IronWolfman Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) As the title of this topic suggests, I would like to know which of the Vekoma clones were your first. Individually: What was your first Boomerang? Invertigo? G.I.B.? SLC? Flying Dutchman? Mine Train? Roller Skater? Others? Sorry if this has already been asked, I couldn't find anything. Edited November 17, 2013 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 For Me: Roller Skater- Spacely @ SFGAm (1998/1999?) SLC- Now Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure (2002) Boomerang- Now Head Spin at Carowind's (2002) Flying Dutchman- Now Firehawk at Kings Island (2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Let's see... What was your first Boomerang? La Ronde, 1985 or 86 I believe. Invertigo? Great America. Year it opened. G.I.B.? Not sure, but assume it must have been SFMM. SLC? Great Nor'Easter 1996 Flying Dutchman? Stealth, whatever year it opened. Mine Train? Big Thunder Mountain - Disneyland Paris - Whatever year it opened Roller Skater? Gadget's Go Coaster - Disneyland - Whatever year it opened Others? My first Vekoma Tilt Coaster was Gravity Max! - 2013 Edited November 17, 2013 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Roller Skater: Spacely's Sprocket Rockets at Six Flags Great America in 1998/1999. SLC: T2 at Kentucky Kingdom in 2005/2006 Boomerang: Boomerang at Elitch Gardens in 2006 GIB: Deja vu at Six Flags Great America in 2006 Flying Dutchman: Firehawk at Kings Island in 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The only Vekomas I've ridden were the roller skaters. And the first one I rode was... Spacely's Sprocket Rockets, Six Flags Great America in 2005 I was 6 when I rode it, so it wasn't what you would call a credit whore credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideofSteel Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Boomerang: Flashback at SFNE SLC: Mind Eraser at SFA GIB: Goliath at SFNE Flying Dutchman: Batwing at SFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippindotsguy8 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Boomerang: Boomerang at Worlds of Fun in 2011 SLC: Kong at SFDK in 2013 Junior Coaster: Woodstock Express at Cedar Point Mine Train: Big Thunder Mountain at WDW in 2005 or 2006 Edited November 18, 2013 by dippindotsguy8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Boomerang: Boomerang at Knott's SLC: Lethal Weapon at Movie World Flying Dutchman: Firehawk at Kings Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Boomerang - Bat at Canada's Wonderland in 2005 Invertigo - Invertigo at King's Island in 2007 SLC - Flight Deck at CW in 2005 Flying Dutchman - Firehawk in 2010 Others: Suspended Family Coaster - Silver Streat at CW in 2005 Junior Coaster - Woodstock Express at CP in 2000 Wild Mouse - Wild Mouse at Idlewild in 1996ish? LSM - Rock n' Roller Coaster at WDW-DHS in 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 As the title of this topic suggests, I would like to know which of the Vekoma clones were your first. Individually: What was your first Boomerang? Invertigo? G.I.B.? SLC? Flying Dutchman? Mine Train? Roller Skater? Others? Sorry if this has already been asked, I couldn't find anything. Boomerang: Flashback at SFOT G.I.B.: Deja Vu - SFOG SLC : Hangman - Opryland Flying Dutchmam: - Batwing- SFA Roller Skater: Barnstormer - Magic Kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Boomerang--Sidewinder (Hersheypark) Invertigo--Two Face (Six Flags America) GIB--Mountain Peak (Jin Jiang Amusement Park) SLC--Mind Eraser (Six Flags America) Flying Dutchman--Batwing (Six Flags America) Mine Train--Calamity Mine (Walibi Belgium) Roller Skater--Gadget's Go Coaster (Disneyland California) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Let's see here.... First Boomerang? 1995 - Vampire; Kentucky Kingdom. First Invertigo? 2009 - Tornado; Sommerland Syd, Denmark (and only so far; park now closed) First G.I.B.? 2012 - Mountain peak; Jin Jiang Action Park, China. (and only, so far...) First SLC? 1995 - T2; Kentucky Kingdom. First Flying Dutchman? Nothing, so far. First Mine Train? 1975 - Goldrusher; Magic Mountain. First Roller Skater? 1995 - Roller Skater; Kentucky Kingdom. Others? First Tubular Steel coaster? 1963 - Matterhorn; Disneyland (I was 10 years old!). First Corkscrew? 1975 - Knotts Berry Farm (the first one built). EDIT To Add: A First Coaster Vekoma Finished, after Another Company (Arrow) went bankrupt? 