1926 headquarters canada area served worldwide products amusement rides observatory telescopes parent empire industries ltd website www.empireds.com dynamic structures is a canadian company with a history in steel fabrication dating back to 1926 . they create amusement rides theme park rides observatory telescopes and other complex steel structures . contents 1 history 2 astronomy projects 3 steel structures 4 dynamic attractions 4.1 projects 5 gallery 6 references 7 external links history edit dynamic structures history dates back to 1926 when vancouver art metal was founded . the firm was renamed coast steel fabricators limited in 1952 . in 1976 the firm was purchased by agra inc. before being renamed agra coast limited in 1994 . agra inc. and its subsidiaries were acquired by british firm amec in 2001 with the company changing its name to amec dynamic structures . 1 in 2007 amec sold the company to empire industries who operate it as dynamic structures . 2 3 in 2011 dynamic structures amusement ride manufacturing was spun off into a sister company named dynamic attractions . 4 astronomy projects edit canada france hawaii telescope dynamic structures has been involved in the design and construction of most of the world s largest observatories . 5 these include canada france hawaii telescope enclosure hawaii isaac newton telescope enclosure la palma canary islands william herschel telescope enclosure la palma w.m. keck observatory phase 1 enclosure hawaii owens valley radio observatory 3 radio telescope support structures california starfire optical range enclosure new mexico w.m. keck observatory phase 2 enclosure hawaii w.m. keck observatory phase 2 telescope structure hawaii subaru telescope enclosure hawaii gemini north and gemini south 2 enclosures hawaii & chile atacama cosmology telescope currently the company is busy with the design of what will be the largest telescope in the world called the thirty meter telescope 6 7 steel structures edit other structures that dynamic structures have constructed include helix pedestrian bridge seattle wa 8 vancouver olympic ski jumps whistler bc 9 richmond olympic oval richmond bc 10 lougheed skytrain station burnaby bc 11 dynamic attractions edit harry potter and the forbidden journey s station dynamic attractions was originally part of the dynamic structures company until it was split off in 2011 . one of the founders of premier rides peter schnabel headed up the new sister company . 4 12 the firm entered the amusement industry after one of the engineers on the keck observatory project asked the firm for assistance with steel fatigue on a roller coaster . following the observatory project this engineer secured a job at walt disney world in florida . 13 14 due to the success of the project dynamic structures gained additional contracts with walt disney imagineering to manufacture the ride systems for soarin over california and test track . 14 15 this expanded the firm s presence in the amusement industry . 14 in the 1990s dynamic structures worked with premier rides to fabricate several of their rides including batman & robin the chiller at six flags great adventure poltergeist at six flags fiesta texas and mad cobra at suzuka circuit . 13 14 projects edit ride park location opened type in conjunction with ref s 5d tram chime long paradise guangdong china 2014 immersive transporter 16 amazing adventures of spider man the the amazing adventures of spider man universal s islands of adventure florida united states 1999 track switches 17 amazing adventures of spider man the the amazing adventures of spider man universal studios japan florida united states 2001 track switches 17 batman & robin the chiller six flags great adventure new jersey united states 1998 steel roller coaster premier rides 14 big thunder mountain railroad disneyland california united states 2014 steel roller coaster 18 dinoconda china dinosaurs park jiangsu china 2012 steel roller coaster s & s worldwide 17 19 e.t. adventure universal studios florida florida united states 2012 track switches 20 flying over italy ferrari world yas island abu dhabi united arab emirates 2013 flying theater 21 22 harry potter and the forbidden journey universal s islands of adventure florida united states 2010 robocoaster g2 robocoaster ltd kuka 23 harry potter and the forbidden journey universal studios hollywood california united states 2016 robocoaster g2 robocoaster ltd kuka 24 25 harry potter and the forbidden journey universal studios japan osaka japan 2014 robocoaster g2 robocoaster ltd kuka 26 king kong 360 3 d universal studios hollywood california united states 2010 immersive transporter 27 mad cobra suzuka circuit mie prefecture japan 1998 steel roller coaster premier rides 14 mark vii monorail disneyland california united states 2007 monorails 17 poltergeist six flags fiesta texas texas united states 1999 steel roller coaster premier rides 13 radiator springs racers disney california adventure california united states 2012 slot car style ride 28 revenge of the mummy universal studios florida florida united states 2004 track switches premier rides 17 revenge of the mummy universal studios hollywood california united states 2004 track switches premier rides 17 revenge of the mummy universal studios singapore resorts world sentosa singapore 2010 track switches premier rides 17 soarin epcot florida united states 2005 flying theatre walt disney