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Skyrush Refurbishment: How we enhanced a beloved Experience.
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After 12 years of operation, Skyrush at Hersheypark, Pennsylvania, has undergone a first-class upgrade. Since its debut in 2012, Skyrush has been a pioneer in roller coaster innovation, boasting the title of the first Intamin “Wing Coaster” featuring lap bars (instead of over-the-shoulder restraints) and soaring to a height of 200ft (61m) with a thrilling, dynamic layout and intense airtime experiences.

Why giving Skyrush new seats?

Being the first Intamin coaster to introduce floorless seats with lap bars, Skyrush set the stage for the now ubiquitous lap bar restraints, which Intamin LSM Launch Coasters has adopted a couple of years later.

As one of the key attractions for Hersheypark as well as (arguably) one of the best most popular coasters in Pennsylvania and even the U.S., Skyrush has always been an important attraction. The only thing missing was to ensure that all guests enjoyed a comfortable ride experience, which the first-generation lap bar system had inhibited for certain guests.

Inspired by the seamless, open, and comfortable experience offered by modern LSM Launch Coasters from Intamin, Hersheypark approached Intamin with a request to upgrade the Wing Coaster trains with contemporary LSM seats and restraints, aiming to enhance rider comfort and make an almost perfect ride even better.

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Intamin’s Know-How 

This specific request from Hersheypark required the right experts and knowledge.  Intamin’s after-sales division “Intamin Parts and Services” (IPS), together with the U.S. Aftersales organization Intamin Ltd, had to conduct several preliminary studies in-house.

Initially, we needed to pinpoint all the components of the ride that the alteration would affect. Some were immediately apparent, like the space the new seats would occupy on the chassis. However, others were less obvious, such as the structural integrity of the entire coaster, which engineers had designed for a specific train weight.

We had to revisit every element in the intricate puzzle of ride creation from square one. Consequently, we had to meticulously apply the routine steps we undertake daily for our new attractions to this project.

Intamin’s team of engineers at IPS worked to create Skyrush new seats that seamlessly integrated into its existing configuration. They underwent rigorous assessment and scrutiny to ensure compliance with industry standards while providing optimal comfort. Every detail, from structural integrity to operational procedures, was scrutinised to guarantee the utmost safety and enjoyment for riders.

The result? A coaster experience like no other, where thrills meet comfort in perfect harmony.

Experience the enhanced Skyrush 

Today, we invite you to experience the enhanced Skyrush for yourself. Feel the rush of adrenaline as you soar through the sky. Every twist and turn has been engineered for your comfort and safety. Whether you’re a seasoned coaster enthusiast or a first-time rider, the enhanced Skyrush promises an unforgettable experience that will leave you craving more.

Join us at Hersheypark and elevate your thrills with Skyrush new seats. It’s time to take your coaster journey to new heights.

The successful realization of this comprehensive refurbishment project owes much to the collaborative efforts between Intamin and our valued customer Hersheypark. The Intamin team relished the opportunity to enhance such a classic coaster like Skyrush, a big Thanks to the trust placed in us!

Enjoy your ride!

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“Catapult Falls” – First Launched Flume at SeaWorld San Antonio
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On March 2nd 2024, SeaWorld San Antonio, located in Texas, USA, successfully opened their new attraction, Catapult Falls. Riders will experience the world first launched flume ride and the steepest flume drop in the world with 53 degrees.

Prepare for an adrenaline-pumping adventure on the state-of-the-art flume ride, featuring our newest technology for an exhilarating and smooth ride experience. This ride incorporates the world’s first flume launch, propelling unexpecting riders at a speed of 9m/s (30ft/sec) into the first of two airtime hills before plunging them into a refreshing splashdown, perfect for beating the Texas heat.

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2 airtimes hills plunging into refreshing splashdowns

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Reach the top in a few seconds with breathtaking views

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World steepest drop on a log flume

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But the excitement doesn’t end there. Take a leisurely boat ride section, leading to the first vertical lift in North America. As you ascend, soak in the breathtaking views of the park before embarking on a heart-pounding drop down the world’s steepest drop on a flume ride, boasting a thrilling 53-degree angle. Feel the rush as you speed through another airtime hill and enter the grand finale – a final splashdown that will cool you and spectators off and leave you wanting more of Catapult Falls.

