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Below this article is a list of motorbike roller coaster installations in various locations around the world. Motorbike Roller Coasters A motorbike roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster designed with motorcycle type cars. Booster Bike at Toverland was the world's first motorbike roller coaster. Vekoma was the first company to design such a ride. Two other companies, Intamin and Zamperla, have created similar designs. A similar but unrelated Steeplechase roller coaster was Knott's Berry Farm's Motorcycle Chase by Arrow Dynamics which opened in 1976. That attraction featured single motorbike themed vehicles racing side-by-side, each on one of four parallel tracks, launched together. That ride no longer exists. Vekoma Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is an amusement ride manufacturer located in The Netherlands, established in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld. The company name is an abbreviation of Veld Koning Machinefabriek (Veld Koning Machine Factory). They originally manufactured farm equipment. During the 1950s, they made steel constructions for the coal mining industry. After the closure of Dutch mines in 1965, they manufactured steel pipes for the petrochemical industry for a time. Since the 1970s, they have manufactured amusement rides. They manufacture various models, including a motorcycle roller coaster. The Vekoma Motorbike Coaster consists of a train with nine cars, each consisting of two motorcycle seats. Each seat was designed to replicate sitting on a motorcycle and allows free upper body movement. After dispatching from the station, the train is hydraulically launched into a twisting layout. The first Motorbike coaster was the Booster Bike at Toverland in The Netherlands, opened in 2004. A second, Velocity opened at Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo in the United Kingdom. A third, identical to the Booster Bike, opened at Chimelong Paradise in China. Intamin Intamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. Intamin was the second company to come up with a motorbike roller coaster design. The Intamin brand name is an abbreviation for international amusement installations. The company has offices throughout the world including three in Europe, three in Asia and two in the United States. Intamin is a major player in the amusement park attractions industry, supplying some 22 different styles of rides to a variety of parks. Some of their notable rides include 70 coasters intalled in several countries around the globe. Intamin designed and built the first river rapids ride known as Thunder River based on the idea supplied by Bill Crandall, a past General Manager at the now defunct AstroWorld. Intamin also marketed the first Freefall (developed by Giovanola) experience and the first drop tower. Zamperla Zamperla is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966. It is best known for creating family rides, thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin-operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls. Unlike companies such as Intamin, Vekoma, or Bolliger & Mabillard that concentrate on larger and faster roller coasters, Zamperla focuses on more family-friendly roller coasters that can be easily mass-produced, taken down, and transported to different locations. They are also a major manufacturer of flat rides with such names as: Balloon Race, Bumper cars, Galleon/Swinging Ship, Sky Drop, Tornado, Mixer, and many others. Zamperla has built roller coasters like the powered Dragon Coaster, Mini Mouse, Zig Zag, and Volare. In 2006, the company introduced their motorcycle-themed roller coaster, the Motocoaster, which consists of a train of six cars, with two seats side by side per car. The MotoCoaster at Six Flags Darien Lake (near Buffalo, New York) is a Zamperla installation. Pony Express, a steel motorbike roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, is the first Zamperla-manufactured motocoaster to be placed in the United States. Buena Park, California, in a twist on the once famous Motorcycle Chase of Indian Motorcycles on a Steeplechase roller coaster, now sports a Zamperla Motocoaster styled as horses. Recent, popular installation by Intamin Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is a multiple-launch steel motorbike roller coaster located at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade section of Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park. The attraction opened on June 13, 2019 and was manufactured by Intamin, and features both indoor and outdoor characteristics. It is the sixth Harry Potter-themed attraction created for the resort, with Universal describing it as "a highly-themed roller coaster that will take us into a different corner of the wizarding world, where guests will encounter some of their favorite characters and creatures". Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is the longest roller coaster in Florida at 5,053 feet (1,540 m) and features a record-breaking seven launches. Where to find motorbike roller coasters You can find more motorbike roller coasters and launch-style roller coasters on the Internet using the following search terms: motorbike roller coater, motorcycle roller coaster, motorbike launch coaster, motorcycle launch coaster, motorbike launch roller coaster, motorcycle launch roller coaster, launch coaster, launch roller coaster, launch rollercoaster Here is a partial list of motorbike roller coaster installations from around the world: • Booster Bike Located at Toverland (The Netherlands) Manufactured by Vekoma Watch this off-ride video Watch this front seat video • Velocity Located at Flamingo Land (England) Manufactured by Vekoma Watch this off-ride video Watch this front seat video • MotoCoaster Located at Darien Lake (United States) Manufactured by Zamperla Watch this front seat video • Mick Doohan's MotoCoaster Located at Dreamworld (Australia) Manufactured by Intamin Watch this promo video of the official opening of the ride, September 30, 2007 Watch this front seat video |