Date posted: 10/13/2009*

Raytheon Company today unveiled Sum of all Thrills™ at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort. This new ride is a unique experience that lets park guests custom-design their own thrill ride using mathematical tools, an innovative touch-screen table and a robotic simulator. As the first ride to be located within INNOVENTIONS at Epcot®, Sum of all Thrills™ is the latest example of Raytheon’s innovative approach to help educate and inspire young students about the power of math and math-related activities.

In addition to the experience at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot®, Raytheon unveiled a virtual Sum of all Thrills™ experience online at MathMovesU.com. The Web site is a virtual space to educate and entertain middle school students through games and activities that showcase the math behind students’ favorite pastimes. As students move through the music, sports, fashion and travel worlds, they earn points for their math activities.

The Sum of all Thrills™ experience on MathMovesU.com combines the three ride elements of the theme park experience — a roller coaster, bobsled or jet plane — into one multidimensional ride. Students answer math-related questions to unlock elements that enable them to build their own ride online. A leader board and challenge a friend component create incentives for kids to compete, along with digital downloads and surprise Easter eggs containing interesting “math facts.” MathMovesU.com also includes MathMovesUniversity, which offers information on scholarships and such resources as a homework helper and math dictionary.

Sum of all Thrills™ is the latest initiative in Raytheon’s MathMovesU program, which is committed to increasing students’ interest in math and engineering by engaging them with activities they enjoy most, such as sports, fashion and music. Sum of all Thrills™ joins Raytheon’s other MathMovesU programs including the “In the Numbers” game, partnership with the New England Patriots on display at The Hall at Patriot Place Presented by Raytheon, the company’s three-year sponsorship of the National MATHCOUNTS competition and the MathMovesU scholarship and grants program, which provides over $1 million in funding to students and teachers each year.

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