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Brogent debuts Q-ride
The latest from Brogent Technologies combines 360-degree equipment with its software patent of simulation technology, providing passengers with an ultra-realistic undersea virtual reality experience. Passengers experience an underwater journey, experiencing shoals of fish and pods of whales and dolphins. Mobile and easy to set up, with a small footprint and a high passenger flow,
the Q-ride can be adapted to a number of different industries – resort hotels, shopping malls, theme parks, zoos, aquariums. After more than a year of design and improvement, Brogent’s dedicated Q-Ride team reported that they have conquered problems faced by many VR developers, including low passenger flow, dizziness of passengers due to uncoordinated VR devices and motion platforms, and immersion insufficiency.
Adventure ahoy! U
S FEC chain Adventure Landing is adding a $1 million pirate-themed waterslide complex to its 23-year-old Shipwreck Island Water Park in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The complex will feature five innovative slides and
interactive water features for families with children. The Pirate Play Slide Complex, by Arihant Water Park Equipment, will replace part
of the original pirate village. Attractions include Cannonball Burst, an enclosed slide for single riders with three 360o loops; Black Beard’s Revenge, an exciting open flume body slide filled with twist and turns and Pirate’s Plunge, a tunneling body slide featuring two 360o turns. Younger guests can safely enjoy the Junior Jolly, a wide platform waterslide and Sea Pups Racer, an open dual body slide racer. Construction will begin after the conclusion of the park’s WinterFEST celebration and will be ready for the Spring 2018 waterpark season.
Oscar’s Wacky Taxi revealed ADVERT
Pennsylvania-based theme park, Sesame Place is based entirely on the award-winning show Sesame Street. The park will debut its first wooden coaster, Oscar’s Wacky Taxi, in Spring 2018, the lead car for which was unveiled at The Gravity Group’s booth during IAE 2017 in Orlando (pictured). The new family-friendly coaster is one of the largest new
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attractions in the park’s 37-year history. A 1m rider height requirement (with a supervising companion) 1.2m height requirement for single riders will make this the perfect first coaster for many park guests to share. Another coaster by Ohio-based coaster designer Gravity Group is rising at Parc Saint Paul in France. Le Wood Express will be 15 metres (49 feet) tall, 479 metres (1572 feet) long, and will carry up to 12 riders through 13 seat-lifting moments at a stop speed of 61 kph (38 mph).
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