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By Kate Corney | Published in Attractions Management 2014 issue 1
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Editor's letter: Creating Wealth
Great companies like Merlin Entertainments generate whole
ecosystems around themselves, with employees and their families,
shareholders, investors, suppliers, stakeholders and customers
benefiting from the wealth, energy and opportunity they create
Profile: Alberto Zamperla
The Italian ride entrepreneur is
attracting international attention for
his ambitious plans to build a new
cultural attraction in the heart of
Venice. Liz Terry finds out more
Planetariums: Science in the sky
We talk to Techmania's CEO Vlastimil
Volak and designer Glenn Smith
about the opening of the first 3D
Planetarium in the Czech Republic
Museums: Sea Views
Exploring underwater museums with
eco-sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor
Watchout for mammoth HD video wall spectacle Standing at more than 15m tall and 60m wide, The Big Picture High Definition video wall at the Suntec Exhibition and Convention Centre, Singapore, relies on Dataton Watchout multi-image display and presentation software. Watchout manages the large-format, dynamic and ever changing content, presented on 664 integrated LG LED flat panel displays. Dataton created a single robust system to handle video and data for the huge real-time display.
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Watchout for mammoth HD video wall spectacle
Beer on the menu at AV Stumpfl cinema show A new walk-in cinema at Stiegl Brauwelt in Salzburg, Austria, features a panorama film about beer and its origins. With a floor projection on a 200 sq m surface, the installation is controlled centrally using AV Stumpfl products Wings Touch and Avio and features automatic evaluation and status information display, such as lamp hours and error messages. Four AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Play Dual and three AV Stumpfl Wings Ioboxes are being used for the cinema projection and the show control.
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Beer on the menu at AV Stumpfl cinema show
New Martin Professional hazer for large venues Martin Professional has created a new, efficient CO2 hazer designed to produce fine-particulate atmospheric mist effects for large venues. The Martin Jem Ready 365 Hazer uses an advanced water-based fluid to produce a transparent haze. It has an automatic shutdown with battery backup to prevent clogging and running out of gas, even if gas pressure is lost.
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New Martin Professional hazer for large venues
Robe shines on Starlight Express in Johannesburg Robe moving lights were used as part of an intricate special effects lighting design for the rollerskating musical Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Staged at the Mandela at the Joburg Theatre Complex, South Africa, the lighting was created to be big, bold and spectacular for the large scale production with over 600 lights. In the overhead lighting rig were 18 Robe Robin MMX Spots and 18 Robe ColourWash 700E ATs. Individual side lights used 12 Robe ColourSpot 700E ATs and 18 Robe LEDWash 600s.
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Robe shines on Starlight Express
TDC’s Sydney Opera House projection show Technical Direction Company (TDC) achieved a projection show spectacular to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the national Australian fleet entry into Sydney Harbour. It was displayed onto both sides of Australia’s Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The evening spectacular also featured fireworks launched from seven warships. TDC used 56 Barco projectors positioned at various angles and at great distances - some up to 700m away from across Sydney Harbour so that the projection was visible from all around the harbour.
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TDC’s Sydney Opera House projection show
Robots add a special touch for visitor sites Austrian company Attraktion! and German firm MetraLabs have teamed up to create robot products for visitors. WeRobots are designed to be sociable, adaptive and able to orientate themselves by measuring rooms three-dimensionally and identifying humans. They communicate - speaking all world languages - and have a 15 inch multi touchscreen, integrated camera and a microphone. WeRobots offer a content management system so indoor venues can use their own content and information. A VIP function enables WeRobots to save customer-specific data and preferences on loyalty cards.
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Cosmo AV shines at the Moscow Light Festival Cosmo AV, specialist in video mapping images, lit up the The Bolshoi Theatre as part of the Moscow International Festival, The Circle of Light in October 2013. Cosmo AV created content projected on the facade of the magnificent building with mixed video and computer generated images, supported with music by classical music composers Rachmaninov and Tchaikovski.
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Cosmo AV shines at the Moscow Light Festival
A giant projection spectacle for Delhi TricolorIndia and The Projection Studio have created a new permanent immersive multi-media spectacle at the Guru Tegh Bahaur Memorial at Singhu Border, Delhi, India. TricolorIndia delivered the technical infrastructure, including projection, lighting and audio. The looped 20-minute visual show runs every night and is based on five elements of nature, earth, wind, fire, water and void, and uses fantastical natural and Indian mythology imagery.
