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A load of balls!
Interactive water rides can be great fun, but not everyone likes to get wet. That’s why two European suppliers reckon they’ve hit onto something with new attraction concepts featuring soft foam ball shooters rather than water cannons. The SoftBall ride by Olaf
One World Studios’ SoftBall Ride
Mordelt’s One World Studios (Berlin) is dark ride concept with suspended vehicles. Soft balls are pumped down from overhead via a tubing system
and into air cannons. Passengers then take aim at fellow riders and interactive targets during the ride. Meanwhile the Swiss manufacturer ABC Rides has just unveiled plans for an attraction called Flying
Games, a flat ride with a compact footprint. The machine features 12 two-seater cars that travel up and down an undulating track and also rotate horizontally, controllable by the riders. Each car is equipped with two cannons, a turning plate and a joystick, which they can spin the cars through 360º. At the end of the ride the cannons are automatically switched off.
ABC’s Flying Games – with water
How you clear the balls up afterwards is uncertian, however a wet version of the ride is also available with water cannons. ABC is already in talks with several interested parties.
ABC Rides’ Flying Games TransStudio race!
Along with a launch coaster by Premier Rides and an Interlink super splash, a large Daytona car circuit is one of the key attractions at the new TransStudio indoor park in Bandung, Indonesia. The attraction features these Daytona 24 petrol powered cars from Preston & Barbieri (P&B). The low pollution vehicles have been specially designed to suit the indoor setting and drivers steer the multi-level circuit free of any rails. Looks like fun doesn’t it?
Zamperla Junior Twister
The Junior Twister Coaster is a new family ride from Zamperla, and it comes in two versions, the JTC 170 "Compact" and JTC 230 "Extended." Spanning two levels, it stands 8 or 9-metres tall (26/30ft) and travels at speeds exceeding 28 km/h (17 mph). Track length, as you may have guessed, is either 170 or 230-metres (558/755ft). A “kick-off” lift hill system allows the operator to offer guests multiple rides without stops. One train is included, featuring four or five cars. Each car carries four riders arranged in a single row. Individual T bars ensure that each rider has a custom fit and the minimum height limit is just 105cm (42 inches) for kids riding with an adult, or 120 cm (47 inches) if riding alone. According to Alberto Zamperla, one Junior Twister Coaster has already been sold to a Chinese park, two to the United Arab Emirates, and two more to unidentified buyers.
Zebec nets new business
Well known in the waterpark industry for its tubes, rafts and mats, Zebec is experiencing growing demand for its various pad and netting products. The Lily Pad Walk is a fun challenge for waterpark guests as they attempt to cross a pool by stepping from pad to pad. Zebec provides everything needed including the foam lily pads themselves, overhead netting and poolside safety padding. The company’s range of padding can be supplied to suit all sorts of applications including the bottom of tube, mat or body slides, children’s activity areas, playgrounds, diving boards and stairs, pool sides, overhead obstructions and most other areas/surfaces. Netting, meanwhile, can be supplied for climbing, play areas, safety, barriers and fencing. Based in Ohio, Zebec ships all over the world.
www.zebec.com
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DECEMBER 2011/JANUARY 2012
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