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“The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!” ride opens at Universal Studios Hollywood
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The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!” opens at Universal Studios Hollywood on March 27, bringing 64 animated figures to this all-new ride
based on Illumination’s blockbuster The Secret Life of Pets films, which answer the question, “What are your pets really doing when you’re not at home?” With the addition of media and projection mapping,
this new ride is designed to fully immerse guests in a dynamic New York City landscape. Seated within ride
vehicles that resemble cardboard boxes—reminiscent of where Katie first finds her beloved Max as a puppy — guests will travel along a track towards the Pet Adoption event and the ultimate happy ending: forever homes. The ride will feature optical enhanced gesture-tracking
technology, which helps to identify each guest as a unique stray puppy for the duration of the ride. With an option to be transformed into one of 15 stray puppies, guests will enjoy a unique experience each time they ride “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!” Virtual Line technology is another component of the
experience, designed to help guests maximise their leisure time at the theme park. Guests can access Virtual
Line via the official Universal Studios Hollywood app, available for free in the App Store and on Google Play or they can visit the Virtual Line kiosk located in the New York City subway station, situated adjacent to the ride. Both provide guests with options to experience the ride based on the next available times and will be available to guests within the theme park as needed. Virtual Line complements the ride’s non-traditional queue which invites guests to explore the area at their
leisure and freely roam the ride’s corridors — reminiscent of Katie’s NYC apartment building — explore dachshund Buddy’s apartment, Snowball owner Molly’s living room as well as Max and Duke’s apartment, until they reach the ride’s boarding station. “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!” will be
located on Pets Place, previously referred to as Baker Street, and adjacent to the popular “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” and “Super Silly Fun Land” attractions. With the installation of store front facades, Pets Place will capture the charm of a busy New York City street, including an iconic NYC subway station, which serves as the in-park location for the Virtual Line.
The Flying Dutchman pays tribute to KLM’s pioneering spirit at Madurodam theme park
Consisting of a fully restored Douglas DC-3, the full-sized aircraft (18 metres long and 30 metres wide) will offer visitors a “flight experience” and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which has just celebrated its 100th anniversary. The Flying Dutchman’s first visitor “test flights” are planned for June 2020. By that time, the miniature park will have spent more than
18 months restoring and transforming the iconic silver aircraft, one of the last of its type in the Netherlands. The attraction’s name, The Flying Dutchman, is an obvious choice; the words used to be emblazoned on the sides of all KLM aircraft. Madurodam is investing 3.5 million euros in The Flying
Dutchman, set to be the largest attraction in its history. The aircraft, which was “flown in” over land and sea from Florida to The Hague in October 2018, is being fitted with a wide range of entertainment-related technological features. Joris van Dijk, managing director of Madurodam said: “An attraction of this size is asking a lot of our professionals’ knowledge and skills. We’ve never worked on a
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scale of 1:1 before. What’s more, everything in the aircraft is being made entirely to measure. In that sense, The Flying Dutchman also demonstrates our own pioneering spirit and forward-looking mind-set: thanks to all the technology on board, we’ll soon be offering our visitors a unique Dakota experience.” Visitors who take a seat in the full-sized DC-3 will enjoy a flight through time and space that goes beyond flying and
highlights the pioneering spirit that made the Netherlands great. KLM, headed by trailblazing Albert Plesman in its early years, is an outstanding example of that spirit. “This is a unique and innovative way to mark KLM’s 100th anniversary. It joins the
past and the future in a marvellous experience,” said Frank Houben, delegate to the board, KLM.
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