Location: Fira Gran Via Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 20-22 September 2016
Who’s there: 425 exhibitors and more than 9,000 attendees
What’s on: 15 education sessions and four days of networking
On-site tickets: €69 (expo only)
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2016 issue 3
Editor’s Letter: Place-Shifting
Technology is giving us the
power to Place-Shift experiences
to create on-demand, immersive
attractions in any location
Promotional Feature: EAS - Beautiful Horizons
The attractions industry is set to descend upon one of Europe’s
most inspiring cities – Barcelona. And if it’s inspiration
you’re looking for, the Euro Attractions Show is the place
Theme Parks: Desert Operations
On the brink of an entertainment revolution, Dubai looks forward to three major theme park openings. Attractions Management caught up with key decision- makers from the upcoming attractions
Mystery Shopper: Disney Delights
Disneyland Shanghai is the company’s first new theme park resort since 2005 and its biggest investment to date. TEA president-elect David Willrich went undercover to find out what Disney’s doing differently
Analysis: Part 3 - Benchmarking
Consultant David Camp asks how we measure success as he focuses on benchmarking and market penetration rates in part three of the series
Opinion: Media Frenzy
Is it time for media-based rides to raise their game? Gavin and Jason Fox, creative directors from Oscar-winning special effects studio Framestore, believe Hollywood-standard content is the next step for the industry
Lagotronics Lagotronics Projects is demonstrating its latest developments in the field of interactive ride technology, with a new range of hand shooters and cannon that includes swipe control and gesture control shooters. The company is also presenting three examples of 3D games that can be integrated into dark rides. Show visitors can try out the game Beach Fun.
Booth #821
Interactive shooters by Lagotronics
Gateway Gateway’s Galaxy Connect is a cloud-based platform that connects operators with third-party distributors to enable the selling of live tickets. It eliminates paper vouchers so guests can proceed directly to the gate, provides live tickets to capacity-managed events and streamlines implementation with a rapid onboarding process.
Booth #1605
International Play Company IPLAYCO is exhibiting new play attractions such as the Turbo Tube Dual lane slide. This exclusive patent-pending slide is a great addition to new and existing projects and can be attached as a standalone play feature or incorporated into an existing location or attraction. New My Town Edutainment offerings will be displayed, as well as IPLAYCO’s Junior Jumpers activity for younger guests in trampoline parks.
Booth #1154
My Town by IPLAYCO
Holovis Holovis is presenting its real time, mixed-reality Extended Experiences, a specialist software designed to eliminate queue line boredom, connect different attractions within a theme park and help bring parks or FECs to life in people’s hands through their mobile devices. EAS visitors can test a variety of original IPs from Holovis, including its augmented reality game Zombiez and the hugely successful mobile app game, Battle for Cedar Point, developed by Holovis and launched in 2016 for Cedar Fair.
Booth #1448
Augmented reality at the Holovis booth
Jora Vision Europe Jora Vision Europe is working on the design and production of an escape room for its client Aerokart. Named Winscape, it’s themed like a space research centre. Participants endure physical and mental tests to help Winscape decide who is capable of a secret mission. Teams experience different journeys determined by their own choices. This enables a very high capacity of up to 36 people for the escape room.
Booth #1818
The escape room is opening in Paris
Attraktion! Attraktion! is presenting its Playoke Dance System where children, teenagers and adults can dance along to pop music with CGI live dancing clips and the opportunity to measure individual performance and compete against other players. Moreover, visitors can explore a new immersive scale model of the Dome Ride Theatre from the company’s joint product with Intamin on Intamin’s booth.
Booth #1454
Intamin Intamin’s year began with the opening of the Flying Aces Wing Coaster at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, followed by three signature rides (Mega Coaster, Gyro Drop and Flying Island) supplied to Wanda Nanchang. In June, the record-breaking LSM Multi Launch Coaster, Taron, opened at Phantasialand in Germany, featuring Intamin’s most powerful LSM drive and new trains for maximum comfort and a smoother ride. Plus, a Water Coaster is opening at Lands of Legends in Turkey as well as another LSM Coaster, namely the Vertical Ring Coaster at Wanda Hefei.
Booth #1122
Taron at Phantasialand, Germany
Sally In addition to a wide variety of turnkey dark ride packages, Sally is displaying two new dark ride concepts, The Walking Dead: Battle For Survival and Volcanikus. The Walking Dead transforms the TV show into an immersive dark ride that features interactivity, multi-DOF motion-based ride vehicles, media-based scenes, highly immersive theming and 4D special effects. Meanwhile, the great god of fire, Volcanikus, has awakened and its up to riders to calm his wrath in this original dark ride story concept.
