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{{Short description|Roller coaster manufacturer}}
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'''Martin & Vleminckx''' is a [[roller coaster]] manufacturing and construction company based in Montreal, Quebec (Canada)<ref>Company History http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/index.html </ref> with a subsidiary office in [[Haines City, Florida]], [[United States]].
'''Martin & Vleminckx Ltd.''' (doing business as '''MV Rides''') is a thrill ride and [[roller coaster]] manufacturing and construction company headquartered in [[Montreal]], Québec, Canada<ref>Company History {{cite web |url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/index.html |title=Home |access-date=2014-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014231431/http://martin-vleminckx.com/index.html |archive-date=2013-10-14 }}</ref> 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==
==History==
Martin & Vleminckx, founded in 1984, is a world leader in the design, manufacture, fabrication and installation of traditional wooden roller coasters.
Martin & Vleminckx was founded by Ghislain Martin and Alain Vleminckx. The company has since expanded to feature a team of 50 staff.<ref name="Our Team">{{cite web|title=Our Team|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_002.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>


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™.
Martin & Vleminckx supplied the first wooden roller coaster to China in 2009. The company had to work alongside government officials to develop regulations for Chinese wooden roller coasters, before ''[[Wooden Coaster - Fireball]]'' at [[Happy Valley Shanghai]] could be opened.<ref name="What's been your best ever work-related trip?">{{cite journal|title=What's been your best ever work-related trip?|journal=Park World Magazine|date=28 March 2013|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2456/What_s_been_your_best_ever_work-related_trip_.html|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>


The company offer an innovative and exciting attractions catalogue of products to serve the amusement park and recreational industry.
==Projects==
==Projects==
Martin & Vleminckx has erected roller coasters and other amusement rides manufactured by a variety of firms from across the world, including [[Bolliger & Mabillard]],<ref name="B&M">{{cite web|title=Bolliger & Mabillard|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_018.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Chance Morgan]],<ref name="CM">{{cite web|title=Chance Morgan|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_021.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Hopkins Rides]],<ref name="WhiteWater acquires Hopkins">{{cite journal|title=WhiteWater acquires Hopkins|journal=Park World Magazine|date=24 August 2012|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2330/WhiteWater_acquires_Hopkins.html|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Hopkins">{{cite web|title=O.D. Hopkins|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_026.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Intamin]],<ref name="Intamin">{{cite web|title=Intamin|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_019.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Maurer Söhne]],<ref name="Maurer Söhne">{{cite web|title=Maurer Söhne|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_022.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[ProSlide Technology]],<ref name="ProSlide">{{cite web|title=ProSlide|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_024.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Vekoma]],<ref name="Vekoma">{{cite web|title=Vekoma|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_017.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Zamperla]],<ref name="Zamperla">{{cite web|title=Zamperla|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_020.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> and [[Golden Horse Amusement Equipment]].<ref name="OCT Group">{{cite journal|title=OCT Group|journal=Park World Magazine|date=10 November 2008|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1059/OCT_Group.html|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> All roller coasters manufactured by Martin & Vleminckx were designed by [[The Gravity Group]].
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]],<ref name="B&M">{{cite web|title=Bolliger & Mabillard |url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_018.htm |publisher=Martin & Vleminckx |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215224518/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_018.htm |archive-date=15 February 2014 }}</ref> [[Chance Morgan]],<ref name="CM">{{cite web|title=Chance Morgan|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_021.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125044956/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_021.htm|archive-date=25 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Hopkins Rides]],<ref name="WhiteWater acquires Hopkins">{{cite journal|title=WhiteWater acquires Hopkins|journal=Park World Magazine|date=24 August 2012|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2330/WhiteWater_acquires_Hopkins.html|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827124351/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2330/WhiteWater_acquires_Hopkins.html|archive-date=27 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Hopkins">{{cite web|title=O.D. Hopkins |url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_026.htm |publisher=Martin & Vleminckx |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125045013/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_026.htm |archive-date=25 November 2013 }}</ref> [[Intamin]],<ref name="Intamin">{{cite web|title=Intamin |url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_019.htm |publisher=Martin & Vleminckx |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125045107/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_019.htm |archive-date=25 November 2013 }}</ref> [[Maurer AG]],<ref name="Maurer Söhne">{{cite web|title=Maurer Söhne|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_022.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125045112/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_022.htm|archive-date=25 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[ProSlide Technology]],<ref name="ProSlide">{{cite web|title=ProSlide|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_024.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125045123/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_024.htm|archive-date=25 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Vekoma]],<ref name="Vekoma">{{cite web|title=Vekoma |url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_017.htm |publisher=Martin & Vleminckx |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125045055/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_017.htm |archive-date=25 November 2013 }}</ref> [[Zamperla]],<ref name="Zamperla">{{cite web|title=Zamperla|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_020.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|access-date=16 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125044950/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_020.htm|archive-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> 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]].


