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The lines between reality and fantasy blur in the VR adventure ride that visited Vienna’s Wurstelprater in 2020. Dr. Archibald \u2013 Master of Time<\/strong> entertains its passengers with a mix of pre- and post-show rooms, adventure courses, and a rail-guided VR track. As a visitor, you embark on a quest to find the missing Dr. Archibald, professor of history, amateur archaeologist, and inventor, using an Oculus Rift headset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before its transformation into Dr. Archibald in 2017, the ghost train was known as Mammuth\u00f6hle, Geister-Tempel, and Geisterhotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category:<\/strong>\u00a0VR-Adventure Ride
Manufacturer:<\/strong>\u00a0Mack Rides (DE)
First opened: <\/strong>1971
Operator:\u00a0<\/strong>Roland Barth Schausteller GmbH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Prater in:<\/strong>\u00a02020
Prater<\/strong>\u00a0plot:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>141c
Successor:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photocredits: Wolfgang Payer; Maria Weinberger; RB Schausteller GmbH<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10700,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10705","pra_ar_attraction","type-pra_ar_attraction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDr. Archibald ⋆ Prater.at<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/prater.at\/en\/former-rides\/dr-archibald\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. Archibald ⋆ Prater.at\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The lines between reality and fantasy blur in the VR adventure ride that visited Vienna’s Wurstelprater in 2020. 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