attractionsmagazine.com: Theme park attractions have changed a lot through the years. What began as a very passive experience has become an active one where you, as the guest, get to personally experience the action. And these days it’s very common for guests to interact with attractions, therefore affecting the outcome. Let’s take a look at the different styles of theme park attractions through various examples.
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This article caught my attention as I’m currently taking a class about theme park design and had to design a ride for our mid-term project. Something that I’ve noticed throughout the theme parks I’ve been to is that the passive rides tend to be more for younger guests and the more active ones tend to be for an older audience. With developing technology (and probably to attract more guests), many rides are now interactive. Although I feel like interactive rides are more interesting and the active ones more thrilling, I’m slowly learning to appreciate the passive ones too, just by sitting back and taking in the set dressings and storytelling. The only problem with interactive rides is that you need to audience to be old enough that they understand what is going on and will follow the instructions given. I’ve definitely heard feedback about interactive rides where guests complained that their actions didn’t actually contribute much to the story (the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride in Disney is a great example).
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