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InaBox Interactive Theater
Alterface has developed a mobile version of its Interactive Theater.
Drop 'n' Twist
This new tower ride by Italy’s SBF/Visa Group is available in a variety of different sizes. Each version comes complete with multiple ride patterns including shot, drop and bounce.
Bombay Sky Kopter
Bombay Amusement Rides (BARPL) recently completed its first Bombay Sky Kopter. The family ride, built to an Italian design, stands 7-metres tall and has been shipped to Indonesia, where it has already proved very popular with children at Jawa Timur Park.
Suspended Polyp
The German ride manufacturer Gerstlauer has introduced a new variation of the Polyp ride, complete with suspended seating. This flat ride features five arms supporting 40 seats in which riders' legs hang free.
Skyflyer
This new tethered helium balloon offers passengers the chance to view 360-degree scenery at a height of 120-metres. Up to 16 people at a time can ride, suspended in a gondola from beneath an airship-shaped balloon.
Sky Trail
Now supplied in FEC-friendly colours, the Sky Trail Discover provides an exciting, challenging and “dangerous-yet-safe” experience for anyone 1.1-metres and taller.
Laser Frenzy
New from Creative Works Theme Factory, Lazer Frenzy is an arcade-style attraction for spaces as small as 200 square feet. According to its supplier, the game delivers the same revenue as nearly eight arcade games in half the space.
Sideshow shooting gallery
Arcade users are being encouraged to roll up for all the fun of the fair with this new redemption game from Pan Amusements.
Centennial Skee-Ball
Skee-Ball is a classic midway and arcade game that has been enjoyed by family members of all ages for a century. To celebrate its anniversary in 2009, Skee-Ball Amusement Games has produced this collector’s edition anniversary alley.
Catch a Fish
“A lot of parks have stopped running games now because of staff fraud,” reports the Amusement Corp’s David Miller. The Australian company has released a new midway game that it says will increase takings ...then stop them drifting away into employee’s pockets.
Timberliner trains
A new range of wooden coaster trains from the Gravity Group and its sister company Gravity Kraft promises to increase rider comfort.
Vertical Bike
Action Innovators is a new Dutch company that aims to offer a range of challenge-based attractions. One of its first products is the Vertical Bike, in which riders pedal to reach the top of a 12-metre tower.
Alien Idol
TV talent shows such as X Factor and American Idol are well known for throwing up their fair share of crazy characters, but a new attraction from Germany’s Clostermann Design boasts a judging panel from another planet.
Flower Carousel
Built by ex-Mack Rides salesman Oliver Pierling, this attractive Blumen Karussell (Flower Carousel) offers garden-themed fun for park guests aged 3 and up.
Magic Tree
This interactive kids’ ride from Gosetto of Italy features a 7-metre diameter platform that rotates around a fixed tree in the centre. The 12 cars, themed as nutshells, seat two children or one adult each.
Cannonball
The Cannonball, or Water Splash, is the newest product from Wiegand Maelzer of Germany – and it’s quite a head-turner. See video here.
AquaQuest
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas, has debuted Pirate's Plunder, or AquaQuest, a waterpark version of Creative Kingdoms’ MagiQuest treasure hunt game.
FlowRider Mobile
Now available from Wave Loch, the FlowRider Mobile, or “MoFlow”, is a portable version of the company’s FlowRider surfing attraction. It can be enjoyed anywhere that is accessible by road, whether that be a special event or perhaps as a guest attraction at an existing waterpark.
Mini Pirate Slide
Turkish waterpark supplier Polin has added a new pirate-themed product to its range following requests from clients who found its pirate play centre too big for their facilities.
HydroLine
SCS Interactive has introduced a new range of products for the splash park market. Featuring simple but eye-catching design, HydroLine offers an authentic waterpark experience in a small package suitable for a wide range of outlets, from municipal parks to hotels and resorts.
Dark Light Derby
Elton Games recently unveiled an eye-catching dark light/ultraviolet version of its popular derby racing game, for use in FECs or other venues with restricted light.
Childminder
Designed to enhance child safety at parks and attractions, as well as presenting a potential new revenue stream, the Childminder wristband is a secure device which sends an electronic signal to venue operators when a child leaves without their parent or guardian. It also ensures that missing children are quickly reunited with their parent of guardian by linking their mobile phone number to the wristband.
MegaWhip
A new ride designer has set up shop in New York, and its first product is an exciting adaptation of an old classic. Based loosely on the original WF Mangels Whip of 1914, the MegaWhip from GordonRides features one very important difference. Unlike the original Whip, it is able to navigate both left and right curves in a single, extended layout.
Spot Me ID
This innovative line of patented bracelets, lanyards and temporary tattoos helps reunite wandering children and parents quickly. Parents simply use the Spot Me ID waterproof permanent marker to write their mobile phone number and name on these easy-to-recognise safety products.