Booth #1233
Walking Dead: Battle for Survival
Vekoma Visit Vekoma’s booth to find out about the custom-designed Space Warp launch coaster which has opened at Energylandia in Poland. Vekoma has also installed a Boomerang and a Suspended Family Coaster at Paulton’s Park in the UK, while Fire Storm will open at Vinpearl Thu Thiem Vietnam in 2017.
Booth #1418
Find out about the latest coasters
Haystack Dryers Haystack Dryers are designed to dry wet guests after a water ride at theme parks and waterparks. Sited in resorts all over the world, they raise a new revenue stream and increase guest satisfaction, leaving the visitor feeling drier and more comfortable. Recent additions include cashless payments (RFID and contactless card) as well as a new hotel and resort initiative to reduce poolside towel use and associated laundry costs.
Booth #2207
Antonio Zamperla Zamperla’s WindstarZ made a big impact at its appearance at IAAPA 2015 in Orlando. Visitors to EAS will also have the chance to find out more about the aerodynamic family ride which recreates the feeling of flying and gives each rider the ability to control their two-person gondola flight.
Booth #1401
WindstarZ family ride
Alterface Projects This year the Belgium-based company Alterface Projects is celebrating 15 years of expertise in interactivity, which started with gesture-based attractions and culminated in new “visitor-centric” interactive rides. At EAS, the company will be demonstrating its know-how and the power of its Salto interactive show control system, which has been deployed in many award-winning rides. There is also going to be a special focus on Alterface’s modified spinning theatre following its worldwide launch five years ago.
Booth #842
Jack Rouse Associates Rixos Hotels’ 64-hectare (158-acre) Land of Legends theme park in Antalya, Turkey, will add a landmark attraction to the Turkish Riviera. When fully completed, the resort will include a five-star hotel, theme park, shopping boulevard, wildlife park, waterpark and family entertainment centre. The first phase of development, Aqua World, has recently opened and features an aquarium, a dolphinarium and a waterpark featuring 72 slides. Jack Rouse Associates provided master planning and concept design for Land of Legends.
Booth #1121
IMAGE: JACK ROUSE ASSOCIATES
A rendering shows Land of Legends
nWave nWave is presenting at EAS in Barcelona and attendees are invited to immerse themselves in the 3D/4D theatre at the nWave booth. On the new ride simulation film Machinarum 2D/3D, produced by N-Gon Visuals and distributed exclusively by nWave Pictures Distribution, you’ll experience hot steam, menacing machines and a giant out-of-control robot. It’s a dangerous mix that might overwhelm even the most seasoned adventurer. Can the mad professor shut the robot down before it’s too late?
Booth #1151
Machinarum, new from nWave
Triotech Triotech’s Maestro hand gesture technology is revolutionising the way interactivity is experienced in dark rides. Gone are the gun-like devices – guests can now interact with the story by using hand gestures. Maestro is already being deployed in NINJAGO The Ride at Merlin’s Legoland parks. Vistors can experience it for themselves at Triotech’s booth at EAS.
Booth #1111, #1014
Gesture technology for rides
Interlink Interlink is announcing details of a new themed water coaster. The ride has a 300-metre (984-foot) long track running through trees and culminating in a simulated water flume splash. It uses eight four-seater vehicles with a hovercraft theme. Interlink is also announcing a revamped version of its popular Super Flume Ride, which is set to incorporate immersive VR technology to produce an exciting “world first” ride design.
Booth #1500
Deltrain Portuguese manufacturer Deltrain is unveiling a new electric version of its tourist trains, reflecting the company’s commitment to the environment. The electric train climbs up to 15 per cent with zero emissions. Deltrain has a range of classic and urban tourist trains to meet customer needs.
Booth #312
Deltrain goes electric
Brunswick Bowling Visit Brunswick Bowling’s booth to learn about bowling centre development and modernisation. According to Brunswick, UK-based Mansfield Superbowl’s business is up 70 per cent after a renovation that included Brunswick Sync scoring and management system; 14 Transform Ocean lanes and 14 Silver Alumetal X ColorFull lanes; new gutters with Pinball Wizard Bumper System; ball returns with capping; and Lightworx lighting. Bowling Vision handled sales and installation.
