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SkyTrans Manufacturing partners with Ride Entertainment
Entertainment as their sales partner. The New Hampshire company specialises in aerial ropeway design, manufacturing, and service. “We are pleased to announce
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that SkyTrans has formed an exclusive partnership with Ride Entertainment,” said Jerry Pendleton, President of SkyTrans Mfg., LLC, “for the sale of our product line of aerial ropeways such as chairlifts and gondolas to the amusement industry throughout the world, which includes amusement parks, large FEC’s, waterparks and zoos. We selected Ride Entertainment because of their stellar reputation in the industry and their ability to provide all of the services to back up our products such as financing and installation. We look forward to working with them for the future.”
kyTrans Manufacturing, a supplier in aerial tramways, has chosen Ride
SeaWorld adds virtual reality
experience to the Kraken Kraken, SeaWorld Orlando’s original roller coaster, now offers an adventure for thrill-seeking guests unlike any other. Dubbed Kraken Unleashed, the B&M floorless coaster has become a first-of-its-kind virtual reality coaster in the United States, with fully integrated headsets. The completely immersive experience takes riders on an exploratory journey under the sea. “After providing thousands of imaginative and thrilling experiences on
SeaWorld’s first roller coaster, Kraken, we wanted to give our guests something new,” shared Brian Morrow, vice president of theme park experience and design, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment. All three of Kraken’s 32 passenger trains have been equipped with the
virtual reality experience. Guests choose their journey when they board the coaster, either braving the virtual reality experience or riding the traditional way. The custom designed headsets are fully integrated both mechanically and electronically into each coaster seat and each seat has also been individually programmed to provide an individual guest experience.
Seabreeze adds Steampunk Time Machine
Seabreeze, Rochester, New York,has introduced a Supermiami thrill ride from Technical Park that is themed retro- futuristically as The Time Machine. Guests experience the powerful pendulum motion of a 20-passenger gondola, as the hands of time take them full circle and lift them 27 feet (8 m) into the air. They go up, down, and around up to 20 times per minute. The Time Machine makes both clockwise and counter clockwise movements with quick accelerations. High negative G-forces are experienced so the ride is able to lift its passengers out of their seats. “Our guests really love our new Time Machine ride,” noted Rob Norris,
Seabreeze president. “We consider it a ‘family thrill ride’ so it has a nice, wide appeal. We operate it with a 44 inch (112 cm) minimum height so really the whole family can experience it together. And the screams prove the thrill factor! Technical Park was great to work with. The ride was delivered on time, commissioned on site with a very knowledgeable team and they were helpful with technical advice during the first weeks of operation. A standard ‘Miami’ style ride usually has a painted back wall. We wanted something with a higher art theme quality to fit in with the rest of the Seabreeze feel, so we ordered the ride with a blank rear wall. We designed and fabricated the artwork in house this past winter. After the ride was erected, we applied the art elements and are very pleased with look and response to the ride.”
14 JULY 2017
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