Get ready for an unforgettable adventure at SeaWorld San Antonio with our Launched Flume Ride. This exhilarating attraction is guaranteed to delight thrill-seekers and the family alike.

Intamin is proud to having contributed to the success of SeaWorld San Antonio and would like to thank the entire team for the great cooperation.

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Introducing: The Hubless Wheel
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An iconic attraction by day – an attracting icon by night

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The Hubless Wheel, reimagining the traditional spokeless wheel with a contemporary twist. With its sleek and modern structure, this new wheel offers an abundance of space, allowing you to unleash your creativity and bring your ideas to life.

Designed for optimal space efficiency, our Hubless Wheel’s small footprint provides you with room to explore your ideas. Its see-through center not only offers guests an unobstructed view of the surrounding skyline but also provides additional space to curate new experiences and captivating shows for your guests. Make the most of this unique space by seamlessly integrating other attractions, projecting immersive light shows, or using it as a stunning frame to showcase the breathtaking views beyond.

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“Zokkon” – Fuji-Q, Japan
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On July 20th, 2023 Fuji-Q Highland had the grand opening of their new  LSM LAUNCH MOTORBIKE COASTER named “Zokkon”.

Fuji-Q Highland is one of Japan’s most popular amusement parks, located in the Fuji Five Lake region at the foot of Mount Fuji. It is best known for its thrilling, record-breaking roller coasters and elaborate, anime-themed rides and attractions. Utilizing Intamin’s most powerful LSM propulsion system, this Multi Launch Coaster has a height of 25 meters and an experienced track length of more than 1’300 meters with top speeds of over 73 km/h. Hold tight, Zokkon features four powerful LSM launches of which one is a backward launch right after the breathtaking spike taking riders backwards to an indoor show scene. Passengers get to enjoy twelve airtime moments, electrifying turns and gripping ride elements that will leave anyone gasping for more.The futuristic 14-seater motorbike themed trains, with integrated sound and lighting come in a side-by-side arrangement with two passengers per vehicle, in combination with the individual lap-bar paired with foamed seats. This roller coaster guarantees a safe and unique ride experience combined with a high comfort for passengers.

Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Fuji-Q Highland and would like to thank the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

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“Dragonwatch” – Toverland, The Netherlands
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Intamin’s newest PARACHUTE TOWER, “Dragonwatch,” took flight on July 1st, 2023, at Toverland in the Netherlands.

Rising to approx. 20 meters, Dragonwatch gives you a dragon’s-eye view of the Avalon World and a phenomenal panorama of the beautiful park. As you ascend, keep an eye out for mischievous dragons lurking in the newly expanded area. With a total of six parachutes, one on each cantilever, six fearless passengers can ride on each parachute in a back-to-back seating position, ready to conquer the skies. Experience the dynamics of the high accelerations up and down as you become the ultimate dragon watcher, plunging into the depths and moving at different speeds resulting in several attractive ride profiles. Dragonwatch welcomes adventurers of all sizes. Riders taller than 80cm can hop on board and get ready for an unforgettable journey!

Dragonwatch is also an engineering marvel as its newly designed innovative belt drive system ensures a smooth and quiet operation, keeping the excitement high and the noise low. Plus, it’s maintenance-friendly, making it a breeze for the hardworking Toverland team to keep the fun soaring!

When the sun sets, Dragonwatch transforms into a mesmerizing spectacle. Dazzling lights dance upon the colourful tower and its parachutes, creating a breathtaking nighttime show you don’t want to miss. The beautiful theming and lighting were designed and executed in detail by Toverland.

Intamin takes immense pride in contributing to Toverland’s success and would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to their team for their outstanding cooperation.

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“Two Signature Attractions for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi” – UAE
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On May 23rd, 2023 SeaWorld in Abu Dhabi opened its doors to the public featuring two signature attractions from Intamin.

The World’s first DOME RIDE THEATER, “Hypersphere 360”, is an ultimate all-encompassing virtual reality immersion with an uninterrupted 360° imagery surrounding view in any direction for each guest. Visitors will travel the world’s seas and explore the ocean’s depths without wearing isolating headsets on a fully rotating and tilting ring inside the LED sphere, supporting the illusion that the sphere is gliding through liquid space. The ride features comfortable floorless seats with a range of special effects. Intamin has joined forces with Attraktion! to supply this World’s most immersive amusement ride.

