Dynamic Structures

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Dynamic Structures of the World is a Canadian company with a history of steel fabrication dating back to 1927. They create amusement rides, theme park rides, observatory telescopes and other complex steel structures.

History

Dynamic Structures' history dates back to 1926, when Vancouver Art Metal was founded. The firm was renamed Coast Steel Fabricators Limited in 1952. In 1976, the firm was purchased by AGRA Inc., before being renamed AGRA Coast Limited in 1994. AGRA Inc. and its subsidiaries were acquired by British firm AMEC in 2001, with the company changing its name to AMEC Dynamic Structures.[1] In 2007, AMEC sold the company to Empire Industries, who operate it as Dynamic Structures.[2][3] In 2011, Dynamic Structures' amusement ride manufacturing was spun off into a sister company named Dynamic Attractions.[4]

Astronomy projects

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Canada France Hawaii Telescope

Dynamic Structures has been involved in the design and construction of most of the world's largest observatories.[5] These include:

Currently the company is busy with the design of what will be the largest telescope in the world, called the Thirty Meter Telescope[6][7]

Steel structures

Other structures that Dynamic Structures have constructed include:

  • Helix Pedestrian Bridge, Seattle, WA[8]
  • Vancouver Olympic Ski Jumps, Whistler, BC[9]
  • Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC[10]
  • Lougheed Skytrain Station, Burnaby, BC,[11]

Dynamic Attractions

Dynamic Attractions was a sister company to Dynamic Structures that was created in 2011 to serve the primary function of soliciting sales for theme park ride systems that would be manufactured by Dynamic Structures.

The firm entered the theme park ride system industry after one of the engineers on the Keck Observatory project asked the firm for assistance with steel fatigue on a roller coaster. Following the observatory project, this engineer secured a job at Walt Disney World in Florida.[12] [13] Due to the success of the project, Dynamic Structures gained additional contracts with Walt Disney Imagineering to manufacture the ride systems for Soarin' Over California and Test Track.[13] [14] This expanded the firm's presence in the theme park industry.[13]

In 2012, Dynamic Attractions began development on the SFX Coaster, which sought to combine a high-thrill roller coaster experience with intensive show and multimedia sequences. A total of 500 person years was invested to bring the ride to life, with each of the attraction's innovative elements being commissioned at their factory.[12] The concept was officially unveiled in 2014 and quickly snapped up by Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, 20th Century Fox World Malaysia, and Evergrande Group.[13]

In 2015, the company expanded their capabilities to include complete design and installation services for all elements of the attraction. Using the marketing of "Ride – Show – Integration," this focus led to the opening of a research and development facility called the "Attraction Development Center" in Orlando, FL. Through this facility, the company can do large-scale mock-ups and is staffed for design and development of ideas as well as ride systems.

In July 2017, the Dynamic Attractions company combined with all the "ride system" elements of the Dynamic Structures company. The new Dynamic Attractions organization includes the Ride Development Center (Formerly Dynamic Structures offices and facility) in Port Coquitlam, Canada, as well as the Attraction Development Center in Orlando, Florida. (Dynamic Structures still exists as a company whose focus includes specialty fabrication and telescopes.)

Dynamic Attractions entered CCAA protection in March 2019, after overspending and development on the SFX Coaster Projects drove the company into serious debt.[12][14] The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic also lead to quarantine restrictions hampering their project personnel as well as increased costs for virtually all raw materials, shipping, labour, and subcontractors. The company was eventually sold in May 2023 to Hong Kong-based financial services firm Promising Expert Limited (PEL) for USD$2,000,000.[15]

