IAAPA Photos. My Second Day

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Here are my IAAPA photos from my second day, showcasing some stuff I didn't see on my first day!


My first stop was MaxFlight, which was showcasing their new VR Model. It was great, and extremely immersive! Not only do you have the 360 degree world around you, but you get to control your ride experience!

Over at Mamma Mia Rides was this very cool Swinging Ship in which the seats moved up and down. I tried it out and it provided some pretty cool airtime! Hope we will see some of these rides pop up at some parks soon!


Here are the two new Skyline Attractions Skywarp models. The top one being the Skywarp Eclipse and the bottom one being the Skywarp Horizon. They both look awesome and I believe we'll be seeing these soon.




Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) was showing off some spiffy trains, including their articulating PTC 360s, which is shown in the top two photos.


Zamperla was showcasing the CosmoJet, where there is a screen in front of you, and the up and down movements are controlled with a gaming controller.

I'm not very familiar with the franchise, but Virtual Rabbids was pretty cool, and I could see a lot of arcades being interested in this VR attraction.

Lagotronics was promoting a rotating dark ride, which looks like it could be very cool for parks with limited space for dark rides!

There was a "Ninja Warrior" course set up. I didn't try it, but it looked super cool.


I was able to try a not yet released Dippin' Dot flavor, Frozeti Confetti! It had popping candy in it and was delicious!

Here's a model of the crazy Ferris wheel Water Slide!

Intamin was showing off a very cool dome theater ride!

These Flip Zone looping bumper cars were a blast! I really hope some parks purchase these!



And finally, I got up close and personal with Mako's lead car!

Thanks for checking out my IAAPA Photos! Check back soon for all my Orlando park photos!

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