Flying Theater: manufacturers, specs and reference projects
A media attraction where seated guests are lifted or suspended in front of a large curved/dome screen with feet dangling, creating the sensation of free flight.
Our database currently lists 22 Flying Theater manufacturers & suppliers and 31 products in this category. The most documented include project: syntropy, Brogent Technologies, Intamin, Simworx and Fantawild Holdings Inc.. Suppliers are headquartered mainly in China (6), Canada (4), Germany (3) and United States (2). Between them they have 254 reference installations on file.
Typical products and sub-types: Classic 'Soarin-style' flying theaters, 6-DOF motion-base flying theaters, compact/modular flying theaters, suspended track-based panoramic flying theaters, dome ride theaters, themed flagship flying theaters.
Flying Theater suppliers (22)
- project: syntropy (Germany)
project: syntropy is a German system integrator of dvLED- and projection-based visual display systems for media-based attractions, with offices in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Singapore.
- Brogent Technologies (Taiwan)
Taiwanese immersive ride manufacturer, market leader in flying theaters (i-Ride, o-Ride, R-Ride) with growing lines in suspended dark rides and motion simulation.
- Intamin (Liechtenstein)
Premium global manufacturer with one of the industry’s broadest current coaster portfolios, spanning launch, single-rail, surf, suspended, spinning, family, inversion, hyper/giga, wooden, indoor and multidimensional systems, plus water…
- Simworx (United Kingdom)
UK media-based attraction manufacturer (4D theaters, immersive tunnels, dark rides) incorporating Robocoaster robotic-arm ride technology.
- Fantawild Holdings Inc. (China)
Fantawild is a Chinese entertainment and technology company that develops, builds and operates its own IP theme park network…
- Vekoma Rides (Netherlands)
Major Dutch coaster and attraction manufacturer (part of Japan's Sansei Technologies) supplying family, mine train, motorbike, thrill, tilt, flying, indoor and custom coasters plus dark rides and suspended-track flying theaters…
- MediaMation (United States)
Los Angeles-based motion-theater specialist (founded 1991, relaunched 2026 as MediaMation Entertainment, LLC after an asset acquisition by original co-founders Daniel and Alison Jamele) best known for its patented MX4D Motion EFX seating…
- Triotech (Canada)
Leader in media-based interactive attractions: interactive dark rides, XD theaters and flying theaters with in-house content studio.
- Simtec Systems (Germany)
German motion-systems manufacturer headquartered in Braunschweig, building the HEXaFLITE and HEXaFLITE mini flying theaters, motion-simulator rides and custom dark-ride motion bases, with more than 20 flying-theater installations worldwide.
- DOF Robotics (Turkey)
Turkish manufacturer of motion simulators, VR attractions, flying theaters and dark ride packages.
- Dynamic Entertainment (Canada)
Soarin'-style attractions). Confirmed rebrand: dynamicattractions.com now redirects to dynamic-grp.com, trading as Dynamic Entertainment (old "Dynamic Attractions" name retained on social channels).
- Huss Park Attractions (Germany)
German ride manufacturer offering the modular Movie Base / Movie Base XS flying theater system (36–108 seats, synchronized motion plus spherical-screen film) alongside its wider amusement ride catalog.
- Attraktion! GmbH (Austria)
Vienna, Austria creator of media-based attractions - the Dome Ride Theater plus 4D/5D cinemas and motion theaters (Cinesplash 5D, FlyXD, Explorer 5D) and interactive game attractions - for parks, FECs and LBE venues.
- Falcon's Creative Group (United States)
Orlando-based experience design, media and attraction production studio, 25+ years in themed entertainment and a division of Falcon's Beyond Global (NASDAQ: FBYD).
- Jinma Rides (China)
Publicly traded Chinese ride manufacturer with 420+ coaster installations.
