Past Projects

Soaring Over The Horizon in Shanghai Disneyland is a unique simulator ride, which uses a carriage connected to two metal cables wrapped around a drum in order to move guests along a track to position in front of a large screen. Once at show position, the carriage will move up and down along the track while the seat rows will pitch across a specific range of angles in order to simulate the correct motions to correlate with the video on the screen. The control system was upgraded from a duplex system to use a safety controller. The drives and motors were all upgraded along with the encoders. All of the enclosures and the network were updated as well to accommodate the new control system architecture.

Kali River Rapids is a standard raft ride designed with one lift, one drop, and a turntable loading/unloading station. The original installation used a PLC 5 Duplex system with Data Highway Plus communications to the messaging system. The update included ControlLogix architecture with a new network utilizing Ethernet. Remote enclosures were updated to Stainless Steel and new cables were run between the remote enclosures. A new zone was added from the top of the lift to the bottom of the runout zone to prevent rafts from stacking up in the event that a raft becomes stuck at the bottom of the lift.

Splash Mountain is a flume attraction consisting of three lifts, a load/unload station with multiple conveyors, and an intrusion system. The original installation used a PLC 5 Duplex system with Data Highway Plus communications to the messaging system. The update replaced the PLC 5 controllers with ControlLogix controllers. A new network utilizing Ethernet was added to communicate between the new controllers and the existing messaging system. During the upgrade, the existing intrusion system was updated with additional monitoring and modified stop conditions to provide more nuance. A remote lockout box was added to the station area to provide Cast Members a more localized, lockout option to ensure ride motion is stopped and the system is safe before going out into restricted areas during normal operation.