The 5th Dimension (ride)

5th Dimension
Chessington World of Adventures
Status Closed
Opening date 1987
Closing date 1993
Replaced by Terror Tomb
General statistics
Attraction type Dark ride
Manufacturer Mack Rides
Designer Tussauds Studios
Theme Cyberspace
Capacity 1,200 riders per hour
Vehicles 5
Rows 24
Riders per row Alternating 3 or 4
Duration 7 minutes

The 5th Dimension was a dark ride at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England, when the theme park opened and was the first major special effects attraction of its kind in the UK. Its narrative followed the character of TV repair robot Zappomatic and the show was designed by Madame Tussauds Studios. The ride closed at the end of the 1993 season and was replaced by Terror Tomb, which in turn has been replaced by Tomb Blaster. The ride was designed with cars that could stop and rotate to face what was happening in the scene; the same transit system is in use today.

History

The ride opened in the summer of 1987 and was sponsored by Hitachi. It went through several script revisions and technical changes in its first seasons of operation. Riders were taken through large sets depicting Zappomatic's journey through the computer-generated "fifth dimension" to find and defeat a monstrous computer virus named The Gorg. The scenes featured animatronics and pyrotechnic effects.

Upon its initial opening, The 5th Dimension was considered a failure by the park because it did not meet guest popularity expectations. The ride was extensively redesigned for its second season to make the story more appealing to visitors, allowing the ride to operate for another six seasons until being replaced in 1994 by Terror Tomb.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://reride.net/parks/chessington/5thdimension/longley.html

External links

Coordinates: 51°20′57″N 0°19′10″W / 51.34917°N 0.31944°W / 51.34917; -0.31944

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