The LSM MULTI LAUNCH COASTER “Manta Coaster” extends outside on a track length of almost 1200 meters. Besides the top speed of about 80 km/h, riders will experience three launches, a total of 17 breathtaking air- and hang time moments, a zero-gravity flip and three inversions while whizzing through this truly stunning layout with numerous close interactions and near miss elements in an extensively themed surrounding. Beautifully themed in manta ray style, the 20-seater trains have ergonomically shaped seats with state of the art over-the-shoulder lap bars to ensure maximum freedom, comfort, and the highest safety for passengers.

Congratulations to MIRAL on the successful opening of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. Intamin is proud to contribute to the success of the newly opened park and success of YAS Island and thank you to the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

 

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“Uncharted: The Enigma of Penitence” – PortAventura World, Spain
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On June 17th, 2023 PortAventura World successfully opened their new MULTI DIMENSION COASTER named “Uncharted: The Enigma of Penitence”. Uncharted is the World’s first indoor quintuple (5x) LSM launch coaster featuring the World’s first side launch.

Located in the park’s Far West area, the attraction is based on the world of the Uncharted movie, which is inspired by the video games of the same name. The Uncharted movie tells the story of the treasure hunters Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan “Sully”, in their first adventure searching for a lost treasure of Magellan.

This Multi Dimension Coaster is the first of its kind in many ways. It is not only the world’s first indoor quintuple (5x) LSM launch coaster but also features the world’s first side launch. This unique dark ride coaster has Europe’s first side drop as well as the first dark ride offering drifting maneuvers thanks to the controlled spinning 12-seater vehicles. It is the first Multi Dimension Coaster in Spain and therefore has many first off elements in the country. All these unique coaster technologies give guests an incredibly thrilling two minutes indoor coaster experience on almost 700 meters of track.

This dark ride roller coaster is the first collaboration between Sally and Intamin. Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of PortAventura World and would like to thank the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

 

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“Arctic Rescue” – Sea World San Diego
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On June 02nd 2023, Sea World San Diego started public operation of its new attraction named “Arctic Rescue”. On this arctic themed FAMILY LAUNCH STRADDLE COASTER, riders are launched on snowmobiles and ride to the rescue.

This family-friendly thrill coaster features a total of three launches, whereas the passengers start their journey inside of the Wild Arctic exhibit straddling a unique snowmobile style vehicle. They will race through the Arctic and each of the three exhilarating launches is faster than the one before with a top speed of around 65 km/h (40mph). The snowmobiles allow for an exciting ride experience for each rider as they lean into banks and turns and whizz along a total of over 850 meters (2’800ft) of track.

Intamin’s Family Launch Coaster, as its name suggests, is a more family-oriented attraction, but at the same time still quite thrilling. Using Intamin’s state of the art friction wheel drive system in combination with a unique and highly popular vehicle design, this coaster type has proven to be an exciting variation on Intamin’s family of launch coasters. The upright seating position, in a side-by-side arrangement with two passengers per vehicle, in combination with the individual lap-bar paired with foamed seats, guarantees a safe and unique ride experience combined with a high comfort for passengers.

Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Sea World San Diego and would like to thank the entire team for the great cooperation.

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“DarKoaster” – Busch Gardens Williamsburg, USA
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On May 19th, 2023, Busch Gardens Williamsburg successfully opened “DarKoaster”, North America’s first all-indoor Family Launch Straddle Coaster.

On DarKoaster, daring explorers race through total darkness to escape the strange weather patterns that have been recorded. As the storm strikes, riders encounter four accelerating launches and speeds up to 57 km/h (36 mph) on this family-friendly dark ride adventure. Using Intamin’s state of the art friction wheel drive system, riders experience a track length of 752 meters (2454 ft), whereas the physical track length is 428m (1400 ft). DarKoaster is another great execution of Intamin’s famous Family Launch Coaster spiked with many surprising ride elements.

The two 10-seater snowmobile themed trains come in a side-by-side arrangement with two passengers per vehicle, in combination with the individual lap-bar paired with foamed seats. This roller coaster guarantees a safe and unique ride experience combined with a high comfort for passengers.

