ETF Ride Systems: rollercoasters and rides
All 24 rides built by ETF Ride Systems: height, speed, inversions and ratings from riders who have been on them.
Symbolica: Palace of Fantasy invites guests into a magical realm where imagination takes flight. Visitors embark on a whimsical journey through secret passages and enchanting chambers, guided by the mischievous jester Pardoes. This indoor family attraction promises a surprising and captivating experience, filled with wonder at every turn.
The Challenge of Tutankhamon invites guests on an exciting journey through an ancient Egyptian tomb. Armed with a laser weapon, visitors must protect themselves from mummies lurking in the shadows. This interactive adventure encourages friendly competition to see who can defeat the most creatures.
Popcorn Revenge invites guests into a vibrant cinematic universe where mischievous popcorn characters have taken over. Riders embark on an interactive adventure, using blasters to help restore order and collect points. This family-friendly attraction combines immersive storytelling with engaging gameplay, making for a memorable experience.
Maus au Chocolat invites guests into a whimsical 3D adventure set within a grand cake factory. Riders, equipped with 3D glasses and piping bags, join Kammerjäger Oskar Koslowski on a lively hunt to protect delicious pastries from mischievous mice. This interactive experience combines a simple game system with engaging sound effects and music, ensuring fun for all ages as they aim to save the day.
Sesame Street: Street Mission is an interactive dark ride in the Sesame Street area of PortAventura Park, opened in 2019. Riders join Detective Grover to recover a stolen Big Cookie, aboard trackless vehicles from ETF Ride Systems that carry six people each. Along the way they shoot cookies on large projection screens to score points, set among real decorations. A ride lasts about six minutes.
Naruto x Boruto Ninja Voltage 3D Shooting Ride puts four riders at a time through an interactive ninja mission, aiming a ninjutsu-style device at 3D targets across six scenes guided by characters from the Naruto and Boruto anime series. It anchors a themed area covering over 2,600 square metres at Fuji-Q Highland, scoring each rider's aim at the end of the roughly five-and-a-half-minute ride.
La Aventura de Scooby-Doo is an interactive dark ride in Cartoon Village at Parque Warner Madrid, designed by Sally Corporation and opened in June 2005. Riders board Mystery Machines that follow infrared guidance instead of a track and pass through 18 scenes of a haunted manor. With Spectrographic Torches they shoot blue targets to chase away ghosts and score points in the mystery of the Green Ghost. Minimum height is 110 cm.
Eisberg is an interactive trackless dark ride in the Wiener Prater, opened in April 2010 with a ride system from ETF Ride Systems. Riders travel in four-seat vehicles through polar and underwater scenes with animatronic animals. Camera-shaped devices shoot targets worth 10, 20 or 30 points by colour. The ride runs over several floors and lasts about five minutes.
暮光之城：贝拉探秘 is a Twilight dark ride at Lionsgate Entertainment World on Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, in the park that opened in 2019. It was created with Thinkwell Group, and Framestore made the digital media. Riders follow the saga through Bella Swan's point of view, past large physical forest and snow-capped mountain sets, with computer-generated characters shown by projection that stay in step with the scenery.
Haunted Ride is a dark ride at Mysterious Island, the park within Ocean Spring Resort in Zhuhai. The cars move without a visible track, which gives a pleasant surprise, and they stop from time to time so projection effects can run. Regular blasts of compressed air are timed to make riders jump.
Volcans Sacrés at Vulcania takes riders in eight vehicles on a journey through volcano legends, from Mont Fuji in Japan to Kilauea in Hawaii, with stops in Indonesia and Italy. Video mapping, smoke screens, a rotating tunnel, about a dozen animatronics and even scents support the story. The ride lasts five minutes and is open from 80 centimetres.
Bazyliszek is a trackless interactive dark ride at Legendia in Chorzów, opened in 2018. It draws on Polish folklore about the basilisk, a monster whose gaze turns people to stone. Riders start in a Monster Hunters Guild room with a pre-show, then travel in six-seat vehicles through an old village, dark caves, forests and ruins. With laser guns they shoot both real targets and targets projected on screens.
Ghostbusters: Battle for New York is an interactive dark ride in the Columbia Pictures zone of Motiongate Dubai. Spectres have taken over New York, and riders chase them with a ghost neutralizing laser gun. Guests need to be 92 centimetres tall, and children up to 122 centimetres ride with a companion. Riders must be able to transfer to the vehicle with assistance.
Hotel Transylvania at Motiongate Dubai is a trackless dark ride based on the animated films, with Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and Murray. ETF Ride Systems vehicles move through a large corridor and side rooms while other vehicles cross their path. The scenery mixes big physical sets, holographic projections and media screens. The ride opened with the park in December 2016.
Shrek's Merry Fairy Tale Journey is a trackless dark ride in the DreamWorks zone of Motiongate Dubai, with a ride system from ETF Ride Systems. The vehicles rock and roll around the mud bubbles of the swamp, as guests join Shrek and Fiona at the birthday party of their ogre triplets. Riders must be at least 92 cm tall, and children under 122 cm need a supervising adult.
Smurfs Studio Tour at Motiongate in Dubai is a story dark ride that takes riders behind the scenes of the Smurfs' film studio. It opened in 2016 with the park. The sceneries and animatronic figures come from P&P Projects, which also built the surrounding Smurfs Village, and Gargamel appears along the way to bring some dramatic moments.
Ani-Mayhem is an interactive dark ride at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, with a ride system from ETF Ride Systems, open since 2018. Guests work as ACME delivery employees on a mission through the ACME Research and Development centre at Cartoon Junction, after Daffy Duck trains them. Their delivery vehicles carry barcode scanners for scoring, and the route passes six Looney Tunes scenes, including a home, a barn, a city and a delivery in space. Riders must be at least 80 cm tall.
Scooby-Doo: The Museum of Mysteries at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi is a family dark ride in Cartoon Junction, on Yas Island. Scooby and the gang take a wrong turn and end up at a museum that is closing, and riders join them in the Mystery Machine as they split up to hunt for clues. The route runs through secret passageways and eerie corridors, following Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma. Riders must be 80 cm tall, and ETF Ride Systems built the ride, which opened in 2018.
Challenge of Mondor is an interactive dark ride at Enchanted Forest in Turner, Oregon, opened in 2006. It uses ETF Ride Systems' trackless Mystic Mover vehicles, each seating four. Riders shoot creatures of the dark on a quest to find the wizard Mondor. The ride lasts about four minutes.
Ghostwood Estate at Kennywood is an interactive haunted house dark ride that opened in 2008 in place of Gold Rusher. Trackless ETF Ride Systems vehicles with four individual scoreboards travel through an eight-room estate, where riders shoot laser blasters at more than 200 targets. Halloween Productions created the haunted effects. Riders shorter than 117 centimetres must be accompanied by an adult.