;Manufacturing
* ''[[Boardwalk Bullet]]'' at [[Kemah Boardwalk]]<ref name="Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah">{{cite journal|title=Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah|journal=Park World Magazine|date=23 October 2007|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/584/Boardwalk_Bullet_debuts_at__Kemah.html|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Coastersaurus]]'' at [[Legoland Florida]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Coastersaurus|location=Legoland Florida|rcdb_number=2746|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Dauling Dragon]]'' at [[Happy Valley Wuhan]]<ref name="High Five!">{{cite journal|title=High Five!|journal=Park World Magazine|date=April 2012|page=29|url=http://content.yudu.com/A1wadh/PWApr2012/resources/28.htm|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Fjord Flying Dragon]]'' at [[Happy Valley Tianjin]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Fjord Flying Dragon|location=Happy Valley|rcdb_number=10353|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Wooden Coaster - Fireball]]'' at [[Happy Valley Shanghai]]<ref name="High Five!"/><ref name="Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu">{{cite journal|title=Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu|journal=Park World Magazine|date=18 August 2009|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1396/Happy_Valley_Shanghai___Chengdu___.html|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''unknown'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Adventure, Zhuzhou]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=unknown|location=Fantawild Adventure|rcdb_number=11601|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''unknown'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Adventure, Shandong]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=unknown|location=Fantawild Adventure|rcdb_number=11604|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''unknown'' at [[Fantawild Adventure Park in Wuhu|Fantawild Adventure, Wuhu]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=unknown|location=Fantawild Adventure|rcdb_number=11602|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''unknown'' at [[Hotgo Park]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=unknown|location=Hotgo Park|rcdb_number=11606|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>


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.
;Rebuild
* ''[[Zippin Pippin]]'' at [[Bay Beach Amusement Park]] &ndash; a rebuild of the [[Libertyland]] wooden roller coaster, with The Gravity Group consulting on engineering<ref name="Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach">{{cite journal|title=Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach|journal=Park World Magazine|date=4 April 2011|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1942/Zippin__Pippin__at_Bay_Beach.html|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>


