Video: how Phantasialand’s rotating house works
A video offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at Feng Ju Palace. It shows how the rotating room and control system create the illusion that riders themselves are turning upside down.
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In 2018, Feng Ju Palace received a rare moment in the spotlight when a video showed the technology behind Phantasialand’s rotating house. Looopings explained how guests sit inside a room that rotates around its axis, creating the sensation that they themselves are turning upside down. The footage showed not only the control panel, but also the outside of the enormous rotating room, normally hidden from visitors. That makes the attraction easier to understand: its thrill does not come from speed or height, but from deception, timing and engineering. Feng Ju Palace opened in 2002 in China Town and is a madhouse built by the Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. It belongs to the same attraction family as Villa Volta at Efteling, Merlin’s Magic Castle at Walibi Holland and Le Palais du Génie at Walibi Belgium. The article is valuable because it makes the hidden mechanics of a fairly mysterious park experience visible and readable.