ICT in Disneyland Paris
By Robert lodge
In this essay I will hope to explain the use of ICT in roller coasters-such as Rock’n’Roller coaster-in Disneyland Paris.
I will begin with the safety controls that the roller coasters have to have to remain on the track and safe to use. First of all the cars need to remain safe even when they are inverted, this is achieved in two ways; the first being the centrifugal force of the loop or corkscrew pushing the train down onto the track and the other safety method is a small safety wheel holding on under the track for in case the centrifugal force is not strong enough.
Another safety issue was weight so the roller coasters were tested empty and full using sand. The ICT involvement of this safety control is what made all of the other tests possible as they used a computer program to test the centrifugal force and the maximum weight that the ride would be able to hold. Also ICT was used to build a program that showed an image of what the track looked like as you were going along it and the amount of Gs that it experienced at each level (it is one of Disneyland’s policies to always keep the G level above zero) the track is not visible to the people riding the attraction unless you are sitting right at the front.