Park Ranger
Ranger Quest is a new multiplayer theme park gaming experience utilising GPS technology. Provided with location-based videos, trivia, puzzles and a mystery storyline, guests explore the park, competing against the clock and each other in an interactive challenge.
Tabless Wristbands
Millions of wristbands are applied to guests at parks and attractions each season, but what happens to the removable tabs attached to the adhesive? They are discarded and thrown on the floor, making some park entry plazas look like they’ve been hit by a freak snow shower.
Stackable Hotdog Grill
This stacking unit is ideal for food service applications where counter space is scarce.
Air Racer
Based on the same “Airballs” technology as its Pinball ride, Air Racer from Skytrack in the Netherlands tests four riders’ nerves and reflexes in a drag race race with hovering cars.
Down Force
Chance Morgan has updated its old Rok ‘n’ Rol ride (reminiscent of the old Allen Herschell Looper) by adding an undulating track and new seating. Known as the Down Force, the first unit has been sold to NASCAR Speedpark, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and will open in May 2009.
Aqua Tram
An update of the same manufacturer’s Nautibus attraction, the Aqua Tram provides an underwater dark ride experience for a wide range of entertainment venues, from amusement parks to aquaria.
Pinch Brakes
Nina Romero of Velocity Magnetics shows off the latest magnetic return pinch brake for rollercoasters. Two versions are available, one with 2,200 pounds and the other with 5,000 pounds of force.
Aqualoop
WhiteWater West has secured the licence for an exciting new waterpark attraction. Combined with the ‘AquaRocket’ rider launch system, the AquaLoop is the world’s first looping waterslide.
Wind Surfer
The Flying Scooter is back with an updated look. New from Wisdom Industries, Wind Surfer feature 12 cars holding two passengers each. Each wing is controlled by the riders to make the seat fly.
Surf's Up
Zamperla has introduced Surf's Up, a stand-up spinning tracked ride that the entire family can enjoy.
Jungle Carousel
Argentine carousel manufacturer Felimana Luna Park is now offering a new 24-seater Jungle Carousel featuring endangered species animals.
Barnyard
The Barnyard is a new ride concept from Zamperla, aimed fairly and squarely at kids and families. The attraction simulates a farmyard barn caught in a storm and has obvious similarities in both concept and size to the company’s popular Rockin’ Tug.
Roller Ball
Following the success of its Traffic Jam ride, the SBF/Visa Group has released a new ride called the Roller Ball.
Oslo
The latest bumper car from this Italian manufacturer features, as well as a new shape, LED lighting and hence lower power consumption than previous models.
Climbing Wall Panels
The UK-based supplier of active family attractions, Innovative Leisure has added a new product to its range, a modular panel system that offers a flat climbing wall solution to suit almost any specification.
Boat Trip
Boat Trip is a 3D/4D action movie with a difference – it features live action rather than computer generated imagery (CGI).
Tube Coaster
Described as a mix between a bobsled run and a rollercoaster, this new attraction from the Swiss manufacturer ABC sends riders up and down a steel track at up to 40km/h, although higher speeds are possible.
Inversion
The low capacity will alarm most larger operators, but Dutch ride manufacturer KMG’s new Inversion is nevertheless a compact yet thrilling looking attraction that makes clever use of the basic structure employed on the same firm’s earlier Freak Out.
Taga J
Following the introduction last year of the Kolobok and Calipso (sic), Zamperla has added another ride to its budget range of attractions.
Digiwall
UK-based supplier Innovative Leisure has secured the rights to distribute this new climbing attraction.
Alien Abduction
This new creation is proposed as an iconic 75 feet-tall structure for waterparks, employing the theme park concept of a pre-show, main show and post-show experience.
Krush KushioNZ
Originating from New Zealand and now avaialble for use with a wide range of “Aktion AttraktioNZ” devices, Krush KushioNZ landing technology means no harnesses or other safety gear is needed, hence the name “sans” gear.
Bajazzo
Bajazzo, a new ride proposal from ABC in Switzerland, features two mini Ferris Wheels, one attached to either end of a giant beam, which sways from side to side as the centre tower rotates.
Echols Ice Shaver
These high-speed ice shavers from popcorn specialist C Cretors & Co are ideal for making sno-cones.
Cyber Jet
The Italian SBF/Visa Group has debuted a new space age version of its popular children’s jet rides, the Cyber Jet. The six vehicle ride carries up to 18 passengers (three per car) and occupies a 6-metre diameter footprint.
TraXters
TraXters are a range of new battery-powered children’s vehicles from Formula K designed for the 4 to 12-year-old age group.
Splash 'n' Dodge
As a water ride manufacturer, ABC Rides has inevitably been drawn into producing a number of interactive boat rides, but it has also come up with a new idea of its own.
