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Sub Sea Systems, Inc.

Innovative products and experiences for marine tourism

Sub Sea Systems, Inc.

Overview:

Since 1985, Sub Sea Systems has made the underwater world accessible to millions of people around the world through its innovative, "world's 1st" products. Owned and operated by two generations of family members, the talented team specialises in immersive, memorable and hands-on encounters that aim to educate through entertainment.

With its headquarters in California, the company takes pride in the quality of its products and maintains a core value to source, manufacture and assemble in the USA.

Sub Sea's products include SeaTREK® helmet diving, the award-winning Aquaticar® underwater adventure ride, SolarCat™solar-electric catamarans, DIVR+ virtual reality snorkelling system, DIVE BELL XR simulator ride, Kaimana™ underwater gaming arena, and Snorkel Drift towed snorkel ride system.

The company's services include world-renowned customer support, staff training and certification, equipment maintenance, and conceptual design layouts for interactive aquarium exhibits and non-traditional water parks.

Aquaticar

World's 1st underwater adventure ride, bringing innovative theme park storytelling to a water park environment. Aquaticar® is a patented ride system that features 2-passenger submersible vehicles powered by air bubbles (patented Bubble Engine®). The ride is intended for installation in a manmade body of water with opportunities for theming and special effects.

Underwater view of a submarine exploring near a sunken ship and colorful corals.

Aquaticar won the IAAPA Brass Ring Award for Best New Product, Best New Concept for a Major Ride/Attraction, as well as 1st place at the Blooloop Innovations Awards in the Splash category and 3rd place in the Sustainability category.

SeaTREK

The ultimate underwater experience for everyone. SeaTREK® is a guided underwater walking tour designed for non-divers and non-swimmers, ages 8 to 96+. More than 3.5 million people have experienced SeaTREK, which operates in nearly 50 locations (including open water and aquarium facilities). The system can be integrated into existing resorts or aquariums, or operated as a standalone business.

Divers in helmets pose underwater in an aquarium with fish and a sea turtle.

SeaTREK Adapted, winner of the IAAPA Impact Award, is an accessible helmet diving program for participants with limited mobility. The system incorporates a powered Aquatic Lift with a custom underwater wheelchair.

Diver interacts with a person in an underwater wheelchair in an aquarium setting.

SolarCat

SolarCat™ is a solar-electrically powered chaise lounge. The watercraft features 2+ person seating, and recessed dual motors and propellers. Easy to drive – push a switch and go! Steer with rudderless directional force. The boats are easy to maintain, and are designed for the rigors of commercial rental operations. Add SolarCat to your fleet of watersports rentals!

Pontoon boat cruising near a tree-lined shore on a sunny day.

VR Snorkeling

DIVR+ is virtual reality snorkeling with special effects, designed to monetize resort swimming pools. Produced in collaboration with Ballast Technologies, a world leader in aquatic VR, DIVR+ turns any pool into an adventure and revenue generator. The experience uses the neutral buoyancy of water with storytelling of virtual reality to create an insanely compelling underwater adventure.

Person snorkeling in clear pool using a yellow underwater scooter.

DIVE BELL XR Motion Simulator Ride

DIVE BELL is an extended reality motion simulator ride that gives passengers the illusion that they're being transported to a new world, such as a deep sea base station. The ride capsule is suspended above a shallow pool of real water with projected marine life, to further enhance the illusion of travel. Special effects, motion control, visuals and sound create a captivating journey. The ride simulator is an immersive pre-show to an in-water experience such as SeaTREK or Aquaticar. DIVE BELL is created in collaboration with DOF Robotics, an award-winning producer of high-tech VR and AR amusement attractions, motion simulators, and interactive VR games.

People boarding a futuristic blue capsule with a mechanical frame.

Kaimana Underwater Gaming Arena

Kaimana is an underwater gaming arena featuring interchangeable mazes, games and challenge courses in an above-ground pool. Participants wear SeaTREK helmet diving equipment, and a shallow-shelf accommodates multiple DIVR+ VR snorkeling systems.

Waterpark with slides, pools, and "Kaimana Underwater Arena" amidst rocky landscape.

Snorkel Drift Towed Snorkel Ride System

Snorkel Drift is the world’s first towed snorkel ride system.

Snorkel Drift transforms the classic underwater activity into an exhilarating, themed ride experience. Inspired by the cable wake surf parks pioneered by RIXEN Cableways, participants wear snorkel gear and hold onto a subaquatic, winged board as they’re towed along a guided course, allowing them to "fly" through immersive, themed underwater environments.

Sub Sea Systems developed the innovative ride system in partnership with RIXEN Cableway.

Man swimming underwater with a snorkel, holding onto a paddle swing.

Address:
6524 Commerce Way Diamond Springs, California USA 95619
Email:
info@subseasystems.com
Telephone:
+1 (530) 626-0100
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