Once again, Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Busch Gardens Williamsburg and would like to thank the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

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Opening at Parque Warner
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On May 13th, 2023 Parque Warner Madrid successfully opened their LSM Multi Launch Coaster, the most anticipated new roller coaster in Spain

Utilizing Intamin’s most powerful LSM launch system, this highly thrilling LSM Multi Launch Coaster has a height of 45 meters and an experienced track length of 1007 meters. At a top speed of over 100 km/h, passengers will experience 111 seconds of pure excitement when riding this impressive roller coaster. Featuring a total of three breathtaking launches, twelve airtime moments, four inversions and a swing brake, this coaster is made for adrenaline junkies The three 12-seater trains are nicely themed and come with ergonomically shaped seats and over-the-shoulder-lap-bars, ensuring maximum freedom and comfort in combination with highest safety for the passengers.

Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Parque Warner Madrid and would like to thank the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

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Opening of Toutatis
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On April 8th, 2023 Parc Astérix successfully opened their new key attraction and biggest project ever named “Toutatis”. Toutatis is not only the fastest MULTI LAUNCH COASTER in France but at the same time also holds the World Record for the MOST AIRTIMES on any steel coaster – 23 times!

Parc Astérix now offers a new area called “Festival Toutatis” with an exceptional scenography that is in keeping with the spirit of a “Gallic Festival” in the middle of the Forest of Carnutes where the Gallic tribes come to celebrate their God Toutatis.

Toutatis is a completely unique coaster featuring seven LSM launches, five forward and two backward, all utilizing the strongest LSM launch system available on the market. This highly thrilling MULTI LAUNCH COASTER has a physical track length of over 1100 meters, whereas riders actually experience an impressive track length of almost 1400 meters. Besides the top speed of 107 km/h, riders will experience a height of 53m and a total of 23 breathtaking airtime moments. Toutatis is full of surprises and riders will have no time to take a breath while whizzing through this stunning layout guaranteeing more than one adrenaline rush. 32 gripping elements designed to immerse riders into the world of the Gaulish heros Asterix and Obelix. This coaster can be described as a coaster enthusiast’s dream.

The nicely themed three 20-seater trains with ergonomically shaped seats and over-the-shoulder-lap-bar, ensure maximum freedom and comfort in combination with highest safety for the passengers.

Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Parc Asterix and would like to thank the entire team of Park Astérix and CDA for the outstanding cooperation.

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Toutatis, Parc Astérix
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Toutatis at Parc Astérix
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A Whole New Level of Immersive Ride Experiences: The Dynamic Motion Stage
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Immerse Yourself in an Experience Unlike Anything You’ve Experienced Before!

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Intamin’s Dynamic Motion Stage offers a new level of immersive storytelling with a highly dynamic and unique ride system. This ride will stay in your guest’s heads long after leaving your venue.

Experience the Dynamic Motion Stage

An immersive ride unlike anything you’ve experienced before. The main platform of the Dynamic Motion Stage is moved by means of four hydraulic cylinders with a centrally fixed support. The central support ensures a minimal clearance envelope, as the horizontal movements of the platform cannot extend beyond its edge. This means show sets can be built close to the guests and entry as well as exit to and from the ride is made easier with no additional infrastructure required.

The Dynamic Motion Stage is able to perform pitch, roll and yaw movements as well as heaving and dropping your riders up to 3 meters at a speed of 3 m/s, achieving weightlessness sensations. Each cabin pod has unlimited rotation and can simultaneously be superimposed with the rotation of the main platform (also featuring unlimited rotation). This allows you to have full control over the experience of your guests as well as let the guests interact with each other according to your story. The cabin pods can also perform tilting movements if desired. This combination of the overlapping movements creates a multidimensional experience with new, innovative sensations for a highly re-rideable experience!

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New Levels of Storytelling

With this ride, your story can now be told on multiple levels. The primary is on eye level in horizontal starting position with a level below the platform as a secondary level, which becomes visible when the stage is tilted. Additionally, a ceiling area above the guests can also be incorporated, which becomes the focal point when the stage is tilted upwards. Through the ride system’s freedom of movements, you always have full control over where your guest’s attention is directed.

This ride offers possibilities for storytelling using physical theming, fully media-based or a mix of both. This makes the immersion even more impressive and puts the passengers in the middle of the action, the vehicles can even interact with each other during the story by turning them towards one another. Due to the seating arrangement, every ride is a different experience resulting in a highly re-rideable attraction.

