Heading into the 2024 offseason, the park's maintenance director asked me to help bring back a long-removed effect from the attraction's original 1991 debut season, even though I'd since moved out of state.
I started with concept art and renders to visualize the finished effect and secure approvals, then drafted detailed schematics and cabinet layouts ahead of a limited installation window. On site, I had one week to assemble, install, and thoroughly test the system.
The logic is written in ladder logic in Rockwell's CCW suite. Before the splash sequence fires as a train approaches, inputs from multiple sensors are cross-checked and verified to be in safe states.
Park fans reacted warmly online once it returned. One comment meant a lot to me:
“That was my favorite part of the ride when I was a child. Now my kids are finally going to enjoy the ride like I did!”