guardian guardian known guardian halloween known zombies interactive dark ride roller coaster canada wonderland amusement park located canada ride amusement dark collection park management proposed dark ride located inside technology budget limitations time delayed project planning design stages steel track manufactured approximately feet long maximum height feet ride largest drop tracks world designed ride interactive animations accompanied special effects wind adding fourth dimension park halloween event october animations replaced zombie themed effects delays construction delayed ride opening weeks season began guardian inspired dragon roller coaster located mountain area park spectacular nightly light sound focused history canada wonderland interactive dark ride renamed purchase park opened designed relies entirely physical sets projected animations uses basic moving props years later park management began discussing addition new attraction inside technology available time meant cost building advanced dark ride expensive regional amusement park technology improved costs decreased park started planning second interactive dark ride companies contacted design audio visual portion future ride park management chose speculation canada wonderland build new attraction season began end july maintenance work western discovered august confirmed interactive dark ride built company parks wonderland officially announced guardian million dollar attraction august morning news program toronto area attractions expo characters ride revealed president ceo address pieces track parts arrived park germany mid january month later installation track began inside mountain end february erection framing screens began beginning march support columns outside portion ride installed lift hill completed beginning april park opened public opening guardian delayed park announced ride open day entire project involved contractors workers november announced halloween guardian altered zombie themed ride version attraction later revealed zombies ride experience guardian opened available guests week operation option removed riders inches tall ride adult inches ride rider experience dependent location seat train screens located sides track continuous screen track right hand train makes tight turns ride riders facing forward experience animations riders facing backward miss scenes lack screen space cars rotate degrees clockwise face screens forward facing riders rotate continuous screen guardian ride narrative events preceding occur ride king entered mountain fight dragon called battle king lost crown king servants guides riders mountain find retrieve crown ride riders score points hitting objects screen light guns end highest scores placed wonder mountain train leaves station degrees right exits mountain leading foot chain lift hill train enters shallow right hand drop runs mountain makes banked right turn mountain drops blocking entrance prevent light entering train cars rotate degrees face screens tells riders prepare battle enemies scene takes place forest environment riders fight end scene riders began ride facing forward appearance points direction riders backward facing riders transition scene riders surrounded lake inside mountain battle scene starts surface water later moves downwards scene ends train passes transition absent backward facing riders riders arrive underground city named battle nearing finale forward facing riders making final appearance following train riders confronted entering gold covered area king crown found soon arrives fire ground seconds drop track releases train foot free fall escaping train leaves drop track trains rotated original positions riders scores displayed sides track turning left station riders riders board cycle ride lasts approximately half minutes zombies ride zombies version riders score points shooting zombies police found ride lose points shoot civilians train dispatched enters riders find graveyard zombies end scene riders began facing forward survivor directing scene riders seated backwards transition scene takes place house overrun zombies large spiders end scene truck crashes house riders leave house pass survivor transition absent backward seated riders train continues road zombies cars zombies join riders cars crash end scene train passes tunnel abandoned cars scene absent riders facing backward riders battle zombies final time entering drop track sequence names highest scoring riders displayed leader board version attraction characteristics trains guardian operates trains containing cars manufactured car seats riders seated rows train seat riders seat lap bar restraint light gun provides sound ride configuration allows ride theoretically carry riders hour cars rotate degrees directions trains light guns programmed display unique colour ride screens indicate rider shooting distinguish shooters track steel track guardian approximately feet long lift feet high manufactured located ontario outside portion track grey supports indoor portions ride infrastructure painted black train inside mountain drive tires trains track drive tires moving parts track system manufactured end interactive ride foot free fall drop track piece track released free fall roller coaster element coasters world train exits drop track track returns starting position train polar thirteen vertical drop tracks release riders foot drop gardens drop track measuring feet drop track guardian largest drop tracks world screens guardian uses display interactive content ride screens train enters mountain cars rotate face screens riders seated forwards backwards sets screens required guardian makes tight turns screen right hand track continuously shows content end screen holds record longest continuous interactive screen world length approximately feet height feet screen set scene finishes transition scene seen continuous screen scene begins soon keeping screens physical sets attraction park management change film theme guardian time characters wonder mountain guardian version attraction features characters riders guide leads mountain crazy crabs characterized attractive dangerous recognizable compared regular bats ability ambush riders bites contain venom fight bows arrows quickly wet ones creatures similar fish walk land reptiles dangerous water protect carry swords shields dragon lives inside mountain confronts riders end ride zombies version ride survivor zombie apocalypse replaces guide character zombies enemy reception los_angeles_times ranked guardian ninth anticipated new ride ranked ride ranked guardian best new attractions canada according response public ride opening weekend positive children parents interviewed said enjoyed ride said cedar fair figured create lavish dark ride regional theme park budget season attendance canada wonderland dropped percent loss approximately visitors compared season park recent increase attendance season debuted percent increase guardian place 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