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Stage and Vehicle Designs to Meet Your Need

We have various vehicle configurations to meet your needs. Individual cabins which optionally tilt, facing your riders in the same direction, circularly facing inward or outward, you choose! For an experience as a state-of-the-art motion cinema, the entire stage area can also be configured as one large theatre seating with rows across the whole platform. The configuration options are very broad, we are confident to find the right one for your project. All of the seating configurations are using Intamin’s ergonomically shaped seats with individual lap-bar-restraints ensure maximum freedom and comfort as well as highest safety.

This attraction is ideal for storytelling, adventures for the whole family! This is an exclusive attraction engineered for theme parks as well as for locations looking to differentiate themselves from the competition, as part of an already existing entertainment concept or a stand-alone attraction.

If you are interested in this exceptional ride system, contact our team for more information!

“Danse Macabre” at Efteling Coming in 2024!

Intamin is honoured to announce that this ride system was developed in close collaboration with Efteling and will debut with their new attraction “Danse Macabre”, opening in 2024.

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LSM Launch Coasters are Going Vertical!
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Propel Your Guests Towards the Sky with the Market’s Strongest LSM Launch.

Intamin’s LSM, the strongest launch system on the market, is going vertical: The first coaster already opened in Dubai (Storm Coaster, Dubai Hills Mall), this feature is available now for all of Intamin’s LSM Coasters.

Ready for Takeoff? LSM Launches are Going Vertical!

Were you ever bored with a standard vertical lift and wanted something more? We did! This is one of the reasons why we came up with the Vertical Launch Coaster. This launch uses Intamin’s proven LSM launch system now adapted for vertical launches.

Vertical Lift or Launch

Want to experience all of this live? Check out “The Storm Coaster”, operating now at Dubai Hills Malls, UAE.

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This state-of-the-art system allows for vertical launches up to high speeds and accelerations, customizable to your preferences and site requirements. This guarantees an exhilarating sensation, leaving your riders breathless and allowing for new creative possibilities in ride layout designs. Not only can you now gain height quickly in locations where space is tight, you can also launch straight into your ride elements! The innovative anti-rollback system guarantees maximum safety and a smooth evacuation process in case of emergency, bringing the train smoothly and safely back to a stop.

Want to know more? Contact our team for more information!

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The Flying Theater Re-invented: The Motion Tower
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A New and Unique Media-based Attraction: The Motion Tower! Flying Theaters Re-invented.

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Intamin is proud to introduce a state-of-the-art screen-based ride that offers guests never-before-experienced sensations in a flying theater type ride. The theater seating allows each of the 90 passengers an uninterrupted view of the screen.

The Motion Tower is a state-of-the-art screen-based ride that offers guests never-before-experienced sensations in a flying theater type attraction. The theater seating allows each of the 90 passengers an uninterrupted view of the screen.

The gondola of this immersive attraction can move in three degrees of freedom (3DOF) and can be precisely programmed to synchronize with your desired media content. Pitch and roll movements of the gondola can achieve up to ±15° (at a speed of up to 15° per second), whereas the vertical heave/drop movement with 19m of vertical stroke can reach speeds of up to 5m/s and ±0.5G. The vehicle tracking audio system directs sound to the exact position of the gondola at any given time to ensure the best acoustic experience, wherever your guests are. All these characteristics allow for a highly dynamic ride experience with unique ride movements: The next level of immersive experiences for your guests.

Intamin’s ergonomically shaped seats with individual over-the-shoulder-lap-bar ensure maximum freedom and comfort as well as highest safety. Additionally, the seats can be equipped with 4D effects like wind, scent, vibration and unique sound system incorporated in the seats to make the storytelling of your adventure even more immersive.

This attraction is ideal for flyovers, travels to other dimensions, underwater or space – your imagination is the limit! It is an exclusive attraction engineered for locations looking to differentiate themselves from the competition, as part of an already existing entertainment concept or a stand-alone attraction.

If you are interested in this unique ride, contact our team for more information!

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New Water Ride Features
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New Features for Your Water Rides

Intamin has developed new layout elements for its Flume Rides and its Rapids Rides to bring water ride experiences to the next level.

Upgraded boat designs, an innovative booster system for Flume Rides and special elements like a teeter totter, free fall track or steel slides sections on a Rapids Ride are some of the novelties now available.

