Orlando, Monday, 15 September 2025.
This Monday Vekoma opened an expanded Orlando office to anchor U.S. operations amid a run of high-profile North American deliveries — notably the family coaster Yeti Trek at Santa’s Village and Siren’s Curse, North America’s tallest, longest tilt coaster, at Cedar Point. For procurement and operations teams, the new regional hub promises tangible benefits: tighter project management, faster factory-acceptance testing oversight, localized spare-parts inventory and closer technical collaboration on control systems and ride-dynamics tuning. That closer proximity is designed to reduce logistical friction for large shipments and accelerate onsite commissioning of mechanically complex installs like tilt-coaster mechanisms. Strategically, the move signals Vekoma’s intent to capture incremental market share in compact family and next‑gen coaster segments while improving schedule certainty and field-response times. Retail and procurement professionals should expect smoother warranty workflows and shorter lead windows for parts and service as Vekoma scales its local support in response to growing installed bases across U.S. parks.
Expanded Orlando hub opens as U.S. deliveries arrive
This Monday Vekoma inaugurated an expanded Orlando office intended to anchor its U.S. operations as a series of high‑profile North American deliveries come online, highlighting the manufacturer’s shift to closer regional support for installations and service [3]. The timing of the opening coincides with two recent rollouts in North America: the family coaster ‘Yeti Trek’ at Santa’s Village in Ontario and the new tilt coaster ‘Siren’s Curse’ at Cedar Point, both delivered by Vekoma earlier in the year [1][2].
What the recent installs reveal about product focus
Yeti Trek is presented by Vekoma as a custom family coaster with a 400‑metre layout, top speed of 61 km/h, and a minimum rider height of 39 inches — features that position it squarely in the compact family‑coaster segment that appeals to parks seeking high re‑rideability and broad guest access [1]. By contrast, Siren’s Curse is promoted as North America’s tallest, longest and fastest tilt coaster with a 160‑foot lift structure, 2,966 feet of track and a top speed of 58 miles per hour, illustrating Vekoma’s push into next‑generation, mechanically complex thrill products that require precise on‑site commissioning and specialized maintenance protocols [2].
Operational functions of the Orlando office
Vekoma describes the Orlando facility as a regional coordination hub for project management, commissioning oversight, parts distribution and customer service — activities intended to shorten lead times and improve on‑site support for complex installations such as tilt‑coaster mechanics and family‑coaster layouts [3]. The company states the office will create new jobs over the next 18 months and serve as a local focal point for customer engagement and technical collaboration in the Americas market [3].
Tangible benefits for procurement and operations teams
For park procurement and operations, a nearby Vekoma hub reduces logistical complexity for large shipments and facilitates faster factory‑acceptance testing oversight and warranty workflows, according to the company’s announcement; localized spare‑parts inventory and closer control‑systems collaboration during installation are cited as direct operational advantages [3]. Those capabilities are particularly relevant for rides with integrated audio/lighting systems and complex mechanical elements — for example, Siren’s Curse’s integrated audio and LED lighting and its tilt mechanism — where close technical oversight during commissioning can materially affect schedule certainty and initial reliability [2][3].
Strategic context and market implications
Vekoma frames the expansion as part of broader growth in the Americas since 2020, pointing to recent projects including coasters at Dollywood, Holiday World, Kings Island, Magic Kingdom and Six Flags locations as evidence of an expanding installed base and rising demand for both compact family coasters and advanced thrill designs [3]. The Orlando hub therefore serves a dual strategic purpose: supporting an increasing North American delivery pipeline while reducing service lead times that can be a competitive differentiator in procurement decisions [3][1][2].
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