Dynamic Structures#Dynamic Attractions
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Dynamic Structures of the World is a Canadian company with a history of steel fabrication dating back to 1927. They create amusement rides, theme park rides, observatory telescopes and other complex steel structures.
History
Dynamic Structures' history dates back to 1926, when Vancouver Art Metal was founded. The firm was renamed Coast Steel Fabricators Limited in 1952. In 1976, the firm was purchased by AGRA Inc., before being renamed AGRA Coast Limited in 1994. AGRA Inc. and its subsidiaries were acquired by British firm AMEC in 2001, with the company changing its name to AMEC Dynamic Structures.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.empireds.com/history/|publisher=Dynamic Structures|access-date=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215033204/http://www.empireds.com/history/|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead}} In 2007, AMEC sold the company to Empire Industries, who operate it as Dynamic Structures.{{Cite press release|title=AMEC divests its Dynamic Structures business|url=http://www.amec.com/page.aspx?pointerid=348cdb34a61e4c66a613cca91641878b|access-date=8 December 2013|date=17 April 2007|publisher=AMEC}}{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Dynamic Attractions|rcdb_number=7489|accessdate=8 December 2013}} In 2011, Dynamic Structures' amusement ride manufacturing was spun off into a sister company named Dynamic Attractions.{{Cite press release|title=Dynamic Structures Forms Sister Company To Focus on Attractions|url=http://www.dynamicattractions.com/dynamic-structures-forms-sister-company-to-focus-on-attractions/|access-date=8 December 2013|date=16 October 2011|publisher=Dynamic Attractions}}
Astronomy projects
File:Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope-dome.jpeg
Dynamic Structures has been involved in the design and construction of most of the world's largest observatories.Industry Canada, Company Directories, 2009-03-09, "[http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?sbPrtl=&prtl=1&estblmntNo=101479240000&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=1484&app=sold&lang=eng] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211723/http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?sbPrtl=&prtl=1&estblmntNo=101479240000&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=1484&app=sold&lang=eng |date=3 March 2016 }}" These include:
- Canada France Hawaii Telescope - Enclosure, Hawaii
- Isaac Newton Telescope - Enclosure, La Palma (Canary Islands)
- William Herschel Telescope - Enclosure, La Palma
- W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 1 - Enclosure, Hawaii
- Owens Valley Radio Observatory - 3 Radio Telescope Support Structures, California
- Starfire Optical Range - Enclosure, New Mexico
- W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 2 - Enclosure, Hawaii
- W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 2 - Telescope Structure, Hawaii
- Subaru Telescope - Enclosure, Hawaii
- Gemini North and Gemini South - 2 Enclosures, Hawaii & Chile
- Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Currently the company is busy with the design of what will be the largest telescope in the world, called the Thirty Meter TelescopeCBC News, Scientists team up with B.C. firm to build biggest-ever optical telescope, 09-04-08,"[http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/07/tech-090407-thirty-metre-stelescope.html]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}"{{cite web|url=http://www.tmt.org |title=Recent News {{pipe}} Thirty Meter Telescope |publisher=Tmt.org |access-date=2 June 2010}}
Steel structures
Other structures that Dynamic Structures have constructed include:
- Helix Pedestrian Bridge, Seattle, WA{{cite web |url=http://www.structuremag.org/OldArchives/2004/october/F-Helix%20Pedestrian%20Bridge-October04-v1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103122/http://www.structuremag.org/OldArchives/2004/october/F-Helix%20Pedestrian%20Bridge-October04-v1.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2011}}
- Vancouver Olympic Ski Jumps, Whistler, BC{{cite web|last=Heston |first=Tim |url=http://www.thefabricator.com/article/tubepipefabrication/gold-medal-fabrication-for-olympic-ski-jump |title=Gold medal fabrication for Olympic ski jump - Tube and Pipe Fabrication Tech Cell |publisher=The Fabricator |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=10 August 2012}}
- Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC{{cite web |url=http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id34190/steel |title=Wood and steel are a unique marriage at skating oval for Vancouver's 2010 Olympics – Journal of Commerce |publisher=Journalofcommerce.com |access-date=2 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006034604/http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id34190/steel |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Lougheed Skytrain Station, Burnaby, BC,{{cite web |url=http://www.cisc-icca.ca/projects/bc/Skytrain%20Station%20__%20Lougheed/ |title=CISC-ICCA :: Skytrain Station :: Lougheed T |publisher=Cisc-icca.ca |access-date=2 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608135555/http://www.cisc-icca.ca/projects/bc/Skytrain%20Station%20%5F%5F%20Lougheed/ |archive-date=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}
Dynamic Attractions
Dynamic Attractions was a sister company to Dynamic Structures that was created in 2011 to serve the primary function of soliciting sales for theme park ride systems that would be manufactured by Dynamic Structures.
