New Vekoma concept

[Zeock]

Vekoma just posted this on Instagram with the caption "soon". What could this be?

From: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/11s03mt/vekoma_just_posted_this_on_instagram_with_the/

 

[dazza4783]

Upside down launch at the end looks cool.

 

[Skyscraper]

Looks more extreme thrill than family-thrill, otherwise I'd say that it could be Drayton's 2024 coaster.

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

Well it’s been a couple of months since Vekomalandia announced a new coaster…


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[Tom]

Far more agile than a lumbering B&M, get one in somewhere in the UK!

 

[Sharko]

I can see Paultons getting a thrilling Vekoma in the coming years. Someone has to bite the bullet.

 

[Zeock]

I can see Paultons getting a thrilling Vekoma in the coming years. Someone has to bite the bullet.

I feel like this is possible. Paultons might be beginning to branch out in terms of thrills, with their first thrill ride, Cyclonator, opening back in 2021.

 

[dazza4783]

I can see Paultons getting a thrilling Vekoma in the coming years. Someone has to bite the bullet.

I'd say Flamingo Land would be the most likely candidate for first UK park to get a New style Vekoma thrill coaster, unless Drayton's 2024 coaster turns out to be one, but I doubt that. Paulton's could also be a contender, although I don't think they would go for anything that is all-out thrill for now. But who knows, Chessington might pave the way for Paultons to get a Family thrill coaster with an Inversion or 2 in the future.

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

I'd say Flamingo Land would be the most likely candidate for first UK park to get a New style Vekoma thrill coaster, unless Drayton's 2024 coaster turns out to be one, but I doubt that. Paulton's could also be a contender, although I don't think they would go for anything that is all-out thrill for now. But who knows, Chessington might pave the way for Paultons to get a Family thrill coaster with an Inversion or 2 in the future.

It’s hard really to know what Flamingo Land’s future plans are, after all it took them quite a few years to get Sik constructed and running after buying it not from new but unused from another park. I don’t really see them getting something like this Vekoma and I don’t think they even really are in much need of a new coaster any time soon.

Obviously Merlin have already got coasters in the works for their parks so I don’t think we’d see this at one of their parks. So I think it has to be Drayton and Paulton’s as the two most likely parks that could get something like this, though I’m not sure how things stand in terms of space, planning permission, and height restrictions at Paulton’s. Funny thing is though that one of these would work a treat at Blackpool Pleasure Beach if they had the money and the space opened up somehow by removing something else.

 

[Sharko]

I read that BPB had a Vekoma design as part of the tender for Icon. Would have loved to have seen that layout. I would also like to see a Vekoma hyper as well.