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. In 2007, AMEC sold the company to Empire Industries, who operate it as Dynamic Structures. In 2011, Dynamic Structures' amusement ride manufacturing was spun off into a sister company named Dynamic Attractions.
Astronomy projects
Dynamic Structures has been involved in the design and construction of most of the world's largest observatories.Industry Canada, Company Directories, 2009-03-09, " " These include:
Canada France Hawaii Telescope - Enclosure, Hawaii Isaac Newton Telescope - Enclosure, La Palma (Canary Islands) William Herschel Telescope - Enclosure, La Palma W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 1 - Enclosure, Hawaii Owens Valley Radio Observatory - 3 Radio Telescope Support Structures, California Starfire Optical Range - Enclosure, New Mexico W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 2 - Enclosure, Hawaii W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 2 - Telescope Structure, Hawaii Subaru Telescope - Enclosure, Hawaii Gemini North and Gemini South - 2 Enclosures, Hawaii & Chile Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Currently the company is busy with the design of what will be the largest telescope in the world, called the Thirty Meter TelescopeCBC News, Scientists team up with B.C. firm to build biggest-ever optical telescope, 09-04-08,""
Steel structures Other structures that Dynamic Structures have constructed include: Helix Pedestrian Bridge, Seattle, WA Vancouver Olympic Ski Jumps, Whistler, BC Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC Lougheed Skytrain Station, Burnaby, BC,
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. 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. This expanded the firm's presence in the theme park industry.
In 2012, Dynamic Attractions began development on the SFX Coaster, which sought to combine a high-thrill roller coaster experience with show and multimedia sequences. Employees invested a total of 500 person years into the model's creation, with each of the attraction's elements being commissioned at their factory. The concept was officially unveiled in 2014, subsequently being purchased by Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, 20th Century Fox World Malaysia, and the Evergrande Group.
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 Attractions entered CCAA protection in March 2019 after accumulating debt due to overspending and development on the SFX Coaster projects. The COVID-19 pandemic also lead to quarantine restrictions hampering their project personnel as well as increased costs for raw materials, shipping, labour, and subcontractors. The company was sold in May 2023 to Hong Kong-based financial services firm Promising Expert Limited (PEL) for US$2,000,000.
Projects
Ride Park Location Opened Type In conjunction with Ref(s) 5D Tram Chime-Long Paradise Guangdong, China 2014 Immersive Transporter Universal's Islands of Adventure Florida, United States 1999 Track switches Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan 2001 Track switches Batman & Robin: The Chiller Six Flags Great Adventure New Jersey, United States 1998 Steel roller coaster Premier Rides Dinoconda China Dinosaurs Park Jiangsu, China 2012 Steel roller coaster S&S Worldwide E.T. Adventure Universal Studios Florida Florida, United States 2012 Track switches Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal's Islands of Adventure Florida, United States 2010 RoboCoaster G2 RoboCoaster Ltd, KUKA Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal Studios Hollywood California, United States 2016 RoboCoaster G2 RoboCoaster Ltd, KUKA Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan 2014 RoboCoaster G2 RoboCoaster Ltd, KUKA King Kong: 360 3-D Universal Studios Hollywood California, United States 2010 Immersive Transporter Mad Cobra Suzuka Circuit Mie Prefecture, Japan 1998 Steel roller coaster Premier Rides Mark VII Monorail Disneyland California, United States 2007 Monorails Poltergeist Six Flags Fiesta Texas Texas, United States 1999 Steel roller coaster Premier Rides Radiator Springs Racers Disney California Adventure California, United States 2012 Slot-car-style ride Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Florida Florida, United States 2004 Track switches Premier Rides Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Hollywood California, United States 2004 Track switches Premier Rides Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios Singapore Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore 2010 Track switches Premier Rides Soarin' Epcot Florida, United States 2005 Flying theater Walt Disney Imagineering Soarin' Over California Disney California Adventure California, United States 2001 Flying theater Walt Disney Imagineering Test Track Epcot Florida, United States 1999 Slot-car-style ride Journey to the Center of the Earth Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan 2001 Slot-car-style ride X-Coaster Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Arkansas, United States 2006 Steel roller coaster Maurer Söhne Jurassic Dream Heilongjiang, China 2013 Flying theater City of Dreams Macau, China 2015 Flying theater Hulk: Epsilon Base 3D IMG Worlds of Adventure Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2016 Motion Theatre Falcon's Treehouse Krrish: Hero's Flight Bollywood Parks Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2016 Flying theater Unknown L'Extrodinaire VoyageFuturoscope Poitiers, France2016Flying theaterFly VentureLotte World Seoul, South Korea2016Flying theaterIndependence Day: DefianceGenting Skyworlds Genting Highlands, Malaysia2022Flying theaterWings Over WashingtonMiner's Landing Seattle, Washington, United States2016Flying theaterWings of DestinyDoha Oasis Doha, Qatar2021Flying theaterSoaringZaryadye Park Moscow, Russia2017Flying theaterFlying Over IndonesiaTrans Studio Bali Bali, Indonesia2019Flying theaterSkyFly: Soar AmericaThe Island at Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States2021Flying theaterChasseurs de TornadesFuturoscope Poitiers, France2022Motion Theater
List of roller coasters
Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Mine train Disneyland United States 1979 Space Mountain N/A (ride retrack) Disneyland United States 2005 Mission Ferrari SFX Coaster Ferrari World Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2023 Mad Ramp Peak Duel Power Coaster Genting SkyWorlds Malaysia TBD Andromeda Base SFX Coaster Genting SkyWorlds Malaysia TBD SFX Coaster Shaoxing Jinghu Theme Park China Never
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