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New family thrill ride coming to Valleyfair in 2018 V
alleyfair, the Twin Cities’ premier amusement park, is located on 125 acres in Shakopee, Minn, and will introduce Delirious, a 70-foot looping thrill ride, for its
2018 season. The new family thrill ride, manufactured by Larson International, will coil riders upside-down on a seven story, 360- degree freestanding structure with a high capacity, high speed train. The ride will be a prominent feature in the park’s Route 76 nostalgia-themed area. Once on board Delirious’ 24-person train, riders rock back and
forth as the train gains momentum and races around the inside of the track; the ride slows to hold riders suspended upside-down before rapidly reversing direction. Delirious will be capable of completing 10 complete revolutions in less than a minute and the ride’s purple color scheme, lighting, and music will create an immersive atmosphere in keeping with Route 76’s classic amusement park theme. "Delirious is a great addition to the retro family road trip feel of
Route 76,” said Brad Marcy, general manager, Valleyfair. “The additional atmospheric enhancements to the area will allow our Twin Cities neighbours to not only relive memories of visits to Valleyfair, but also create new family traditions and enjoy the ‘best day’ experience that we strive to give everyone."
Frontgrid and Simworx to launch
‘world first’ attraction at EAS 2017 A new name to the industry, Frontgrid has partnered with simulation attractions specialist Simworx to introduce a brand new product to the market, which will be officially launched at EAS 2017 in Berlin. ParadropVR™ (patent pending) is an immersive, virtual reality (VR) attraction featuring integrated gamification, which allows the user to fully control the game play and movement. ParadropVR™ provides an immersive VR experience that simulates flying a
paraglider, with up and down motion that incorporates sudden drops and smooth deceleration to create a realistic feeling of gliding through the skies. The ride was developed by the UK based Frontgrid team and features an interactive game element controlled by the participant, with points awarded to each individual rider as they make their way ‘back down to earth’ via a series of targets through which they must fly to score maximum points. It seems that ParadropVR™ is a new attraction for not only theme parks, but also FEC’s, shopping malls, cinemas, bowling locations and cruise ships due to the multiple theming and content options on offer, and a modular design that provides high hourly capacity and low operating costs. A press conference to officially announce the launch of ParadropVR™ will take place at EAS on Wednesday, September 27th, in the press room at the Messe Berlin Exhibition Centre.
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New element of DC Rivals Hypercoaster revealed on test run
The eagerly anticipated DC Rivals Hypercoaster, the biggest rollercoaster in the Southern Hemisphere took to the tracks for the first time under the watchful eyes of engineers. Village Roadshow posted a video of the maiden run on Facebook, which revealed a previously undisclosed element of the ride – the back seats of the ride are designed to face backwards. The coaster, manufactured by Mack Rides, is due to open in October and
the reveal of the backward facing rear seats has created even more of a buzz among thrill seekers across the globe. The coaster is the most expensive ride in the city with a cost of over $30 million, it is made up of 335 steel columns and reaches speeds of 115km/h.
SEPTEMBER 2017
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