Desperados is a collective

amusement ride Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people especially kids to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This ...

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Alterface Alterface Projects is a manufacturer of interactive and media-based attractions, offering interactive technologies and turnkey solutions. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Belgium, Europe, Alterface operates globally, having a US office and ...

. It presents itself as an interactive theater with a Western theme.

Principle

10 to 60 riders step on their individual horses and pick up their six-shooters. All riders play together on the same large video screen but everyone receives an individual score and every horse moves differently according to how good its rider plays. Both the best and worst riders are acknowledged by the system via Doc, the 3D character animating the show.

Parks with Desperado attractions

* Happy Valley Shanghai - China * Rusutsu Resort - Japan * Bakken - Denmark * Bobbejaanland - Belgium * Fraispertuis City - France * Liseberg - Sweden

External links

Official website
, with video presentation
Desperados
at the

Bobbejaanland Bobbejaanland is a theme park in Lichtaart, Belgium. The park was founded by Bobbejaan Schoepen, a Flemish singer, guitarist, and entertainer who enjoyed international success in the fifties and early sixties. In 1959, he bought a 30 hectare ma ...

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Desperados Desperado may refer to: * Outlaw, particularly in the American Old West Books * ''Desperadoes'' (comics), a comic book series * ''Desperadoes'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Ron Hansen * Desperado Publishing, an American independent comic book publ ...

Fraispertuis City Fraispertuis City is a theme park in Jeanménil, France. It opened in 1966. Its roller coaster Timber Drop, created by S&S Power, was the steepest in the world when it opened on July 2, 2011, but it lost the record with the opening on July 1 ...

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Liseberg Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened in 1923. It is one of the most visited amusement parks in Scandinavia, attracting about three million visitors annually. Among the noteworthy attractions is the wooden roll ...

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