Dynamic Structures is a Canadian company with a history in steel fabrication dating back to the 1920s. They create amusement ride

Amusement ride

Amusement rides are large mechanical devices that move people to create enjoyment. They are frequently found at amusement parks, traveling carnivals, and funfairs.-Notable types:*Afterburner*Ali Baba*Balloon Race*Booster...

s, theme park rides, observatory

Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...

 telescopes and other complex steel structures.

Astronomy Projects

Dynamic Structures has been involved in the design and construction of most of the world's largest observatories. These include:

• Canada France Hawaii Telescope - Enclosure, Hawaii
• Isaac Newton Telescope
  Isaac Newton Telescope
  The Isaac Newton Telescope or INT is a 2.54 m optical telescope run by the ING at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands since 1984....
  
   - Enclosure,La Palma (Canary Islands)
• William Herschel Telescope
  William Herschel Telescope
  The William Herschel Telescope is a optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The telescope, which is named after William Herschel, is part of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes...
  
   - Enclosure, La Palma
• W.M. Keck Observatory, Phase 1 - Enclosure, Hawaii
• Owens Valley Radio Observatory
  Owens Valley Radio Observatory
  The Owens Valley Radio Observatory is a radio observatory located near Bishop, California, within the Owens Valley, California region, approximately 250 miles north of Los Angeles on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. For...
  
   - 3 Radio Telescope Support Structures, California
• Starfire Optical Range
  Starfire Optical Range
  Starfire Optical Range is a United States Air Force research laboratory on the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
  
   - 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
  Atacama Cosmology Telescope
  The Atacama Cosmology Telescope is a six-metre telescope on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile, near the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory. It is designed to make high-resolution, microwave-wavelength surveys of the sky in order to study the cosmic microwave background radiation...
  
  

Currently the company is busy with the design of what will be the largest telescope in the world, called the Thirty Meter Telescope

Thirty meter telescope

The Thirty Metre Telescope is a proposed ground-based large segmented mirror reflecting telescope to be built on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The telescope is designed for observations from the near-ultraviolet to the mid-infrared . An adaptive optics system would correct for image blur caused by the...

Amusement Park Rides

Their partnership with Robocoaster and SNOX have led to the development of several rides which incorporate robotic and other industrial automation technologies. These include several installations of the Robocoaster G1 rides in parks such as Legoland.

Other rides that the company has been responsible for include:

• Test Track
  Test Track
  Test Track is an attraction at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, sponsored by General Motors The ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its vehicles, culminating in a high-speed drive around the...
  
  , EPCOT, Walt Disney World, 1997
• SOARIN' Over California
  Soarin' Over California
  Soarin' Over California is a simulator attraction at Disney California Adventure . It debuted with the park on February 8, 2001...
  
  , Disneyland , 2001
• SOARIN', EPCOT, Walt Disney World, 2005
• Space Mountain
  Space Mountain
  Space Mountain is the name of a space-themed indoor roller coaster attraction located at all five Magic Kingdom-style Disney Parks. Although all five versions of the attraction are different in nature, all have a similar domed exterior façade that is a landmark for the respective park.The name can...
  
  , Disneyland, 2005
• Mark VII Monorail
  Disneyland Monorail System
  The Disneyland Monorail System is an attraction and transportation system at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA...
  
  , Disneyland, 2007 - 2010
• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Universal's Islands of Adventure, 2010 - ride involves robotic arms that run on a track.

Steel Structures

Other structures that Dynamic Structures have constructed include:

• Helix Pedestrian Bridge, Seattle WA,
• Vancouver Olympic Ski Jumps, Whistler BC,
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond BC,
• Lougheed Skytrain Station, Burnaby BC,

External links

• Company website
• Robocoaster
• SNOX