Battery Park's SeaGlass Carousel
Designers solve challenge of all-electric ride structure.
Designing a reliable carousel ride driven exclusively by electric power is a formidable undertaking. The challenge is multiplied when the ride structure is set in an outdoor, oceanside environment sensitive to temperature changes. The SeaGlass Carousel ride posed such a challenge, but its designing engineers were able to devise a solution that addressed the technical issues while, at the same time, illustrating the project’s theme as a vibrant celebration of marine life.
SeaGlass Carousel is an automated, glass-and-steel, aquatic themed ride within a spiraling nautilus-shell pavilion soon to be constructed in Battery Park in lower Manhattan. The project required...read more
Designing a reliable carousel ride driven exclusively by electric power is a formidable undertaking. The challenge is multiplied when the ride structure is set in an outdoor, oceanside environment sensitive to temperature changes. The SeaGlass Carousel ride posed such a challenge, but its designing engineers were able to devise a solution that addressed the technical issues while, at the same time, illustrating the project’s theme as a vibrant celebration of marine life.
SeaGlass Carousel is an automated, glass-and-steel, aquatic themed ride within a spiraling nautilus-shell pavilion soon to be constructed in Battery Park in lower Manhattan. The project required...read more
Posted by Bruce at 11 Dec 2009 
Categories: Engineering at Work, Technology Engineering Science and Kids, Entertainment Engineering
Tags: amusement parks entertainment engineering theme park rides
Categories: Engineering at Work, Technology Engineering Science and Kids, Entertainment Engineering
Tags: amusement parks entertainment engineering theme park rides
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I'm amazed at the level of engineering and imagination that goes into a fun park ride.
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