The IAAPA Expo is a yearly conference held at the Orange County Convention Center, and features the latest and greatest in theme park technology on display all in one place. The conference is typically five days long, and it’s a...
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DOF Robotics Partners With Feld Entertainment on VR Monster Jam Simulator
After working with world giants such as Marvel and Universal Studios, DOF Robotics is now collaborating with FELD entertainment company on the new Monster Jam Grave Digger Virtual Reality Simulator. The simulator made its debut on the IAAPA Expo Show...
Continue reading...Talking the Future of Theme Park Technology with FORREC’s Eric J. O’Rourke
Over the last decade, a variety of new and exciting technologies influenced both theme park attractions and the overall guest experience. Some caught on, while others were short-lived. So what do the 2020s hold? How will the theme park experience...
Continue reading...Hersheypark Announces Hyperdeck Virtual Reality Experience
Hersheypark is slated to have a busy year in 2020. Back in January, the park broke ground on their brand new Chocolatetown expansion, a 23-acre, $150-million area that will include shopping, dining, entertainment and their new B&M hyper coaster, Candymonium,...
Continue reading...Inside the 360-Degree Universal Sphere Dome Theater
Is the future of immersive theme park theater attractions at the base of a new Philadelphia skyscraper? Last month, Universal Sphere, a groundbreaking 360-degree cinematic dome theater, opened in the lobby of the new Comcast Technology Center tower in Philadelphia....
Continue reading...So, What Ever Happened to Virtual Reality?
In the amusement industry today, the most important thing that parks must do is attract new guests—that’s just what the industry is about. With the plethora of activities now available, it is getting increasingly difficult to increase park attendance. Sure,...
Continue reading...Media Day Report: Battle For Eire at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s motion simulator theater has quite the storied history. Originally opened as “Questor” in the area the park then known as “Hastings” in 1990, the theater has housed multiple attractions: Questor (1990-1995) and King Arthur’s Challenge (1996-2000) in...
Continue reading...Legoland Florida Opens Great Lego Race VR Coaster
Legoland Florida has officially opened its virtual reality (VR) coaster experience, dubbed The Great Lego Race. Touted as the first VR coaster for kids, The Great Lego Race “immerses riders in a zany race against Lego competitors in a 360-degree,...
Continue reading...Legoland Parks Bringing Virtual Reality to Three Coasters
Legoland parks in Florida, Germany and Malaysia will soon transform their respective “Project X” roller coasters into the virtual reality-driven The Great Lego Race. The virtual reality (VR) roller coasters will open at Legoland Malaysia in late 2017 followed by...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week – Revolution
We’re sticking on the West Coast for this weeks A-Z Coaster of the week. For the letter “R”, we’re looking at a coaster that had one of the most important “firsts” in modern coaster history, Revolution at Six Flags Magic...
Continue reading...Rage of the Gargoyles VR Arrives at Discovery Kingdom
Thursday morning I got a chance to visit Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to preview their new virtual reality roller coaster, Rage of the Gargoyles, which has been added to Kong. This is one of several new VR coasters Six Flags is...
Continue reading...Take a 360-degree Virtual Tour of Motiongate Dubai
The under-construction Motiongate Dubai theme park is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated amusement industry projects of 2016. While the theme park isn’t due to open until later this year, a 360-degree “virtual reality” tour of the park was...
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