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
Location: Fira Gran Via Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 20-22 September 2016
Who’s there: 425 exhibitors and more than 9,000 attendees
What’s on: 15 education sessions and four days of networking
On-site tickets: €69 (expo only)
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2016 issue 3
Editor’s Letter: Place-Shifting
Technology is giving us the
power to Place-Shift experiences
to create on-demand, immersive
attractions in any location
Promotional Feature: EAS - Beautiful Horizons
The attractions industry is set to descend upon one of Europe’s
most inspiring cities – Barcelona. And if it’s inspiration
you’re looking for, the Euro Attractions Show is the place
Theme Parks: Desert Operations
On the brink of an entertainment revolution, Dubai looks forward to three major theme park openings. Attractions Management caught up with key decision- makers from the upcoming attractions
Mystery Shopper: Disney Delights
Disneyland Shanghai is the company’s first new theme park resort since 2005 and its biggest investment to date. TEA president-elect David Willrich went undercover to find out what Disney’s doing differently
Analysis: Part 3 - Benchmarking
Consultant David Camp asks how we measure success as he focuses on benchmarking and market penetration rates in part three of the series
Opinion: Media Frenzy
Is it time for media-based rides to raise their game? Gavin and Jason Fox, creative directors from Oscar-winning special effects studio Framestore, believe Hollywood-standard content is the next step for the industry
Lagotronics Lagotronics Projects is demonstrating its latest developments in the field of interactive ride technology, with a new range of hand shooters and cannon that includes swipe control and gesture control shooters. The company is also presenting three examples of 3D games that can be integrated into dark rides. Show visitors can try out the game Beach Fun.
Booth #821
Interactive shooters by Lagotronics
Gateway Gateway’s Galaxy Connect is a cloud-based platform that connects operators with third-party distributors to enable the selling of live tickets. It eliminates paper vouchers so guests can proceed directly to the gate, provides live tickets to capacity-managed events and streamlines implementation with a rapid onboarding process.
Booth #1605
International Play Company IPLAYCO is exhibiting new play attractions such as the Turbo Tube Dual lane slide. This exclusive patent-pending slide is a great addition to new and existing projects and can be attached as a standalone play feature or incorporated into an existing location or attraction. New My Town Edutainment offerings will be displayed, as well as IPLAYCO’s Junior Jumpers activity for younger guests in trampoline parks.
Booth #1154
My Town by IPLAYCO
Holovis Holovis is presenting its real time, mixed-reality Extended Experiences, a specialist software designed to eliminate queue line boredom, connect different attractions within a theme park and help bring parks or FECs to life in people’s hands through their mobile devices. EAS visitors can test a variety of original IPs from Holovis, including its augmented reality game Zombiez and the hugely successful mobile app game, Battle for Cedar Point, developed by Holovis and launched in 2016 for Cedar Fair.
Booth #1448
Augmented reality at the Holovis booth
Jora Vision Europe Jora Vision Europe is working on the design and production of an escape room for its client Aerokart. Named Winscape, it’s themed like a space research centre. Participants endure physical and mental tests to help Winscape decide who is capable of a secret mission. Teams experience different journeys determined by their own choices. This enables a very high capacity of up to 36 people for the escape room.
Booth #1818
The escape room is opening in Paris
Attraktion! Attraktion! is presenting its Playoke Dance System where children, teenagers and adults can dance along to pop music with CGI live dancing clips and the opportunity to measure individual performance and compete against other players. Moreover, visitors can explore a new immersive scale model of the Dome Ride Theatre from the company’s joint product with Intamin on Intamin’s booth.
Booth #1454
Intamin Intamin’s year began with the opening of the Flying Aces Wing Coaster at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, followed by three signature rides (Mega Coaster, Gyro Drop and Flying Island) supplied to Wanda Nanchang. In June, the record-breaking LSM Multi Launch Coaster, Taron, opened at Phantasialand in Germany, featuring Intamin’s most powerful LSM drive and new trains for maximum comfort and a smoother ride. Plus, a Water Coaster is opening at Lands of Legends in Turkey as well as another LSM Coaster, namely the Vertical Ring Coaster at Wanda Hefei.
Booth #1122
Taron at Phantasialand, Germany
Sally In addition to a wide variety of turnkey dark ride packages, Sally is displaying two new dark ride concepts, The Walking Dead: Battle For Survival and Volcanikus. The Walking Dead transforms the TV show into an immersive dark ride that features interactivity, multi-DOF motion-based ride vehicles, media-based scenes, highly immersive theming and 4D special effects. Meanwhile, the great god of fire, Volcanikus, has awakened and its up to riders to calm his wrath in this original dark ride story concept.
