Top 15 Roller Coasters by Vekoma Rides

We're ranking the top roller coasters by dutch ride manufacturer Vekoma! They've got some incredible rides around the world, let's see which come out on top!
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[@Mig__Official]

Vekoma is such a premium manufacturer now, their growth is so impressive

[@r25limousine]

I used to think vekoma were awful and now they’re right up there with the best!

[@georgepatton-oj6uz]

They are probably gonna be a top 3 manufacture very soon. All of their new rides feel like a nice intamin.

[@srvr80]

@@r25limousinefr

[@Jshmoney24]

The theme of the video: “But Taylor you said this model sucks” “Well yes they do. Except for this one..” Goes to show Vekomas massive improvement when the revisit their old rides. Great list as always!

[@Dirkschneider]

"Vekoma is a Dutch ride manufacturer located in the Netherlands". How rare! 😮

[@djstoplichtofficial]

😂

[@joedruet1185]

Quite the coincidence.

[@CoasterStudios]

LOL didn’t even realize that😂

[@nashwagemakers]

​@@CoasterStudios CoasterStudios is an American KZbinr located in the United States

[@markdebruyn1212]

Vekoma stands for "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" (Field King Machine Factory)

[@Aerolandaircraft]

To go from the world's worst to one of the best...you can tell Vekoma has been putting in the work. I'm Australian and we're about to get a bunch of new, excellently themed Vekomas, and I can't wait!

[@mrgrass1232]

There’s plenty of old ones that are good too. Non-Europeans don’t really notice those

[@frozenuruguayball6436]

@@mrgrass1232the good old ones were the Disney ones and the inverted boomerangs

[@mrgrass1232]

@@frozenuruguayball6436 and Xpress,booster bikes, Python etc

[@joeplatt4036]

F.L.Y. is my favourite Vekoma. It is such a wonderous experience and it's incorporation into Rookburgh is perfection. I love how if you're staying at the hotel Charles Lindbergh the coaster is literally just outside your hotel room.

[@shaggydog9789]

I love F.L.Y, if you have a slightly loose restraint you get an amazing pop of airtime at the top of the second launch, feels fantastic on a flying coaster.

[@CoasterCore297]

Love some GIB appreciation. Rode Stunt Fall for the first time last weekend. An absolute monster of a coaster. Has no right to be that insane. Went straight into the top 10

[@sebastianmyung8461]

Even if Fønix isn’t as intense as lech coaster it’s still just pure fun and enjoyable ride

[@matthewrobertson95]

Faurup Sommarland wanted a coaster similar to Lech but not as intense in order to suit their target audience of families. Hence Fonix was born.

[@owgcameron5681]

I’m so glad you included all those Disney family coasters, not a lot of people would consider them to compare to regular thrill rides

[@blakelam4251]

Vekoma has improved so much!

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Definitely

[@zacg_]

It's really interesting to think that Vekoma was able to make smooth coasters for years before Formula. Disney has a larger budget but it still means Vekoma was able to make it happen. Maybe their coasters just required WAY more maintenance in order to stay smooth and now they last longer before becoming rough. Also, Disney didn't buy many coasters with OTS and the ones they did buy weren't the bulky SLC type. My point is that they've been capable of greatness for a long time but only recently found a way to make that greatness broadly accessible.

[@vladimirmosimann3807]

Fair list as you took all kind of coasters that can't really be compared to each other ! And they deserve a huge respect to have made what so many compagnies don't want to... sit at a table, put their ego beside and look straight into the problems instead of acting like they missed it to improve and they made probably the most difficult and risky decision to erase the base of their business and restart from ZERO ! It takes balls to make this move and we all see everywhere around the world at our work that not everybody by far could make what they did, improve the failures and innovate.

[@Kunai022010]

My Top 10 Vekoma : 1. Lech Coaster 2. Hals Uber Kopf 3. Stunt Fall 4. Abyssus 5. FLY 6. Formula 7. Colorado Adventure 8. Big Thunder Mountain (Disneyland Paris) 9. Hyperspace Mountain 10. Orochi - SFC 450

[@notcaleb64]

All of those are high on my bucket list... However, I have at least a 10-hour flight from where I live to Europe 😢

[@PolyRocketMatt]

Honestly, Vekoma seems like the baby between Intamin and B&M. They are innovative yet reliable, which (at least to me) seems like a perfect combo for this industry.

