Conference Previews
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Theme Park & Resorts World Asia Congress
Hot on the heels of a similar event this summer, a new conference targeting the theme park and attractions industry is scheduled next month in Shanghai
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ith Asia-wide theme park attendance forecast to be as high as 290 million by the end of this year and spending up from US$6.4 billion to $8.4 billion, it’s no wonder new theme parks, resorts and casinos are scheduled to open from Singapore to Seoul – including Shanghai Disneyland – targeting Asia’s rapidly growing middle classes. Theme Park & Resorts World Asia Congress (
opplandcorp.com/park), which takes place from October 24 to 26 at the Intercontinental Pudong hotel, comprises a pre-conference workshop and two days of seminars followed by an optional visit to the Happy Valley Shanghai theme park and Sheshan National Tourist Resort on Saturday, October 27. The event is expected to bring property developers, theme park operators, entertainment companies, designers, suppliers and consultants together to share insight into park and resort development, and explore new business opportunities.
The full conference agenda had yet to be released at the time of
writing, but topics and themes include the transformation of theme parks into integrated resorts to cater to "staycation" trends; the challenges and opportunities of developing home-grown theme parks to cater to Asian idiosyncracies; waterpark design; the Disneyland
DNA USA
Postponed from earlier in the year, the USA’s first DNA conference, dedicated to
digital out-of-Home interactive entertainment, takes place in Los Angeles on October 2 and 3.
The event follows a smaller conference earlier last year in London and will feature such sessions as 3D Interactive Experiences in Public Places, Augmented Reality's Next Stage in Leisure Facilities, New Models of Interactivity in Movie Theatres, and The Next Generation Arcade. A networking reception is planned on the first night. Speakers include Kevin Williams
(KWP), Randy White (White Hutchinson), Chris Stapleton (Simiosys), Cammie Dunway (KidZania), Courtney Rayburn (Palace Entertainment), Craig Hanna (Thinkwell), Bruno Uzzan (Total Immersion), Jonathan Ackley (Walt Disney Imagineering), Jack Hattingh (Monster Media 3D), Brett Young (Super 78 Studio) and many more. The event will span two venues, the University of South California (USC) Davidson Conference Center on Tuesday and the Vortex Dome Theater on Wednesday. Registration starts at $575.
thestingerreport.com/us-conference.html
SEPTEMBER 2012
And don’t forget these...
September 19 to 21: The TEA brings its Storytelling, Architecture, Technology and Experience conference to Disneyland Paris. Quality speaker line-up, VIP Disney access and post-event tour to Puy du Fou and Futuroscope.
sate2012.blogspot.com
October 2 to 5: Essential education, networking
opportunities and exhibition for
anyone involved the waterpark business. Paris Hotel, Las Vegas.
waterparks.org
October 9 to 11: Europe’s premier trade show for the theme park and attractions industry arrives in Berlin. Includes full conference schedule, Tuesday night parties, trips to Tropical Island and Filmpark Babelsberg, plus post-event tour to Heide Park, Hansa Park and Hagenbecks Tierpark (zoo).
iaapa.org/eas
19 A visit to Happy Valley Shanghai is scheduled after the conference
experience in Asia; Universal Studios’ theme park expansion strategy; LivePark in South Korea’s achievements in pushing the limits of
entertainment; simulation and virtual reality; and maximising ancillary revenues.
*Should you miss this particular confererence, you won’t have that long to wait until Noppen stages its third China Theme Park & Resort Expansion Summit (
china-themepark.com) at a Shanghai venue to be announced. Park World is an official media partner of both events and will endeavour to bring you some of the highlights in upcoming issues.
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