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SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Entertainment Technology Corporation ("EnTCo"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Tectonics Corporation (Amex: ETC), today announced the award of three new Wild Earth(TM): African Plains rides from the Philadelphia Zoo, America's first zoo. The contract calls for EnTCo to tailor the current Wild Earth(TM) story and educational content to support the specific educational goals of the Philadelphia Zoo. All three simulators will be delivered and commissioned in early Spring 2005. David A. Mitchell, Director of Sales & Marketing for EnTCo, said, "We are pleased to be continuing our partnership with the Philadelphia Zoo and to be associated with such a fantastic institution. We at EnTCo are committed to helping our clients deliver on their mission in a fun and interactive fashion, and Wild Earthä is a perfect fit for the Philadelphia Zoo." In Wild Earth™, guests will discover the thrill and excitement of an African experience and marvel at the array of wildlife and rich landscapes of the Serengeti. The physically modeled animation offers a kaleidoscope of images and memories never to be forgotten. In EnTCo's simulator, two riders (a driver and a photographer) sit securely in the truck-themed capsule to experience this fully interactive photo safari. The simulator features 3 axes of motion (pitch, roll and heave) that provide a one-of-a-kind, physical, thrilling and educational experience at the driver's control. In Wild Earth™, the riders are in full control, navigating the vehicle through the stunning landscapes of Africa on a quest for that "perfect picture". Future experiences available for the Wild Earth™ platform include Marine and Prehistoric versions. For more information on Wild Earthä or EnTCo's other ride experiences, visit www.therideworks.com "The Philadelphia Zoo welcomes more than 1.1 million people a year," said Joseph D. Moore, chief operating officer for the Zoo. "And our mission is to help them learn about endangered animals and how they can protect them. We believe one of the best ways to accomplish this is by giving our guests enjoyable, compelling, interactive experiences that create a powerful connection to wild animals and their natural homes. That's the kind of experience that Wild Earth™ will deliver." EnTCo has designed and engineered a number of cutting-edge simulation attractions for major entertainment and education clients. EnTCo prides itself on providing cutting-edge, family-oriented, entertainment and education simulators to customers in the Amusement/Theme Park, Museums, Zoo/Aquarium and Family Entertainment Center markets. EnTCo has mastered both the technology necessary to deliver a unique guest experience and the science required to make it comfortable and enjoyable to a very broad audience demographic. The uniqueness of EnTCo's ride development capability resides in its in-house, creative, software development, and multi-disciplined engineering staff, complemented by its complete turnkey capabilities-from concept to construction. ETC designs, develops, installs and maintains aircrew training systems, public entertainment systems, process simulation systems (sterilization and environmental), clinical hyperbaric systems, environmental testing and simulation systems and related products for domestic and international customers. This press release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the company that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any other future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "could", "would", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "continue", or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, contract cancellations, failure to obtain new contracts, political unrest in customer countries, unfavorable results in litigation, general economic conditions and those issues identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and other public documents including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2004. |
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