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An Australian theme park has drafted a team led by designer Edward Felix to refurbish its famed “Ghost Train” ride using 3D printing.

Luna Park Melbourne’s Ghost Train has been operating since 1934 and is thus unsurprisingly a bit dated. The ride itself has park attendees sitting on miniature trains that take them through a haunted house.

For the refurbishment Felix 3D scanned, then built a VR reconstruction of, the entire ride, allowing his team to “ride” the renewed Ghost Train before renovations had even begun.

Once ready, the team used Bambu Lab 3D printers to create components and props, such as “intricate lighting fixtures … candles, candelabras, and … bookshelves.” They also added new effects, hand-painted murals, and created other non-3D-printed additions that help propel the ride to the present day, while staying true to its spooky history. The attraction even pays homage to the “White Lady,” whom, legend has it, has been haunting the Luna Park for years.

“Thanks to Bambu Lab’s 3D printing technology, we were able to achieve a level of detail and customization that would have been unimaginable when the ride first opened,” Felix said in a press release. “ allowed us to create an entirely new set of experiences for the ride while ensuring all parts were easy to maintain and replace.”

Felix documents the process extensively in the video embedded above, with more on their YouTube channel and website, and Bambu Lab has published a blog post about the project. The freshly refurbished Ghost Train ride is also now open to all park attendees, so you could also check that out if you happen to be out Melbourne way.

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