Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.

Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. is an American private company that conceptualizes, develops, and builds attractions, show action equipment, and transportation systems. In 1984 Eduard Feuer and William Watkins, the former Senior Project Engineer and Chief Mechanical Engineer, respectively, for Walt Disney Imagineering, established Ride & Show in California.

Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.

Company type	Privately owned
Industry	Engineering services
Founded	1984
Founder	Eduard Feuer and William Watkins
Products	Entertainment attractions, show action equipment, and transportation systems
Website	www.rideshow.com

Ride & Show designs, engineers and fabricates simulation and motion base systems, boat ride systems, and people movers; floor-mounted ride systems for dark ride attractions; monorails; and numerous show action and special effect equipment for large and small entertainment projects worldwide.^[1][2]

Industries

Ride & Show's clientele extend beyond typical amusement parks and range into:

• Retail and location-based entertainment
• Theme park attractions
• Transportation and ride systems
• Large show equipment and stages
• Science centers and museums

Projects

Ride & Show's first project was to redesign and rehabilitate the chassis and install new bodies for the Disneyland Mark V monorails for Messerchmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Germany. Shortly thereafter Disney contracted Ride & Show to design and supply the Maelstrom boat ride system for the Norway Pavilion attraction at Epcot.^[3]

The company has created and developed a number entertainment and specialty projects in a variety of forms.

Completed entertainment projects

Client	Location	Project	Role	Completion Date	Notes
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)	Disneyland, Anaheim, California	Mark V Monorail	Engineering & Refurbishment	1987	Transportation System[1]
MCA	Universal Studios Hollywood, California	King Kong	Engineering, fabrication and installation of the tramway motion bridge	1986	Show Action Equipment
MCA	Universal Studios, Hollywood, California	Miami Vice Action Spectacular	Engineering, Fabrication and installation of helicopter, mine train and falling tower	1987	Show Action Equipment[4]
Disney	EPCOT, Orlando, Florida	Maelstrom	Engineering, fabrication & installation of the Boat Ride System	1988	Boat Ride System[2]
MCA	Universal Studios Hollywood, California	Earthquake: The Big One	Engineering, fabrication and installation of the tramway simulator platform	1989	Show Action Equipment
Ridewerks, Ltd.	Burbank, California	Turbo Tour Motion Theaters	Engineering & Development of 3-axis Motion Theater	1990	Joint Venture Partnership with Iwerks Entertainment[5]
MCA	Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida	Earthquake: The Big One	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1990	Tram Motion Ride System & Show Action Equipment[4]
MCA	Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida	Jaws	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1990	Boat Ride System & Large Animation[4]
Hong Kong Science Museum	Hong Kong Science Museum, Kowloon, Hong Kong	The Energy Machine	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1991	Museum's Signature Exhibit[6]
Denbies Co.	Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, United Kingdom	Indoor Wine Tour	Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1991	Ride System
Papalote Museo del Nino	Papalote Children's Museum, Mexico City, Mexico	Interactive Ball & Rail Machine	Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1992
Toyo Engineering Corp.	Shima Spain Village, Isobe, Japan	Adventure Lagoon	Show Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1993	Turnkey Attraction – Boat Ride and Show Systems
Taiwan Folk Village	Taiwan Folk Village, Taichung, Taiwan	Adventures of Cheng Ho	Show Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1995	Boat Ride Show Systems
Museum of Discovery and Science	Museum of Discovery and Science, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	The Great Gravity Clock	Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1995
Schwager Davis Inc.	Buffalo Bills & Primadonna Hotels, Primm, Nevada	Unitrak Monorail	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1998	Transportation System
USJ LLC	Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan	Back to the Future: The Ride	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation of Pre-show Ball & Rail	2001
Taipei Astronomical Museum	Taipei Astronomical Museum, Taipei, Taiwan	Cosmic Adventure	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	2002	Turnkey Attraction Omnimover and Show Systems
Kangwon Land Casino & Resort	Kangwon Land, Sabuk, South Korea	Alien Encounter	Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	2004	Turnkey Attraction
Battaglia Inc.	Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea	Pharaoh's Fury	Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation of Special Effects & Show Action Equipment	2005

