KIRMES & Park REVUE (English) Special Ikarus (Vorschau)
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POTTS PARK<br />
Text:<br />
Photos:<br />
Lionel Heiwy<br />
Lagotronics, Lionel Heiwy<br />
The design sketches for the<br />
interactive cable control tower<br />
There are almost 80 Heegecable<br />
control towers worldwide,<br />
so it’s no wonder that<br />
they continue to be produced<br />
unchanged since 1995, and<br />
carry on being erected with<br />
new types of themes. And now<br />
– there is a further development<br />
of this bestseller: the<br />
interactive Upgrade-Kit from<br />
Smartrides/Lagotronics.<br />
The very first cable control tower manufactured<br />
by Heege, and simultaneously the first tower in<br />
coloured pencil design is located at the German<br />
Potts <strong>Park</strong> near Minden. And this tower has<br />
become the world’s first interactive cable control<br />
attraction this season.<br />
The idea came from Ralf Caspar, long-term Sales<br />
Manager with Heege, who contacted the Dutch<br />
manufacturer Lagotronics last year. The so-called<br />
“Lagotrics” system has already been proven on<br />
various ride constructions already, among them<br />
“Atlantis” at Europa-<strong>Park</strong>. Lagotronics was not<br />
reluctant to install its system on the tower, and so<br />
the utilization possibilities shown here came into<br />
being. The many attractions designed as a light<br />
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