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6 ATTRACTION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2020

30th January 2020- Technology is vital when it comes to creating innovative and memorable visitor experiences and attractions. But what are the key attraction technology trends for 2020? Visitors are becoming more tech-savvy, mobile phones are increasingly powerful and VR is losing its novelty. Blooloop predicts six attraction technology trends as ones to watch in the [...]

GUESTS TO GET THEIR TEETH STUCK IN

16th November 2019- CAVU Designwerks has partnered with DreamCraft Attractions, The Thinkwell Group and Framestore to develop an unprecedented attraction, The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride. Launched this year at Lionsgate Entertainment World in China, it is one of the most technically impressive-attractions in the park. Based on The Twilight Saga characters and settings, the [...]

By |November 16th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

‘TWILIGHT SAGA’ VR SIMULATOR ATTRACTION IS A TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENT

15th November 2019- Thinkwell links up with CAVU, DreamCraft, Framestore to thrill ZHUHAI, China — In a high-powered collaboration, design and production company Thinkwell Group has led a team comprising media-based ride system developer CAVU Designwerks, integrated motion platform / VR specialist DreamCraft Attractions (a CAVU sister company), and animation / visual effects house [...]

By |November 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

MIDNIGHT RIDE AT IAAPA

12th November 2019- Entering the world of The Twilight Saga, Midnight Ride is a VR experience taking guests on a motorcycle thrill ride with Jacob and his Wolf Pack. Using a real-world motorcycle on a user controlled motion base, guests wearing headsets ride through a moonlit setting. On the ride, vampires are on the [...]

By |November 12th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

THEME PARKS: RIDE TO THE FUTURE WITH TWILIGHT & DREAMCRAFT

6 November 2019- Theme parks: Ride to the future with Twilight & DreamCraft Theme parks are magical places where high technology and high capacity collide, and people can experience the future first-hand. This year, DreamCraft Attractions and CAVU Designwerks launched The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride attraction at one of China’s premier theme parks. Not only is hand tracking from Ultraleap [...]

MODULAR VR HEADSET IS MADE FOR AMUSEMENT PARKS

5 November 2019- Ben Coxworth/New Atlas Dreamcraft Attractions animation director Tony De Waal demonstrates the DreamSet headset at the VR/AR Global Summit Virtual reality headsets are increasingly being put to use at theme parks, in setups that move around in accordance to what wearers are experiencing in the VR world. A new modular headset [...]

MIDNIGHT RIDE PROFILE

1st November 2019- Entering the world of The Twilight Saga, Midnight Ride is a VR experience taking guests on a motorcycle thrill ride with Jacob and his Wolf Pack. Using a real-world motorcycle on a user controlled motion base, guests wearing headsets ride through a moonlit setting. On the ride, vampires are on the [...]

BUSCH GARDENS AIMS TO PERFECT VR THRILL RIDES WITH LATEST IMMERSIVE ATTRACTION

7th August 2019- Battle For Eire maximizes rider capacity with a streamlined fitting process. Despite serving as a perfect tool for enhancing and augmenting conventional thrill rides, VR technology has yet to find its footing in the world of theme park entertainment. We’ve seen multiple attempts at integrating the technology in the past, such [...]

CASE STUDY: VIVE SOLVES VR FOR THEME PARKS WITH BUSCH GARDENS PROJECT

1st August 2019- BACKGROUND Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a stunning 135-acre action-adventure park based on authentic European themes. It has been voted the World’s Most Beautiful Theme Park by the National Amusement Park Historical Association every year since 1990. Fully aware that guests are always looking for the next and best thing in entertainment, [...]

LIONSGATE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD OPENS IN CHINA

1st August 2019- Lionsgate Entertainment World (LEW), Asia's first movie-themed vertical theme park, has opened during the first phase of Novotown, an integrated tourism and entertainment destination on the island of Hengqin in Zhuhai, China. The 240,000 sq ft (22296 sq m) park, which opened on 31 July 19, was designed by Thinkwell Group, [...]

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