SHOW PREVIEW
The visitor centre has been designed to be as close to carbon neutral as possible SATURN PROJECTS GROUP
Saturn Projects will be profi ling its work on the award-winning, environmentally-friendly Stanwick Lakes Visitor Centre, located in Northamptonshire, UK. The centre has a timber frame construction and is built on stilts on a fl ood plain with a striking, curving slate and sedum roof. Saturn focused on the building’s green creden- tials, including rainwater harvesting, a sedum roof, a ground source heat pump from the lake and solar roof panels. The company’s aim was to help make the centre as close to car- bon neutral as possible while enhancing its beautiful setting.
The centre, which includes a cafe, outdoor amphitheatre, chil-
dren’s indoor play area, gift shop, education wing and function room, recently won two awards. The MKSM Excellence in Building & Open Space Design Award was given to recognise best practice in building and open space design. The project also received the Building Design Award for Northamptonshire from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). EAS attendees can also learn about the newly launched division,
Saturn Imagineering, created to expand the company’s specialist services within the theming industry.
THEMING AND ANIMATRONICS INDUSTRIES SA
SIMTEC SYSTEMS GMBH
Simtec will be profi ling Hexafl ite, its next generation of fl ying theatre. The indoor simulator attraction starts with a roller- coaster-type drop. Accelerations of more than 1g create the illusion of a real fl ying experience during the immersive ride. The attraction storyline can be cus-
tomised to suit any vehicle and Simtec’s technology can work with both real life action footage or computer animation. The theatre consists of a half dome projection screen set up around one or
two 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) motion platforms. The motion system has been designed to make it possible to enter the platform in horizontal position, take the seat and lock the safety bar. From this position, the motion platform
drops into the cinema into a near-vertical arrangement of the seats. Combined with the moving scenery, riders experience the sensation of fl ying. Simtec will be showcasing the Hexafl ite
system as both a motion unit and a turnkey simulator ride attraction.
Visitors must prepare to be afraid at TAA Industries’ stand, as the company will be profi ling its new Dracula Dark Ride. The themed ride was devel- oped with ABC Engineering / ABC Rides Switzerland, and explores the Transylvanian history and myths before taking riders to Count Dracula’s castle. Passengers are propelled forward, back- wards and sideways at varying speeds before crashing through an obstacle. The tracks divide, taking one half of the riders to a graveyard and the other half into in the bedroom of a female vampire. Covering approximately 250m (820ft), passengers enjoy 13 scenes, including the pre-show, enhanced with animatron- ics, light, sound and special effects. Twelve wagons, taking six people each, can cater for 745 visitors an hour. TAA will also be showcasing its dark
ride Van Helsing’s Factory, which was installed at Movie Park this year. ●
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