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Testing…..Testing…..123

The Theme Park World unsurprisingly moves very fast and has its ups and downs. With this exhilarating world of rollercoasters and dark rides, technology is ever-changing. As part of our...

The Wizardry of Dark Rides

This week the UK reopened all indoor attractions meaning British theme park goers can once again experience the magic of Dark Rides. As a family-based engineering business, creating experiences and...

Gangsta Granny: The Ride Had Some Very Special Visitors This Week

Just in case you missed it, Garmendale Engineering’s latest Dark Ride opens this month to the public and we cannot be more excited. The wait is finally over, after a...

How to build a Dark Ride – How Garmendale built the Forbidden Caves at Bobbejaanland

If you've ever wondered how to build a dark ride, in this post, we'll show you how we built the Forbidden Caves at Bobbejaanland. It's now approaching five years since...

At the Euro Attractions Show Amsterdam 2018

The EAS Show is underway and the halls are busy with interested trade visitors and just a few consumers wanting to find out what's big and upcoming in the future...

See you at EAS 2018 Stand 1-1039 RAI Amsterdam

Once again we will be taking the team to RAI Amsterdam - one of our favourite locations for EAS to showcase our new and most popular ride systems. This year...

Joel Wright and the Electrical Test Centre

Joel Wright has joined the team as an Electrical Engineer. Joel, who is 24, lives in Long Eaton with his wife. With a father who is an electrician too, his...

Electrical and pneumatic test and assembly area

We've been busy over the Christmas break and are well on the way to completing the design and construction of a new electrical and pneumatic test, repair and assembly area. It's another...

That was 2017 – A year in review at Garmendale

2016 was a very big year for Garmendale as the business grew and developed our range of rides for theme parks and attractions. Well, we're delighted to report in this...

Finishing metal with a vibratory tumbler

One of the unusual machines we have in a quiet corner of the workshop is a vibratory tumbler. It's like a great big potato rumbler for metal parts and was...

This is not just a Technical Manual….

...This is a Garmendale Technical Manual. And when we do a technical manual for a client, as we do with all things, we like to do things properly. This is...

Work on the Shotgun Gates for Orlando Theme Park continues

We've been working away on the new shotgun gate system for the Orlando Park and making great progress as you can see from the images below. We covered it in...

Rides and Gates for Theme Parks and Attractions by Garmendale

The sharp-eyed amongst you will have noticed that we have been quietly developing our range of ride systems for theme parks and attractions over the last few years. There are...

Creating an evacuation system for the Vampire ride at Chessington

The vampire ride is a suspended coaster that was originally built by Arrow Dynamics and opened in 1990. They subsequently went out of business and with no-one to maintain the...

Driving to the Arctic Circle – A theme park ride in construction – Part 8

After the Launch of the Santa Park Sleigh Ride at the European Attractions Show in Barcelona, the final hard yards start now with the full ride system being delivered to...

The big unveiling – A theme park ride in construction – Part 7

Today at the European Attractions Show (EAS) in Barcelona, we unveiled the completed sleigh and can now reveal that the project we have been talking about for the last few...

We’re off to EAS Barcelona

All the planning is complete, the cases are packed and the new dark ride is boxed and ready. We are off to the European Attractions Show (EAS) in Barcelona. We...

Garmendale Trackless Ride Systems offer amazing flexibility!

Theme park ride manufacturers, Garmendale have designed the latest in Dark Ride technology with their exclusive Trackless Ride system. The unique ADIP's developed by Garmendale enables the carriage to follow any...