Your Next Generation Flume Ride

Intamin’s 8-passenger Flume boat has been notably upgraded. The main improvements on the boat are the comfortable seats as well as the individual lap bar restraints, designed for quick and easy loading & unloading.

In addition to the upgraded boat, Intamin now offers a booster element which is a world’s first for water rides. This, optionally submerged, element is used to boost the Flume boat’s speed in a flat flume section and can be used, for example, to grab some airtime over a hump without the need of a down-chute before.

Intamin also has upgraded its V-Switch track element, which is now called the Swing Switch. The Swing Switch can now swing the flume boat from one side to the other into a backward section while simultaneously performing the backwards motion, so without requiring the boat to fully stop during the swing.

Rapids Ride with Special Elements

Intamin’s Rapids Ride received a number of new special elements which have not been used on a Rapids Ride before. Create unique ride experiences with one of the following new special elements:

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  • Vertical in-line lift with steel slide
  • Parallel lift with down chute
  • Inclined lift with drop and show waterfall
  • Inclined lift with drop
  • Inclined lift with floating horseshoe drop
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Inclined Lift with Drop and Show Waterfall

Update Your Existing Installation or Design A New One From Scratch

Surprise your guests with Intamin’s various innovative lift configurations, adding even more uniqueness to your water ride. Implementation of most new features in existing rides are possible.

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Opening of Pantheon
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On March 25th, 2022 Busch Gardens Williamsburg successfully opened “Pantheon”, their key attraction and most anticipated coaster of 2022, which at the same time is the world’s fastest Multi LSM Launch Coaster.

“Pantheon” combines the might of five Roman gods in one record breaking display of strength, speed and power. The gods referenced in Pantheon’s theme are Pluto, Neptune, Mercury, Minerva and Jupiter. Each god represents a different aspect of the ride: Pluto represents the two inversions, Minerva the launches and boosts, Mercury stands for speed, Neptune for height and Jupiter represents the drop.

Utilizing Intamin’s most powerful LSM launch system, this highly thrilling record-breaking Multi LSM Launch Coaster has a height of 55 meters (180ft) and a physical track length of just over 1’000 meters (3’280 ft). At a top speed of approx. 117 km/h (73mph), reached after the 95° vertical drop, passengers will be able to feel pure adrenalin when riding this impressive roller coaster.

Featuring a total of four breathtaking launches of which three are forward and one is backward, five airtime hills, two inversions, a stunning 95°drop, gripping elements and electrifying turns, this coaster can be described as a coaster enthusiast’s dream creating an unforgettable ride experience.

The two 20-seats nicely themed trains with ergonomically shaped seats and over-the-shoulder-lap-bar, ensure maximum freedom and comfort in combination with highest safety for the passengers.

Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Busch Gardens Williamsburg and would like to thank the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

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Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg © SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
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Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg © SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg © SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

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Opening of The Storm Coaster
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On the 17th of February 2022, Emaar Entertainment revealed the launch of The Storm Coaster, an indoor LSM Launch Coaster, located at the newly opened Dubai Hills Mall.

A world first rollercoaster integrated directly into the structure of a building, pushing the boundary of all aspects of engineering design. The Storm Coaster, a first of its kind indoor rollercoaster puts guests in the exciting world of storm chasing.

Utilizing Intamin’s most powerful LSM drive system, this non-stop action-packed LSM Launch Coaster has a thrilling 50 meters vertical launch, making every passengers adrenalin pump. Riders will experience airtime, speed changes, a sharp drop and unexpected acceleration on a total of 670 meters of track with a top speed of 77 km/h. The Storm Coaster which wraps around the entire building it’s housed in, will surely delight all thrill seekers.

The three 12-seater, themed state-of-the-art trains with ergonomically shaped seats and over-the-shoulder-lap-bar restraints ensure maximum freedom and comfort with the highest safety for the passengers.

Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of Dubai Hills Mall and would like to thank Emaar Entertainment and the entire team for the outstanding cooperation.

LSM Launch Roller Coaster, Multi-Launch Coaster
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The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall © Emaar Entertainment
The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall © Emaar Entertainment
The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall © Recreative
The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall © Recreative
The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall © Recreative
The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall © Recreative

© Emaar Entertainment and Recreative 

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Opening of Big Dipper
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The world’s first Hot Racer and at the same time also the world’s first Launched Single-Rail Coaster named “Big Dipper” successfully opened to the public on December 26th, 2021 at Luna Park Sydney, Australia.

