S&S Worldwide, Inc. repudiates today’s ne
ws report out of Dongguan, China, regarding the 4th Dimension roller coaster to be installed in Changzhou, China, this year. It was erroneously reported in the Dongguan Today news that a local company in Dongguan is “making” the first 4th Dimension coaster in China.
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S&S Worldwide, Inc. is the sole owner of the 4th Dimension Coaster technology (through the company’s 2002 acquisition of Arrow Dynamics). Under a contract with Dinosaur Park in Changzhou, China, S&S Worldwide is currently building a 4th Dimension coaster, arguably the most technologically advanced coaster on the planet.
As is typical with coaster and amusement ride projects, S&S Worldwide, Inc. is contractually responsible for all aspects of the 4th Dimension coaster, including design, engineering, fabrication, and installation oversight and supervision. It was falsely reported that the coaster is being built by Guangdong Qiguang Group Co., Ltd. S&S Worldwide, Inc. uses a large number of subcontractors and suppliers in a project as massive and complex as a 4th Dimension coaster, including Robeta Technologies, Chicago Gear, and Qiguang (who is the vendor responsible for fabrication of the coaster’s track, in cooperation with their Canadian partner, DSL). None of these subcontractors and suppliers are responsible for more than supplying certain limited components for the coaster, none of them are responsible for the design and engineering of the coaster, and none of them hold any rights to the intellectual property of the coaster’s mechanical design.
The 4th Dimension coaster is unlike traditional coasters, where trains only parallel the track, as the 4th Dimension seats extend off of the track to the sides of the vehicle and allow the passengers to be independently rotated head over heels and forward and backward. The passengers go screaming around a 3,600-foot maze of steel track aboard massive wing-shaped trains, and the ride’s 360-degree rotating seats move the passengers independently, creating head-first, facedown drops, and unique “don’t know what to expect next” excitement.
“This coaster is so amazing that it is not surprising that a vendor might want to take credit for it in their local news,” said Kevin Rohwer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for S&S. “However, it is important to the integrity of the amusement industry that S&S immediately correct any misconceptions that may have been caused by the false and misleading news report in China. We are very excited about this project and are looking forward to the opening of this great attraction for the people of China.”
For additional information, contact Kathy Archer, Manager, Marketing, S&S Worldwide, Inc., at 435-752-1987, x107, or karcher@engineeringexcitement.com
Images: X2 / 4th Dimension coaster