Next-Gen Coaster: adaptability on rails
The idea that a roller coaster can offer a new experience with every ride is fascinating. The adaptability made possible with Spike Coasters extends throughout the entire lifecycle of the ride. The system offers maximum flexibility in all areas and revolutionizes the way roller coasters are built and operated. In this article, we explore some of these aspects in more detail.
Roller Coaster design with maximum flexibility
1. Everyone on board - the right coaster for every audience
Spike layouts can be easily adapted to the needs and preferences of different target audiences. Families with children prefer gentle curves and moderate speeds, while adrenaline junkies seek extreme maneuvers and high speeds. The completely free design of Spike Coasters allows for meeting all requirements and changing the track layout as desired.
2. One system, countless theme worlds
Theme parks work with immersive experience worlds. Spike, as a completely flexible roller coaster system, can be seamlessly integrated into various themes, whether a futuristic science fiction scenario or a medieval castle. Speeds adjustable purely by software allow for an exciting mix of show and speed sections.
3. A roller coaster for every vision
Customers typically have specific ideas and wishes. When it comes to meeting these requirements through individualized design of the layout and ride characteristics, Spike Coasters have virtually no limits. This often includes implementing innovative concepts and unique ride elements. The easy adaptability of the coaster is ideal for iterative collaboration with planners until the layout is perfect.
4. Unlimited adrenaline: constantly new world firsts
Leaders in the amusement park industry are always on the lookout for marketable world-first attractions. With the flexible design freedom of Spike Coasters, new and unique ride elements can continually be developed, breaking records and setting new standards.
Flexible ride design
5. Fine-tuning for the perfect finish
With the ability to fine-tune speed and acceleration, the ride experience can be adjusted and optimized at any time. Sometimes, a ride needs to be experienced in reality to give it the perfect finish.
6. Kids can ride too
The same coaster for thrill-seekers and children? Spike makes this possible through flexible adjustment of speed profiles. Different ride modes allow for tailoring the experience to the target audience, offering a slower ride with lower accelerations for children's rides.
7. Surprise elements for extra fun
Surprise elements make a ride even more exciting. This can be achieved through backward movements, changing directions, and varying speed profiles. Unexpected accelerations make the experience unpredictable and add extra fun. It becomes especially thrilling when these ride elements do not always occur at the same spots but are seemingly randomly varied by the ride program. Thus, every ride truly becomes different and a new experience.
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Completing the coaster with flexible add-ons
8. Sound, light effects, video, and more
Multimedia PCs in the Spike vehicles and at the station enable the optional activation of various add-ons, personalizing each ride. Speed and/or event-controlled vehicle and station sounds, as well as freely programmable lighting on the vehicle and the track, complete each experience and provide the ultimate premium effect. On-board video, including static or automatically panning external cameras, and fully automatic video generation and provision for payment and download via smartphone, generate ongoing additional revenue and create lasting memories for riders. The integration of VR applications through mixed-reality glasses is also very simple. In addition to digital add-ons, a range of hardware features is available, such as water gates and sprayers, laser tag, smoke generators for the vehicle, and much more. Depending on the theme, a unique and immersive overall experience is created from all these modules.
9. Pre- and post-ride experience extends the fun
An accompanying app for the attraction offers guests various interaction options. They can learn about the coaster before the ride and share their experiences afterward. Personalized recommendations and statistics increase engagement. For coasters with interactive elements, rankings can be accessed and guests can compare their own rides.
10. Open world thanks to universal API
Integration with external show control systems and more is achieved via an API provided in the Spike system. This enables easy integration and synchronization of the existing software in the park or the extension through third-party solutions, creating a coherent and intense overall experience.
Flexible refresh ensures investment security
11. Add vehicles to increase capacity later
The ability to upgrade the coaster's capacity by adding more vehicles at a later date ensures that long wait times are avoided even as demand increases. Unlike gravity coasters, the speed in the Spike system can always be adjusted, regardless of the train's length and weight. Additionally, entire vehicles and trains can be added, as there are no block brake zones to consider. The expansion can be done solely by adjusting the software.
12. Modifying and expanding the layout after installation
Even the coaster's layout can be easily changed or expanded afterward, ensuring the ride's attractiveness is maintained over many years, and new features can be presented with relatively low financial investment.
13. Upgrade later by adding add-ons
The integration of additional add-ons, such as new sound and light effects or mixed-reality elements, can continuously develop and modernize the experience.
In the future, roller coasters promise not only more excitement and adventure but also unprecedented flexibility. Thanks to powerful powered coaster technology, software control with smart coaster features, extensive add-ons, and various immersive technologies, each ride becomes a unique and highly customizable experience. The future of roller coasters is fascinating – and it's only just begun.
