Meet the Scariest Ride Ever Designed: Vekoma’s New Tilt Coaster
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- We visited the Vekoma manufacturing facility in the Netherlands to check out an all new roller coaster prototype they've been testing! The tilt coaster will be one of the craziest ride experiences ever created! We hear from Benjamin Bloemendaal about how the company developed this creation and everything they're doing to make sure it's safe for riders!
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The vibes from Vekoma right now feel very similar to what was happening at RMC in the early 2010’s. This is going to be their decade. Who would’ve thought that 4-5 years ago?
Dutch people think outside of the box in general. Same you could say about RMC
@@nickbuning9263 dad joke - and they are also really really good at thinking inside the oval…the speed skating ⛸ oval.
@@jarrodjob thats too funny hahaha
I mean nearly everybody here in Europe knew this was coming. Especially since they had a new designer when they opened orkanen.
Right? Yea I'm thinking that they will be the next big break through companies for sure.
Vekoma really stepped up their game. First their next gen sit downs, then F.L.Y. and now this. Just wow.
But they already did this 10 years ago lol
@@KT22672 you can’t seriously tell me this isn’t way better than gravity max.
Also, did you really just react to an almost year old comment lmao.
now its a 2 YEAR OLD comment
@@redbluefrog it is indeed haha
Waiting for the "this is how we tilt" documentary
Benjamin Bloemendaal is an absolute legend. His layouts transformed Vekoma.
This is cooler than the B&M drop coasters because you actually face straight down before the drop.
Just to think. 10 year's ago, Vekoma were still known for SLC's and Boomerangs. Now, they're building some of the best, most unique rides in the world
Its so refreshing to see Vekoma reinventing themselves from their once horrible and painful roots.
I mean, outside of SLCs and one of the three Flying Dutchmen, they weren't really that bad to begin with.
@@VestedUTuber I agree, and they were revolutionary for the coaster industry with their inventive models.
Even some of their SLCs are better than terrible. Odyssey and Kumali ride pretty well!
@@halfaworldaway
And of course there's Fly the Great Nor'Easter, which is an example of the SLC layout at peak performance with all the work they've done to it.
They were only horrible and painful compared to the newer companies that came up after them. Pretty much on par with Arrow during the 80s, of course because they shared designs. Those classics may not ride so well today, but they were the gold standard back in the day.
Watching this makes me even more hyped about that new gen tilt coaster coming to the U.S. this year
I live 10 minutes away from where this will be built, once it’s done I am Going to ride it so much!
@@crazyzombie8544 damn lucky
@@crazyzombie8544 Hi, fellow Austinite! ¡Verde!
@@crazyzombie8544 I’m in San Antonio but will be making my way to COTALand for Circuit Breaker and Palindrome for sure
I'm pretty sure that's literally the tilt module for COTALAND.
Vekoma were always very innovative, the did come up with the first modern flying coaster and first full circuit launch coaster, they just had crap track and train design to accompany that, thank god they've improved in that regard!
They still had the best flyers ever. I loved their Flying Dutchman coasters, I do not like B&M’s at all
@@Coasterdude02149i agree, the flying dutchmans were amazing!
You guys are doing such a great job with your footage quality. Truly great stuff. Thanks for all the content!
so happy they brought this concept back.
the fear of waiting for the track to connect to the drop as it tilts seems way higher than anything we've ever seen on a coaster. SPOOKY.
That would be cool to experience. Especially at Cotaland with the cars going by.
So happy I only live 45 minutes from Austin, I’m so hyped to ride this and Palindrome!
We’re really getting spoiled here in ATX with these next gen coasters instead of having to go down to SATX or Seguin!
@@ClementinesmWTF too bad it’s happening after I move away from Austin 😂 granted I didn’t move far away but still
@@coastercraziness it’s ok Coaster Craziness! You can always come back to visit our lovely growing city!
@@ClementinesmWTF that’s true! It’s not like I live too far
Benjamin, what a hero! I'm rooting for Toverland to get one of these. It's the park closest to Vekoma HQ, so they're natural bedfellows.
I'm still praying that Toverland will build the hyper coaster model that they made for Energylandia one day, there were some rumors that they considered it
@@jonasbijlsma9943 That would be perfect.
Toverland doesnt have the money or space.
@@PoffHistory What gives you that idea? Toverland absolutely has the space. They're on an absolutely huge plot of empty land, and it's all theirs. They can grow to three times their current size. Toverland has not been shy about multi million dollar investments over the years and they're not slowing down. Make no mistake, Toverland has the potential to be one of Europe's biggest parks.
