HEXaFLITE® mini Flying Theater

HEXaFLITE® mini Flying Theater: Small Ride — Big Bang.

Who says a flying theater needs a giant building? HEXaFLITE® mini combines full 6-DOF flight dynamics with a compact footprint — engineered for venues with limited floor space or ceiling height.

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Product Description

HEXaFLITE® mini is the compact powerhouse of the HEXaFLITE® family. It packs electric or hydraulic 6-DOF motion, immersive media, and multisensory effects into a shared flying theater experience. Whether the story calls for a family-friendly adventure or an adrenaline-charged flight, the mini delivers fast accelerations, dynamic rotations, and smooth, controlled transitions — combining real thrills with guest comfort.

Designed for venues with limited ceiling heights and floor space, HEXaFLITE® mini opens the flying theater format to entirely new locations. It may be the smallest member of the family, but once the flight begins, nothing about the experience feels small.

Unlock New Locations

HEXaFLITE® mini brings a full flying theater experience to existing buildings, retrofit projects, and compact venues where a conventional large-scale installation would be difficult to realize.

A Show Reveal of Its Own

Guests board at floor level before the platform rotates horizontally by 180° into the show position. The transition turns a space-efficient movement into the opening moment of the flight.

Full Flying Theater Dynamics

Don’t let the size fool you. HEXaFLITE® mini brings the same dynamic 6-DOF punch as the larger HEXaFLITE® systems — packed into the smallest member of the family.

Multi-Unit Capability

One platform or several: multiple HEXaFLITE® mini units can operate side by side or in stacked configurations in front of one shared dome-shaped screen — allowing layout and capacity to be adapted to the venue.

Multisensory Flight Experience

Seat-integrated effects extend the synchronized motion and media experience, making climbs, dives and turns feel more immediate through wind, scent or water mist.

The Engineering Behind the HEXaFLITE® mini Experience

Many venues want a powerful flying theater experience without the capacity or building volume of a large-scale installation. HEXaFLITE® mini was engineered around that reality: a compact platform for up to 10 guests with its own compact motion structure, reduced footprint, and full 6-DOF dynamics.

The 180° horizontal rotation solves the next challenge: ceiling height. Instead of tilting a large passenger platform from a horizontal loading position into a vertical flight position, the mini turns on one level. Guests board at floor level, rotate toward the dome and arrive in the show position with their feet freely suspended.

The smaller platform reduces the overall system dimensions. The horizontal rotation reduces the required height. Together, they create a flying theater for locations where a conventional full-scale system would be architecturally or operationally impractical — without taking the punch out of the flight.

This compact core becomes the basis for a system configuration built around the available space, the required capacity, and the media environment. Where more throughput is needed, multiple units can be combined into one coordinated flying theater setup.

Custom-Engineered for Your Vision and Venue

With HEXaFLITE® mini, the attraction follows the building — not the other way around. Each platform can be configured for 6, 8, or 10 guests and installed as a focused single-unit attraction or combined with additional platforms to increase capacity.

Wide spaces can accommodate units side by side. When floor space is scarce, capacity can move upward: stacked configurations place two platforms within one coordinated flying theater setup. Multiple platforms can share one dome-shaped screen, allowing capacity to grow without multiplying the complete AV infrastructure.

Simtec brings platform layout, guest flow, media technology, and building integration together as one coherent system. Projection or LED dome screen, electric or hydraulic motion, and optional VR create further possibilities for shaping the attraction around the intended experience and operational concept. Simtec can also deliver the complete attraction as a turnkey solution.

The result is not one fixed mini layout, but a configurable flying theater architecture built around the venue, the audience, and the required capacity.

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HEXaFLITE® mini Flying Theater Specifications

HEXaFLITE® mini is a compact 6-DOF flying theater system. Technical specifications are adapted to the attraction concept, passenger capacity, motion system, media environment, safety requirements, and venue conditions.

Capacity & Operations

Passenger Capacity

Configurable for 6 to 10 passengers per ride unit

Floor-Level Loading

Passengers board at floor level

Multi-Unit Operation

Multiple units can operate side by side or in stacked configurations in front of one shared projection dome or LED dome

Motion Technology

Degrees of Freedom

High-performance 6-DOF motion across surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch, and yaw

Drive Technology

Available with electric or hydraulic motion systems

Motion Performance

Motion performance can be tailored to the selected motion system, passenger capacity, and attraction requirements

Motion Cueing & Motion Texture

Engineered for believable, comfortable, and media-synchronized ride motion, with motion profiles shaped around rhythm, transitions, acceleration cues, and changing platform orientations

180° Horizontal Show Reveal

The platform rotates horizontally by 180° from the loading position into the flying theater position, creating a space-efficient and distinctive show reveal

