Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. is an American private company that conceptualizes, develops, and builds attractions, show action equipment, and transportation systems. In 1984 Eduard Feuer and William Watkins, the former Senior Project Engineer and Chief Mechanical Engineer, respectively, for Walt Disney Imagineering, established Ride & Show in California.

Ride & Show designs, engineers and fabricates simulation and motion base systems, boat ride systems, and people movers; floor-mounted ride systems for dark ride attractions; monorails; and numerous show action and special effect equipment for large and small entertainment projects worldwide.

Industries Ride & Show's clientele extend beyond typical amusement parks and range into: Retail and location-based entertainment Theme park attractions Transportation and ride systems Large show equipment and stages Science centers and museums

Projects Ride & Show's first project was to redesign and rehabilitate the chassis and install new bodies for the Disneyland Mark V monorails for Messerchmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Germany. Shortly thereafter Disney contracted Ride & Show to design and supply the Maelstrom boat ride system for the Norway Pavilion attraction at Epcot.

The company has created and developed a number entertainment and specialty projects in a variety of forms.

Completed entertainment projects ClientLocationProjectRoleCompletion DateNotesMesserschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)Disneyland, Anaheim, CaliforniaMark V MonorailEngineering & Refurbishment1987Transportation SystemMCAUniversal Studios Hollywood, CaliforniaKing KongEngineering, fabrication and installation of the tramway motion bridge1986Show Action EquipmentMCAUniversal Studios, Hollywood, CaliforniaMiami Vice Action SpectacularEngineering, Fabrication and installation of helicopter, mine train and falling tower1987Show Action EquipmentDisneyEPCOT, Orlando, FloridaMaelstromEngineering, fabrication & installation of the Boat Ride System1988Boat Ride SystemMCAUniversal Studios Hollywood, CaliforniaEarthquake: The Big OneEngineering, fabrication and installation of the tramway simulator platform1989Show Action EquipmentRidewerks, Ltd.Burbank, CaliforniaTurbo Tour Motion TheatersEngineering & Development of 3-axis Motion Theater1990Joint Venture Partnership with Iwerks EntertainmentMCAUniversal Studios Florida, Orlando, FloridaEarthquake: The Big OneEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1990Tram Motion Ride System & Show Action EquipmentMCAUniversal Studios Florida, Orlando, FloridaJawsEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1990Boat Ride System & Large AnimationHong Kong Science MuseumHong Kong Science Museum, Kowloon, Hong KongThe Energy MachineEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1991Museum's Signature ExhibitDenbies Co.Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, United KingdomIndoor Wine TourDesign, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation1991Ride SystemPapalote Museo del NinoPapalote Children's Museum, Mexico City, MexicoInteractive Ball & Rail MachineDesign, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation1992Toyo Engineering Corp.Shima Spain Village, Isobe, JapanAdventure LagoonShow Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation1993Turnkey Attraction – Boat Ride and Show SystemsTaiwan Folk VillageTaiwan Folk Village, Taichung, TaiwanAdventures of Cheng HoShow Design, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation1995Boat Ride Show SystemsMuseum of Discovery and ScienceMuseum of Discovery and Science, Ft. Lauderdale, FloridaThe Great Gravity ClockDesign, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation1995Schwager Davis Inc.Buffalo Bills & Primadonna Hotels, Primm, NevadaUnitrak MonorailEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1998Transportation SystemUSJ LLCUniversal Studios Japan, Osaka, JapanBack to the Future: The RideEngineering, Fabrication & Installation of Pre-show Ball & Rail2001Taipei Astronomical MuseumTaipei Astronomical Museum, Taipei, TaiwanCosmic AdventureEngineering, Fabrication & Installation2002Turnkey Attraction Omnimover and Show SystemsKangwon Land Casino & ResortKangwon Land, Sabuk, South KoreaAlien EncounterDesign, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation2004Turnkey AttractionBattaglia Inc.Lotte World, Seoul, South KoreaPharaoh's FuryDesign, Engineering, Fabrication & Installation of Special Effects & Show Action Equipment2005

Completed performance stage projects ClientLocationProjectRoleCompletion DateNotesHouse of BluesSunset Blvd., Hollywood, CaliforniaSwinging Bar & StageEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1994House of BluesChicago, IllinoisStageEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1996House of BluesMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaStageEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1997House of BluesDowntown Disney, Orlando, FloridaStageEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1998Virgin MegastoreDowntown Disney, Orlando, FloridaVirgin MegastoreEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1998Performance Platform and Canopy Entrance

Completed specialized engineering projects ClientLocationProjectRoleCompletion DateNotesSelf-Realization FellowshipSelf-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, Pacific Palisades, CaliforniaMahatma Gandhi World Peace MemorialEngineering, Fabrication & Installation1998Canopy StructureFlowserve CorporationMultiple LocationsHydraulic VehiclesEngineering and Fabrication1998-2008For the removal of motors in nuclear power plantsThe Archdiocese of Los AngelesCathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Great Bronze DoorsEngineering, Fabrication & Installation200250,000 lb. Doors with 300-year design lifeDynamics ResearchUS Army Training SimulatorFabrication2006Simulator steel platform and aluminum cab structures

Patents Ride & Show Engineering has been assigned four patents in the entertainment industry. Amusement ride car system with multiple axis rotation,US 552722, Brown, Ronald L. & Feuer, Eduard, "Amusement ride car system with multiple axis rotation", published 1996-06-18, assigned to Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. which pairs ride car systems with programmable controllers to direct patrons view of the show sets and scenery within an attraction. The invention was a significant improvement over previous mechanical cam systems utilized to achieve this result. Flight simulator which provides for independent control of rotation about the pitch and roll axis including the capability for complete inversion of an occupant in the cockpit.US 5791903, Feuer, Eduard; Brown, Ronald & Somwong, Banyat, "Flight simulator with full roll rotation capability", published 1998-08-11, assigned to Fir Ride & Show Engineering Inc. Flight simulator with full 360 degree rotation capability about the roll axis.US 5453011, Feuer, Eduard & Brown, Ronald L., "Flight simulator", published 1995-09-26 Inverted simulation attraction where the ride cars are suspended from the track and the cars are pointed in various directions to view specific portions of the attraction and a motion base allows for simulated movementUS 8641540, Feuer, Roland & Sellers, Matthew, "Inverted simulation attraction", published 2014-02-04

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