Temple Terror

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 Attraction Designer

 Early 2005
Temple Terror was conceived along the lines of the Indiana Jones attraction in Disneyland, with a twist, instead of being led into danger, our guide has no idea of the chaos the tour will descend into. The exterior had influences of Peruvian, especially Mayan architecture, along with doses of the mythology of the Gods, lush with foliage and man-made pools, all fitted to control the flow of audience traffic. As the tour spirals out of control when  a vengeful God is mistakenly awakened, the interior is loaded with special effects and near-death experiences as our guide tries to get us out of the temple in one piece! The traffic control and timing of scenes gives an estimate of 1,600 guests per hour through the attraction.

 

Rickety Split

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Attraction Designer

 Early 2004
More an exercise in model making (and an old obsession with the video game Roller Coaster Tycoon), this self-guided project was an experiment in extreme detail. While the layout design was simple, the model involved a great deal of planning and execution. Individual bents (the separate "up" bits, that the track rest upon) were all hand-made using a jig, the banks on the curves planned as accurately as possible, and the track formed around the whole thing. The station also was designed to allow the best possible customer flow through the whole attraction.