The firm entered the theme park ride system industry after one of the engineers on the Keck Observatory project asked the firm for assistance with steel fatigue on a roller coaster. Following the observatory project, this engineer secured a job at Walt Disney World in Florida.[12] [13] Due to the success of the project, Dynamic Structures gained additional contracts with Walt Disney Imagineering to manufacture the ride systems for Soarin' Over California and Test Track.[13] [14] This expanded the firm's presence in the theme park industry.[13]
In 2012, Dynamic Attractions began development on the SFX Coaster, which sought to combine a high-thrill roller coaster experience with intensive show and multimedia sequences. A total of 500 person years was invested to bring the ride to life, with each of the attraction's innovative elements being commissioned at their factory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/03/22/leading-disney-ride-manufacturer-puts-itself-up-for-sale/|title=Leading Disney Ride Manufacturer Goes Up For Sale|date=March 22, 2023|last=Reid|first=Caroline|work=Forbes|access-date=July 21, 2023}} The concept was officially unveiled in 2014 and quickly snapped up by Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, 20th Century Fox World Malaysia, and Evergrande Group.{{Cite web|url=https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/dynamic-attractions-unveil-new-sfx-coaster-at-aae-beijing/|title=Dynamic Attractions Unveil New SFX Coaster at AAE Beijing|date=June 18, 2014|website=Blooloop|access-date=October 15, 2023}}
In 2015, the company expanded their capabilities to include complete design and installation services for all elements of the attraction. Using the marketing of "Ride – Show – Integration," this focus led to the opening of a research and development facility called the "Attraction Development Center" in Orlando, FL. Through this facility, the company can do large-scale mock-ups and is staffed for design and development of ideas as well as ride systems.
In July 2017, the Dynamic Attractions company combined with all the "ride system" elements of the Dynamic Structures company. The new Dynamic Attractions organization includes the Ride Development Center (Formerly Dynamic Structures offices and facility) in Port Coquitlam, Canada, as well as the Attraction Development Center in Orlando, Florida. (Dynamic Structures still exists as a company whose focus includes specialty fabrication and telescopes.)
Dynamic Attractions entered CCAA protection in March 2019, after overspending and development on the SFX Coaster Projects drove the company into serious debt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/03/09/2624676/0/en/Dynamic-Technologies-Obtains-CCAA-Protection-and-Trading-Suspension.html|title=Dynamic Technologies Obtains CCAA Protection and Trading Suspension|date=March 9, 2023|author=Dynamic Technologies Group Inc.|website=www.globenewswire.com|access-date=October 15, 2023}} The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic also lead to quarantine restrictions hampering their project personnel as well as increased costs for virtually all raw materials, shipping, labour, and subcontractors. The company was eventually sold in May 2023 to Hong Kong-based financial services firm Promising Expert Limited (PEL) for USD$2,000,000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetattractions.com/news/Dynamic-Attractions-to-be-sold-in-US$2m-deal/2325|title=Dynamic Attractions to be sold in US$2m deal|date=June 23, 2014|last=Anstey|first=Tom|website=Planet Attractions|access-date=October 16, 2023}}
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List of roller coasters
Note: Due to the near death of the company after Mission Ferrari, projects in Malaysia and China had to be abandoned with little to no completion.
Gallery
File:William_herschel_Telescope_Dome.jpg|William Herschel Telescope
File:Isaac_Newton_Telescope,_La_Palma,_Spain.jpg|Isaac Newton Telescope
File:KeckTelescopes-hi.png|Keck Telescopes
File:MaunaKea_Subaru.jpg|JNLT Telescope
File:Atacama_cosmology_telescope_night.jpg|Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Image:TmtSummitComposite.jpg|Thirty Meter Telescope
File:Soarin%27_Over_California.JPG|Soarin' Over California
File:TestTrackEpcot.JPG|Test Track
File:Disneyland_Mark_VII_Monorail_Red.jpg|Mark VII Monorail
File:Richmond_Olympic_Oval_front_view_2.jpg|Richmond Olympic Oval
File:Lougheed-stn-platform.jpg|Lougheed Skytrain Station
File:Ski_jumps_at_callaghan_valley.jpg|Vancouver Olympic Ski Jumps
References
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Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1926
Category:Roller coaster manufacturers