page_title: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
section_title: Ride system
hierarchical_section_title: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man / Production / Ride system
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context_page_description: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is a motion-based 3D dark ride located at the Islands of Adventure, Orlando and Universal Studios Japan, Osaka theme parks, based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. Built for Islands of Adventure's opening in 1999, the attraction is a hybrid ride combining special roving motion vehicles with 3D projection, elaborate physical sets, and both practical and tactile effects.
  The ride turns park guests into last minute reporters of the Daily Bugle, and after boarding a vehicle known as the "Scoop", the rider learns that the Sinister Syndicate has captured the Statue of Liberty with an anti-gravity gun. This evil group is made up of five famous Spider-Man villains; Doctor Octopus, Scream, Electro, Hydro-Man, and the Hobgoblin, and it is up to Spider-Man to defeat the villains and save the guests.
  The attraction took three years to produce, with many new technologies and techniques being developed. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man has received critical acclaim, winning several awards including the Golden Ticket Award for Best Dark Ride for twelve consecutive years.
context_section_description: The ride system used on The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man was originally prototyped for the attraction at Islands of Adventure, before being installed at Universal Studios Japan. It has since been utilized for Transformers: The Ride at Universal Studios Singapore, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida. The ride vehicles, developed by Oceaneering International, are mounted to a track-roaming platform that provides the forward motion to move the vehicle through each show scene. The yaw motor and a stewart platform with six degrees of freedom attaching it to the platform allows the vehicle to move 360 degrees at different angles along the track. The track switches were manufactured by Dynamic Structures. Each of the vehicles designed by Thierry Coup are themed as the Daily Bugle's new "Scoop" vehicle for reporters, with each accommodating twelve riders. Each row of four riders is restrained by a single lap bar. This system was invented by Universal Creative employees Philip Hettema, William Mason, and Gary Goddard. A similar system has been patented by Oceaneering International and used on rides such as The Curse of DarKastle at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Tokyo Panic Cruise at Tokyo Dome, and Speed of Magic at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi.
caption: One of the vehicles at the load station in Universal Studios Japan
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