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Location:
Canobie Lake Park, Salem,
New Hampshire
RIDE SPECIFICATIONS
Facility size: 9,500 sq. ft.
Scenes: 14
Animated props/characters: 14
Capacity: 4 passenger/700 pph
Note: All Sally dark rides are flexible in size and configuration |
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 A “New” Ride:
Today, the “new” ride offers fun, excitement,
thrills and chills with many unexpected twists. The tale is woven
around the discovery of an old abandoned gold mine, which appears
innocent...until folks start disappearing! While there are fun and
hi-jinks in the first part of the mine, hidden passageways connect the
main cavern to a netherworld where the Grim Reaper himself holds sway: A
place of no escape.
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The Challenge:
To take an old, worn out dark ride and turn it into an exciting new
attraction.
Under a
development contract for a multi-stage rehabilitation, an on-site study
of the old mine ride was conducted by the Sally design team. From three
new ride concepts proposed, Canobie management selected The Mine of Lost
Souls.
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“It’s both
exciting and fun,” says Sally CEO John Wood. “And quite scary as you
dodge rock falls, dynamite, torrents of rushing water, a sword aimed at
your head and the grasp of the Grim Reaper.” Special effects–ranging
from water cannon, heat, smoke and fire to Pepper’s ghosts and video
spirits; numerous animatronic characters and props, custom music and
sound effects all helped give Canobie Lake just the attraction it
needed.
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