RED Club

05/30/2013

04/15/2013

Candid photo from RED Club's first meetup in March. Approximately twenty student came to experience a presentation on RED Club's activities this year attending conferences, an introduction to theme park rides, and a proposal for a new dark ride. Attendees then were split into two groups to "blue sky" (brainstorm) possible ride ideas for a given theme (in this case, a "Hobbit" themed ride for a major theme park). Results were interesting, and will be posted soon.

04/15/2013

Anyone interested in getting a job in ride and show controls?

UniversalOrlando is hiring a Tech Svcs - Animation Ride & Show Controls (Electronics) in Orlando Florida. Apply online

04/14/2013

I'd like to wish everyone in RED Club and all of our great supporters for a fantastic first year. We've had a great brainstorming session already, and keep an eye on this group and our twitter for more info about our summer projects.

02/01/2013

Check out our (admittedly silly) article in the January edition of the Ryerson Engineering newspaper, the Golden Ram! WARNING: This article is from a student newspaper, and is understandably silly.

01/29/2013

Four students in our club will be attending ASTM.F24 - the amusement ride safety standards association's symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana February 13th to 16th, then exploring theme parks in Orlando, Florida until the 20th. Universals Studios, Walt Disney World, Lego Land, Sea World, Busch Gardens, and maybe even Kennedy Space Center.

01/29/2013

Just ordered four Microrax kits to build our model roller coaster, carnival ride, and animatronic character. However, we need YOU to come help us out! Like this page if you want to start working on the most fun project you've ever heard of.

01/26/2013

Ryerson Students! Here's a sneak peek from our feature article in the upcoming Golden Ram this Thursday!

12/13/2012

"Glow with the Show" is a system used by Disneyland to synchronize multi-colored LED hats with a preprogrammed show. A central transmitter sends data wirelessly to several hundred hats in an amazing display of color.

Visit http://www.InsideTheMagic.net for more about World of Color! On June 14, 2012, Disneyland debuted new Glow with the Show Mickey Mouse ears, interacting...

12/11/2012

Walt Disney World flies a fire breathing dragon over The Magic Kingdom to celebrate new park opening http://www.geekologie.com/2012/12/disney-creates-fire-breating-dragon-over.php

To celebrate the New Fantasyland expansion at Disney World, the park created and flew a giant fire-breathing dragon over Cinderella's castle in a one-night only special performance. REALITY SPOILER: The dragon is actually a manned parawing (pictures after the...

12/11/2012

6 degree of freedom motion base driven by arduino :)

12/08/2012

An older behind-the-scenes video of "The Amazing Spiderman" dark ride at Universal Studios Florida. The video explains:

-a moving ride vehicle on a 6DOF (degree of freedom) tracked motion base
-3D projection with "squinching" (moving the angle of the video on a stationary screen based on the location of the riders)
-4D effects (mixing tangible props and smoke/water/fire effects with a video-based ride)

Behind the scenes look at The Amazing Adventures of Spider-man ride at Islands of Adventure. Features attraction concept, planning, and testing as well as vi...