After a slow-paced dark ride segment, the ride vehicle stops at the lateral switch. An animatronic figure crashes into its side, triggering a dramatic shift that sends ride vehicle plunging left and downward. At the base of the switch track, the vehicle continues forward into the next immersive scene or reverses into the maintenance and storage bay. This project encompasses a full-cycle engineering approach, from initial concept to detailed design and documentation.

Key Highlights:

• Enhanced Ride Experience: A unique concept featuring front wheels on a curved secondary rail.
• Precision Motion Control: VFD-driven motor mechanism enables a predefined motion profile for the ride carriage.

Robust Mechanical Design: Parallel cog belts move the heavy carriage, a see-saw pivot mechanism equalizes belt tension, supported by shock absorbers for fail-safe operation.

Phased Development:

• Concept Phase: From a one-page statement of work to hand sketches.
• Preliminary Design: Ride kinematics calculations and system sizing.
• Detailed Design: Finalized engineering with FEA, hardware evaluation, fabrication drawings, and manuals for design, operation and maintenance