Controls

Control Architecture

Developed in-house by Simtec using industrial PLC and safety control technology for ride automation, motion control, and system-wide synchronization

Real-Time Synchronization

Synchronizes platform rotation, 6-DOF motion, media, audio, special effects, and show systems with frame-accurate timing

Show Control Integration

Integrates into project-specific show control architectures

Operator Interfaces

Operator panels support ride operation, system monitoring, start/stop functions, reset procedures, and emergency handling

Attraction Integration

Media Environments

Designed for dome screen environments using projection or LED technology

VR Integration

The motion platform can also be configured for VR-based experiences as an alternative to the shared dome environment

Seat-Integrated Special Effects

Wind, scent, and water mist can be integrated directly at the seat and synchronized with the show

Project-Specific Venue Integration

The installation can be adapted to spatial constraints, building geometry, screen configuration, media technology, motion envelope, and safety clearances

Turnkey Attraction Integration

HEXaFLITE® mini can be delivered as a complete turnkey attraction, integrating the motion system with a projection-based or LED dome, immersive audio, media servers, show control, and film production through selected partners

Safety, Accessibility & Reliability

International Ride Standards

Designed in accordance with international ride standards, including EN 13814, ASTM F2291, and GB 8408

Functional Safety

Integrated safety PLCs, certified safety functions, and redundant system architectures support safe attraction operation

Restraint Systems

Monitored over-the-shoulder restraints secure passengers throughout the complete ride cycle

Accessibility Concepts

The floor-level loading position supports accessible guest flow concepts and simplified boarding procedures

Long-Term Durability

Key structural components are engineered for 20+ years of operation under defined load and operating conditions

Let’s discuss your project

Have an idea, a specific requirement or a challenging space to work with? Talk to us about your project. We will connect you with the right specialist at Simtec.

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The Best Trust Simtec

Simtec is proud to have provided products and services to world-famous brands and companies.

Your Expert Partner for Immersive Flight

Simtec is more than a manufacturer; we are a technology partner with over 35 years of engineering expertise rooted in professional flight simulation. We take full system responsibility—from initial concept to lifelong technical support—ensuring your attraction remains a safe, robust, and reliable anchor for your venue.

Award-winning Flying Theaters

Our award-winning HEXaFLITE® systems are recognized globally within the themed entertainment industry for redefining the boundaries of cinematic immersion through the application of highly innovative and sophisticated 6-DOF motion platform technology.

Extensive customizing options

We offer an extensive range of sophisticated customizing options that allow operators to perfectly tailor their theater installations with advanced 2D or 3D dome projection, high-brightness LED screens, and a fully integrated suite of seat-specific sensory effects like wind, scent, and water mist.

Presence on 3 continents and on-site maintenance

Simtec maintains a robust global presence across three continents with wholly owned subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, and China, allowing our specialized engineering teams in Orlando and Wuhan to provide rapid, high-quality on-site maintenance and comprehensive technical service throughout the entire lifecycle of the attraction.

German Innovation in Motion

Rooted in the philosophy of “German Innovation in Motion,” our precision-engineered systems are designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards to ensure a structural lifetime of at least 20 years and continuous operational excellence in the most demanding venues.

Testimonial

“Simtec is an exceptional group bringing next-level engineering & design expertise to the development and delivery of ground-breaking rides & attractions.”

Ty Granaroli

Paramount Global

Entertainment References

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Simtec HEXaFLITE® mini: Professional Flying Theater Dynamics in Small Spaces

Authentic 6-DOF Motion and Immersive Visuals

Simtec Systems provides world-class attractions for any venue size as a premier flying theater manufacturer. The HEXaFLITE® mini brings the authentic sensation of flight to locations with limited space, offering the same 6-DOF motion fidelity as our large-scale systems. Developed using methodologies from certified flight simulation, the system delivers precise movements that perfectly synchronize with immersive dome theater or LED screens. By assuming lead engineering responsibility, Simtec ensures that every heave, surge, and roll creates a physically credible immersive experience, transforming compact footprints into world-class destinations for family entertainment centers, malls, and museums.

Engineered for Flexibility, Accessibility, and Reliability

As a globally recognized theme park ride supplier, Simtec designs the HEXaFLITE® mini for long-term performance and high availability. The system is specifically optimized for low ceiling heights, utilizing a unique 180° horizontal rotation for its show reveal instead of a tall vertical lift. This flexibility allows for side-by-side or stacked multi-unit setups that significantly increase guest throughput while maintaining a small architectural footprint. With barrier-free access via floor-level boarding and compliance with international safety standards like EN 13814 and GB 8408, the mini is a safe and profitable investment for operators worldwide. From our German headquarters to our service hubs in the USA and China, we provide the custom attraction engineering and lifecycle support required to keep your vision in motion.

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