- Shenzhen Spark Interaction Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (China)
Shenzhen builder of media-based attractions — ball-screen flying theaters, tracked dark rides, 4D environment theaters and projection attractions — delivered as a turnkey contractor for Chinese parks including Hengdian World Studios…
- Guangzhou Shuqee Digital Tech. Co., Ltd (China)
Guangzhou manufacturer of motion-theater hardware — 4D/5D cinema seats and effects, dome and flying-theater systems, immersive tunnels and interactive theaters — installed mainly in Chinese science museums, parks and commercial venues…
- SimEx-Iwerks (Canada)
Toronto-based giant-screen and motion-attraction pioneer (since 1985) offering FlyRide flying-theater systems alongside 4D/XD motion-seat cinema experiences for theme parks, museums, waterparks and FECs worldwide.
- Beijing Yingda Technology Development Co., Ltd (China)
Beijing/Hebei producer (est. 2010) of suspended dome flying theaters and special-effects cinema — turnkey naked-eye dome flying-theater systems (4–32 seats, 1–8 domes per venue) with motion seats and environmental effects, spanning project…
- CAVU Designwerks (Canada)
Victoria (BC)-based ride systems house producing flying theaters and dark ride coasters — including next-gen KUKA-based ride systems — for theme parks worldwide, with flagship installations from North America to China (e.g. Changsha); US…
- Kraftwerk Living Technologies GmbH (Austria)
Austrian AV/media-technology integrator (KLT) for entertainment, museum and corporate venues, with a dedicated 4D Theater Solutions product line…
- Flourishing (Beijing) Animation Technology Co., Ltd. (China)
Beijing manufacturer and integrator of immersive multimedia amusement equipment, including motion cinemas, interactive dark rides and flying theaters.
Flying Theater products and specs (31)
- DOF Robotics – Flying Theater — DOF Robotics
Published features: panoramic high-definition visuals in a suspended dome environment, safety gates for each platform, a rich and powerful sound system, high-quality components including advanced servo motors and control systems, advanced content-to-motion…
Min. 480 m² · 10–90 passengers; 360 pph
- Dynamic Entertainment – Flying Theater (True Flight Motion) — Dynamic Entertainment
Marketed as "The Original, Ultra-smooth Flying Theater" under the True Flight Motion trademark, and the ride system behind many of the best-known Western flying theatres.
Screen diameter by configuration: 16 m (39 seat), 20 m (72 seat), 24 m (84 seat). Building footprint and envelope not published · Three published configurations — 39 seats / 390 pph, 72 seats / 720 pph, 84 seats / 840 pph (Dynamic Flying Theater datasheet, Feb 2024)
- Falcon's – Suspended Theater — Falcon's Creative Group
Falcon's flying theater, built around its trademarked "Exclusive Theater Reveal".
LT 20 m × 18 m × 11 m; ST 24 m × 22 m × 14 m; XT 25 m × 26 m × 17 m (supplier product page) · Three published models: LT 24 capacity, ST 48 capacity, XT 80 capacity. Hourly throughput not published
- Attraktion! – FlyXD — Attraktion! GmbH
Marketed as "the world's first compact flying theatre": suspended seating with feet dangling free and seatbelt restraints monitored for guest safety, 5DOF+ motion (tilting, rotation, forward thrust with extended motion range), and a choice of curved, dome-LED…
5 seats per bench unit; configurations of 5, 10, 25, 40 or 60 riders; 100-1,100 guests/hour
- Brogent – i-Ride — Brogent Technologies
Brogent's original and flagship flying theater platform (first installed 2010) — the model that founded the company's flying-theater business, with 24 installations to date per InPark Magazine.
Not a fixed catalog spec — capacity is configured per project. Published installation examples: 40 guests/cycle (This Is Holland, Amsterdam: 4 gondolas x 10 seats, 2 levels) up to 90 guests/cycle at the largest build to date, Flying Over Saudi, Riyadh (opened Dec 2025)
- Brogent – m-Ride — Brogent Technologies
Guests board suspended gondolas that rotate 180° after loading — the "turn around reveal" — to reveal a large dome screen, then fly the film on swing, pitch and yaw motion with 4D wind, mist and scent effects and panoramic sightlines from every seat.
