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Wings of Time ECA2 produces new show for Sentosa
After seven years, Singapore’s Sentosa island is to replace its Songs of the Sea multimedia spectacular with a new permanent show from ECA2. The new night-time productionr is called Wings of Time and promises mesmerising special effects and a stunning stage structure 50-metres wide, plus a storyline that will appeal to all ages.
But before the show begins, there’s eight minutes of musical interaction between cast and audience members. Then the night explodes into action against an abstract triangular backdrop inspired by the wings of the bird, the story’s central character. A tale of friendship, courage and adventure is played out over 19 minute as our hero travels on a treasure hunt through time. Through state-of-the-art production includes wonderful water, fire and laser effects, moving water jets with LED lights, geysers, water screens, 3D video mapping, pyrotechnics, coloured lasers and mist, all carefully choreographed to the music.
ECA2’s Emmanuelle Charrotte says the French firm faced a number of new technical challenges in bringing the production to life. “The toughest?” she asks. “Installing powerful new moving water jets for the first time, to project water up to 25m for ambitious effects. The result is an overwhelming feeling of immersion. The audience of 3,000 is treated to an experience that lifts them
Cbeebies Land, Alton Towers The abstract background/screen for the show
up and carries them away into their wildest imagination.” Sentosa’s seaside location also presented further challenges, explains Charotte: “No environment is more aggressive against multimedia equipment than the sea. With salt corrosion, water and wind constantly threatening a show’s essential functions, it demands a special kind of expertise. ECA2 is one of the only companies on earth with this specific know-how, across a range of seasons and extreme conditions – as we proved with Big-O Show in South Korea and of course the previous Sentosa hit, Songs of The Sea.” Wings of Time launches on 17 June at
Sentosa’s Siloso Beach, and runs seven nights a week.
Polercoaster confirmed for
Orlando US Thrillrides has revealed that its first Polercoaster – and the world’s tallest rollercoaster – will be built in Orlando as part of a developmenr called Skyplex at International Drive and Sand Lake Road. David and Joshua Wallack, owners of Mango’s Tropical Café, have chosen the ride as the anchor attaction of the new $200 million indoor entertainment complex, which will comprise approximately 495,000 square feet (46,000 sq m), not far from Merlin Entertainments’ soon-to- open Orlando Eye observation wheel. To be named The Skyscraper at Skyplex, the Polercoaster will stand 570ft (173m) and deliver “all the other thrilling mayhem” of a great coaster experience but “in a very small footprint,” according to Michael Kitchen, president of US Thrill Rides. An observation deck at the tip of the what will become the tallest structure in Central Florida will offer views in all directions. The Skyplex is scheduled to open in 2016.
IPUK 20
next month in
Three more British parks embrace intellectual property with new branded lands:
HELLO KITTY SECRET GARDEN DRUSILLAS CBEEBIES LAND ALTON TOWERS ANGRY BIRDS LAND THORPE PARK
JUNE 2014
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