IAAPA Attractions Expo News Triotech ride for Knott’s Berry Farm
A new interactive dark ride due to open in 2015 at Knott’s Berry Farm in California was announced by Triotech at the show. Part of the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which also owns Canada’s
Wonderland where Triotech installed the Wonder Mountain’s Guardian attraction in May 2014, Knott’s Berry Farm’s new attraction will be called Voyage to the Iron Reef and Triotech will design and produce the animation and gaming system for the ride, which will allow guests to experience a 3D adventure enhanced with 4D effects and interactivity. Guests will climb aboard four-person, submarine-inspired ride vehicles and
embark on a media-based gaming adventure into the Iron Reef. Equipped with an interactive freeze ray, guests will blast scavenging creatures, ballooning puffer fish and other 3D creatures as they attempt to save Knott’s from a watery doom. Along the way, the submarines navigate 600ft of track and 11 scenes featuring hundreds of media-based creatures and other special effects. “The
creative incorporate
to create a totally unique story and
edge and general
manager of Knott’s Berry Farm. “The
collaboration
team’s ability cutting
ride technologies will amaze our guests,” said Raffi Kaprelyan, vice-president
between
Knott’s and Triotech will result in an incredibly interactive ride experience.”
Triotech’s Ernest Yale announces details of Voyage to the Iron Reef The new mixed-seat-arrangementon the Huss Condor Hybrid
Rob Decker of Cedar Fair commented on the ride system’s versatility and
capability to draw repeat visits through ride film changes
Zamperla’s coaster success continues
Following the much talked about opening in 2014 of the Thunderbolt roller coaster at Coney Island, New York, Zamperla’s coaster projects continue to be a major part of the company’s continued success, with more developments in the offing for 2015 and beyond. “We are investing more in coasters,” Alberto Zamperla told InterPark.
Maurer highlights X-Seat Multimedia
The new X-Seat Multimedia was the key product being displayed by German company Maurer Rides, while news was also forthcoming of several new projects. The X-Seat features a variety of multi-media elements,
lighting and a sound system with touchscreen so riders can choose the music they ride to, while single tracks can also be activated by an external trigger to allow for additional theming/story-telling possibilities. The latest seat is also more maintenance friendly than its predecessor. Among the company’s most recent projects is the new Dragon Flight, an
X-Train flying launch coaster which was due to open in Romon U-Park, in Ningbo, China, in December, while a key project for Maurer for 2015 is the Laff Trakk spinning coaster/dark ride at Hersheypark in the US. The attraction creates a ‘larger than life’ immersive experience in an
elaborately themed environment and features a Maurer spinning coaster with four-seater vehicles that allow for 360 degree free spinning rotation to deliver a different sensory experience with each trip. Another project currently underway is an
indoor spinning coaster for a venue in Kiev, which despite the troubles in the region is still going ahead as planned, according to the company.
Maurer Rides’ Jorge Hernando (left), Wolfgang Brost and Judith Klein
including LED
“We have a factory in Slovakia that has been concentrating on building our coasters for five years, but now we are building our own factory there. We will have about 45 staff led by three Italian engineers. We will also make the steel for other rides there eventually, while the site is also close to a university that specialises in steelwork so we’ll be able to tap into the students there and utilise their expertise too.” Among the company’s most recent projects has been a coaster/dark ride for
Universal Studios Singapore, featuring nine seater vehicles and a lift system as used on Zamperla’s Volare coasters. This was due to open at Christmas. Additionally,
the company is supplying approximately 12 rides for a
new Thomas and Friends park in Edaville, US, as well as delivering several attractions to Drayton Manor Theme Park in the UK for an extension to that park’s Thomas Land area. A launch Moto Coaster for the Wanda Group’s first project is another ride the company is supplying to China, while two Mega Discos for Legoland Windsor, UK, and Florida, US, and a family coaster for Alton Towers in the UK are just a few examples of other rides installations being carried out for 2015. In further news involving Zamperla, during the IAAPA show it was
announced that the company was to donate a highly accessible kids ride, Lori’s Magical Flight (a specially designed Magic Bikes attraction) to the Give Kids the World charity. The 12 person, six gondola ride features one
gondola with pedal operated controls.
Alberto Zamperla with a coaster vehicle from the Thunderbolt at Coney Island
28 InterPark November–December 2014 a roll-on
platform for a wheelchair while the others provide either hand or
elevation
Huss confirms range of sales
Huss Park Attractions continues to enjoy success in various parts of the world with a range of installations due to open in 2015 and beyond. Among other ride deliveries, mainly to China, the company is proud of the
supply of a Giant Frisbee 40 and a Top Spin® Suspended to a new park in India, at the end of 2015, while a Condor 2nd Generation Hybrid (2GH) is due to go to a (unnamed) European client. This is one of three 2nd Generation models sold to date. The new Condor Hybrid version comes with a different seating
arrangement, featuring 28 single suspended seats and 28 seats in 14 twin gondolas (as shown in the image). Looking further ahead, to 2016/2017, the company has already confirmed
the sale of its sixth King Kong ride, this being due to go to a client in the Middle East.
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