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Ride Entertainment Group highlights Skycoaster

success. All-new design to debut in 2013

Update : 18/10/12 - 21h58 Published by François Mayné the 17 October 2012, New.
Ride Entertainment Group recently announced that two new Skycoaster® installations are planned to open in 2013. In their business portfolio for 7 years, the company considers that the ride has proven to be an amazing staying power and became the world's most popular up-charge attraction that can now be found on 6 continents around the globe.

Skycoaster® unique patented concept combines elements from skydiving and hang-gliding, allowing riders to enjoy flying sensations without requiring extensive training or being cost prohibitive.

A key part of the Skycoaster® success has been its integration into the Ride Entertainment Group of Companies said Ride Entertainment CEO Ed Hiller, “Skycoaster® has been a wonderful acquisition for us. We have used them as part of our revenue share program through Entertainment Finance Group, and Entertainment Management Group, our technical arm, has worked on several different Skycoaster® projects for customers. However, the real key to our success has been the people that came with Skycoaster®. Mike Gutknecht, Director of Skycoaster®, and Jason Anderson, Assistant Director of Skycoaster®, have been real assets to our team.”

Skycoaster® at La RondeSkycoaster® at Six Flags America

One of the new-for-2013 installations will be at Wet'n'Wild Sydney, Australia. This will be the second Skycoaster® with the Village Roadshow group and the first location to unveil the all-new Skycoaster® design. “We are particularly excited about our second Australian installation”, said Gutknecht. “We started with a clean sheet of paper on this project and are very proud of the engineering we’ve put into it. This particular dual Skycoaster® will stand 251 feet/76 meters tall and will have significantly less steel than any other Skycoaster® of similar size. This was necessary to help us meet the extremely stringent Australian wind codes”.

Skycoaster® at The Great EscapeGutknecht is overseeing the design and engineering of the new Skycoaster® arch and towers. “The Australia project has really given us the opportunity to grow our capabilities,” he said.

Jason Anderson is enjoying his tenth year with the company. He said, “It has been great working here, especially as a part of the Ride Entertainment team.” Anderson oversees the safety and certification side of the enviable Skycoaster® program. “Our collection of customers is really a great family. A key component of our unique safety system is bringing all of our parks and vendors together each year for Skycoaster® University. Here we discuss the proper methods of operation and safety to ensure that each site offers the best guest experience possible.”

Hiller is happy that the future remains bright for Skycoaster® and the Ride Entertainment Group as a whole. “Ride Entertainment started as a sales company and has grown into a full service amusement park business with sales, revenue share, installation and operations divisions. We have seen a lot of change over the past few years and I look forward to continued business growth throughout the industry,” he said.

For more information about Ride Entertainment Group, please read our related articles below or visit www.rideentertainment.com. The company will be exhibiting at the IAAPA Attractions Expo November 13-16, 2012 in Orlando (booth #4803)
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