Martin & Vleminckx

Martin & Vleminckx is a roller coaster manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1] with an affiliated office and manufacturing facility in Haines City, Florida, United States, and two subsidiaries, including a warehouse, in China.

Martin & Vleminckx
TypePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
FounderGhislain Martin
Alain Vleminckx
Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec
,
Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
50
Websitemartin-vleminckx.com

History

Martin & Vleminckx was founded in 1984 by Ghislain Martin and Alain Vleminckx. The company has since expanded to feature a team of 50 staff.[2]

Martin & Vleminckx supplied the first wooden roller coaster to China in 2009. Martin & Vleminckx worked alongside government officials to develop regulations for Chinese wooden roller coasters, before Wooden Coaster - Fireball at Happy Valley Shanghai could be approved to open.[3] In the past decade, MArtin & Vleminckx has become the primary wooden roller coaster supplier in China.

Projects

Martin & Vleminckx has erected roller coasters and other amusement rides manufactured by a variety of companies from around the world. Including: Bolliger & Mabillard,[4] Chance Morgan,[5] Hopkins Rides,[6][7] Intamin,[8] Maurer Söhne,[9] ProSlide Technology,[10] Vekoma,[11] Zamperla,[12] Martin & Vleminckx installed the two tallest roller coasters in the world; Kingda KA in New Jersey, and Top Thrill Dragster in Ohio. All roller coasters manufactured by Martin & Vleminckx were designed by The Gravity Group.

Manufacturing

Rebuild

Retrack

Martin & Vleminckx has retracked 19 coasters[31]

Roller coaster construction

Amusement ride construction

List of roller coasters


As of 2019, Martin & Vleminckx has built 16 roller coasters around the world.[39]

NameModelParkCountryOpenedStatusRef
CoastersaurusWood Support StructureLegoland Florida United States2004Operating[13]
Boardwalk BulletWood Support StructureKemah Boardwalk United States2007Operating[14]
Wooden Coaster - FireballWood Support StructureHappy Valley Shanghai China2009Operating[16]
Zippin PippinWood Support StructureBay Beach Amusement Park United States2011Operating[19]
Dauling DragonWood Support StructureHappy Valley Wuhan China2012Operating[20]
Fjord Flying DragonWood Support StructureHappy Valley Tianjin China2013Operating[21]
Time TravelWood Support StructureHot Go Park China2014Operating[22]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureOriental Heritage Jinan China2015Operating[23]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureFantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou China2015Operating[24]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureOriental Heritage Wuhu China2015Operating[25]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureOriental Heritage Ningbo China2016Operating[26]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureFantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou China2016Operating[27]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureOriental Heritage Xiamen China2017Operating[28]
Jungle TrailblazerWood Support StructureFantawild Asian Legend China2018Operating[29]
LeviathanWood Support StructureSea World Australia2021Under construction[40]
UnknownUnknownSunac Jinan China2021Under construction[41]

References
  1. Company History "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Our Team". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. "Chance Morgan". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  5. "WhiteWater acquires Hopkins". Park World Magazine. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. "O.D. Hopkins". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. "Intamin". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. "Maurer Söhne". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  9. "ProSlide". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  10. "Vekoma". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  11. "Zamperla". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  12. Marden, Duane. "Coastersaurus  (Legoland Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  13. Marden, Duane. "Boardwalk Bullet  (Kemah Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  14. "Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah". Park World Magazine. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  15. Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball  (Happy Valley Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  16. "High Five!". Park World Magazine: 29. April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  17. "Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu". Park World Magazine. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  18. Marden, Duane. "Zippin Pippin  (Bay Beach Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  19. Marden, Duane. "Dauling Dragon  (Happy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  20. Marden, Duane. "Fjord Flying Dragon  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  21. Marden, Duane. "Time Travel  (Hot Go Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  22. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  23. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  24. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  25. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Ningbo)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  26. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  27. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Oriental Heritage Xiamen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  28. Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer  (Fantawild Asian Legend)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  29. "Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach". Park World Magazine. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  30. "Coaster Repair & Refurbishment". Martin & Vleminckx. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  31. Marden, Duane. "Arkansas Twister  (Magic Springs & Crystal Falls)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  32. Marden, Duane. "Comet  (Crystal Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  33. Marden, Duane. "Comet  (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  34. Marden, Duane. "Monstre  (La Ronde)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  35. Marden, Duane. "Thundercoaster  (TusenFryd)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  36. Marden, Duane. "Thunder Eagle  (Belle Island Village)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  37. Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins  (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  38. Martin & Vleminckx - rcdb.com
  39. Marden, Duane. "Leviathan  (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  40. Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Sunac Jinan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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