@@gemmachaos Potential yes, but before they can even start thinking of that they need to get a consistent 1 million visitors per year. Even parks as Duinrell and Slagharen greet more visitors then Toverland at this moment. And as the Eftelings expansion plans were also given green light it will be even harder for Toverland. Yes im aware of Toverlands expansion plans but before they get a consistent 1 million visitors per year we need to wait and see.
It is so cool to see these guys revisiting old concepts, but using their new track style. Really excited to see where this goes.
Noticed their flying coaster mock up there of same design of F.L.Y
Yeah, Vekoma made F.L.Y.
They've come a long way and I'm excited to see what this will become!
Arrow Dynamics once had a prototype of a tilt coaster but, Arrow had money troubles that placed them down the tubes. I'm glad that Vekoma is picking up where Arrow left off.
I thought I was the only one that remembered that. I don't think money was the only problem. They couldn't make it work reliably ....i see a lot of downtown for parks unfortunate to buy one of these.
Benjamin made Vekoma great again😎.
i feel like b&m should be a little worried about their future right now. these other manufacturers are running circles around them right now in terms of innovation and excitement. to me this looks like a next level b&m dive coaster and way more thrilling
Honestly, I couldn’t agree more. I was literally having this conversation with someone else the other day- it amazes me what some of these companies are doing, and meanwhile B&M is doing…an updated stand up coaster??
@@CoasterStudios I honestly couldn't DISAGREE more, tried and true is cheap and it works, most these new coasters are costing a bomb. Furthermore this concept is totally stupid and I dont get why people think this is so exciting!? It's like the elevator lift hills, it's interesting but it's hardly exciting or offers anything actually new - Just literally a different way of getting to the same point; or should I say a WAY more expensive way of getting to the same point, with a novelty that will likely be a maintenance nightmare and will wear off with guests in about 5 minutes... I really can't see any park buying this.
@@benyboybob I think 3 parks already have bought it. I also doubt it is as expensive as you imagine due to the fact that cotaland in Austin is getting one and they haven’t even opened yet! It is kinda gimmicky to enthusiasts but the gp will love it the same way they love dive coasters. Dive coasters however usually focus on the drop but based on the cotaland model these tilts seem to pack a punch after the drop too. B&Ms are not anywhere near being cheap too, these other companies are creating newer cheaper and better coasters for parks and if B&M doesn’t come up with something it’ll be an easy pick on which to buy.
@@benyboybob b&m aren't cheap. a mini dive can cost over $20 million. Meanwhile Zadra cost $13 million and Iron Gwazi cost $9 million.
I am rooting for Vekoma, I rode 2 awesome coasters they made and I really hope they succeed in the US with their new gen. Models soon...
We've been itching to ride this since Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. 😂
Really excited to see the one coming to my new home park, Cotaland
Congratulations! It’s about time Austin gets an amusement park.
I would love to hear how the design makes an accidental release impossible. Because this looks scary AF.
Well as I see it there has to be a stop that is mechanical then I would put a lift to pull it backwards to release the mechanical stop and also use electromagnets that release when an electrical charge is applied. The electric charge couldn't be applied when tilting as there wouldn't be a complete circuit until the tilt is complete. Just how I would start to design this and then make improvements before the final product.
From what I've heard, there are blocks in the front, a hook in the back, and finally a friction brake in the middle
Ditto. Yeah, I'm leery of any tracks that aren't closed circuits. I didn't go on a drop tower until I understood how the braking worked.
@@revimfadli4666 indeed, i saw a video (cant seem to find it now) that shows at 0 degrees you are stopped in front and in the back; then you rotate and once at full rotation the hook in the back goes first off and then the front release is done.
@@GillesvdHoven I remember that video too, though the release order was front, back, middle
An absolutely incredible video! So freaken hyped for the coaster type itself, but also Vekoma!
COTAland will open this before Aquaman Power Wave
It's gonna open before tron
looks fantastic. i can imagine it being a real selling point for a themed coaster. like if they did some sort of stranger things coaster and the drop sends you into the upside down or something.
but.. all it seems to say to me is.. technical errors and long ride delays!
This is coaster eye candy. Just watching that tilt is perfection.
Vekoma, awesome company.
Yeah I reckon he's right, these will be popular. I expect to see quite a few of them around the globe.
I just wish someone would buy a darn S&S axis as the sensations on that look incredible.