===Manufacturing===
;Retrack<ref name=Retracking>{{cite web|title=Retracking|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_027.htm|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''Coastersaurus'' at [[Legoland Florida]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* ''[[Boardwalk Bullet]]'' at [[Kemah Boardwalk]]<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah">{{cite journal|title=Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah|journal=Park World Magazine|date=23 October 2007|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/584/Boardwalk_Bullet_debuts_at__Kemah.html|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131117014514/http://parkworld-online.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/584/Boardwalk_Bullet_debuts_at__Kemah.html|archive-date=17 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Wooden Coaster - Fireball]]'' at [[Happy Valley Shanghai]]<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="High Five!"/><ref name="Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu">{{cite journal|title=Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu|journal=Park World Magazine|date=18 August 2009|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1396/Happy_Valley_Shanghai___Chengdu___.html|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106001304/http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1396/Happy_Valley_Shanghai___Chengdu___.html|archive-date=6 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Zippin Pippin]]'' at [[Bay Beach Amusement Park]]<ref name="ReferenceD"/>
* ''[[Dauling Dragon]]'' at [[Happy Valley Wuhan]]<ref name="ReferenceE"/><ref name="High Five!">{{cite journal|title=High Five!|journal=Park World Magazine|date=April 2012|page=29|url=http://content.yudu.com/A1wadh/PWApr2012/resources/28.htm|access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''Fjord Flying Dragon'' at [[Happy Valley Tianjin]]<ref name="ReferenceF"/>
* ''Time Traveler'' at [[Hot Go Park]]<ref name="ReferenceG"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Jinan]]<ref name="ReferenceH"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou]]<ref name="ReferenceI"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Wuhu]]<ref name="ReferenceJ"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Ningbo]]<ref name="ReferenceK"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou]]<ref name="ReferenceL"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Xiamen]]<ref name="ReferenceM"/>
* ''Jungle Trailblazer'' at [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Asian Legend Nanning]]<ref name="ReferenceN"/>
*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]] &ndash; a reconstruction of the [[Libertyland]] wooden roller coaster, with The Gravity Group consulting on engineering<ref name="Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach">{{cite journal|title=Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach|journal=Park World Magazine|date=4 April 2011|url=http://parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1942/Zippin__Pippin__at_Bay_Beach.html|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418112533/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1942/Zippin__Pippin__at_Bay_Beach.html|archive-date=18 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Retrack===
Martin & Vleminckx has retracked 18 coasters<ref name="Retracking">{{cite web|url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/projects-overview/repair-refurbishment/|title=Coaster Repair & Refurbishment|publisher=Martin & Vleminckx|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Arkansas Twister]]'' at [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]]
* ''[[Arkansas Twister]]'' at [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]]
* ''[[Big Dipper (Geauga Lake)|Big Dipper]]'' at [[Geauga Lake]]
* ''[[Big Dipper (Geauga Lake)|Big Dipper]]'' at [[Geauga Lake]]
* ''[[Blue Streak (Cedar Point)|Blue Streak]]'' at [[Cedar Point]]
* ''[[Blue Streak (Cedar Point)|Blue Streak]]'' at [[Cedar Point]]
* ''[[Cheetah (Wild Adventures)|Cheetah]]'' at [[Wild Adventures]]
* ''[[Cheetah (Wild Adventures)|Cheetah]]'' at [[Wild Adventures]]
* [[Wooden Roller Coaster (Playland)|Coaster]] at [[Playland (Vancouver)|PNE]]
* ''[[Excalibur (Funtown Splashtown USA)|Excalibur]]'' at [[Funtown Splashtown USA]]
* ''[[Excalibur (Funtown Splashtown USA)|Excalibur]]'' at [[Funtown Splashtown USA]]
* ''[[The Great White (Morey's Piers)|Great White]]'' at [[Morey's Piers]]
* ''[[The Great White (Morey's Piers)|Great White]]'' at [[Morey's Piers]]
* ''[[Hercules (roller coaster)|Hercules]]'' at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]]
* ''[[Hercules (roller coaster)|Hercules]]'' at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]]
* ''[[Le Monstre]]'' at [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]]
* ''[[Le Monstre]]'' at [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]]
* ''[[Mean Streak]]'' at [[Cedar Point]]
* ''[[Steel Vengeance|Mean Streak]]'' at [[Cedar Point]]
* ''[[Raging Wolf Bobs]]'' at [[Geauga Lake]]
* ''[[Raging Wolf Bobs]]'' at [[Geauga Lake]]
* ''[[Shivering Timbers]]'' at [[Michigan's Adventure]]
* ''[[Shivering Timbers]]'' at [[Michigan's Adventure]]
* ''[[Thunder Run (Kentucky Kingdom)|Thunder Run]]'' at [[Kentucky Kingdom]]
* ''[[Thunder Run (Kentucky Kingdom)|Thunder Run]]'' at [[Kentucky Kingdom]]
* ''[[Villain (roller coaster)|Villain]]'' at [[Geauga Lake]]
* ''[[Villain (roller coaster)|Villain]]'' at [[Geauga Lake]]
* ''[[Boulder Dash (roller coaster)|Boulder Dash]]'' at [[Lake Compounce]]
* ''[[Wildcat (Lake Compounce)|Wildcat]]'' at [[Lake Compounce]]
* ''[[Wildcat (Lake Compounce)|Wildcat]]'' at [[Lake Compounce]]
* ''[[The Wild One (roller coaster)|Wild One]]'' at [[Six Flags America]]
* ''[[The Wild One (roller coaster)|Wild One]]'' at [[Six Flags America]]
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* ''[[Yankee Cannonball]]'' at [[Canobie Lake Park]]
* ''[[Yankee Cannonball]]'' at [[Canobie Lake Park]]