No official range published by Brogent (site copy only says "high capacity"). Example: Legoland Windsor's m-Ride install ("Flight of the Sky Lion") loads ~60 riders/cycle via six 10-seat gondola benches across two loading levels — installation-specific figure per Dark Ride Database/Coasterpedia, not a published Brogent spec
- DOF Robotics – SphereFly (formerly Compact Flying Theater) — DOF Robotics
NAME CHANGE (Aug 2026): DOF Robotics now sells this product as SphereFly.
90 m² minimum. Blooloop additionally describes a modular, adaptable footprint that can be relocated. Ceiling height, screen dimensions and power are not published · 4–20 people; 200+ pph
- Huss Park Attractions – Movie Base XS — Huss Park Attractions
Guests board at floor level, are lifted smoothly into the air and positioned in front of a spherical screen that is 3D-capable without glasses, with motion and content synchronised plus 4D effects and G-force-matched motion programming.
~8.5m x 12m x 12m per 36-seat unit; loading platform 3.5m above ground · 36/72/108 seats (1–3 linked units); up to 1,620 pph max theoretical throughput
- Intamin – 360 Fly Adventure — Intamin
Suspended-gondola media ride: nine hot-air-balloon-shaped gondolas of 8 riders each (72 riders instant capacity) travel past a 270°-horizontal-FOV toroidal projection screen while each gondola independently tilts and rotates in sync with the show content…
Ø43.5 m (≈142.7 ft) circular footprint; overall attraction height 19 m; screen height 16 m (Intamin 2020 flyer PDF). Toroidal screen geometry: horizontal radius 25.5 m, vertical radius 10.5 m, 270° horizontal FOV (project:syntropy) · 1,250 pph rated hourly throughput; 72-rider instant capacity (9 gondolas × 8 riders each) — Intamin spec sheet / project:syntropy
- Intamin – Motion Tower — Intamin
Intamin's declared successor to the flying-theater format — its product page is headlined "Drop into the Next Level of Immersive Experiences: The Flying Theater Re-Invented" and the first bullet reads "Next Generation Immersive Flying Theatre".
Two supporting towers 29 m tall; 19 m vertical stroke. Ground footprint, building envelope and screen dimensions not published · Up to 80-person instant capacity (Intamin product page); the September 2022 launch article states 90 passengers. Hourly throughput not published
- Jinma Rides – Flying Theater (FX series) — Jinma Rides
Jinma's catalogue (non-bespoke) flying theater, published under a family of model codes — FX-63A, FXP-72A and FXF-96A — that share one platform and differ only in seat count and hall size.
FX-63A: 29 m × 30 m (~870 m²). FXP-72A: ~1,500 m². FXF-96A: not published. Dome screen 23 m diameter on both published models · 63 to 96 passengers per cycle across the published model codes — FX-63A (63), FXP-72A (72), FXF-96A (capacity not published). Hourly throughput not published
- MediaMation – MX4D Flying EFX Theatre — MediaMation
Suspended flying-theater format: riders' feet dangle free on a fall-away actuated footrest with 4D seat effects, 3DOF motion with 8 in of vertical lift and an extreme range of motion, paired with a curved 3D projection system and surround sound.
Seats in benches of 4. Total capacity, throughput and dimensional specs are not published — MediaMation sells seat systems into the customer's venue, "customized to fit virtually any size venue"
- Shenzhen Spark Interaction – Ball Screen Theatre — Shenzhen Spark Interaction Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Ball-screen flying theater from a Shenzhen-based digital attraction integrator.
22 m-diameter hemispherical screen; example installation 1,896 m² with 23 m screen · Example installation: 96 guests/show
- SimEx-Iwerks – FlyRide — SimEx-Iwerks
Flying theater in which guests sit in patented motion-actuated seats (electric drive, three degrees of freedom) mounted in one to three vertical levels over drop-away flooring with railings, so feet dangle and the screen view is unobstructed, creating a…
300 riders/hour published throughput; 240/hour quoted as operating capacity (both supplier-published — treat 240 as the planning figure and 300 as theoretical maximum). Standard configuration is 60 seats in three rows of 20, scalable to the space; Two transfer seats provided for wheelchair users
- Simtec Systems – HEXaFLITE — Simtec Systems
Simtec's flagship flying theater, and the German engineering option in this category.
