Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol is a 4D interactive dark ride located at Lost Island Theme Park theme park in Waterloo, Iowa. Designed by Sally Corporation, the ride opened to the public on June 18, 2022.[1]
| Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol | |
|---|---|
| Lost Island Theme Park | |
| Area | Mura Fire Realm |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 18, 2022 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Interactive dark ride |
| Manufacturer | Sally Corporation |
| Designer | Sally Corporation |
| Site area | 9,750 sq ft (906 m2) |
| Capacity | 327 riders per hour |
| Vehicle type | Car |
| Vehicles | 4 |
| Riders per vehicle | 6 |
| Rows | 2 |
| Riders per row | 3 |
| Duration | 5 minutes, 11 seconds |
| Website | Official website |
Ride and theme
editThe ride is located in the park's volcano, which is in the Mura (fire theme) section of the park.[2] Several immersive themed environments during more than five minutes of the duration of the ride. The 4D attraction integrates a custom storyline based a great god of fire, trackless vehicles and interactive gaming elements with immersive scenery and animatronics.[2][3][4]
Reception
editThe dark ride won the 2022 Golden Ticket Award for Best New Family Attraction.[3][5] The award stunned the industry as the ride beat Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at Epcot, breaking the streak of Disney attractions since the award inception in 2019.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Whittaker, Adam (June 28, 2022). "Sally Dark Rides opens VOLKANU: Quest for the Golden Idol". Blooloop. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Veness, Susan; Veness, Simon (June 22, 2022). "Volkanu – Quest for the Golden Idol has opened at Lost Island theme park". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Whittaker, Adam (June 21, 2022). "Sally Dark Rides wins gold for Volkanu dark ride". Blooloop. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Everything you need to know and more about VOLKANU-- Quest for the Golden Idol". Sally Corporation. April 18, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ a b James, Bob (September 13, 2022). "Iowa Theme Park Beats Disney's EPCOT in Winning International Award". KHAK. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Cosmic Rewind & Rise of the Resistance Receive Golden Ticket Industry Awards". BlogMickey.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.