3D/4D/5D
DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS
Earthquake-proof, water resistant and spine tingling were among the criteria for the latest selection of 3D attractions on the market, as Kathleen Whyman discovers
HUNTIK AND MAUS AU CHOCOLAT A
lterface has recently installed two interactive dark rides offering 3D fi lms with special effects.
Players use guns to help battle against
monsters on the ride Huntik, located at the new Rainbow Magic Land in Valmontone, Italy. The ride is based on a cartoon tv show, in which the heroes use magical powers and allies to explore strange loca- tions, fi nd lost treasures, and battle evil. Using Rainbow Studio’s fi lm, Alterface
provided the interactivity, guns, show con- trol and audio/video system to enhance the excitement. Players fi re at the monsters on the 8m by 5m (26ft by 16ft) screen, but lose points if they shoot the friendly char- acters on fi lm. The motion-based carts act as simulators with bumps, drops and accel- eration. At one point the cart seems to accelerate in a chase, actually turning the players, just as a real 4D simulator would. Riders get a feedback of the points they’ve earned in real time and receive a photo at the end with their score printed below. Each of the nine carts can take eight
players at a time with an estimated throughput of 800 players per hour. The ride lasts for 4.5 minutes and has a foot- print of 3,400sq m (36,500sq ft). The theming was done by Art Project, the audio by Vida Studio and the ride system is from Hytechnology. Aimed at the family audience is 3D
ride experience Maus au Chocolat at Phantasialand, Germany.
Riders battle monsters in dark ride Huntik
A snow blizzard, water spray, air blast, low smoke and seat movement are among the 4D effects in Ice Voyage
Wearing 3D glasses, guests are carried
through a number of room environments in the Imperial cake factory, which has been infested with mice. Points are scored for every mouse hit. At the end of the ride, guests are given their total scores below a photo taken of them during the ride. Created with 3BDA and ETF, the ride has
a footprint of 1,800sq m (19,000sq ft). Nine trains of three carts each seat four players. The game runs for six minutes, giving a throughput of 960 players per hour.
In Maus au Chocolate, laser guns are themed as icing piping bags
INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC CENTRE – Ice V
the new International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. The two fi lms currently being shown oyage, which takes visitors to the
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Antarctic to experience the ice and wildlife and the family adventure fi lm, The Curse of Skull Rock – are both 4D offers. Ice V
oyage, which is the fi rst 3D movie
to be fi lmed in the Antarctic and was pro- duced by the operator, incorporates seat movement, low smoke, air blast, water spray and a snow blizzard. “The client was very focused on produc- ing a fi lm that takes you on a ice voyage to the Antarctic. The brief was to make it as realistic as possible,” explains Simworx’s managing director Terry Monkton. “We delivered an experience that enhanced the fi lm they produced by delivering the nec- essary seat movements and 4D effects to
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roviding an earthquake-proof theatre was among the criteria for Simworx’s latest installation at
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