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High-Volume Gate Throughput Without Losing Control

Ticketing, ride-zone access and cashless payment run from one connected platform, so thousands of guests move through your gates smoothly, and every zone stays exactly as controlled as it needs to be.

The reality of running a park

The Risks Your Team Manages Every Day

Not theoretical threats, but the things operations and security teams deal with on every busy day.

High-volume gate throughput

Thousands of guests need clearing through a handful of entrances without long queues building up.

Ride zone and restricted-area access

Premium zones, height-restricted rides, and staff-only areas all need enforcement that doesn’t rely on someone checking every wristband.

Cashless payment at scale

Food, drink and merchandise transactions across dozens of outlets need to be fast, secure and fraud-resistant.

Seasonal staff onboarding

Large numbers of temporary staff need fast, secure enrolment at the start of the season and fast access removal at the end.

Guest safety and reunification

Large sites with high footfall need reliable coverage to support fast response when a family gets separated.

Multi-entrance perimeter control

Large sites often have several public and service entrances, all of which need consistent access rules.

The integrated solution

One System Behind Every Gate, Ride and Till

Theme parks run some of the highest guest volumes of any venue type, often through a small number of entrances, while still needing to keep restricted zones, backstage areas and cash points tightly controlled.

Arana connects ticketing, gate access, cashless payment and staff scheduling into one platform, so a record attendance day and a quiet weekday run on exactly the same system.

Guests should barely notice the security. Everyone who shouldn’t reach a restricted zone should never get past it.

Guest Pre-Enrolment

Linked to their ticket before arrival

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Gate Entry

Touchless entry at the turnstiles

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Season Pass Checks

No shared or resold passes

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Ride & Zone Access

Fast-track and staff-only areas

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Cardless Payments

Food and merchandise, no wallet needed

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Park-Wide CCTV

Gates, queues and rides covered

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Live Capacity View

Who’s in the park, in real time

The building blocks

Recommended Solution Components

Grouped by what each layer achieves on site — not a parts list to pick through.

Operational Visibility

Turning access events into workforce data

Outcome

Accurate, audit-ready attendance and payroll records without manual reconciliation

Ticket-to-Entry Flow

Turning a ticket into a verified entry credential

Outcome

Only eligible ticket holders reach premium zones and restricted areas

Pre-Arrival Enrolment

Guests and seasonal staff enrolled before they arrive

Outcome

Faster gate entry for guests and fast, secure onboarding for seasonal staff

Park-Wide Monitoring

Covering the wider site, not just the doors

Outcome

Faster response to incidents and clear evidence across every area of the park

Why Arana

Big Business Standards. Small Business Attention.

We’re a specialist integrator, not a call-centre-scale vendor. You deal directly with senior engineers from the first site survey onwards, and with a team that takes the time to understand how your organisation actually operates.

Direct access

Speak with the engineer who set up your gates and rides, not a support queue starting from zero.

Fast to move

New seasons, ticket types and staff changes are actioned in days, not a vendor’s quarterly release cycle.

Tailored, not templated

Entry built around your gates, rides and peak days, not a generic venue template.

Accountable, end to end​

The team that installs your systems is the same team accountable on your busiest day of the year.

Ready to Secure All Zones?

Tell us how your park runs and we’ll show you what high-volume gate throughput actually looks like on your site plan.

Packages

Built for Single Attractions, Full Parks and Resort Groups

Pick the shape that matches how your site actually runs.

Single-Site Warehouse

For standalone warehouses and distribution centres

★ Most Popular

Multi-Site Logistics Group

For groups running several depots or warehouses

High-Compliance Distribution Centre

For pharma, food-grade and controlled-goods distribution sites

What we recommend

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Gate & Yard Vehicle Recognition

by Adaptive Recognition

ANPR cameras controlling vehicle access at site gates and yards.

Why we spec it:

Automates HGV and courier check-in against a pre-approved vehicle list.

CCTV Cameras

Warehouse & Yard Cameras

by Axis

AI-powered CCTV covering warehouse floors, loading bays and yards.

Why we spec it:

Coverage across large, high-ceiling spaces where stock loss is easiest to hide.

Gates & Barriers

Loading Bay Barriers & Gates

by Automatic Systems

Automated barriers and gates controlling vehicle flow at loading bays.

Why we spec it:

Keeps unscheduled vehicles out of the yard without a guard on every gate.

Intrusion Detection

Perimeter & Warehouse Alarms

by Aritech

Integrated intrusion detection for warehouse perimeters and stock areas.

Why we spec it:

Monitored protection for high-value stock once the site empties out overnight.

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