diff --git a/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp b/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp
index fc5f4b7d8..02bb9e514 100644
--- a/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgspheresegment/osgspheresegment.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,21 @@ osg::Node* createMovingModel(const osg::Vec3& center, float radius)
         xform->setUpdateCallback(new osg::AnimationPathCallback(animationPath,0.0f,2.0));
         xform->addChild(positioned);
 
+        // add particle effects to cessna.
+        {
+            osg::PositionAttitudeTransform* positionEffects = new osg::PositionAttitudeTransform;
+            positionEffects->setPosition(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f));
+            xform->addChild(positionEffects);
+
+            osgParticle::ExplosionEffect* explosion = new osgParticle::ExplosionEffect;
+            osgParticle::SmokeEffect* smoke = new osgParticle::SmokeEffect;
+            osgParticle::FireEffect* fire = new osgParticle::FireEffect;
+
+            positionEffects->addChild(explosion);
+            positionEffects->addChild(smoke);
+            positionEffects->addChild(fire);
+        }
+        
         model->addChild(xform);
     }
     
@@ -220,22 +235,10 @@ void build_world(osg::Group *root)
         osgParticle::SmokeEffect* smoke = new osgParticle::SmokeEffect;
         osgParticle::FireEffect* fire = new osgParticle::FireEffect;
 
-        //osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode;
-        //geode->addDrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable(new osg::Sphere(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),10.0f)));
-        //positionEffects->addChild(geode);
-
         positionEffects->addChild(explosion);
         positionEffects->addChild(smoke);
         positionEffects->addChild(fire);
 
-        osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater *psu = new osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater;
-
-        psu->addParticleSystem(explosion->getParticleSystem());
-        psu->addParticleSystem(smoke->getParticleSystem());
-        psu->addParticleSystem(fire->getParticleSystem());
-
-        // add the updater node to the scene graph
-        root->addChild(psu);
     }
     
     
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp
index 9ddad3b93..fa49e5ab6 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ExplosionEffect.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <osgParticle/RadialShooter>
 #include <osgParticle/AccelOperator>
 #include <osgParticle/FluidFrictionOperator>
+#include <osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater>
 
 #include <osg/Geode>
 
@@ -128,10 +129,13 @@ void ExplosionEffect::buildEffect()
     // add the program to update the particles
     addChild(_program.get());
 
-    osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
-    geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
-    //geode->setCullingActive(false);
+    // add the particle system updater.
+    osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater *psu = new osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater;
+    psu->addParticleSystem(_particleSystem.get());
+    addChild(psu);
 
     // add the geode to the scene graph
+    osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
+    geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
     addChild(geode);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp
index 442f08075..a21eaff85 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/FireEffect.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <osgParticle/RadialShooter>
 #include <osgParticle/AccelOperator>
 #include <osgParticle/FluidFrictionOperator>
+#include <osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater>
 
 #include <osg/Geode>
 
@@ -125,10 +126,13 @@ void FireEffect::buildEffect()
     // add the program to update the particles
     addChild(_program.get());
 
-    osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
-    geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
-    //geode->setCullingActive(false);
+    // add the particle system updater.
+    osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater *psu = new osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater;
+    psu->addParticleSystem(_particleSystem.get());
+    addChild(psu);
 
     // add the geode to the scene graph
+    osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
+    geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
     addChild(geode);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp
index 65553c8eb..85b30bfb5 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/SmokeEffect.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <osgParticle/AccelOperator>
 #include <osgParticle/FluidFrictionOperator>
 #include <osgParticle/SectorPlacer>
+#include <osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater>
 
 #include <osg/Geode>
 
@@ -124,10 +125,13 @@ void SmokeEffect::buildEffect()
     // add the program to update the particles
     addChild(_program.get());
 
-    osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
-    geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
-//    geode->setCullingActive(false);
+    // add the particle system updater.
+    osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater *psu = new osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater;
+    psu->addParticleSystem(_particleSystem.get());
+    addChild(psu);
 
     // add the geode to the scene graph
+    osg::Geode *geode = new osg::Geode;
+    geode->addDrawable(_particleSystem.get());
     addChild(geode);
 }