20–72 passengers; up to 720 visitors per hour
- Simworx – Flying Theatre — Simworx
Guests sit legs-dangling-free with retractable safety-monitored seat belts; motion is programmable tilt plus forward and backward travel, including a smooth transition to panorama mode in which the rear rows rise above the front rows so every row keeps a…
24 riders per cycle (standard); dual-layout configuration available for higher throughput
- Simworx – Pegasus Flying Theatre — Simworx
A distinct platform from Simworx's larger Flying Theatre, not a size variant: the motion lives in the individual seat rather than in a shared gondola.
20-seat and 40-seat standard layouts; Simworx states any seat count is available (12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 60 etc.). Hourly throughput not published
- Triotech – Birdy — Triotech
Platform-based flying theater with an elliptical dome screen: rotating, forward-moving motion seats synced to 2D or 3D content give a suspended, feet-dangling flight sensation.
12 seats: 16m x 11m (52'6" x 36'1") footprint, 8m (26'3") ceiling. 24 seats: 25m x 16m (82' x 52'6"), 13m (42'8") ceiling. 60 seats: 29m x 25m (95'2" x 82'), 19m (62'4") ceiling · Scalable from 12 to 60+ seats; no published hourly throughput/pph figure (site claims 'high THRC' without a number)
- Triotech – THE FLYER — Triotech
DISCONTINUED — do not present as available.
Never published (product discontinued; Triotech's own — now removed — spec sheet listed seat configurations but no footprint dimensions, describing sizing as customised to each site's space and traffic. The one built example gives the only hard figure: a 1,100 sq ft (50' x 22') curved screen at Pier 39, San Francisco · Pier 39 installation: 28 seats, THRC ~210 guests/hour, ~18-minute guest experience (published by Triotech). Discontinued product spec sheet (archived, no longer live) listed configurations of 12 seats (single row), 24-28 (double row), 48 (triple row), up to 96 seats (custom) - no dedicated footprint figures were ever published
- Beijing Yingda – Dome Suspended Flying Theater (Fly Over the World) — Beijing Yingda Technology Development Co., Ltd
Beijing Yingda's productized flying theater, sold as the "Dome Suspended Flying Theater" (球幕悬挂式飞行影院) and marketed under the brand and film title "Fly Over the World".
4 to 64 persons across the published configurations — dedicated product pages exist for 4, 6, 8, 10, 16 and 32 persons; the site nav also surfaces 20, 30, 40 and 64. Multi-dome banks of 1, 2, 3, 4 and up to 8 dome screens are offered for higher throughput. Published throughput: 8-person = 5 sessions/hr ≈ 40 pph; 10-person = 8 sessions/hr ≈ 80 pph
- CAVU Designwerks – Flying Theatre — CAVU Designwerks
CAVU's dedicated flight-position product: seated guests are suspended in front of a wraparound dome screen and moved in sync with projected media to simulate free flight over landmarks.
- MediaMation – MX4D Bantam Flying Theater — MediaMation
MediaMation's scaled-down flying theater, introduced at IAAPA Expo in October 2025 and described in trade press as a mini version of its full MX4D Flying EFX Theatre.
- Simtec Systems – HEXaFLITE mini — Simtec Systems
Simtec's compact flying theater — and a genuinely different architecture from the full-size HEXaFLITE, not merely a smaller version of it.
4–10 seats per cabin; multiple cabins can be run in sync in front of one large projection dome, so total theatre capacity is a multiple of the cabin size. Number of cabins per installation, total capacity and hourly throughput are not published — request per-project figures from sales@simtec.de
- Brogent – o-Ride — Brogent Technologies
Brogent's press materials and independent trade press (InPark Magazine) both cite installation in as little as three months from site handover to opening, including the building façade; the first turnkey o-Ride demonstrated that timeline at Thaiwoo Ski Resort…
- Brogent – o-Ride E — Brogent Technologies
Brogent's smallest flying theater, marketed as "the ultimate mini flying theater" and debuted at IAAPA Expo Asia 2025.