I CANT WAITTT!
Please, COTAland, JUST BUILD IT ALREADY! 😭
Seeing that platform tilting at the beginning reminded me of the coach teetering on the edge of the cliff in "The Italian Job."
Benjamin Bloemendaal is a legend
Awesome tour and interview. Wouldn't be surprised if Cedar Fair stops working with B&M in the next 10-12 years in favor of Vekoma. But even if they don't, Circuit Breaker is a huge gamechanger for Vekoma in the US. Hyped for whatever comes next!
The moment their Boomerangs drop my tummy goes, Imagine this on a full train!
I feel so privileged that this coaster is coming to a park very close to me.
Would love to work for Vekoma, amazing seeing the backstage of these amazing engineering works
I can't wait to see this in action at Cotaland!
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.
As scary as it seems it's also pretty cool looking
Idea is cool. Imagine small compact tower launch to top then tilt up to next track section. That goes does all crazy gravity feed only and just near end you find out the ride came 180 so you face the tilt on way down and a quick curve track at other end of platform so ready fir next riders
Looks awesome! Can't wait to see this in action!
Don't know how to post a link, but a video just popped up showing tilt testing with people on board. Brave folks..
Reminds me of 'Gravity Max' at Lihpao Land in Taiwan that opened in 2002.
VeKoMa HQ is a 15 minute drive from my house and Toverland is my homepark at 35 minute drive
I've sent you so much pictures of the tilt in making, little did I know you've got the better footage.
Straight outta Thrillville
Vekoma at the moment give me the feeling that they’re reimagining older arrow and vekoma concepts and then turning them into viable and incredible thrill rides, call it a hot take but I think vekoma will probably have a go at building their own 4D coasters in a few years time
I’d doubt vekoma will start building 4d coasters more parks are looking at smaller scale coaster that provide a good amount of thrill that have a relatively small cost but don’t take up too much land look at x2 it costed 40 million if I am correct no park would ever want to spend that insane amount of money
@@Cefon2121 I said viable, if anyone would make a 120ft true 4D coaster and make it for relatively cheap its vekoma, they dont need to be the same scale as the arrow and S&S 4D coasters
S&S and Vekoma are both owned by the same mother company so I doubt that would be sensible for them to do.
@@Cefon2121 Well Disney just spent I think 500 million on guardians and 300 million on hagrids so...
@@MrCpfans4 Universal and Disney are much bigger than said companys we're talking about.
Cool! A new Gravity Max!
COTA Land is right by my house , I can’t wait to ride this !!!
Cotaland is probably gonna be one of my favorite parks. not only for the coasters, but also because I'm an F1 fan, and theres an F1 track right next to it
Same, and I live 10 minutes away!
"Where do you work?"
"I work at a rollercoaster factory."
This content is top notch! Great job guys!
I happen to be the guy who engraves Vekoma's data plates to identify each train cart.
Vekoma is on a roll (no punt intended) these past few years 🎢
0:35 wow I never knew Vekoma also tests coasters at their facility like S&S or RMC.
I think pretty much everyone does, computers aren't perfect you still need to do field testing because things people have not foreseen can make themselves known during testing
I cycle past their factory once in a while to see new prototypes they have. I saw prototypes for F.L.Y., Guardians of the Galaxy and this new Tilt model already. Especially the F.L.Y. model was still a complete mystery what it would become at the time I was there.
As a coaster enthusiast this is the only coaster i will never go on
Whys that?
It's arguably one of the safest coasters to be in, since all the safety systems have backups and because the model requires extra strict maintenance checks.
This coaster is safer to ride than you walking out of your front door.
The tilt coaster shown could either be for COTALAND or for Energylandia
Cotaland, the color scheme matches, and they put out a few posts that they were already making components for that one
@@crazyzombie8544 Vekoma will be busy, with Energylandia's tilt coaster set to open next year as well
The "Golden Seat" is the last row seats. Almost aleays available because no one wants to sit that location. Highest height and strongest G force.
there used to be a tilt coaster like this in asia somewhere
Cant wait to ride Lech and Abyssus in a few weeks :D Hyped for New Vekoma, and happy to have F.L.Y in my Homepark
I rode Abyssus last week it's a great ride but Zadra and Hyperion are far superior
Not one example of the train going down it? Come on man! This is a feature I've pondered if a coaster would ever do. Pretty cool that it will happen.
