Kaprelyan promised "more interactive and cutting-edge fun in 2015," and the new adventure will be 4D shooter ride, in the spirit of the Wonder Mountain's Guardian attraction that Knott's parent Cedar Fair opened at Canada's Wonderland last spring.
According to Knott's press release:
· The Queen of the Kraken and her aquatic army have surfaced to feed on the steel of any attraction within their grasps. Their unquenchable appetite for coaster metal has turned these creatures into swimming mechanical monsters unlike anything ever seen on the ocean floor.
· Through enchanting underwater forests, disorienting ocean current tunnels, and mysterious mechanical wreckage, high definition 3-D animation will surround guests at every turn. Along the way, the submarines navigate 600 feet of track and 11 scenes featuring hundreds of media-based creatures and other special effects.
· The attraction reacts to your actions making each interactive voyage a different experience. In addition to battling the Queen of the Kraken and her hundreds-strong aquatic army, compete head-to-head with the other sailors in your submarine to see who can blast the most creatures.
· Montreal-based Triotech, the multi-sensory attraction developer that animated the popular Wonder Mountain’s Guardian at Canada’s Wonderland, is the creator behind the groundbreaking gaming system and animation for Voyage to the Iron Reef.
This will be the third dark ride Knott's has opened or reopened with a major refurbishment in the past three summers. It's a new direction for what has been for the past generation under Cedar Fair ownership essentially an iron park, dependent upon thrill rides for its appeal.
But Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet once served as president of Disneyland, and understand the market appeal of dark rides in Southern California. That Knott's would theme this new dark ride adventure as "feeding on the steel" of the park's older rides provides a delightful wink of the eye to loyal theme park fans.
With the steampunk-styled Voyage to the Iron Reef joining the refurbished Calico Mine Train and Timer Mountain Log Ride, not to mention the always impressive Mystery Lodge, Knott's next summer could be offering four-world class dark ride or show experiences that would be at home in any Disney theme park, providing a worthy addition or alternative to Disneyland for theme park fans who live in or visit Southern California.
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