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• In the US, “travelators” are known as “moving walkways” or “a moving sidewalk.”
• Essentially a travelator / moving walkway is a conveyor transport mechanism that slowly and safely moves people relatively short
distances either along level ground or inclined distance, such as between two floors of a building.

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• Travelators are typically installed in pairs to keep opposite flows of people all moving their designated direction.
• Moving walkways may be a pallet-type similar in appearance to escalator steps that have metal or rubber grip surfaces, or a
moving belt type, which have rubber or mesh metal walking surfaces that move over metal rollers, and feel more flexible
underfoot.
• Walkways are equipped with moving safety handrails. As the walkway ends, the surface disappears into end comb-plates.

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Museum
• To ensure that a museum exhibit is viewed in a certain sequence.
• To provide a particular aesthetic effect.
• To make sure the crowd moves through at a reliable pace.

Theme parks
Amusement park rides, such as continuous motion dark rides like Disney haunted mansion, make use of moving sidewalk to assist
passengers in boarding and disembarking rides and attractions.

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