[@frederikhein4195]

Colorado Adventure really surprised me at my visit to Fantasialand last summer. Honestly, I preferred it over Taron. The length, the airtime with those lap bars and the awesome headchoppers + theming make this maybe the best family coaster in Germany. (As for Taron, I love the launches but I got stapled so badly that there basically was no airtime)

[@AirtimeProductions]

Nice list! I also rank cosmic rewind above FLY, but they definitely ride similar because they’re flawless family coasters- the best ones out there imo

[@drdewott9154]

Got to experience Fønix myself this summer and yeah, that ride is just fun incarnate! I'm nowhere near as much of a positive G fan as Taylor but Fønix just did everything with flying colours! Am really glad we have a world class coaster like this in my home country, and am so glad it helped bring attention to Denmark and the other hidden gems we have here like Piraten, Lynet, Falken, Rutschebanen, and Juvelen.

[@christianortiz793]

Vekoma has changed so much! Glad they're a good manufacturer now!

[@matti5372]

My current Vekoma top 3 is: 3 Fly 2 Abyssus 1 Lech Coaster I've not ridden Fønix, but expect this ride between Lech and Abyssus. Fly is just not my type of ride, I'm not even sure why

[@brenonymouscoasterdesign6193]

Although I haven't done too many by Vekoma, no.1 is definitely F.L.Y. (my overall no.3), followed by both Velocity and Kumali from Flamingo Land which you visited earlier this year. I rank Velocity above 2 B&M Gigas and 4 B&M Inverts (it was running a lot faster last year), and Kumali is almost as good as Nemesis in my opinion (this year is the only year that it's been at all rough - it's always glass smooth and very forceful). I know you're not nearly as big of a fan of the park as anyone in the UK, or me especially, but if you come back again at some point when they're getting another big new thrill coaster, hopefully you'll enjoy your time there a bit more.

[@crashcoaster3852]

5:55 EE isn't the first Vekoma to have rails on the outside, they made Wild Mouse coasters in the 80s like that and there are some roller skaters built before 2006. On another note though, it really is crazy how far Vekoma has come. They have a bright future ahead for sure.

[@MitchVanHayden]

Correct. For example "Space Center" (today Crazy Bats) at Phantasialand is a Vekoma coaster and uses outside wheels allready in1988.

[@BobaBrickProductions]

I love all of Vekoma’s new rides. I think FLY is better than cosmic rewind, but both of them were amazing.

[@maxhagenauer24]

I knew just from Dragon Flier that those new gen Vekomas are amazing.

[@alphawinnergx9127]

Ednor at LaRonde used to be my favorite coaster as a non enthusiast kid. Muntanya rusa is also really solid for a family ride, delivering a smooth ride with stunning views ! Everyone makes fun of Goudurix for being rough, and it is indeed, but don't sleep on the five first inversions, they're pretty intense !

[@taychamberlain1458]

aftershock was my first vekoma ride, and it remains my favorite. I just wish it wasn’t closed so much due to weather

[@maxhagenauer24]

Old gen Vekoma was a huge thing bit it got bad quick. However, they have improved so much. America needs new gen Vekomas like Europe.

[@neo4016]

I havent been on much vekoma's because of no money (still a student) but the moment i got done after riding F.L.Y. i was literally blown away and it rose to my n1 coaster spot.

[@olympicbuilder-JHKimaginnering]

My favorite Vekoma coaster is Wrath Of Zeus. The air time was good, 3 inversion and some epic moment. The only issue was the break on the top hat. the ride would be better if they give it more speed 1 more inversion and airtime moment.

[@frostflake6076]

I never thought I'd want to ride an SLC, but now I want to, with how you describe Great Nor'Easter

[@richey0995]

My favorite ride by vekoma is.. well I guess I should say was, Firehawk at Kings Island. RIP 😞

[@richey0995]

I like it more than Orion

[@patrickfraleyjr2819]

Rock N Roller Coaster has got to be their most underrated coaster

[@orcathecat5375]

Vekoma went from Taylor having therapy with him to Taylor willingly praising Vekoma, a amazing change.

