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 […]

Custom Stage Lifts for Las Vegas Show

Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured a set of three rigid chains actuated stage lifts for one of the newest stage productions in Las Vegas. These stage lifts were installed underneath the main stage area and are used to move sets, scenery, props and performers on and off the stage. The lifts are extremely […]

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 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 million […]

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 […]