This outstanding Intamin Hot Racer is the centrepiece of Luna Park’s largest investment in multiple new rides, all basically at the same time. The “Big Dipper” packs ten thrilling elements and two launches into a compact layout stretching over two main areas making it Australia’s tallest and fastest Multi Launch Coaster.

After leaving the station and turning left into the rolling first launch, the train accelerates into a Stengel-dive and a zig-zag double-down providing the first airtime moments. After it has entered the boost section the train reaches a top speed of 72 km/h and is heading towards the iconic non-inverting loop ending in a sidewinder inversion. While rushing over an airtime hill, where the passengers experience -0.3g, followed by some high-speed s-curves passing over a fly-over wave turn, the train turns upside-down a second time with a flat spin. With a 180 degree turn and a twisting hop into the brakes, the train finally returns to the station.

The two 7-seater, race car themed inline-seating trains of the “Big Dipper” with ergonomically shaped seats and an over-the-shoulder-lap-bar, ensure maximum freedom and comfort in combination with highest safety for the passengers.

Intamin is thankful and equally proud of having contributed to the continued success of Luna Park Sydney.

Hot Racer – Launched Single-Rail Roller Coaster
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Dome Ride Theater – World’s Most Immersive Ride
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Intamin and Attraktion! Present the World’s Most Immersive Ride: The Dome Ride Theater

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Intamin, world leader for Amusement Rides and Attraktion!, innovation leader for media based attraction formats have joined forces to develop the world’s most immersive amusement ride.

The Dome Ride Theater allows it’s guests to have a unique ride experience with an uninterrupted 360 degree view in any direction and for each guest, as visitors explore the experience in a fully media covered LED sphere. A fully rotating and tilting seating ring inside the LED sphere with 4 mm perforated pixel screens resulting in an extremely immersive total of 75 Mio. pixels.

The LED sphere from Attraktion! has 17m in diameter and includes a moving floor which reveals the full spherical experience only after start of the show, adding a great surprise-effect to the ride’s experience.

The dynamic platform from Intamin can rotate up to 6 rpm and tilt 30 degrees in every direction. Furthermore, the ride features floorless seats as can be experienced in Flying Theaters with a full range of special effects.

The Dome Ride Theater has a wide variety of applicable locations ranging from theme parks and the like, but also is perfectly suited as a standalone attraction in tourism destinations and shopping malls as a turnkey product. This offer can include the whole infrastructure incl. queue, pre-show, post-show and merchandising area.

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The Upgraded Intamin Surf Family: The Surf Rider 2.0 and the Ultra Surf
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The Upgraded Intamin Surf Family: The Surf Rider 2.0 and the Ultra Surf

Intamin is proud to present the completely upgraded version of our “Surf Family” coasters: The Surf Rider 2.0 – available in two sizes – and their bigger sibling with an enhanced ride experience: The Ultra Surf. All of them come with a significantly increased capacity and are powered by the most powerful LSM launch system available on the market. They’re packed, and we really mean packed, with weightlessness and airtime moments.

After talking to our customers, Intamin decided to make important upgrades to the ”Surf Family” portfolio: We kept the fun ride concept and added improvements which are bound to satisfy both park owners and ridership alike.

The new, bigger, state-of-the-art free-spinning gondolas – now with 20 seats instead of 12 – allows us to achieve nearly double the ride capacity per hour. Due to the use of cutting-edge lightweight construction methods and materials we were also able to substantially reduce the weight of the moving masses at the same time.

A unique ride-experience – for thrill seekers and for families – provides an enhancement for every park. This, not only because of the abundant theming possibilities but especially due to the ride’s combination of power, compact footprint, capacity and last but not least simply the fun factor!

The Ultra Surf

The Ultra Surf comes with a large amount of weightlessness and airtime moments: It’s packed with it, not only attributed to the added airtime hill but also because of the two beyond vertical, ejector intense gravity stall ramps. On account of the free-spinning vehicles, the feeling of floating and spinning through the air is experienced in a different way each time, so you’ll want to ride it again and again. Lastly, with the shuttle-style coaster design on a compact footprint, you get an extended coaster feeling with up to 600 metres of experienced track on 180 meters of physical track.