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A giant projection spectacle for Delhi
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By Kate Corney | Published in Attractions Management 2014 issue 1
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2014 issue 1
Editor's letter: Creating Wealth
Great companies like Merlin Entertainments generate whole
ecosystems around themselves, with employees and their families,
shareholders, investors, suppliers, stakeholders and customers
benefiting from the wealth, energy and opportunity they create
Profile: Alberto Zamperla
The Italian ride entrepreneur is
attracting international attention for
his ambitious plans to build a new
cultural attraction in the heart of
Venice. Liz Terry finds out more
Planetariums: Science in the sky
We talk to Techmania's CEO Vlastimil
Volak and designer Glenn Smith
about the opening of the first 3D
Planetarium in the Czech Republic
Museums: Sea Views
Exploring underwater museums with
eco-sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor
Watchout for mammoth HD video wall spectacle Standing at more than 15m tall and 60m wide, The Big Picture High Definition video wall at the Suntec Exhibition and Convention Centre, Singapore, relies on Dataton Watchout multi-image display and presentation software. Watchout manages the large-format, dynamic and ever changing content, presented on 664 integrated LG LED flat panel displays. Dataton created a single robust system to handle video and data for the huge real-time display.
attractions-kit.net keyword: dataton
Watchout for mammoth HD video wall spectacle
Beer on the menu at AV Stumpfl cinema show A new walk-in cinema at Stiegl Brauwelt in Salzburg, Austria, features a panorama film about beer and its origins. With a floor projection on a 200 sq m surface, the installation is controlled centrally using AV Stumpfl products Wings Touch and Avio and features automatic evaluation and status information display, such as lamp hours and error messages. Four AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Play Dual and three AV Stumpfl Wings Ioboxes are being used for the cinema projection and the show control.
attractions-kit.net keyword: av stumpfl
Beer on the menu at AV Stumpfl cinema show
New Martin Professional hazer for large venues Martin Professional has created a new, efficient CO2 hazer designed to produce fine-particulate atmospheric mist effects for large venues. The Martin Jem Ready 365 Hazer uses an advanced water-based fluid to produce a transparent haze. It has an automatic shutdown with battery backup to prevent clogging and running out of gas, even if gas pressure is lost.
attractions-kit.net keyword: martin
New Martin Professional hazer for large venues
Robe shines on Starlight Express in Johannesburg Robe moving lights were used as part of an intricate special effects lighting design for the rollerskating musical Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Staged at the Mandela at the Joburg Theatre Complex, South Africa, the lighting was created to be big, bold and spectacular for the large scale production with over 600 lights. In the overhead lighting rig were 18 Robe Robin MMX Spots and 18 Robe ColourWash 700E ATs. Individual side lights used 12 Robe ColourSpot 700E ATs and 18 Robe LEDWash 600s.
attractions-kit.net keyword: robe
Robe shines on Starlight Express
TDC’s Sydney Opera House projection show Technical Direction Company (TDC) achieved a projection show spectacular to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the national Australian fleet entry into Sydney Harbour. It was displayed onto both sides of Australia’s Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The evening spectacular also featured fireworks launched from seven warships. TDC used 56 Barco projectors positioned at various angles and at great distances - some up to 700m away from across Sydney Harbour so that the projection was visible from all around the harbour.
attractions-kit.net keyword: tdc
TDC’s Sydney Opera House projection show
Robots add a special touch for visitor sites Austrian company Attraktion! and German firm MetraLabs have teamed up to create robot products for visitors. WeRobots are designed to be sociable, adaptive and able to orientate themselves by measuring rooms three-dimensionally and identifying humans. They communicate - speaking all world languages - and have a 15 inch multi touchscreen, integrated camera and a microphone. WeRobots offer a content management system so indoor venues can use their own content and information. A VIP function enables WeRobots to save customer-specific data and preferences on loyalty cards.
attractions-kit.net keyword: werobots
Cosmo AV shines at the Moscow Light Festival Cosmo AV, specialist in video mapping images, lit up the The Bolshoi Theatre as part of the Moscow International Festival, The Circle of Light in October 2013. Cosmo AV created content projected on the facade of the magnificent building with mixed video and computer generated images, supported with music by classical music composers Rachmaninov and Tchaikovski.
attractions-kit.net keyword: cosmo av
Cosmo AV shines at the Moscow Light Festival
A giant projection spectacle for Delhi TricolorIndia and The Projection Studio have created a new permanent immersive multi-media spectacle at the Guru Tegh Bahaur Memorial at Singhu Border, Delhi, India. TricolorIndia delivered the technical infrastructure, including projection, lighting and audio. The looped 20-minute visual show runs every night and is based on five elements of nature, earth, wind, fire, water and void, and uses fantastical natural and Indian mythology imagery.
attractions-kit.net keywords: the projection studio
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
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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’
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Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
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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
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