Completed performance stage projects

Client	Location	Project	Role	Completion Date	Notes
House of Blues	Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California	Swinging Bar & Stage	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1994
House of Blues	Chicago, Illinois	Stage	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1996
House of Blues	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Stage	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1997
House of Blues	Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida	Stage	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1998
Virgin Megastore	Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida	Virgin Megastore	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1998	Performance Platform and Canopy Entrance[7]

Completed specialized engineering projects

Client	Location	Project	Role	Completion Date	Notes
Self-Realization Fellowship	Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, Pacific Palisades, California	Mahatma Gandhi World Peace Memorial	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	1998	Canopy Structure
Flowserve Corporation	Multiple Locations	Hydraulic Vehicles	Engineering and Fabrication	1998-2008	For the removal of motors in nuclear power plants
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California	The Great Bronze Doors	Engineering, Fabrication & Installation	2002	50,000 lb. Doors with 300-year design life[8]
Dynamics Research		US Army Training Simulator	Fabrication	2006	Simulator steel platform and aluminum cab structures

Patents

Ride & Show Engineering has been assigned four patents in the entertainment industry.

• Amusement ride car system with multiple axis rotation,^[9] which pairs ride car systems with programmable controllers to direct patrons view of the show sets and scenery within an attraction. The invention was a significant improvement over previous mechanical cam systems utilized to achieve this result.
• Flight simulator which provides for independent control of rotation about the pitch and roll axis including the capability for complete inversion of an occupant in the cockpit.^[10]
• Flight simulator with full 360 degree rotation capability about the roll axis.^[11]
• Inverted simulation attraction where the ride cars are suspended from the track and the cars are pointed in various directions to view specific portions of the attraction and a motion base allows for simulated movement^[12]

References

1. Ascenzi, Joseph (March 27, 2000). "Ride & Show Engineering: San Dimas company specializes in exotic attractions and pricey contraptions". The Business Press/California. p. 17.
2. Rappaport, Mike (March 13, 2002). "Ride & Show success finds funding Export-Import Bank helping firms expand internationally". San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
3. Rene, Luna (October 11, 2000). "Design firm has some magic of its own". Inland Valley Times. p. 2.
4. Shiver, Jube (August 23, 1990). "Universal".
5. Rubin, Judith (July 9, 2013). "Inventing Themed Entertainment".
6. Tsui-kai, Wong (July 17, 2015). "A behind-the-scene tour of the Energy Machine at Hong Kong Science Museum".
7. Riegler, Shax (March 1998). "Virgin Megastore Orlando, Florida" (PDF). Architectural Record. p. 88.
8. Graham, Robert (2002). The Great Bronze Doors for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angles. Los Angeles, Calif.: Wave Pub. pp. 108–125. ISBN 0-9642359-3-5.
9. US 552722, Brown, Ronald L. & Feuer, Eduard, "Amusement ride car system with multiple axis rotation", published 1996-06-18, assigned to Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.
10. US 5791903, Feuer, Eduard; Brown, Ronald & Somwong, Banyat, "Flight simulator with full roll rotation capability", published 1998-08-11, assigned to Fir Ride & Show Engineering Inc.
11. US 5453011, Feuer, Eduard & Brown, Ronald L., "Flight simulator", published 1995-09-26
12. US 8641540, Feuer, Roland & Sellers, Matthew, "Inverted simulation attraction", published 2014-02-04

Sources

• McNary, Dave (July 26, 1987). "Fantasies make San Dimas firm boom". Tribune/News. p. H1
• McNary, Dave (July 26, 1987). "Disneyland monorails getting a major facelift". Tribune/News. p. H1
• Parisi, Paula (November 18, 1993). "IAAPA event a thrill a minute". The Hollywood Reporter.
• Dreyer, Evan (December 20, 1993). "Theme Park in Oceanside considered". The North County Times. p. A-1
• Shaer, Ruth (April 1999). "San Dimas Engineering Company Specializes in Theme Attractions". San Gabriel Valley Business Journal. p. 1, 3, 4
• Benson, Don and Drummer, Randyl (May 15, 2000). "Inland Empire Focus: Exporters win honors for globalizing trade". The Business Press/California.
• Luna, Rene (October 11, 2000). "Design firm has some magic of its own". Inland Valley Times. p. 2
• Bradvica, David (May 20, 2002). "Cardinal Mahony blesses doors for L.A. cathedral". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. p. A3
• Miles, Jack (2002). "The Great Bronze Doors for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels". Wave Publishing. p. 108-125

External links

• Official website