That´s a great feature with lot´s of great footage! Very well sourced and researched! Looking forward to the upcoming part(s).
@AirtimeAxolotl
Ай бұрын
This is an amazing video! I cant wait for part 2!!
@BoyRoy18
Ай бұрын
Can not wait for the next part!!
@karlanderson7436
Ай бұрын
Super Wirbel was my very first coaster in 1986... Scared me to death at age 13!
@alaeriia01
Ай бұрын
Im about seven minutes in, but I have noted a few things: Vekoma is short for Veld Köning Maschinenfabrik (Veld Köning's Machine Shop). The MK-1200 refers to the track gauge in millimeters. Finally, Vekoma called the cobra roll a "boomerang" element, which is where the coaster model comes from.
@alaeriia01
Ай бұрын
A few more notes: Sea Serpent was the prototype Boomerang. Kamikaze was originally planned to fit into the plot of land now occupied by Great Nor'Easter.
@Colaholiker
Ай бұрын
You almost got it right - the "ko" part of the name stands for "koning", which is the correct form of the Dutch word for king (or König in German). Also the "machine shop" part is spelled slightly differently in Dutch - but since I don't speak Dutch, I would have to look it up as well. 😉 The "Veld" part by the way comes from the last name of the founder Hendrik op het Veld.
@alaeriia01
Ай бұрын
@@Colaholiker Thanks for the correction! Always good to learn something new.
@mario64remix
Ай бұрын
1:49 It was actually the other way around, the CEO of Vekoma contacted Arrow after seeing one of their coasters in a movie on tv. 7:40 All early Boomerang models use the same trains which were made by Arrow. The Swinging Turns was also licensed from Arrow (as opposed to copied).
@andori_AB
Ай бұрын
Finally, Maufacturer History Season 2 is out! And again one of the best and most interesting manufacturer of all time! Already hyped for the following parts!
@Sauci55on
Ай бұрын
Hell yeah! Let’s go again, can’t wait for the full series!
@ThatDogBarks.
Ай бұрын
Great Documentary!!
@Colaholiker
Ай бұрын
The original trains used by Vekoma on the MK-1200 track didn't just look like the Arrow trains - they actually were Arrow trains. This was part of the initial agreement between Arrow and Vekoma, in that Vekoma would manufacture the track, but some parts like the trains would be supplied by Arrow. In fact, the original trains on Heide Park's Big Loop had well visible signs attached to the chassis indicating what was then Arrow-Huss being their manufacturer. Of course you won't be able to see that now as these trains are no longer in operation. The first Corkscrew with Bayerncurve only appeared at a single fair - despite being built as a transportable ride, the very bulky MK-1200 track and scaffolding-like support structure was simply way inferior in practicality to other transportable coaster designs at that time, especially the Schwarzkopf cone plug system. It just took way too long to set up and tear down, and the bulky track needed way too many trailers to get it from A to B. Not saying they were bad coasters by any means, in fact I loved riding Holiday Park's Superwirbel, but they were just terrible as transportable rides.
@salvisworld813
Ай бұрын
I thought vekoma has been around the 1920s
@TheJFish94
Ай бұрын
You aspect ratio in this video is off. Please fix this!
@jacobselleck9750
Ай бұрын
I know I realized after ☹️ I’ll fix it for part 2 and when it’s all together!
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