Hampshire, Friday, 22 August 2025.
Paultons Park has revolutionized theme park experiences with its £3.5 million Ghostly Manor dark ride, featuring an innovative ‘Gameplay Theater’ concept that transforms ghost hunting into an interactive adventure. Utilizing eight Christie 1DLP laser projectors, the ride offers passengers a unique back-to-back seating arrangement where they can capture ghosts using ‘Phantom Phasers’ across eight dynamic scenes. The cutting-edge projection technology ensures vivid, immersive visuals that bring haunting environments to life, while the ride’s compact design maximizes guest throughput and minimizes waiting times. This technological marvel represents a significant leap forward in theme park attraction design, promising an unparalleled entertainment experience for visitors.
Innovative Ride Design
Paultons Park has unveiled a groundbreaking dark ride experience called Ghostly Manor, featuring a revolutionary ‘Gameplay Theater’ concept developed by Mack Rides and Lagotronics Projects [1][2]. The £3.5 million attraction introduces a unique ride format with continuously rotating vehicles that seat eight passengers back-to-back, allowing them to interact with the environment using ‘Phantom Phasers’ [3][4].
Projection Technology Breakthrough
The ride’s immersive experience is powered by eight Christie 1DLP laser projectors - specifically six DWU1100-GS and two DWU1400-GS models [1][2]. These advanced projectors were strategically positioned at high angles to prevent passenger shadows, utilizing 0.37-0.4:1 ultra-short-throw lenses to project onto surfaces approximately 10m wide by 3.5m high [3][4]. The Christie GS Series projectors offer exceptional brightness, image quality, and a remarkable 20,000-hour operational lifespan [5].
Interactive Ghost-Hunting Experience
Visitors navigate through eight unique themed environments, using interactive ‘Phantom Phasers’ to capture ghosts [2][3]. The ride’s innovative design allows for high guest throughput in a compact circular footprint, maximizing park efficiency [4]. The experience concludes with a scoring and photo reveal scene, adding an extra layer of engagement for participants [1][2].
Seasonal Integration
Ghostly Manor is particularly highlighted during Paultons Park’s Halloween Spooktacular event, running from Thursday, 16 October to Monday, 3 November 2025 [6]. Park deputy managing director James Mancey describes the attraction as adding ‘ghoulish thrills’ to the park’s seasonal offerings [6].
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