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    El Paso Special

    Bobbejaanland

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    • Park
      Bobbejaanland
    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Car Ride
    • Opened
      1988
    Description

    El Paso Special is an interactive dark ride in Mexican theme. Guests ride through a plaza, saloon, witness a bank robbery and end up in the mines. The final scene depicts the Battle of the Alamo.

    Shooting the targets will trigger motion of the animatronics and tally up a score which is displayed on a screen near the end. The colour of the target determines the amount of points it gives:

    • Green: 50 points
    • Yellow: 100 points
    • Red: 150 points
    History

    When El Paso Special opened in 1988, it was the first interactive dark ride in Europe (and possibly the world). Originally the ride did not keep track of scores. In 2013 El Paso Special was refurbished with a new interactive shooting system by Lagotronics Projects, during which the scoring system was added. Also the pneumatic system was replaced by Metal Work.

    The front of the building was refurbished in 1998.

    Turnkey development by
    Golding Leisure Design International
    Design by
    Golding Leisure Design International
    Ride System(s) by
    Mack Rides
    Theming by
    Golding Leisure Design International
    Animatronics by
    Golding Leisure Design International
    Music by
    Golding Leisure Design International
    Technical instalations by
    Metal Work Pneumatic
    Statistics
    • Building cost
      €1,080,000
    • Ride duration
      3 minutes
    • Capacity
      450 p/h
    • Number of vehicles
      10 vehicles
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      4 seats
    • Ride length
      221 m
    • Maximum speed
      2 km/h
    Features
    • Interactive
    Video
    Location
    • El Paso, Olensteenweg 45, Kasterlee, Antwerp 2460, Belgium

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