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Alterface’s Nomad technology


Taking the trackless route Ruud Koppens, president at Dutch manufacturer of amusement ride systems ETF, told Park World, “In our opinion, trackless vehicles add another dimension to a dark-ride, whether interactive or not. In total ETF Ride System has already supplied over 650 trackless ride vehicle all over the world, it is proven technology, which give designers of ride multiple options on routings, which really can make every ride unique. Symbolica at Efteling in the Netherlands and now Scooby Doo at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi are nice examples of what can be done. Budget-wise, the trackless concept can fit in equally well as smaller ride than as higher budget ride. It is the same for ride capacity. Our smallest ride has only like an hourly capacity of 100, where the largest ride has 1,400.” Recently completed ETF projects include the trackless


dark-ride ‘Basilizek’ at Legendia park in Poland (in partnership with Alterface and Jora Vision), as well as two themed dark rides at he newly opened Warner Bros. World in Abu Dhabi, UAE: Ani-Mayhem and Scooby Doo. All three of these dark rides were provided as turnkey projects, featuring ETF Multi Movers in combination with Alterface’s interactive system. “In Ani-Mayhem, people have to collect points by shooting at both video targets and hard targets, which are all over the different scenes. People will be active the whole ride,” explains Koppens. “Scooby Doo is off course related to the world famous character, and is not an interactive ride, but because of the different routings which are made possible with trackless technology, the vehicles drive around and make movements which are not expected. One scene, for example, is a maze and the vehicles each drive a different route, by which they meet an additional show vehicle, which drives towards them at different points of the maze. This, combined with opening and closing doors, create a really special ride experience. The three vehicles are all driving around at the same time, but sometimes they are all seeing a different part of the ride.”


ETF will continue to develop its ride technology,


Koppens tells Park World. New for next year will be the Erratic ride, in partnership with Alterface, which will be located at Walibi in Belgium.


AUGUST 2018 37


New for 2018 On July 7 this year, new attraction ‘Merlin’s Quest’ joined


B&M dive coaster Fnix in the new Avalon area at Toverland. Created by Mack Rides, Merlin's Quest is the first attraction at the Dutch park to include dark ride scenes, and takes guests on a twelve-minute ride that combines a boat ride with a dark ride to create a two-in-one attraction. Guests sail across ‘Avalon Waters,’ a lake in the middle of the themed area, taking in the Fenix coaster soaring overhead, before sailing into the basement of the coaster’s station house, where multiple themed rooms create a dark ride section. Music throughout is provided by IMAscore. The story behind the ride is the quest to find Tir na nÓg, the carefully guarded source of eternal life. Legend has it that famous magician Merlin is the only one who has seen the place with his own eyes... “Since water plays an important role in this magical location, this is the perfect place for a boat ride. Moreover, this attraction lends itself very well for showing the story of Avalon to our guests by means of several dark ride scenes to completely immerse them into magic.”





Trackless


vehicles add another


dimension to a dark ride… budget-wise, they can fit equally well in a smaller ride than a higher-budget one.


Scooby Doo at Warner Bros. World, Abu Dhabi





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