IAAPA 2013 SHOW REPORT
RIDES & EXPERIENCES
TECHNOLOGY
Gateway and Nigeria reps sign deal
Gateway signs ticketing deal for Nigeria parks
Gateway Ticketing Systems signed an agreement at IAAPA to use Gateway Ticketing Systems’ fl ag- ship GalaxyTM product suite for ticketing and access control at the Delta Leisure Resorts and Asaba Wildlife Parks in Nigeria. The parks, due to open in April
WhiteWater unveils dry amusement offers WhiteWater’s No Boundaries is a new adventure park housing a wide variety of activities
WhiteWater Attractions showcased its portfolio of new dry amusement offers at IAAPA, from its new product family of Prime Interactives, Hopkins Rides, and Apptivations. IAAPA visitors were the fi rst to see Prime Interactive’s new- est attraction, No
Boundaries™, an adven- ture park which combines elements and activities
for both harnessed and unharnessed participants. The all-new Fusion Factory™ from Prime
Interactives has taken all the best features from the old Foam Factory
including blasting, dump- ing, vacuuming and shooting foam balls, and added new interac- tive laser blasters, laster tag technology, giant scoreboards, immer-
sive story and game play, music, lights, and mobile device integration. Also unveiled was Raft Battle from Hopkins Rides, which engages both riders and partici- pants on shore in a full 360-degree water battle. Finally, Apptivations showcased its latest
entertainment technology, including Slideboarding and Apptractions.
2015, will use the company’s Galaxy product suite for point of sale for main gate, kiosk, online ticketing, retail and F&B. The Delta Leisure Resorts antici-
pates upwards of 5 million visitors a year to the venues, which will include wildlife and water parks, hotels, nightlife and attractions.
Attractions access technology from OmniTicket Network
RIDES & EXPERIENCES
OmniTicket Network’s Interactive Turnstile Transformer (ITT) was on show at IAAPA. The ITT turns turnstiles, counters or desktops into an interactive access control solution. It can be customised for each park’s requirements, and offers a guest or operator-facing LCD screen, 2D barcode scanner, magnetic swipe reader, RFID sen- sor and a biometric reader.
The Lost
nWave’s The Lost World premiers at IAAPA
nWave Pictures Distribution pre- miered its newest 4D attraction fi lm The Lost World at IAAPA. Produced by UK animation studio Red Star, and exclusively distributed by nWave to theme parks and attractions world- wide, the 11-minute 4D fi lm tells the story of Bob, who goes on vacation
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World is a 4D dinosaur adventure
to a desert island only to discover a world of prehistoric dinosaurs. The company also confi rmed the Spring 2014 release of its new 4D produc- tion, The House of Magic: The 4D Experience, which tells the story of Thunder, an abandoned young cat who stumbles into a magical old mansion.
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Wristband technology from CenterEdge
Facility solutions provider CenterEdge unveiled a new wrist- band feature to its technology portfolio to help manage time- based capacity ticketing. Facilities can now have one computer print- ing to multiple wristband printers, which can print different coloured wristbands to differentiate ticket purchasers’ time.
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