[@jordanpelaez8532]

Based Colorado adventure enjoyer!,, most underrated ride ever

[@williamfletcher934]

Jungle Rush is opening at Dreamworld at the end of 2024, a new terrain multi-launch Vekoma with 12 airtime points. You should check it out on your next Australian trip. Just make sure Superman Escape and The Giant Drop are open this time 🙂

[@mitchellries256]

My favorite Vekoma coaster is Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood. Some of my other favorites include Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at the Magic Kingdom, Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Rock n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It just occurred to me that I haven't ridden many of their rides.

[@Rollercoaster_breath]

3 things I cant live without: Wifi rollercoasters coaster studios 🤑

[@simonboy1236]

Lech coaster is my favorite Vekoma. It is so nuts

[@clubstep8244]

Colorado Adventure and F.L.Y in my Homepark made me like Vekoma alot, and i am a fan of SLCs even tho i´ve never been on Great nor easter. The one at Moviepark is pretty enjoyable in the first 3 rows since it only packs one punch after the sidewinder, but It was Kumali and Odyssey which made me really like SLCs. Very fun inverts, and i cant wait to ride Stuntfall!

[@mulinhuan8410]

Mr. Vekoma approves this video

[@P-Swine]

new vekomas have such shiny looking track

[@edrrrk]

Cosmic Rewind is so good, It broke down on my first visit but we still waited 2 hours for it to come back up. They actually let us ride it twice in a row because of that and it made my experience there even better

[@TimMarshall]

Very well done! You nailed it!

[@luciano6967]

Glad to see number one. One of the reasons I want to go back to the US again asap

[@davecuban9414]

You are first person I know who says that Formula is better than Abyssus. I completely agree with that.

[@djstoplichtofficial]

Another one here🙋‍♂️

[@barusshka92]

Me too!

[@C3T1C]

Big bear mountain is the best family coaster i have ever ridden, the on ride music is very memorable and is definitely worth re riding.

[@madrista666]

Fonix,Abyssus,Lech,F.L.Y. are all world class coasters for me!

[@Stuie299]

Can you imagine if Disney did a Vekoma flying coaster.

[@cheesethrower]

Sitting in the very back edge-seat on a Giant Boomerang is one of the most intense starts I've ever had on a roller-coaster and it's pretty much just because you're staring straight down the full 200 feet of the tower

[@Mega18G]

Rode Rock n Roller Coaster and Expedition Everest. It was blast. I agree to you. My future wish to ride Guardians of the Galaxy and Tron.

[@andrewjohnson-xd7ef]

I’m happy Silverwood has a Vekoma coaster

[@KiingOfFlipz]

Always been a huge Vekoma fan.

[@Fregler]

Fårup Sommarland basically said to Vekoma when building Fønix: "We want a Lech Coaster that the guests comes of alive from". Great for most, except some enthusiasts.

[@dreams2reality410]

I can't wait for the new tilt coaster to be built in Texas.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Im glad you said that the SLC layout IS actually good. Its just the execution thats the problem. The layout looks like it should be so much fun, but then you get absolutely mugged on the ride.

[@andori_AB]

Colorado Adventure is one of my all-time-favourites! Compared to the only other mine train I've been on, Mammut at Gardaland, It's way stronger, higher, smoother, more intense and enjoyable than it, even tough I still think it's a great ride. I love it!

[@mammothfur2961]

Yess, finally Colorado Adventure is starting to get the recognition it deserves! ❤

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

Guardians Of The Galaxy is legit one of the most fun roller coasters I'ver ever been on. Expedition Everest is also up there, so good choices!

[@TrainCoasterFan]

Happy birthday Sarah!

[@aliensallaroundus1126]

Great video subject cant wait for more Vekomas in the State

[@joecandish3923]

Old Vekoma is underated with the exception of most SLCs old Vekomas are pretty good there very intesne especially Vekoma Boomerangs, even something like Megablitz and Revolution are great attractions.

[@mikecolletta7527]

I loved the suspended one at Tripsdrill!

[@hamster1717]

I credit Benjamin Bloemendaal as a key player in the difference between the old gen and new gen Vekoma.

