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What is your favorite vekoma?

Alex B

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My current favorite vekoma is expedition Everest because of the awesome theming but the top gun and firestorm/enigma models in Europe and Asia look cool
 
I tried ranking my favourite coasters recently, got to about the top 35 and gave up because it all became such a blur. And even then I wasn't completely happy with the 35. Anyway, point is, not a single Vekoma even came up for consideration. Not one.
Technically then, I don't have a favourite Vekoma. I've never ridden one that I considered good enough to be worth ranking. Which is weird, because they're my most ridden manufacturer and on the whole I'm generally quite fond of 'em.
If I had to choose, like, if I had a gun at my head and had to pick one, I'd probably go for Expedition Everest. Or one of the Big Thunder Mountains. Or possibly one of the Rock n Roller Coasters.

No... wait, Goudurix. I'd pick Goudurix. Just for the crack. :p
 
1. Lech Coaster
2. Expedition Everest
3. Stunt Fall
4. Colorado Adventure
5. Thundercoaster
6. Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland Paris

There’s a fair few more that I enjoy... lots more that are pretty mediocre... and also plenty more that suck... that’s Vekoma for you right now, but as everyone knows they are improving. Even Formula, which I found to be forceless and hence, fairly dull, flowed as seemlessly as any RMC.
 
Lech with Formula not too far behind, really excited to see what else they build in the future, they could well be stepping back into the top manufacturer club in the near future.
 
  1. Expedition Everest
  2. Battlestar Galactica (Cylon)
  3. Rock 'n' Rollercoaster (Florida)
  4. Colorado Adventure
  5. Battlestar Galactica (Human)
  6. Big Thunder Mountain (Paris)
  7. Kvasten
  8. Rasender Roland
  9. Crazy Bats/Temple of the Night Hawk
  10. Big Loop
  11. Escape From Madagascar
  12. Enchanted Airways
  13. Delfinexpressen
  14. Casey Jr. - Le Petit Train du Cirque
 
Uhh… Nighthawk?

It's either that or I go with one of the family suspended coasters.

No really, I thought it was a pretty decent ride. Besides the lift hill and brake run, I didn't find it that offensive. It's a decent layout with some pretty intense inversions.
 
1. Batwing - Six Flags America
2. Nighthawk - Carowinds
3. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith - Disney MGM Studios
4. Expedition Everest - Disney's Animal Kingdom
5. Great Nor'Easter - Morey's Piers
6. Wild Mouse - Idlewild
7. Stinger - Dorney Park
8. T3 - Kentucky Kingdom
9. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
10. Dragon - Legoland California
11. Vapor Trail - Sesame Place
12. Carolina Cobra - Carowinds
13. Freedom Flyer - Fun Spot America
14. Steel Lasso - Frontier City
15. Ninja - Six Flags St. Louis
16. Flight of the Hippogriff - Islands of Adventure
17. Boomerang - Knott's Berry Farm
18. Barnstormer - Magic Kingdom
19. Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster - Universal Studios Florida
20. Gadget's Go Coaster - Disneyland
21. Road Runner Express - Six Flags Magic Mountain
22. Roller Skater - Kentucky Kingdom
23. Boomerang - Six Flags St. Louis
24. Boomerang Coast to Coaster - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
25. Bat - Canada's Wonderland
26. Tidal Wave - Trimper's Rides
27. Sea Serpent - Morey's Piers
28. Goliath - Six Flags New England
29. Ninja - Six Flags Over Georgia
30. Sidewinder - Hersheypark
31. Mind Eraser - Six Flags America
32. Rugrat's Runaway Reptar - Kings Island
 
1. Lech
2. Colorado Adventure
3. Formula
4. XPress Platform 13 (and that's more for the indoor stuff)

After that they're not worth ranking
 
1) Thundercoaster
2) Tron

Those are the only two that really stand out so far from what I've done. Will hopefully add FLY, Lech, Formula, Abyssus, and Tripsdrill's two new coasters next year though if all goes well!
 
Lech
Formula
Colorado Adventure
Xpress
Speed of Sound
Mayan
(Robin Hood)
Raik
Condor
Python
Mp Express

Imo none of these coasters is bad and I've never experienced any suffering on Vekoma coasters
Next year will probably add Abyssus and FLY to this list
 
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