;Roller coaster construction
===Roller coaster construction===
* ''[[Arkansas Twister]]'' at [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Arkansas Twister|location=Magic Springs & Crystal Falls|rcdb_number=418|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Arkansas Twister]]'' at [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Arkansas Twister|location=Magic Springs & Crystal Falls|rcdb_number=418|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight (roller coaster)|Batman: The Dark Knight]]'' at [[Six Flags New England]]<ref name="B&M" />
* ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight (roller coaster)|Batman: The Dark Knight]]'' at [[Six Flags New England]]<ref name="B&M" />
* [[Boomerang (roller coaster)|Boomerangs]] at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]], [[Jerudong Park]], [[Kentucky Kingdom]], [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]], [[Montjuïc]], [[Parque de la Costa]], [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]], [[Six Flags Mexico]], [[Six Flags New Orleans]], [[Visionland]], and [[Wild Adventures]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* [[Boomerang (roller coaster)|Boomerangs]] at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]], [[Jerudong Park]], [[Kentucky Kingdom]], [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]], [[Montjuïc]], [[Parque de la Costa]], [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]], [[Six Flags Mexico]], [[Six Flags New Orleans]], [[Visionland]], and [[Wild Adventures]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''[[Chang (roller coaster)|Chang]]'' at [[Kentucky Kingdom]]<ref name="B&M" />
* ''[[Chang (roller coaster)|Chang]]'' at [[Kentucky Kingdom]]<ref name="B&M" />
* ''[[The Comet (Great Escape)|Comet]]'' at [[Crystal Beach Amusement Park]] and [[Great Escape (amusement park)|Great Escape]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Comet|location=Crystal Beach|rcdb_number=261|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Comet|location=Great Escape|rcdb_number=262|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[The Comet (Great Escape)|Comet]]'' at [[Crystal Beach Park]] and [[Great Escape (amusement park)|Great Escape]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Comet|location=Crystal Beach|rcdb_number=261|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Comet|location=Great Escape|rcdb_number=262|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''Dragon'' at [[Legoland Florida]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''Dragon'' at [[Legoland Florida]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''[[Soarin' Eagle|Flying Coaster]]'' at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]]<ref name="Zamperla" />
* ''[[Soarin' Eagle|Flying Coaster]]'' at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]]<ref name="Zamperla" />
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* ''[[Roller Skater (roller coaster)|Roller Skater]]'' at [[Kentucky Kingdom]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''[[Roller Skater (roller coaster)|Roller Skater]]'' at [[Kentucky Kingdom]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''[[Super Manège]]'' at [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''[[Super Manège]]'' at [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* [[Suspended Looping Coaster]]s 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]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* [[Suspended Looping Coaster]]s at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]], [[Hunt's Pier]], [[Kentucky Kingdom]], [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]], [[Opryland USA|Opryland]], [[Parque de la Costa]], [[Six Flags America]], [[Six Flags New England]], and [[Wild Adventures]]<ref name=Vekoma />
* ''Thundercoaster'' at [[Tusenfryd]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Thundercoaster|location=TusenFryd|rcdb_number=1042|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''Thundercoaster'' at [[Tusenfryd]]<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Thundercoaster|location=TusenFryd|rcdb_number=1042|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''Thunder Eagle'' at Belle Island Village<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Thunder Eagle|location=Belle Island Village|rcdb_number=606|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
* ''Thunder Eagle'' at Belle Island Village<ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Thunder Eagle|location=Belle Island Village|rcdb_number=606|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
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* ''[[X-Coaster]]'' at [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]]<ref name="Maurer Söhne" />
* ''[[X-Coaster]]'' at [[Magic Springs and Crystal Falls]]<ref name="Maurer Söhne" />


;Amusement ride construction
===Amusement ride construction===
* ''[[Bugs' White Water Rapids]]'' at [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]]<ref name="Hopkins" />
* ''[[Bugs' White Water Rapids]]'' at [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]]<ref name="Hopkins" />
* ''[[Drop Tower: Scream Zone]]'' at [[California's Great America]]<ref name="Intamin" />
* ''[[Drop Tower: Scream Zone]]'' at [[California's Great America]]<ref name="Intamin" />
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* ''Tower of Doom'' at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]]<ref name="Intamin" />
* ''Tower of Doom'' at [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park]]<ref name="Intamin" />
* ''Vertigo'' at [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]]<ref name="Zamperla" />
* ''Vertigo'' at [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]]<ref name="Zamperla" />

