PRODUCT NEWS
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Sally Corporation's Power Blast X Dark Ride |
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15 Feb 2011 . BY Dean Fox |
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Power Blast X, Sally Corporation’s newest dark ride concept, features interactive video technology. Visitors are enlisted to travel to a distant planet to save Earth from the machinations of a band of notorious space pirates that are intent on stealing all the energy in the universe.
Power Blast X with Viper SixD is an immersive, space-age adventure with interactive video targets, interactive animatronics, fixed and moving targets, rotating vehicles, seat vibration and other special effects. Additionally, the shooting device, which is equipped with an electro magnetic sensor, allows the rider to track six degrees of motion which gives the video images a 3D quality.
The six degrees of motion give participants the ability to move images forward/backward, up/down, left/right, combined with rotation about three perpendicular axes – yaw, pitch and roll.
The ride is designed for 12 vehicles and has a throughput of 900 people per hour, using six-passenger vehicles.
“The initial design offers a smaller footprint than our standard dark rides,” says CEO John Wood. “We’ve had many requests for a ride that would fit into smaller, existing buildings, and with this Viper SixD technology, and four major play areas with 16ft x 9ft ( screens where the vehicles pause to engage the virtual characters, plus additional scenes, we can offer a truly exciting and challenging ride experience in an 8,000sq ft (743sq m) space.”
Wood adds that this technology and overall ride concept is very flexible and can be adapted to a variety of themes, storylines and facility sizes. “This truly represents the next generation of dark ride interactivity,” he says.
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PRODUCT NEWS |
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Maurer Rides introduces Spike Waterfight |
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Rollercoaster and ride designer and manufacturer Maurer Rides has announced its latest
concept, the Spike Waterfight, which allows spectators and rollercoaster riders to soak one
another with water cannons.
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Triotech launches new dark ride Primordial |
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Media based attractions creator Triotech has announced the opening of its latest
attraction, a next generation interactive dark coaster installed at Lagoon Park in Salt
Lake City, Utah, US. |
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Small Footprint, Big Significance: Studio City Water Park |
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Long known for its fancy casinos, Macau realized within the past decade that it must
diversify its tourism scene to attract new crowds. With the ambition of becoming the
leisure hub of China’s 72-million strong Greater Bay Area, the city began adding shows,
attractions, and family-friendly hotels. But the offering that truly stands out with fun
for everyone is Studio City Water Park – Macau’s first stand-alone water park, with all
the water slides and aquatic play structures supplied by WhiteWater. |
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How surf simulators are transforming the experience economy |
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The experience economy, driven by evolving consumer trends, is poised for continued growth
in the coming years. Millennials have been at the forefront of this shift, favouring
memorable experiences over material possessions. This preference has extended to other
generations as well, indicating a broader adoption of experience-focused spending habits
in the attractions sector. |
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