Projects

Ride Park Location Opened Type In conjunction with Ref(s)
5D Tram Chime-Long Paradise Template:Flagicon Guangdong, China 2014 Immersive Transporter [16]
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Batman & Robin: The Chiller Six Flags Great Adventure Template:Flagicon New Jersey, United States 1998 Steel roller coaster Premier Rides [18]
Dinoconda China Dinosaurs Park Template:Flagicon Jiangsu, China 2012 Steel roller coaster S&S Worldwide [17][19]
E.T. Adventure Universal Studios Florida Template:Flagicon Florida, United States 2012 Track switches [20]
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure Template:Flagicon Florida, United States 2010 RoboCoaster G2 RoboCoaster Ltd, KUKA [21]
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal Studios Hollywood Template:Flagicon California, United States 2016 RoboCoaster G2 RoboCoaster Ltd, KUKA [22][23]
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal Studios Japan Template:Flagicon Osaka, Japan 2014 RoboCoaster G2 RoboCoaster Ltd, KUKA [24]
King Kong: 360 3-D Universal Studios Hollywood Template:Flagicon California, United States 2010 Immersive Transporter [25]
Mad Cobra Suzuka Circuit Template:Flagicon Mie Prefecture, Japan 1998 Steel roller coaster Premier Rides [18]
Mark VII Monorail Disneyland Template:Flagicon California, United States 2007 Monorails [17]
Poltergeist Six Flags Fiesta Texas Template:Flagicon Texas, United States 1999 Steel roller coaster Premier Rides [26]
Radiator Springs Racers Disney California Adventure Template:Flagicon California, United States 2012 Slot-car-style ride [27]
Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Florida Template:Flagicon Florida, United States 2004 Track switches Premier Rides [17]
Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Hollywood Template:Flagicon California, United States 2004 Track switches Premier Rides [17]
Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Singapore Template:Flagicon Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore 2010 Track switches Premier Rides [17]
Soarin' Epcot Template:Flagicon Florida, United States 2005 Flying theater Walt Disney Imagineering [28][29]
Soarin' Over California Disney California Adventure Template:Flagicon California, United States 2001 Flying theater Walt Disney Imagineering [28][29]
Test Track Epcot Template:Flagicon Florida, United States 1999 Slot-car-style ride [18]
Journey to the Center of the Earth Tokyo DisneySea Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan 2001 Slot-car-style ride
X-Coaster Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Template:Flagicon Arkansas, United States 2006 Steel roller coaster Maurer Söhne [20]
Unknown Jurassic Dream Template:Flagicon Heilongjiang, China 2013 Flying theater [30]
Unknown City of Dreams Template:Flagicon Macau, China 2015 Flying theater [31]
Hulk: Epsilon Base 3D IMG Worlds of Adventure Template:Flagicon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2016 Motion Theatre Falcon's Treehouse [32][33][31]
Krrish: Hero's Flight Bollywood Parks Dubai Template:Flagicon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2016 Flying theater Unknown
L'Extrodinaire Voyage Futuroscope Template:Flagicon Poitiers, France 2016 Flying theater [34]
Fly Venture Lotte World Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea 2016 Flying theater [35]
Independence Day: Defiance Genting Skyworlds Template:Flagicon Genting Highlands, Malaysia 2022 Flying theater [36]
Wings Over Washington Miner's Landing Template:Flagicon Seattle, Washington, United States 2016 Flying theater [37]
Wings of Destiny Doha Oasis Template:Flagicon Doha, Qatar 2021 Flying theater [38]
Soaring Zaryadye Park Template:Flagicon Moscow, Russia 2017 Flying theater [39]
Flying Over Indonesia Trans Studio Bali Template:Flagicon Bali, Indonesia 2019 Flying theater [40]
SkyFly: Soar America The Island at Pigeon Forge Template:Flagicon Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States 2021 Flying theater [41]
Chasseurs de Tornades Futuroscope Template:Flagicon Poitiers, France 2022 Motion Theater [42]

List of roller coasters

Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Mine train Disneyland Template:Flagicon United States 1979 Operating [43]
Space Mountain Unknown Disneyland Template:Flagicon United States 2005 Operating [44]
Mission Ferrari SFX Coaster Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Template:Flagicon United Arab Emirates 2023 Operating [45][25][33][46][47]
Mad Ramp Peak Duel Power Coaster Genting SkyWorlds Template:Flagicon Malaysia Never Permanently incomplete [48]
Unknown SFX Coaster Genting SkyWorlds Template:Flagicon Malaysia Never Permanently incomplete [49]
Unknown SFX Coaster Shaoxing Jinghu Theme Park Template:Flagicon China Never Never built [50]

Note: Due to the near death of the company after Mission Ferrari, projects in Malaysia and China had to be abandoned with little to no completion.

Gallery

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