[@ashleyjiscool]

I like wooden coasters, but vekoma trains on the arrow suspended coaster is great. I wish we had more vekoma’s

[@leyoshivenere350]

My favourites are Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland paris, one of the most fun coaster ever created to do with your friends and family. I also love FLY and Stunt Fall even tho it's very scary

[@theballingboi5360]

I cant wait for flash at SFGAdventure, probably will rnd up on the list

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I’m looking forward to ride that

[@matthewdenyer4]

Tight list brother. 👍

[@benwinegarner4797]

First I absolutely stand by the comment that the SLC layout is really good. They just suffer from old vekoma jank. One of these days I'll make it to Phantasialand and Energylandia. Bucket list parks for sure.

[@alantrotter2077]

The top 4 I've ridden are: 1. FLY 2. Hals-uber-kopf (I think you short changed it) 3. Aftershock (Really close between this and Hals-uber-kopf) 4. Colorado Adventure

[@mabithesaber]

I csnt wait to experience a new gen vekoma thrill coaster

[@Pizzashorts]

French revolution at Lotte World is an absolutely ridiculous ride. That drop off the mid course is so goddamn intense my butt floated for 3 whole seconds

[@barusshka92]

Glad to see Formula above Abyssus! 😏

[@planetzoodle]

Hey Taylor, great video once again! Two things though. 1. On Guardians, it randomizes your song, you don't get to choose. 2. I really want to see you make a planet coaster park! 🤣

[@CoasterStudios]

Did I say you can choose your song? My bad, I have no idea why I said that cause thats definitely not true LOL

[@HeatherC1212]

Wow, usually I watch these types of videos and haven't ridden much of anything except maybe one or two coasters, but I've actually ridden FOUR on this list and now I feel all accomplished even though all the ones I rode are at WDW where I just was back in September, LOL =D

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I didn't come off Cosmic Rewind thinking it was amazing. I thought it was good, but not great. I had no clue that people were seeing this as an elite coaster until the last few weeks. Maybe if I knew anything about Guardians of the Galaxy, I'd feel different. I rank it barely above Expedition Everest.

[@franklee538]

Guardians is amazing. The only rollercoaster I’ve ever been on that I wanted to do again immediately….but didn’t because I didn’t want to pay $20 for one ride….

[@aegisofhonor]

one that would make the list if you had ridden is is Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars at Hong Kong Disneyland. I am BEGGING Disney to add this to one of their American parks as it's by far their best coaster in any of their parks aside from maybe Tron, but Tron is SHORT, and Big Grizzly is SUPER LONG.

[@BryanMark-mw8sz]

I get a feeling that Zamperla is going to compete with Vekoma as the most evolved roller coaster company. They seem to understand the assignment and I'm grateful for their innovations and can't wait to see what's in store in the near future from both companies.

[@frozenuruguayball6436]

With zamperla doing TT2 and there heart coaster they seem to be making some good thrill ridws

[@FightingCoasterGaming]

Vampire at CWOA... Hiding in the back as a secret favorite...

[@Pretparkfan]

The Xpress at Walibi is my favorite roller coaster in the Netherlands

[@prestonjones20013]

Guardians of the Galaxy is arguably the best coaster I’ve ever rode. Just perfection

[@CNSPORTZEDITZ]

I remember when The Great Nor'easter was #1 on Taylor's worst roller coasters list in 2015/16 back when it was known as Fly the Great Nor'easter.

[@RedPilledDan]

Unfortunately my only Vekoma credits are Boomerang at SFFT and Aftershock at Silverwood, but man Aftershock is so intense, it feels like a simulated car crash. Still waiting to see how awful SLCs are.

[@wasquash]

this is character development

[@Spike-sk7ql]

I really hope to see some more new gen Vekoma in the US soon. Im never going to make it to Europe to ride any of the good looking ones.

[@renaudabbadie8154]

At the latest for the Parc Astérix 40th anniversary in 2029, I'd love to see an insane Goudurix 2 Vekoma Wildcat to replace its old (and world-hated) brother. As announced in 2023, the viking area might be restructured during the 2028-2031 development phase, so fingers crossed.

[@alexiscool2003]

I got sick on cosmic rewind, I am really bad with spinning coasters so it makes sense but still surprised that that happened cause it never has.

[@gameslikes0grolls]

you should do a "guess the park from absured 1-start review" if you hhavent already

[@CoasterStudios]

we did something similar-look up reading one-star reviews on our channel!

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I hope Energylandias Tilt Coaster comes to the states

[@ArchJ17]

Did you see that circuit breaker track and supports is arriving on site and the euro fighters footers are starting to be done.

