Mass Effect: New Earth

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Mass Effect: New Earth is a theatrical

amusement park ride at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. It is an adaptation of the Mass Effect
video game series and features recurring characters from the franchise. New Earth opened on May 18, 2016.

Ride

In the 4½-minute ride, guests sit in the 80-seat

passive 3D glasses.[1]

In the ride's plot, which coincides with the timeline of

mass relay and arrives at the colony world of Terra Nova, where it is attacked by a Reaper Destroyer shortly afterwards.[3] Garrus and Wrex coordinate the counterattack against the Reaper in defense of the colony, and direct Verner to take it down using the tourist ship's cannons.[3]

Visitors from past seasons who return to the ride enjoy variations in the experience, because the actors (male and female) who play Conrad Verner work as a team to refine and evolve the script over time, and the ride includes intervals in which the actor can

ad-lib or speak freely.[4] The actors are all performers who must audition for the role.[4]

Construction

Mass Effect: New Earth at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California.

Redwood Shores headquarters.[2] Mass Effect: New Earth opened on May 18, 2016.[6]

Unreal Engine 4 for the ride's visuals. Halon's lead technical designer said that the visuals were produced on several artist workstations with Unreal 4 rather than requiring a computer cluster to render the content.[2]

References

  1. ^ Frank, Allegra (May 18, 2016). "Mass Effect 'holographic' theme park ride celebrates opening day". Polygon. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gaudiosi, John (April 28, 2016). "Electronic Arts Blasts Off With 'Mass Effect' Theme Park Ride". Fortune. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Miranda Sanchez (May 20, 2016). "Mass Effect: New Earth Lets You Smell Mass Effect, Experience Mass Relay". IGN. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Eric Wooley (April 10, 2018). "Under the Lights of Mass Effect: New Earth At California's Great America With Brian Miller". Coaster101.
  5. ^ McCormick, Rich (September 30, 2015). "Mass Effect is becoming a 4D theme park attraction in California". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (April 28, 2016). "Mass Effect-themed park ride opens in May". Polygon. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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