Vekoma Rides, a leading designer and manufacturer of roller coasters and attractions for theme parks, has opened its new and expanded office in Orlando, Florida.
This strategic move highlights the company’s commitment to enhancing its presence and delivering exceptional products and services to its growing customer base in the region.
Vekoma Rides selected Orlando as the site of its new office, which will serve as its official headquarters for operations across the Americas. Located at 420 South Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando, the new location is expected to create new jobs over the next 18 months. The Orlando office expansion comes as the company continues to strengthen its presence in key global markets.
With its headquarters in the Netherlands, Vekoma is internationally recognised for its innovation in the design and production of roller coasters and other major amusement attractions. The company’s projects span theme parks around the world, including many of the most iconic and high-profile rides in the industry.
Since 2020, the company has been significantly growing its presence in the US market, both by expanding its local team with different disciplines, as well as developing and installing new groundbreaking rides throughout the region.
The list of new projects accomplished by Vekoma in the last few years in the region includes Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood, Good Gravy! at Holiday World, TRON Lightcycle Run at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers at Kings Island, and The Flash: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great Adventure, among others. There are several new projects in the pipeline in the region in the next few years.
“Our new and expanded office is a result of our growth in the market and a testament to our solid plans to increase our presence and our support to local customers in the Americas market,” said Ricardo Etges, vice president of sales & marketing, Americas.
“We needed more space to accommodate our increasing number of team members, as well as to create room for further growth of the local group.”
Anne-Mart Agerbeek, chief executive of Vekoma Rides, highlighted the company’s dedication to serving its local clients.
“We have a clear customer-centric mentality at Vekoma and we are always looking for ways to better service our clients. Having a team in Orlando to support our clients and to enhance our position in the local market is critical,” Ms Agerbeek said.
