The 5th Dimension (ride)

The ride opened in the summer of 1987, designed and produced by Madame Tussauds Studios and originally sponsored by Hitachi. The ride followed the character of "computer trouble shooter" robot Zappomatic, through a series of eclectic scenes set inside a malfunctioning computer-generated reality, with large-scale animations and special effects. The transit system was manufactured by Mack Rides from a bespoke concept by John Wardley. The ride was extensively redesigned for its second season to make it more appealing to younger visitors, including rewriting Zappomatic as a TV repair robot on a mission to defeat a virus named "The Gorg". The ride operated for another six seasons, until being replaced by Terror Tomb in 1994. ==See also==