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A WHEELY BRIGHT IDEA
During IAAPA, Rides-4-U hosted an and fairs as European law will eventually
evening event at Fun Spot near outlaw the use of regular filament light
International Drive to highlight the new bulbs.
lighting on the park’s Ferris Wheel. Readers of Park World Digital can see
The LED package was supplied by Karl video of the LEDs in action at Fun Spot
T Renoldi, based in China, and features (access it via www.parkworld-online.com).
a wide range of colour changing
programmes including the
“Independence Day” sequence you see
here.
The key selling point LEDs offer is their
brightness, coupled with significant
energy saving. For example, the Fun Spot
wheel was previously lit on one side only
using a 3 phase 220-volt 120-amp
supply. Now it is lit on both sides yet
Valerio Mazzoli of eponymous Italian design firm Valerio
consumes only 16-amps. The new
operational voltage of 36-volts also
Mazzoli Studio is pictured here with son Davide Simon, wife
means that it is safe enough to be
Fawza and photographer Alice de Palma
touched by maintenance personnel.
“Our LED lighting is made especially
attendance the shot in the arm it needs. “Planning is for the amusement industry,” adds
already well under way for next year’s Expo,” confirms Renoldi,” and features simple wiring,
IAAPA chairman and CEO, Charlie Bray. “Our
simple wiring, rugged plastic housing
members have talked about going to Vegas for a long
and waterproof seals.”
time. We look forward to experiencing all it has to
In Europe, LED lighting is expected to
offer.” The dates? November 17 to 20, 2009.
become more commonplace at parks
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