Booth #1233
Walking Dead: Battle for Survival
Vekoma Visit Vekoma’s booth to find out about the custom-designed Space Warp launch coaster which has opened at Energylandia in Poland. Vekoma has also installed a Boomerang and a Suspended Family Coaster at Paulton’s Park in the UK, while Fire Storm will open at Vinpearl Thu Thiem Vietnam in 2017.
Booth #1418
Find out about the latest coasters
Haystack Dryers Haystack Dryers are designed to dry wet guests after a water ride at theme parks and waterparks. Sited in resorts all over the world, they raise a new revenue stream and increase guest satisfaction, leaving the visitor feeling drier and more comfortable. Recent additions include cashless payments (RFID and contactless card) as well as a new hotel and resort initiative to reduce poolside towel use and associated laundry costs.
Booth #2207
Antonio Zamperla Zamperla’s WindstarZ made a big impact at its appearance at IAAPA 2015 in Orlando. Visitors to EAS will also have the chance to find out more about the aerodynamic family ride which recreates the feeling of flying and gives each rider the ability to control their two-person gondola flight.
Booth #1401
WindstarZ family ride
Alterface Projects This year the Belgium-based company Alterface Projects is celebrating 15 years of expertise in interactivity, which started with gesture-based attractions and culminated in new “visitor-centric” interactive rides. At EAS, the company will be demonstrating its know-how and the power of its Salto interactive show control system, which has been deployed in many award-winning rides. There is also going to be a special focus on Alterface’s modified spinning theatre following its worldwide launch five years ago.
Booth #842
Jack Rouse Associates Rixos Hotels’ 64-hectare (158-acre) Land of Legends theme park in Antalya, Turkey, will add a landmark attraction to the Turkish Riviera. When fully completed, the resort will include a five-star hotel, theme park, shopping boulevard, wildlife park, waterpark and family entertainment centre. The first phase of development, Aqua World, has recently opened and features an aquarium, a dolphinarium and a waterpark featuring 72 slides. Jack Rouse Associates provided master planning and concept design for Land of Legends.
Booth #1121
IMAGE: JACK ROUSE ASSOCIATES
A rendering shows Land of Legends
nWave nWave is presenting at EAS in Barcelona and attendees are invited to immerse themselves in the 3D/4D theatre at the nWave booth. On the new ride simulation film Machinarum 2D/3D, produced by N-Gon Visuals and distributed exclusively by nWave Pictures Distribution, you’ll experience hot steam, menacing machines and a giant out-of-control robot. It’s a dangerous mix that might overwhelm even the most seasoned adventurer. Can the mad professor shut the robot down before it’s too late?
Booth #1151
Machinarum, new from nWave
Triotech Triotech’s Maestro hand gesture technology is revolutionising the way interactivity is experienced in dark rides. Gone are the gun-like devices – guests can now interact with the story by using hand gestures. Maestro is already being deployed in NINJAGO The Ride at Merlin’s Legoland parks. Vistors can experience it for themselves at Triotech’s booth at EAS.
Booth #1111, #1014
Gesture technology for rides
Interlink Interlink is announcing details of a new themed water coaster. The ride has a 300-metre (984-foot) long track running through trees and culminating in a simulated water flume splash. It uses eight four-seater vehicles with a hovercraft theme. Interlink is also announcing a revamped version of its popular Super Flume Ride, which is set to incorporate immersive VR technology to produce an exciting “world first” ride design.
Booth #1500
Deltrain Portuguese manufacturer Deltrain is unveiling a new electric version of its tourist trains, reflecting the company’s commitment to the environment. The electric train climbs up to 15 per cent with zero emissions. Deltrain has a range of classic and urban tourist trains to meet customer needs.
Booth #312
Deltrain goes electric
Brunswick Bowling Visit Brunswick Bowling’s booth to learn about bowling centre development and modernisation. According to Brunswick, UK-based Mansfield Superbowl’s business is up 70 per cent after a renovation that included Brunswick Sync scoring and management system; 14 Transform Ocean lanes and 14 Silver Alumetal X ColorFull lanes; new gutters with Pinball Wizard Bumper System; ball returns with capping; and Lightworx lighting. Bowling Vision handled sales and installation.
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional
revenue opportunities.
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions and
children’s meals as part of a summer cost-of-living support package designed to stimulate the
visitor economy and encourage family days out.
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively
to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using
colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work).
The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn)
entertainment complex in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with officials
proposing a large-scale theme park and sports destination as part of a broader tourism and
economic development strategy.
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