1986 - Scream Machine; EXPO 86, Vancouver, Canada. (Now at SF-St.Louis as Ninja) Edited November 17, 2013 by Nrthwnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaG Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Boomerang - I THINK Carolina Cobra - CW Invertigo - Invertigo - KI G.I.B. - None yet SLC - Thunderhawk - Michigan's Adventure Flying Dutchman - Firehawk - KI Mine Train - I don't think I've been on a Vekoma mine train... Roller Skater - Woodstock Express - CP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Boomerang - Sidewinder (Hershey) this year Invertigo - Stinger (Dorney) this year too GIB - Stunt Fall (Warner) 2006 Mine Train - Big Thunder Mountain (Disneyland Paris) 1999 I have no idea how I haven't done any SLC yet: it's a massive flaw in my coaster experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbSteveZ Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Boomerang: Boomerang @ Darien Lake - 2009 SLC: Mind Eraser @ Darien Lake - 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Roller Skater: Gadget's Go Coaster SLC: Kong Boomerang: SFDK GIB: Aftershock Invertigo: CGA Terrible Awful Ninja: SFStL Corkscrew: PNE Playland Random weird thingy: Hornet (TX Wonderland) Jr. Suspended: KI Flying Dutchman: Firehawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrecken Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 SLC - Mind Eraser at SFA (first inverted coaster period) Boomerang - Sidewinder at HP Inverted boomerang - Invertigo at CGA (PGA back then) GIB - Deja Vu at SFMM Flying Dutchman - Stealth at CGA (PGA back then) I've also been on a couple of their suspended family coasters, but not sure which one first - I'd have to say probably the one at Kings Island. Never been on a rollerskater or any other Vekoma clones that I can think of at the moment (or probably any other Vekomas at all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Boomerang: Knotts, 1998 Invertigo: CGA, 1999 SLC: Kong - SFDK, 1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinTheAttendant Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) First Boomerang: Flashback at SFNE in 2004 First Invertigo: Stinger at Dorney Park in 2013 First G.I.B.: Déjà vu at SFOG in 2006 First SLC: Mind Eraser at SFNE in 2001 First Flying Dutchman: Batwing at SFA in 2009 First Mine Train: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom some time in the 90s First Roller Skater: Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom, also some time in the 90s Others First Suspended Junior Coaster: Flight School at Legoland Florida in 2011 First Corkscrew: Corkscrew at PNE Playland in 2013 Edited November 20, 2013 by VinTheAttendant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWolfman Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Started the thread but might as well do it myself, since it's been popular. First Boomerang: Flashback, SFNE 2012 First SLC: Mind Eraser, SFNE 2012 First Invertigo: None First G.I.B.: Aftershock, Silverwood 2010 First Flying Dutchman: None First Mine Train: None First Roller Skater: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Boomerang? Flashback @ SFNE 2002 Invertigo? Stinger @ Dorney Park 2012 G.I.B.? Goliath @ SFNE 2012 SLC? Mind Eraser @ SFNE 2002 Flying Dutchman? Batwing @ SFA 2005 Roller Skater? Road Runner Express @ SFMM 2012 God I've been on too many clones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) First Boomerang? Boomerang @ Knotts Berry Farm (2001) First Invertigo? Invertigo @ California's Great America (2006) First G.I.B.? DejaVu @ Six Flags Magic Mountain (2002) First SLC? Kong @ Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (2005) First Flying Dutchman? Firehawk @ Kings Island (2008) First Mine Train? Big Thunder Mountain @ Disneyland (2001) First Roller Skater? Gadgets Go Coaster @ Disneyland (1997) First Corkscrew? Super Mange @ La Ronde (2008) First Kiddy SLC? Silver Streak @ Canada's Wonderland (2008) Edited November 24, 2013 by XII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctneil Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Invertigo: Invertigo - California's Great America G.I.B: DeJa Vu - Six Flags Magic Mountain SLC: Lethal Weapon - Warner Bros Movie World Flying Dutchman: X-Flight - Geauga Lake Mine Train: Big Thunder Mountain - Disneyland Paris Roller Skater: Road Runner Express - Warner Bros Movie World Boomerang: Boomerang - Knott's Berry Farm Junior Boomerang: Ben 10: Ultimate Mission - Drayton Manor Suspended Family Coaster: Runaway Reptar - Dreamworld LSM: Rock n' Roller Coaster - Walt Disney Studios Tilt Coaster: Gravity Max - Lihpao Land Big Air: Big Air - E-DA Theme Park Everest Type - Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars - Hong Kong Disneyland Not a single first Vekoma from the UK apart from the newer Junior Boomerang either which is surprising unless there is one I can't remember! Shows how much the TPR trips have helped. Thanks R&E! Edited November 18, 2013 by rctneil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 What was your first Boomerang? - Carolina Cobra (Carowinds) SLC? - Mind Eraser (SFA) Flying Dutchman? Nighthawk (Carowinds) Roller Skater? - Barnstormer (WDW) Others? - SFC - Flying Ace Aerial Chase (Carowinds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Invertigo-Two Face, Six Flags America SLC-Mind Eraser, Six Flags America Flying Dutchman-Batwing, Six Flags America once again LSM-Rock N' Roller Coaster, DHS. Also my first upside-down/Vekoma roller coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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