HIGH SWING
The innovative Dutch ride manufacturer is the latest firm to have a stab at the tower swing concept, and is calling its version the High Swing. As usual with KMG there a number of touches that will make the ride attractive to travelling customers, although the purchase price is thought to be beyond some smaller parks. The 24-seater ride (12 x 2-seater chairs) will tower 57-metres in height, with the seats flying 50 metres high, and occupy a 17-metre diameter footprint.
3D PODS
Wonderworks of London is offering a variety of systems that produce a 3D projection viewable without glasses. The same technology has been used to project “virtual performers” in stage concerts by the likes of Gorillaz and effectively offers a hi-tech version of the old Pepper’s Ghost illusion. Originally developed as an advertising tool, the technology is available as a small VisPod cabinet offering projections up to 101cm, as an AdPod projector offering 2-metre-wide images or as the StagePod unit allowing projections up to 30-metres wide.
MY VERY OWN ADVENTURE
Another “green screen” product, and one of many on show this year at IAAPA, is My Own Adventure. This particular system makes children the stars of their own cartoons.
DROP & STOP
Drop and Stop is a skill game that is easy for children and adults. The object of the game is to try to stop the coaster car in the jackpot area. As the car drops, the player hits the blinking counter button. The player earns points if landing on a numbered space, and the jackpot if their timing is dead on. If you miss entirely the coaster car drops all the way to the bottom, earning no points. The points add up on the main display during play. This game is all about speed and timing.
SL AMERICANA
Severn-Lamb has designed a new road train for the US market – a large yet elegant vehicle clearly influenced the firm’s classic rail trains.
HUMAN STRIKER
The High Striker is a fun new interactive attraction that combines two tried and tested amusement devices, and it was a big hit at this year’s Munich Oktoberfest. As a rider sits on at the bottom of a 12-metre tower, their friend strikes a button with a hammer, sending them up the tower, according to their strength, by up to 8 metres.
TORNADO
Funtime Handels debuted its latest extreme ride construction at the Prater in Vienna this summer. The new creation is called the Tornado and comprises an offset rotating arm, onto the end of which a four-seater gondola is suspended like a swing. Additional electronic motors allow the gondola to perform somersaults.
CANDY FLOSS VENDING MACHINE
It’s one of the highest profit margin confectionery items an attraction can offer, and now candy floss (cotton candy) is available in a new and exciting format. The Candy Floss Vending Machine offered by this Northern Irish company is almost an attraction in its own right.
TWISTING SLIDE
A large, twisting water slide is now available for small children (4ft and above) from Play Pool Products with the introduction of the MKS 270.
FORMULA 1
Italian supplier Eurogames recently unveiled this new look Formula 1 coin-operated family racing car.
WATERWALKERZ
Described as “human hamster balls” that allow their inhabitants to walk, run roll and spin on water without getting wet, Waterwalkerz were recently launched in the UK after enjoying success in Asia.
Calipso
Calipso is an adaptation of the original Calypso/Cobra/Twist concept, accommodating up to 24 riders at a time. Held in by a seatbelt, they turn and spin through two opposite rotations, suspended from above.
Kolobok
Kolobok takes the Rock ‘n’ Roll or Looper once popular in the States and gives it a fresh new theme. The ride has a compact 12 metre footprint and comprises 8 two-seater cars each with over-the-shoulder restraints and an interactive control stick, allowing riders to roll backwards and forwards.
Flying Fury
Guests watching the planes at Linate Airport in Milan can now pilot one by boarding the new Flying Fury ride at Europark next door.
Jet Force
An adaptation of the same manufacturer’s earlier Ultra Max, the Jet Force from Mondial differs from other Frisbee-type type rides in two ways: The main arms turns right through 360 degrees and the machine requires no crane for assembly.
Heartbreaker
Riders experience unpredictable movements on the Heartbreaker, one of two new rides produced by recently by Mondial with a previously unheard of small footprint.
MyVidayo
A number of parks are offering on-ride DVDs this season, but now two Dutch companies have partnered to develop what could be the first such system exclusively for waterpark attractions.
Up-Sell
Park owners are being offered a new way up-sell to guests courtesy of OmniTicket Network.
Tube Sensations
Dutch waterpark specialist Van Egdom is marketing an exciting new range of waterslides called Tube Sensations.
Swing iT
A new skateboard ride has hit the market, this time courtesy of Dutch manufacturer KMG.
Dinner in the Sky
Eye-catching in the extreme, Dinner in the Sky is a 22-seater table with affixed seating that offers diners a meal experience like no other.
Shooting Cars
The bumper car just got interactive. Air-Joe, from Germany, is now marketing a new range of cars with integrated ball or laser cannons.
Smart Kiosk
Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC) is now offering its Smart Kiosk cashless point-of-sale system complete with an integrated Cashflow SC bill acceptor.
