Multi-Post Theatre Stage Lift

Sloat and Lift System for Theater - LIFT UP

Overview This sloat and lift system will operate at a Children’s theater which includes a single stage lift system with turntables, center, and sloat lifts, secured in the theater pit and used intermittently during live performances. Features Up limit switches Down limit switches Over-travel limit switches Absolute encoder on motor Pit interlocked handrail sections

Underwater Lifts for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Ships

Overview Handling Specialty was awarded the contract to design, build and install complete turnkey packages for Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ships. The equipment package included three underwater lifts for the Aquatheater, two diving board tilters, and one trampoline rotator. In order to slow […]

Underwater Stage Lifts for Cirque du Soleil’s O Show

Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered, manufactured, and installed one of the world’s first and largest underwater stage systems for Cirque du Soleil’s groundbreaking Las Vegas show, “O.” The show takes place in a pool containing 1.5 million gallons of water.  Four hydraulically-actuated lifts raise and lower the four-piece stage, which measures 3,650 square feet. The […]

City of Dreams Underwater Stage Lifts

Overview Handling Specialty designed, manufactured, and installed an underwater stage lift system for City of Dreams and Franco Dragone Entertainment Group’s spectaculars. The House of Dancing Water in Macau (China). The 2,000-seat venue features a 270-degree theatre-in-the-round housing the world’s largest commercial pool, which is 160 feet in diameter, 26 feet deep, and holds 3.7 […]

Underwater Stage Lift System for Cruise Ships

aquadome stages in action

Overview This underwater stage lift system was designed, manufactured, and installed on Icon of the Seas. Situated within the Icon’s Aquadome neighborhood, this seven-piece, hydraulic underwater stage lift system includes two diving board tilter devices and an HPU system to run the lifts. Handling Specialty’s engineering team worked directly with the Royal Caribbean team to […]

Large-scale Turntable for Entertainment

Overview Designed and built for an exterior display, this large-scale turntable for entertainment will see people walking into the interactive installation while the turntable rotates. The turntable rotates both clockwise and counter-clockwise at the controller’s discretion and is galvanized to ensure weather damage does not interfere with the operation of the unit. Features 32-foot diameter. The […]