Vekoma news

Disneyland Paris has hosted a soft opening of its new Avengers Campus Paris, ahead of its opening to the public on 20 July. Forming part ... More

Mona Keijzer, state of secretary for the Department of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands, was on hand for the launch of this year's European Attractions ... More

Dutch rollercoaster maker Vekoma Rides has been acquired by Japanese manufacturing company Sansei Technologies, which plans to expand the Vekoma brand even further worldwide following ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is holding its first SATE (Storytelling, Architecture, Technology, Experience) Academy Days of the year when it travels first to Tilburg, ... More

Yumble – the brand-new €22m (US$24.1m, £15.6m) indoor FEC concept in the Netherlands – has filed for bankruptcy just four months after opening its doors. ... More

India's Delhi Eye – a 200ft (61m) high ferris wheel in Okhla, south New Delhi – has finally been opened to the public several years ... More

A new theme park in Sochi adjacent to the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games has been given an official opening date of early ... More

Yas Waterworld, marketed as Abu Dhabi's first waterpark, has announced it will open its doors on 24 January 2013, having previously expected to open by ... More

Dutch Wheels is planning more wheels for the North American market. Netherlands-based giant wheel manufacturer Dutch Wheels BV, part of Vekoma Rides Group, is planning ... More

Image: Representatives of Las Palm and Imtech at the site Las Palm, the company behind the Adventure World Warsaw plans, has signed an official 'handover ... More

Image: The park will spread across 15 hectares Yas Waterworld, marketed as Abu Dhabi's first waterpark, is on course to open its doors on Yas ... More

Image: The theme park will have five themed areas A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of work on the 230-hectare (568-acre) ... More

Image: Castle Island – one of the proposed zones A groundbreaking event is to take place on 21 July in order to mark the start ... More

Plans have been unveiled for the construction of Adventure World Warsaw - a major 240-hectare (593-acre) theme park to open at Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, in ... More

Drayton Manor theme park near Tamworth has revealed details of its new children's roller coaster. To be called Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission (named after ... More

A new rollercoaster called Muntanya Russa has opened at Tibidabo in Barcelona, Spain. The ride, custom built and installed by Vekoma Rides Manufacturing, is 740m ... More

The Grona Lund theme park in Sweden will feature a new ride when it reopens for the season on 27 April. The SEK 55m (£4m, ... More

A Vekoma Boomerang rollercoaster originally built for the Brisbane World Expo in 1988 has set sail for a new home. The $5m steel coaster is ... More