Martin & Vleminckx Last updated February 27, 2026 Roller coaster manufacturer
Martin & Vleminckx Ltd. MV Rides Company type Private Industry Manufacturing Founder Ghislain Martin Headquarters , Area served
Worldwide Number of employees
50 Website mvrides
Martin & Vleminckx Ltd. (doing business as MV Rides ) is a thrill ride and roller coaster manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montreal , Canada, [ 1] with an affiliated office in Vancouver , a manufacturing facility in Orlando , and two subsidiaries, including a warehouse in China.
History Martin & Vleminckx was founded in 1984 and specializes in the installation of wooden coasters , though they can install steel coasters and other rides as well. They also offer repair and refurbishment work.[ citation needed ]
In November 2022, Martin & Vleminckx acquired the patent portfolio of Bill Kitchen, which included products such as the Unicoaster, the SkyBlazer, the Skyspire, the Polercoaster, the G-Storm, the Vistawheel, and the Thrillwheel.[ citation needed ]
Projects Martin & Vleminckx has constructed over 100 roller coasters and other amusement rides initially manufactured by other companies, including Bolliger & Mabillard , [ 2] The Gravity Group , [ 3] Chance Morgan , [ 4] Hopkins Rides , [ 5] [ 6] Intamin , [ 7] Maurer AG , [ 8] ProSlide Technology , [ 9] Vekoma , [ 10] and Zamperla . [ 11]
Roller coaster construction Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs [ 30] Batman: The Dark Knight at Six Flags New England [ 2] Boomerangs at Elitch Gardens Theme Park , Jerudong Park , Kentucky Kingdom, La Ronde, Montjuïc , Parque de la Costa , Six Flags Fiesta Texas , Six Flags México , Six Flags New Orleans , Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure , and Wild Adventures [ 10] Chang at Kentucky Kingdom [ 2] The Comet at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor [ 31] [ 32] Dragon at Legoland Florida [ 10] Flying Coaster at Elitch Gardens Theme Park [ 11] Flying School at Legoland Florida [ 10] Goliath at La Ronde [ 2] Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure [ 7] Le Monstre at La Ronde [ 33] Le Vampire at La Ronde [ 2] Hollyhock and Roll at Kentucky Kingdom [ 10] Super Manège at La Ronde [ 10] Suspended Looping Coasters at Elitch Gardens Theme Park, Hunt's Pier , Kentucky Kingdom, Magic Springs, Opryland USA , Parque de la Costa, Six Flags America, Six Flags New England, and Wild Adventures [ 10] Thundercoaster at Tusenfryd [ 34] Thunder Eagle at Belle Island Village [ 35] Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point [ 7] Twisted Twins at Kentucky Kingdom [ 36] X-Coaster at Magic Springs [ 8] Amusement ride construction List of roller coasters As of 2026, Martin & Vleminckx has built 16 roller coasters. [ 37]
References ↑ Company History "Home" . Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-27 . 1 2 3 4 5 "Bolliger & Mabillard" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Census for China: Wooden Coasters" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 25 May 2013 . 1 2 "Chance Morgan" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . ↑ "WhiteWater acquires Hopkins" . Park World Magazine . 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 3 4 "O.D. Hopkins" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Intamin" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 "Maurer Söhne" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . ↑ "ProSlide" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Vekoma" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 3 4 5 "Zamperla" . Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Coastersaurus (Legoland Florida)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Boardwalk Bullet (Kemah Boardwalk)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . ↑ "Boardwalk Bullet debuts at Kemah" . Park World Magazine . 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball (Happy Valley Shanghai)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 "High Five!" . Park World Magazine : 29. April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . ↑ "Happy Valley Shanghai & Chengdu" . Park World Magazine . 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Zippin Pippin (Bay Beach Amusement Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . ↑ "Zippin' Pippin' at Bay Beach" . Park World Magazine . 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Dauling Dragon (Happy Valley Wuhan)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Fjord Flying Dragon (Happy Valley)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Time Travel (Hot Go Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Ningbo)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Xiamen)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Asian Legend)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Arkansas Twister (Magic Springs & Crystal Falls)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Comet (Crystal Beach)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Comet (Great Escape)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Monstre (La Ronde)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Thundercoaster (TusenFryd)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Thunder Eagle (Belle Island Village)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Twisted Twins (Kentucky Kingdom)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . ↑ Martin & Vleminckx - rcdb.com ↑ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Sunac Jinan)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . ↑ Marden, Duane. "Leviathan (Sea World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 21 November 2013 . ↑ "unknown - MagicLand (Valmontone, Lazio, Italy)" . rcdb.com . Archived from the original on 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-02-26 . This page is based on this
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