imagineering 29 30 soarin over california disney california adventure california united states 2001 flying theatre walt disney imagineering 29 30 space mountain disneyland california united states 2005 steel roller coaster 31 test track epcot florida united states 1999 slot car style ride 14 x coaster magic springs and crystal falls arkansas united states 2006 steel roller coaster maurer s hne 20 unknown jurassic dream heilongjiang china 2013 flying theatre 32 unknown city of dreams macau china 2014 flying theatre 33 unknown img worlds of adventure dubai united arab emirates 2016 motion theatre falcon s treehouse 34 35 33 mission ferrari ferrari world abu dhabi united arab emirates 2016 sfx coaster 27 35 36 gallery edit astronomy projects william herschel telescope isaac newton telescope keck telescopes jnlt telescope atacama cosmology telescope thirty meter telescope amusement park rides soarin over california test track mark vii monorail steel structures richmond olympic oval lougheed skytrain station vancouver olympic ski jumps references edit history . dynamic structures . retrieved 8 december 2013 . amec divests its dynamic structures business press release . amec . 17 april 2007 . retrieved 8 december 2013 . marden duane . dynamic attractions . roller coaster database . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b dynamic structures forms sister company to focus on attractions press release . dynamic attractions . 16 october 2011 . retrieved 8 december 2013 . industry canada company directories 2009 03 09 1 cbc news scientists team up with b.c. firm to build biggest ever optical telescope 2009 04 08 2 recent news thirty meter telescope . tmt.org . retrieved 2 june 2010 . http www.structuremag.org oldarchives 2004 october f helix % 20pedestrian % 20bridge october04 v1.pdf heston tim 29 july 2008 . gold medal fabrication for olympic ski jump tube and pipe fabrication tech cell . the fabricator . retrieved 10 august 2012 . wood and steel are a unique marriage at skating oval for vancouver s 2010 olympics journal of commerce . journalofcommerce.com . retrieved 2 june 2010 . cisc icca skytrain station lougheed t . cisc icca.ca . retrieved 2 june 2010 . sherborne pam february 2012 . newly formed dynamic attractions inks china deal pdf . amusement today . 15 11 9 . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b c dynamic structures ltd. . empire industries ltd. retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b c d e f g pryma kristy 4 october 2001 . engineer bridges gap between telescopes and roller coasters . it world canada . retrieved 8 december 2013 . dinosaurin over china . park world magazine . 23 december 2011 . retrieved 8 december 2013 . chimelong the next chapter . park world magazine 38 . june 2014 . retrieved 22 august 2014 . a b c d e f g portfolio . dynamic attractions . retrieved 3 august 2014 . marden duane . big thunder mountain disneyland . roller coaster database . retrieved 8 december 2013 . marden duane . dinoconda china dinosaurs park . roller coaster database . retrieved 3 august 2014 . a b roller coasters . dynamic attractions . retrieved 8 december 2013 . flying over italy . ferrari world . retrieved 26 january 2014 . empire industries announces award of 3.8 million attraction contract from u.a.e. theme park . dynamic attractions . 3 may 2012 . retrieved 26 january 2014 . wizarding world of harry potter . park world magazine . 7 july 2010 . retrieved 8 december 2013 . macdonald brady 6 december 2011 . it s official harry potter land to debut at universal studios hollywood . los angeles times . retrieved 6 december 2011 . universal studios hollywood makes unprecedented investment in epic theme park transformation press release . nbcuniversal . 9 april 2014 . retrieved 3 august 2014 . harry potter and the forbidden journey universal studios japan . parkz . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b sfx coaster . park world magazine 18 . july 2014 . retrieved 3 august 2014 . radiator springs cars . dynamic attractions . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b soarin over california . dynamic attractions . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b us patent 6354954 sumner mark w. amusement apparatus and method published 12 march 2002 assigned to disney enterprises inc. marden duane . space mountain disneyland . roller coaster database . retrieved 8 december 2013 . dinosaurin over china . park world magazine . 23 december 2011 . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b a bit of recognition for dynamic attractions . park world magazine 8 . january 2014 . circumotion . dynamic attractions . retrieved 8 december 2013 . a b empire industries reports 25 million in contract awards in u.a.e. . empire industries . 15 january 2014 . retrieved 26 january 2014 . wall matthew 22 october 2013 . roller coaster technology bigger faster scarier . bbc . retrieved 26 january 2014 . external links edit official website robocoaster ltd snox retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dynamic structures & oldid 709852122 categories amusement ride manufacturerscompanies established in 1926roller coaster manufacturerssteel companies of canadahidden categories use canadian english from march 2015all wikipedia articles written in canadian englishuse dmy dates from august 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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