One of these has existed since 2002 - Gravity Max in Taiwan. Obviously a coaster can't go down this one because the track dives straight into the ground. It's simply a test for the tilt section, not for the entire coaster. After the tilt section it's just a normal roller coaster lol
I want to ride this so bad!
Vekoma looks like they have some awesome models hope they come to northeast
this is sick!!!
WHY IS IT!? Peoples joy of this is literally making me mad (haha),guarantee
Exiting! Now the question is: How tall is this thing going to be? ;-)
What's scary about it? Thrilling, exciting, those are words I would use. Scary, never.
Still dope but i personally am more hyped for more next gen launched flyers
if planet coaster gets a tilt coaster, it will be that
Wait…so the train rolls onto this piece of track, stops, then tilts vertical a full 90 degrees and then plummets straight down to the ground before curving back up?!!! Holy crap!!!!
I dont get why people think this is so exciting!? It's like the elevator lift hills, it's interesting but it's hardly exciting or offers anything actually new - Just literally a different way of getting to the same point; or should I say a WAY more expensive way of getting to the same point, with a novelty that will likely be a maintenance nightmare and will ware off with guests in about 5 minutes... I really can't see any park buying this.
@@benyboybobSame could be said for B&M dive coasters. Almost all manufacturers are creating these ideas and B&M creates a remodeled stand-up coaster. If you say B&M is innovative nowadays you’re either a B&M fanboy or a lunatic.
Vekoma at the turn of the decade:
_"Well maybe I don't want to be the bad guy anymore."_
I wonder how many redundancies are built into the tilting platform to ensure it is virtually impossible for the train to slide forwards before it’s ready. Any insight from people who know would be great!
I would bet the holding brake is failsafe on so that it will hold the train unless there is a positive command to release it. Then they will run proximity connectors/signal connectors between the two tracks and all of them will need to conform the tracks are touching in order for the train to release. Design wise it's not altogether different from a horizontal switch. Holding trains vertically is a fairly tested process.
If you look for the tilt-coaster in Thailand or Taiwan (I'll keep messing those up) from Themepark review you will see all the lock and block systems of that one. Their very similar only improved.
@@prutteltje1300 It's called Gravity Max and it's in Taiwan
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv that's the one
In some ways I find the Vekoma's new gen track similar to Schwarzkopf's track. I'm curious if that kind of track design all together provides a smoother ride, because I've ridden a few Schwarzkopfs, and they're pretty smooth.
Looking forward to riding the one landing at Energylandia next year 😎
Love ur vids
Great ZV1 shots 👍🏻 I love my ZV1 😍
None of this was shot on a ZV-1
@@CoasterStudios lol
@@CoasterStudios ok 🙈 but ZV1 is definitely a good small cam although I have the professional FX6
Being dutch myself, i can clearly hear that benjamin is dutch bc of his accent
Kenny wood would be a perfect fit for this.
Was hoping for a video on this!
This kinda feels like a Woah piece from thrillville
Looks amazing but don’t think I could ever feel safe on a tilt coaster
Gravity Max from 2002 has a spotless safety record.
G E K O L O N I S E E R D ! !
So when will Vekoma make the thrill lift?
3:29 Oof, Imagine if the train accidentally rolled down and off that track while it was lowering down 😱😱😂
It is quite impossible
I think the scariest rides would be like x2 i305 or falcons flight
Wait, this one is for Energylandia because of that twisted drop
Is that the tilt coaster going to COTAland? I mean he did say it was going to a park.
a couple weeks back i went there but i sadly couldnt get inside but i have seen that thing in real life
This will go to Six Flags Mexico!! Yeah, you heard it right!! Tilt coaster baby!!
why is this getting so much hype? wasnt this already around for years now?
Not really. They did make one Tilt coaster in Taiwan in 2002, but that's it. This is a completely new version.
Cool my first coaster was a tilt coaster.
Bombshell, already sold a few. 😏
Could this be the new energylandia track?
I fell like they are going to send this to cedar point to replace wicked twister
Reminds me of the tilt from
Harry Potter escape dark ride from universal studios
Thrill ville came with it first but i kinda skeptical with it
Vekoma built one of these way before Thrillville came out lol
blessed video
"The scariest ride ever designed"
Falcon's Fury and Ikaros:
"Am I a joke to you?"
Yes
What if... instead of the 90° drop... make it 95°! You are hanging on by the restraints alone! If that doesn't scare you... i dunno what else!
This is the COTA coaster, right?
Well time for a new competitor to Gravity Max in Taichung Taiwan