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Ninjago The Ride Hands up for Legoland’s new dark ride
More details have been revealed about the gesture-based system that will power Legoland’s new Ninjago interactive dark ride. With just a wave of their hands, guests at the Lego parks in California, Denmark and Malaysia will be able to throw lightning bolts, move shockwaves, send ice soaring and emit fire balls.
After its spring 2016 debut on Ninjago
The Ride at both Legoland California and Legoland Billund, the ‘Maestro’ technology by Triotech will be go on to be used on a third Ninjago attraction opening at Legoland Malaysia in November.
“Guests can use their left or right, one,
or two hands,” explains Triotech CEO Ernest Yale. “Just like an orchestra conductor, guests will create an amazing experience by using their hands. It is very intuitive and adaptive to the guest’s playing style.” Up to four riders per car will be able to act like ninja warriors blasting 3D
animated fireballs, lightning and shockwaves. Riders collect points for their training and battle efforts throughout the ride and scores are displayed when their quest is completed. 4D effects such as heat, smoke and wind are also incorporated throughout the adventure, giving guests the an interactive experience. Yale explains that the technology translates each guest’s hand movements into an image showing their projectile’s progress on screen. Each guest will have their own colour so they will know exactly where they are aiming and receive instant feedback. “Ninjago The Ride represents a new class of Legoland attraction in terms of technology, immersion and interactivity.” believes Hans Aksel Pedersen, managing director of the Legoland Parks division of Merlin Entertainments. “The entire Merlin Magic Making [Merlin’s creative arm] team is excited to see how guests react to what will be a world first and completely unique theme park experience.”
Legoland guests will trigger effects using hand gestures
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JANUARY 2016
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