment". Martin & Vleminckx. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[30] [30]
Marden, Duane. "Arkansas Twister (Magic Springs & Crystal Falls)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[31] [31]
Marden, Duane. "Comet (Crystal Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[32] [32]
Marden, Duane. "Comet (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[33] [33]
Marden, Duane. "Monstre (La Ronde)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[34] [34]
Marden, Duane. "Thundercoaster (TusenFryd)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[35] [35]
Marden, Duane. "Thunder Eagle (Belle Island Village)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[36] [36]
Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[37] [37]
Martin & Vleminckx - rcdb.com

[38] [38]
Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Sunac Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

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Marden, Duane. "Leviathan (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

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