For those looking to increase the excitement factor of the Ultra Surf even further, the optional spin-incitation will enhance the intensity of this new member of the “Surf Family”. Another measure to elevate the experience for both riders and spectators alike are the optionally available water features allowing for a number of different fountain patterns. Speeding through a water vortex tunnel, creating a water wall or riding right through a water curtain – the installation of these interactive features allows for a controlled degree of how wet you want your riders to get or simply allows for adaptions to the seasonal weather situation. These effects are not restricted to water, you can theme the ride to a number of other elements, enhance it with fire shows, add a fog tunnel or dedicate the whole ride to a fantasy figure – the theming possibilities of the vehicle and ride design of this iconic structure are abundant.

In the end, it doesn’t matter what story you want to tell, the ride system guarantees smiling riders leaving the station wanting to ride again and again. With its compact footprint, in consideration of being a signature attraction, the Ultra Surf is not only a perfect ride for theme and amusement parks, it also serves as a great addition for water parks wanting to give their visitors something really unique and special.

The Surf Rider 2.0

The Surf Rider 2.0 – a classic ride reworked to offer you more excitement for more of your guests. By redesigning the vehicle Intamin’s engineers reduced the vehicle weight, almost doubled the instant capacity and added a more powerful spin, guaranteeing that the Surf Rider remains a crowd favourite!

The Surf Rider 2.0 still comes in two sizes, both on a very compact footprint. One reaches a total height of 30 meters and the larger version extends up to 40 meters in height. A controlled spin incitation can optionally be added for an even more exciting ride experience. The most obvious characteristic of the nearly self-supporting, iconic U-shaped track is the two beyond vertical spikes – in which the vehicle surfs back and forth – for up to twelve unique moments of airtime-weightlessness for the riders. A fun ride for everyone, perfect for any size or type of park, indoor or outdoor, looking for a unique new crowd puller.

Intamin’s Innovations Built in the “Surf Family”

The Ultra Surf and the Surf Rider 2.0 come with all the features of the latest Intamin innovations: The vehicles use the most comfortable and popular Intamin over the shoulder seat restraints, which allow for a maximum feeling of freedom. Utilizing Intamin’s state of the art water cooled LSM launch system the vehicle reaches a max. speed of up to 95 km/h and promises a surprisingly powerful acceleration from the very first push. The smooth ride experience is also the result of a simpler and wider track design which allows for less supporting structure.

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Stengel & Intamin’s BB Track wins a Red Dot Product Design Award 2021
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We are proud to announce that our partner Ingenieurbüro Stengel together with Intamin has won the Red Dot Product Design Award “Best of the Best” 2021 for the new backbone (BB) coaster track design. This track design is exclusively used in most of Intamin’s new coasters.

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The Red Dot Design Award, which since 1955 gives awards to the most outstanding product, concept, brand and communication designs, is one of the most renowned design awards in the world. The jury of 50 international design experts rate products on characteristics like grade of innovation, functionality, formal quality, longevity, symbolic and emotional aesthetics, etc.

This year, the jury selected 77 winners for Product Design in the Category “Industrial, Machines and Automation”. Four of those winners additionally received the award “Best of the Best”, one of them being Stengel & Intamin’s BB Track.

The innovative Stengel BB Track steel element was developed against the background that common track designs for achieving high speeds and withstanding extreme loads have to meet the highest demands regarding safety, material and workmanship of the track, but often pay very little attention to the aesthetic side. Thus, the aim of this design was to further increase the anticipation and thrill of a roller coaster ride by lending it a new shape and appearance. The design of the track with its filigree design language and large track spans allows a significantly simplified fabrication and thus, besides the design, increases the cost effectiveness of the track production. The most recent use of this award-winning track is Walibi Belgium’s Mega Coaster “Kondaa“.

The Jury justifies the award as followed:

“This steel track for roller coasters convinces with impressive technical qualities and a fascinating new shape at the same time. Fundamentally rethinking the design of such steel elements, the roller coaster track has been given an outstandingly appealing look based on the patented concept of connecting curved tubes by means of thin metal sheets. Moreover, this construction approach allows material usage to be minimized.”

Intamin is proud of this achievement and want to thank Ingenieurbüro Stengel for the great partnership over the years and in the future.

Read the full article on Red Dot’s website here: Stengel BB Track Series Red Dot Award

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