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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Roller Coasters and the Science of Thrill Seeking
A fascinating look at the latest developments in coaster technology in
the Times the other day in “How to embrace fear. Good news for
thrill-seekers: Scientists are adapting roller coaster technology to
bring us the ultimate ride"....View more
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Theme Parks: Paultons Park gets approval for Cobra
A separate application to retain the Cobra steel rollercoaster at
Paulton's Park was approved this morning at the NPA's headquarters.
The approval means the Gerstlauer customer coaster, complete with its control building, catering kiosk and photography
booth, can stay in its current location and does not have to be
scrapped or moved. ...View more
Monday, December 14, 2009
Theme Parks: IAAPA Expo photos.
From 17th to 20th November 2009, and for the first time in its 91 year history, the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Attractions Expo took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, USA. For the first time ever, the world's biggest event in this sector was held in the capital of gambling and entertainment... ...View more
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Theme Parks and Cultural Attractions: Judy Rubin reports on IAAPA in Las Vegas, Part 2
From Insecticide to Coney Island, Flip books to running machines, Blooloop Editor Judy Rubin reports from the show floor at the year's biggest bash and meets an industry leader who is just not what he was.. ...View more
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Themed Entertainment: Blue Sky Adventure at TEA's SATE Conference
After a briefing and introduction from George Wiktor, Karen Armitage,
Larry Tuch, Jeff Mayer, Chick Russell and Linda Smith, attendees of the 3rd annual SATE
Conference (Storytelling-Architecture-Technology-Entertainment) in
Orlando split up into five groups to conduct two-hour mini-charrettes......View more
Friday, September 25, 2009
Themed Entertainment on both sides of the brain
The discussion at the third annual SATE Conference, hosted by TEA
(Themed Entertainment Association) was lively and productive today. We
met in the beautiful Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's Boardwalk in
Orlando for a transformative nine hours....View more
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Themed Design: Building a Brachiosaur- Video
It’s not every day you spot the largest animal to walk the earth trying
to break into a building, least of all an august institution such as
the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. But watch the video, look again,
this is no 50 tonne felon …...View more
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Museum Design: Blistering Barnacles, it's Tintin and Magritte!
There are famously not any famous Belgians. However, today sees the
opening of a museum each for two of the Kingdom’s most celebrated sons:
the acclaimed artist - and painter of floating pipes - Magritte and that intrepid boy reporter and
comic strip character Tintin....View more
Friday, March 20, 2009
Themed Entertainment : Animatronic Dinosaurs and Proto-Feathers
Prehistoric beasts are big business, whether eating lawyers at the
local cinema (Jurassic Park’s T-Rex showing questionable or admirable
taste depending on your point of view) or wowing crowds at our major
museums in skeletal form....View more
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Museums: Unique Underwater Museum for Egypt's Famed Ancient City
In the news this last week, The UNESCO backed giant underwater museum,
designed by French architect Jacques Rougerie, a specialist in water
based construction, is to be located on the site of Cleopatra’s Palace
in Alexandria and is set to break ground/water in 2010 and be completed
in 3 years. ...View more
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Museums and Green Building: Look at the big picture to create a truly sustainable facility and establish a basis for meaningful decisions
The term “green building” is something of a misnomer because the
heaviest environmental impact comes after construction, with the
behavior and consumption of the building's occupants. When you look at
the life cycle and total cost of a green building, the vast majority of
the expenditures involved are connected to the people inside it ......View more
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Amusement Parks : Adding More Value at Gold Reef City Theme Park
Steve Cook, CEO of Gold Reef City Theme Park & Casino in
Johannesburg, reports on a successful holiday season and end of year
for the complex and is pleased when a visitor thinks a ride looks "old and rusty"... ...View more
Monday, December 08, 2008
A Blog-Dependent Update on Shanghai Expo 2010
The existence of a US Pavilion remains shamefully in doubt for Shanghai
Expo 2010 , but there’s plenty of activity from the other international
participants (about 200 of them) gearing up for what may be the largest
world’s fair of all time in terms of size (1,300 acres) as well as
attendance (70 million visits projected)....View more
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Themed Entertainment Design: BRC’s Chuck Roberts Gets Bemused
Back when I was the young designer with the crazy ideas, somebody (I'm
trying to remember who) came back from a meeting and handed me this
piece of paper headed “Details, Dimensions, and Specifications Are Not
The Real Thing.”...View more
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Museums: More news from the installation front!
Here is the latest entry of Cinnabar’s installation diary, by Jonathan
Katz (Executive Director) and Jeannie Lomma (project manager)...View more
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Design for Eiffel Tower visitor platform
Design submitted for Platform as part of Eiffel Tower's 120th anniversary celebrations ...View more
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