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IAAPA EXPO
IAAPA returns to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, from 18-21 November, with more than 1,000 exhibitors and an expected 27,000 attendees. Here’s a sneak preview
NWAVE
Knights Quest is a 12-minute 4D attraction film produced by Red Star, directed by Ben Smith and distributed exclusively by nWave. It tells the story of two medieval knights and their comical quest to rescue a princess. In a fast-moving battle of wits, with stunning visuals, will they manage to enter the castle and defeat the enemy inside?
MAURER SöHNE
Porsche City is a new proposal for state-of-the-art theme park attractions, branded facilities and merchandising, food and beverage, and with the Porsche rollercoaster as its crown. With Porsche, Maurer Söhne and German design studio One World, the Porsche City concept can be brought to life. The Porsche coaster is themed like the 911 GT3, with multiple launch and brake zones and two racing coaster trains for an immersive motor race experience.
EMPEX
Empex has transformed Northern Ireland’s largest leisure pool. For the major renovation to the LeisurePlex facility in Lisburn, Empex Watertoys supplied an exciting waterplay area. Dominating the family fun pool area, the colourful Aquadek adds interactivity and a waterslide. Empex has added exciting interactive features to suit children up to 12. Fun and educational, the new design adds a vibrant visual to this facility.
IMMERSIVE RIDES
Immersive Rides is a new venture between the Juice and Themesparx which embraces new technologies to create a unique experience in dark rides. Riders customise their experience and choose from bespoke content, they select the style of the ride and the adventure before they embark on the journey so that every ride will be a different experience.
SimEx-Iwerks
SimEx-Iwerks debuts 10 new blockbuster 4D titles at IAAPA this November. This year, SimEx-Iwerks has opened at several new locations including Madame Tussauds Hollywood and Las Vegas and the Museum of Science in Boston.
On 18 November, in partnership with Nickelodeon, SimEx-Iwerks is launching a new laser maze attraction at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Laser Lockdown.
WHITEWATER WEST
WhiteWater is developing its new Slideboard product offering, having sold the first iteration to Village Road Show Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas for the 2015 season. Slideboarding uses tech-embedded rafts, boards and other tracking technologies to keep score, challenge and bring a new layer of interactive play to the industry.
Proslide
ProSlide is presenting its bestselling hybrid rides. These hybrids combine iconic rides like funnels, bowls and walls into a single ride path. This type of ride makes a perfect anchor attraction: a one-of-a-kind ride that creates immediate buzz and helps ProSIide customers stand out. The company has installed over 25 hybrid ride installations since 2008.
INTAMIN
Intamin’s six-minute flume ride with backward drop was installed this year at Phantasialand in Germany. The state-of-the-art flume ride offers a breathtaking ride experience full of surprising, enjoyable, and unique moments for the family, and the world’s steepest drop on this type of attraction.
HUSS
Huss has redesigned a classic ride and is introducing the second-generation Condor to the market. The original Condor had great success in the 1980s and 90s, and returns to the company’s active portfolio with revised, improved design elements. The first Condor 2G opened in June at Happy Valley Beijing and a second is soon to open in Shandong Province, China.
PICSOLVE
Picsolve is showcasing its new consumer-facing app and image-sharing platform.
As 400,000 have already signed up, there’s the potential to reach over 15 million people through social media. The app allows guests immediate access to their ride and experience images, and it’s available via iOS and Android devices in 14 languages including Arabic. The app is the latest addition to Picsolve’s platform which operates in 100 attractions worldwide. The company has invested in its innovative digital platform to stay ahead of consumer demand.
HOLOVIS
Holovis presents a dynamic technology showcase which demonstrates how next-generation dark ride and immersive theatre attractions can be created using “building blocks IP technology” for unique and completely scalable experiences. The Lost Cove, an immersive themed experience for multiple players. The players are immersed in a virtual ride experience using the latest motion technology.
JACK ROUSE ASSOCIATES
Angry Birds Universe: The Art and Science Behind a Global Phenomenon is a hands-on, STEAM-focused, educational tour. Users can even “be the bird” in a full-body demonstration of Angry Birds physics. Angry Birds Universe has visited the UAE and Qatar. Imagine Exhibitions, Rovio Entertainment and Jack Rouse Associates developed the exhibition as an interactive attraction unlike any other on the market.
HILO
HiLo is indoor/outdoor attraction housing. Its Geodesic domes can be customised to include a range of offerings, from a choice of 45 different elements and challenges, such as high ropes courses. Covers are completely customisable, and the dome is available in sizes up to 70 feet (21 metres). A high ropes course in a 70-foot HiLo creates 34 activities on three levels, and a ropes course within its own structure is a unique concept for the industry.
CRUDEN
Motion simulator company Cruden introduces its fully integrated powerboat simulator, the Powerboat 5CTR, a new experience for up to five guests. Cruden worked with the Dutch military on its fast interceptor vessels and security boats as well as Florida powerboat specialists and drivers to perfect the motion of the Powerboat 5CTR.
SIMWORX
Simworx installed its first ever immersive tunnel at Movie Park’s Lost Temple ride in Germany this year. The dinosaur adventure takes place on board a 30-seat, Jeep-style dynamic 3 DOF simulator, travelling along a track from a themed loading bay into the main show area with 360-degree 3D projection and dramatic 4D effects. Simworx this year also installed the 326-seat Angry Birds’ 4D theatre at Thorpe Park in the UK. Angry Birds 4D is now available as a complete 4D turnkey attraction, with film licensing. Simworx and RoboCoaster have also co-developed a new generation of RoboCoaster products, including variations of a new RCX passenger-carrying robot and trackless AGV dark ride vehicles. The Viper 360 simulation ride also launched.
Niceberg
New from Niceberg, Rome Racer is a 2D/3D ride film set in Ancient Rome, where the rider’s chariot must race against the Roman Gods. This four-minute ride film fits motion-based theatres and simulators.
Meet the Dinos is a family-friendly 3D/4D attraction film for theme parks or science centres. It stars a baby pterosaur who leaves the nest to encounter bizarre, amazing creatures, with a running time of 10 minutes.
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