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Stingray · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 403 Location: North Carolina

Music video become motion simulator rides.

Here's something I remember from the past. Back in the 90's I was watching MTV and they show these motion simulator rides based on music videos.
The one that came to mind was Peter Gabriel's Kiss that Frog. Now anybody who remember this video can say that drugs was needed to understand what this video was about. Forget the song just this dance of sorts between the frog and the girl is totally out there. Now here the thing this was one of the first music video to be use as a motion simulator ride.

Now this process was called Mindbender. Using the Sony Movie Glide Theater is would move to the music video beats and motions.
Here's a video to explain and show the process.

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Man, these was done before Hard Rock Park or Decades Park. I guess the ideas of reading a song like Night in white Satin may have got their inspiration from these music video rides.
Here's a link to Peter Gabriel "Kiss that Frog" ride.
http://www.trudang.com/simulatr/frogsim.html
So, if there a music video you wanted to ride what would it be? For me I would go with Pantera "Planet Caravan" or The Tubes "She's a beauty".
Both are a trip and also the "She's a Beauty" may have the most theme park style video with a dark turn like a fun house.

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