“Critter Cruise” Dark Ride – Guangzhou, China – 2019
For Chimelong Group, China’s most successful owner/operator of theme parks and resorts, the assignment was to design a compelling water dark ride, populated by animals, to transport their Safari Park guests around the world The team took its inspiration from the unique style of Disney’s “It’s A Small World.” Famed artist Shag (aka Josh Agle) joined Harmon and Lanzisero to redefine the dark ride. The result was “Critter Cruise,” in which the 1960s “exotica” musical soundtrack (think Arthur Lyman and Esquivel) and Shag’s mid-century-inspired environments and creatures put guests in another world.
