Following five years in the making, the Changbaishan flying experience has finally taken its first flight.

The immersive and sensory flying theatre attraction was created through collaboration between the visual effects studio, Moonraker VFX, natural history production company, Talesmith, and Flying Theatre Films.

Visitors at the Changbaishan National Park in China can now enjoy an immersive and sensory perspective of the sacred Changbai Mountain.

The attraction was commissioned by PEL Creative. It is equipped with an innovative hydraulic seating system known as ‘I-ride,’ which is developed by Brogent Technologies. Guests are suspended in front of a 60-ft. half-dome screen, which immerses audiences in an aerial flight of the park with uninterrupted views of the holy mountain.

In the 4D experience, audiences are soared over rocky ravines, dense forests and wide-open plains, before they reach a lake-based summit.

Commenting on the complexity of the project, Simon Clarke, creative director of Moonraker VFX and founder of Flying Theatre Films commented: “This was one of the most technical projects we have ever undertaken at Moonraker, but we’re hugely proud of the finished experience which, after five years in the making, is wowing visitors with a unique, fully immersive and sensory perspective on an environment rich in natural history.”