Walltopia Group, a world leader in the climbing and adventure & leisure industries, is celebrating the success of Adrenark Adventure, Abu Dhabi, which has won the Family Entertainment Center of the Year award at the Park World Excellence Awards.
The firm was a major contractor on Adrenark Adventure, which opened to visitors in April 2023. Walltopia planned and built the majority of the park’s attractions, after being invited to participate by KCC Entertainment Design, which designed the site, early in the development process.
Ivaylo Sotirov, sales director at Walltopia, comments: “This award is a recognition of our talented team’s dedication and professionalism and confirms our commitment to meeting the client’s highest requirements for fun, interactive, and immersive experience.”
Encouraging exploration
Adrenark Adventure’s efficient use of space and attractive design has an emphasis on smooth transitions between a wide range of attractions. Its circular design is key to the success of this layout, with central structures which anchor the space, while giving the area a sense of movement and encouraging exploration. Features range from Fun Walls which welcome guests upon entering, to Rollglider lines that provide exhilarating speeds and magnificent views across the attraction.
The colourful Fun Walls are the first thing that visitors encounter after the registration area. Kids are drawn to these 8-meter-high interactive climbing walls, which include the firm’s most popular products to offer colourful and interesting climbing surfaces that test children’s dexterity, strength, and problem-solving skills.
The Fun Walls transition to Walltopia’s signature Climbing Walls. At 11 metres high, the Climbing Walls offer 11 climbing routes at different levels of difficulty. Climbers of all skill levels can enjoy ascending these structures and mastering the holds, ledges, and features.
The Via Ferrata follows, which includes 19 obstacles along a 72-meter horizontal climbing track. Visitors enjoy a panoramic view of the site while challenging their strength and agility on walls, ladders, and ropes. This experience finishes with a 7.8m high Abseil line.
The line spans the opening to the Cave, where visitors are provided with a helmet and safety gear in order to start exploring cave formations and prehistoric fossils. The 95m long tunnel system is made up of two-level trails, through the Spider Web, Stalactite, Fossil, and Ancient Life chambers. The crawling tunnels’ diameters range from 75 to 95 cm and are not suitable for guests who are uncomfortable in small spaces. The experience immerses visitors in a realistic cave experience, with interactive features and stunning effects.
The Dual Line Rollglider offers visitors an adrenaline-packed aerial adventure, with two interconnecting lines which feature Walltopia’s cutting-edge extreme electric trolleys. Players have the option to race against one another on the two connecting lines, which travel 165 metres at speeds of up to 25 km per hour.
The focal point of the whole attraction is the three-level ropes course. This offers a challenge suitable for all ages, with 30 platforms and 49 unique obstacles on three levels, both suspended and self-standing.
The lowest level is the Kiddy Platform, which is 3.90 metres high and appropriate for children up to 6 years old. The second and third levels offer increasing complexity for older children and adults. The Ropes Course is a fantastic way for guests to test their agility and balance, as they navigate dangling hazards while climbing, crawling, and balancing on ropes and cables.
Finally, visitors arrive at one of the most popular Walltopia fun products – the Slides. The two 20m long Slides feature clear polycarbonate windows and promise exciting descents. The experience is further enhanced with strategically placed LED lights that produce intriguing effects.
Adrenark Adventure offered Walltopia an opportunity to combine a variety of active entertainment products, maximising the space’s capacity and variety. Sotirov comments: “We are immensely proud of the hard work and dedication that went into this exciting and challenging project. And we are grateful to Al Barakah Holding for the opportunity and their unwavering trust in making it a reality.”
Walltopia Group recently announced the launch of Walltopia Playgrounds, a new product which offers family entertainment centres an unharnessed attraction suitable for a wide range of ages.