[@CoasterStudios]

Yes! So exciting!

[@SFGAm144]

B&M rank next!

[@thehomedepot.004]

i feel like lech coaster should of been number 1 honestly guardians is kinda overrated

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I thought Guardians was kinda overrated, but now, I'm thinking it's extremely overrated. I had no clue that people were seeing it as a god-tier coaster. It's probably barely a top 10 Vekoma for me, and I've only ridden the ones in the U.S. I thought # 1 should be Lech Coaster or FLY.

[@markdebruyn1212]

From i heard is that most old Vekoma sit-down coaster are pretty good

[@peterhallman9614]

"Old" Vekoma was never really anything to write home about, very far from the best, but it was definitely not as bad as some make it out to be. Nowadays they're getting near the top.

[@Magemo7]

now that Rock'n Roller coaster has been changed for Avengers Flight Force in Paris, I think Hyperspace mountain is better. I think the theming is good despite people regretting old Space mountain and the layout is way more interesting than Avengers or even Aerosmith.

[@coasterblocks3420]

I rode my first, second and third Vekoma coaster at the World Expo 88 amusement park in Brisbane - Titan (standard boomerang), Centrifuge (a suspended coaster) and Super Nova (indoor coaster). All were rather terrible. My next Vekoma was Arkham Asylum at WB Movie World on the Gold Coast (an SLC) which I loved - aggressive but smooth. I was devastated when they tore it down. The last I rode was Escape from Madagascar at Dreamworld (FSC) - slow, rough and dull. I am really looking for to Dreamworld’s new for 2024 custom Vekoma family thrill coaster, Jungle Rush, with dark ride component, heaps of airtime and inversive theming.

[@Aerolandaircraft]

It's incredible how we're getting that plus three incredibly themed Movie World Vekomas!

[@coasterblocks3420]

@@Aerolandaircraft yeah, somewhat. There will be good interaction with the Wizard of Oz theming and I’m sure they’ll be fun rides. But with each of the family boomerangs and the FSC only capable of running a single train, it’s going to be a nightmare of a queue, even on a moderately busy day.

[@icyflame716]

FLY is my all time favorite coaster.

[@stephanlambert6207]

A question about the AXIS Coaster topic. Do you think that Galaxyland has a chance of getting an AXIS Coaster in Mindbenders plot of land since Hasbro took over

[@overlookers]

Nope. Budget wise, I'll be surprised if they get a small family boomerang from either Vekoma or Gerstlauer (Ben10 or Rewind Racers) and 1 or 2 large flats. Galaxyland has become a pseudo-FEC catering overall to young families. Whatever is replacing Mindbender won't a thrill attraction.

[@verybighomer]

Does anyone know why there is only one new flying coaster so far? F.L.Y. is generally praised to be fun for enthusiasts as well as GPs and compared to other flying coasters the boarding process is much more improved to increase capacity. Are parks still shying away because of the experience with older models (both B&M and Vekoma)? Is it maintenance costs due to more complex trains? Price?

[@extrakubik4123]

My opinion is that there are 2 major reasons for that. First is what everyone now wants from a coaster is, RMC hyper hybrid or raptor and also multilaunch coasters are very popular right now. And they're all brutally good rides, that there is ALWAYS someone to have them in their top 10, or even as No.1. This is bringing me to the second reason. If for example Energylandia would build a Vekoma flyer, it wouldn't still be as good as F.L.Y. because that thing is unique. Sure others may bring back monstrous stats and intensity, but since F.L.Y. is here, I think that most of us made think of it as a perfect flying coaster. It's all about theming, and if some other park would try to do the same as Phantasialand, they would fail, because they made it SO GOOD THAT NOT EVEN IF UNIVERSAL OR DISNEY MADE ANOTHER VEKOMA FLYER, EVERYONE WOULD STILL PREFER F.L.Y. BECAUSE IT'S IDEAL FLYING COASTER. Took me longer than expected, oops

[@TDHarrison]

Do top 50 coatsers

[@CannonSevereWx]

You had to put Guardians at the top to keep Sarah happy. You are a wise man!

[@CoasterStudios]

Actually she didn't even know about it till the video was already partway done! I honestly went back and forth between the placement of the top 3...they're all very good in their own ways