ORCAR
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ORCAR

Event Spec Sheet

A 20-ft illuminated, walkable orca art car — community-built in Squamish, BC. A crowd-drawing light installation carrying a conservation message from the Salish Sea’s endangered Southern Resident orcas.

$2M insurance — included

General liability, certificate on request

Installs in 1–3 hours

Drives in, or craned & set

~1 kW · runs unattended

A 2-hour charge powers 12 hours of night lights — no generator

Up to 20 inside · climbable

Interactive light & sound; 10+ can climb — restrictable per event

Mobile or grounded

Shuttles on its truck, or craned to the ground as a walk-through

Engineer-reviewed · all-weather

P.Eng structure, sealed 12V electronics

AT A GLANCE

Dimensions20 ft long × 8 ft wide × 14 ft tall
Weight~2,000 lb
Sited footprint~24 × 14 ft incl. viewing perimeter
Power~1 kW · a 2-hour daytime charge powers 12 hrs of night lighting · battery at night, no generator
CapacityUp to 20 inside at a time · 10+ can climb (restrictable per event)
Crew1 operator + 2 spotters when moving · unattended when parked
TransportSelf-drives (highway-legal) or craned / flat-decked
SoundNo amplified music needed
CustomizationLighting program, interior theming, and signage adapt per event · climbing enabled or restricted per site

TWO WAYS TO PLACE IT

On the truckmobile · shuttle

Roams at walking pace with spotters — a slow, mythic creature moving through the crowd. Can shuttle standing riders around the site. Ideal for parades and roaming activations.

Groundedsculpture · walk-through

Craned off the chassis to sit on the ground for the event's run — visitors walk through it like a passage, in one side and out the other. Reads as a permanent installation.

SAFE & LOW-RISK

  • $2M general liability insurance — certificate on request
  • Structure designed & inspected by a Professional Engineer
  • Full written safety plan — electrical, fire, wind, night-ops
  • No open flame, propane, pyro, rigging, haze, or lasers
  • Leave-no-trace teardown