==List of roller coasters==

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As of 2019, Martin & Vleminckx has built 16 [[roller coaster]]s<!--see ref--> around the world.<ref>[https://rcdb.com/7390.htm Martin & Vleminckx - rcdb.com]</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !! Model !! Park !! Country !! Opened !! Status !! class="unsortable" | Ref
|-
| [[Coastersaurus]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Legoland Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || 2004 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Coastersaurus|location=Legoland Florida|rcdb_number=2746|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Boardwalk Bullet]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Kemah Boardwalk]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || 2007 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boardwalk Bullet|location=Kemah Boardwalk|rcdb_number=3757|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Wooden Coaster - Fireball]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Happy Valley Shanghai]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2009 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Wooden Coaster - Fireball|location=Happy Valley Shanghai|rcdb_number=4150|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zippin Pippin]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Bay Beach Amusement Park]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || 2011 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceD">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Zippin Pippin|location=Bay Beach Amusement Park|rcdb_number=9088|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dauling Dragon]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Happy Valley Wuhan]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2012 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceE">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Dauling Dragon|location=Happy Valley Wuhan|rcdb_number=3775|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fjord Flying Dragon]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Happy Valley Tianjin]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2013 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceF">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Fjord Flying Dragon|location=Happy Valley|rcdb_number=10353|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Time Travel (Hot Go Park)|Time Travel]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Hot Go Park]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2014 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceG">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Time Travel|location=Hot Go Park|rcdb_number=11606|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Jinan]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceH">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Oriental Heritage Jinan|rcdb_number=11604|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceI">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou|rcdb_number=12393|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Wuhu]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceJ">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Oriental Heritage Wuhu|rcdb_number=11602|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Ningbo]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceK">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Oriental Heritage Ningbo|rcdb_number=12236|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceL">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou|rcdb_number=11601|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Oriental Heritage Xiamen]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2017 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceM">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Oriental Heritage Xiamen|rcdb_number=13453|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jungle Trailblazer]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Fantawild (amusement parks)|Fantawild Asian Legend]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2018 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceN">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jungle Trailblazer|location=Fantawild Asian Legend|rcdb_number=14714|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Wooden Dragons Roller Coaster]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Sunac Jinan]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Sunac Jinan|rcdb_number=17882|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leviathan (Sea World)|Leviathan]] || Wood Support Structure || [[Sea World (Australia)|Sea World]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia || 2022 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Leviathan|location=Sea World|rcdb_number=17401|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
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* {{Official website|http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/}}
* {{RCDB|7390}}
* {{RCDB|7390}}
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Martin & Vleminckx Ltd.
MV Rides
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
FounderGhislain Martin
Alain Vleminckx
Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec
,
Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
50
Websitemvrides.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.

History

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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.

Projects

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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

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Rebuild

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Retrack

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Martin & Vleminckx has retracked 18 coasters[29]

Roller coaster construction

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Amusement ride construction

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List of roller coasters

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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 United States 2004 Operating [11]
Boardwalk Bullet Wood Support Structure Kemah Boardwalk United States United States 2007 Operating [12]
Wooden Coaster - Fireball Wood Support Structure Happy Valley Shanghai China China 2009 Operating [14]
Zippin Pippin Wood Support Structure Bay Beach Amusement Park United States United States 2011 Operating [17]
Dauling Dragon Wood Support Structure Happy Valley Wuhan China China 2012 Operating [18]
Fjord Flying Dragon Wood Support Structure Happy Valley Tianjin China China 2013 Operating [19]
Time Travel Wood Support Structure Hot Go Park China China 2014 Operating [20]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Oriental Heritage Jinan China China 2015 Operating [21]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou China China 2015 Operating [22]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Oriental Heritage Wuhu China China 2015 Operating [23]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Oriental Heritage Ningbo China China 2016 Operating [24]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou China China 2016 Operating [25]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Oriental Heritage Xiamen China China 2017 Operating [26]
Jungle Trailblazer Wood Support Structure Fantawild Asian Legend China China 2018 Operating [27]
Wooden Dragons Roller Coaster Wood Support Structure Sunac Jinan China China 2021 Operating [38]
Leviathan Wood Support Structure Sea World Australia Australia 2022 Operating [39]

References

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  1. ^ Company History "Home". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "O.D. Hopkins". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Intamin". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Zamperla". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  11. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Coastersaurus  (Legoland Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  12. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball  (Happy Valley Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  15. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Zippin Pippin  (Bay Beach Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  18. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Dauling Dragon  (Happy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  19. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Fjord Flying Dragon  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  20. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Time Travel  (Hot Go Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  21. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  22. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  23. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  24. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Ningbo)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  25. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  26. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Xiamen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  27. ^ a b 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.
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