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NEWS FLASH:
INTERACTION IS THE
ATTRACTION!
Dark Rides
The future is interactive
“Next time I will win,“ says Paul, seeming Bobbejaanland, Belgium, was
to be a little jealous of Chris. Leaving built with a single car
Abenteuer Atlantis at Europa-Park, transportation system and
Germany, Chris and his father Paul are since then has been
comparing their scores of their submarine continuously improved. With
adventure. Just another victory for young this operating experience the
Chris. Each equipped with a laser gun, they control system behind a
had to defend the little sea turtle T-01
against sea monsters and dangerous sharks.
It’s this new kind of adventure that will
be the next step of entertainment in the
amusement park industry. Having the guests
participate in a story and getting them into
the scenes is the most exciting way to put
the emotions and fun across. The interaction
possibilities are immense, as the story
becomes real life.
With the new interactive Dark Ride
Technology of MACK Rides you get a great
product to tell your story to your guests.
Interactivity can be incorporated in several
ways: Get points for hitting a target or
trigger some audio-animatronics with a hit.
So easy to use, the laser guns even can be
operated by small children.
The riders will never have the same
experience twice and every time they ride
the contest will start over. Families have fun
discovering the themed areas and looking
out for high scores on the way. And thanks
to the spacious cars, two adults and a small
child can be accommodated with ease.
In 1988 the first MACK Dark Ride in
MACK RIDES I
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