- Brogent – o-Ride X — Brogent Technologies
The high-throughput member of Brogent's o-Ride family, debuted at IAAPA Expo Asia 2025.
- Fantawild – Flying Theater (Suspended Spherical Theater) — Fantawild Holdings Inc.
Fantawild's in-house flying theater, catalogued by the company as the Suspended Spherical Theater and running in its parks under the show name Sky Sailor (飞越极限).
- Fantawild – Simulated-Flight Ride — Fantawild Holdings Inc.
Fantawild's Simulated-Flight Ride is a separate catalog product from the company's Suspended Spherical Theater (Sky Sailor) — the two occupy distinct entries in Fantawild's attraction range and should not be conflated.
- Shuqee – Flying Theater — Guangzhou Shuqee Digital Tech. Co., Ltd
Shuqee lists a flying cinema among its Immersive Attractions but publishes no product page for it.
- Vekoma – I-Ride Panoramic Flying Theater — Vekoma Rides
What it is: Brogent's flagship 6DOF flying theater, first installed 2010, with 24 installations to date (InPark Magazine).
- Vekoma – M-Ride — Vekoma Rides
Guests board suspended, feet-dangling gondolas arranged on multi-level balconies.
Frequently asked questions
Who are the main Flying Theater manufacturers & suppliers?
We track 22 companies supplying Flying Theater, including project: syntropy, Brogent Technologies, Intamin, Simworx and Fantawild Holdings Inc.. The largest clusters are in China (6), Canada (4), Germany (3) and United States (2). 22 of them have documented reference installations, which is usually the best shortlist filter.
How much space is needed for a Flying Theater?
11 of the 31 products in this category publish a footprint. Examples: DOF Robotics – Flying Theater — Min. 480 m²; Huss Park Attractions – Movie Base XS — ~8.5m x 12m x 12m per 36-seat unit; loading platform 3.5m above ground; Shenzhen Spark Interaction – Ball Screen Theatre — 22 m-diameter hemispherical screen; example installation 1,896 m² with 23 m screen. Space requirements vary with layout and theming, so treat published figures as a starting envelope and confirm with the supplier.
What throughput or capacity can Flying Theater products achieve?
21 products publish a capacity figure. Examples: DOF Robotics – SphereFly (formerly Compact Flying Theater) — 4–20 people; 200+ pph; DOF Robotics – Flying Theater — 10–90 passengers; 360 pph; Shenzhen Spark Interaction – Ball Screen Theatre — Example installation: 96 guests/show. Throughput depends on vehicle count, dispatch interval and operations, so compare like with like.
Which Flying Theater suppliers have reference installations?
22 of the 22 suppliers have documented installations on file, 254 in total — for example project: syntropy (Qin Palace Flying Theatre (flyDome) – Hengdian World Studios, China (2021)), Brogent Technologies (Niagara Takes Flight – Niagara Falls, Canada (2025)) and Intamin (Time Rider Coaster Wheel – Gyeongju World, South Korea (2025)). Ask the database for installations in a market comparable to yours.
What counts as a Flying Theater, and what is classified elsewhere?
A media attraction where seated guests are lifted or suspended in front of a large curved/dome screen with feet dangling, creating the sensation of free flight. Not included here: Seats that stay on the floor facing a screen → 4D Cinema & Motion Theater. Audience inside a 360° dome without the suspended flight position → Immersive Dome Attraction. Headset-based flight experiences → VR & Immersive Experience.
How do I shortlist a Flying Theater supplier?
Start from your venue type, available space and target audience, then filter by reference installations in a comparable market. Ask the database: describe your project and it returns the Flying Theater suppliers and products that fit, with specs and reference projects.