Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Themed Design: The Attraction of Scent    When my bottle of cologne hit the bathroom floor this morning it wasn’t the sight of broken glass that occupied my senses. It was the scent. It was powerful. It took me right back to the shop where I tried it on for the first time. I have always been interested in scents, and the use of scent is starting to blossom in some sectors....View more

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 Themed Entertainment: We make the magic at SATE 2011 in Amsterdam    The SATE (Storytelling/Architecture/Technology/Experience) conference 2011 in Amsterdam was like a rollercoaster ride of ideas, sage advice, discussion and inspiration.  78 year old Marty ‘We make the magic’ Sklar was the keynote speaker at the conference - with his wealth of experience he remains an inspiration for many people in the business. ...View more

Thursday, April 01, 2010 Attractions technology : 3 Major Projects – What happened next?    With a mood of cautious optimism in the amusement park industry and a number of high profile developments creating a stir – Disney in Asia, Sentosa, massive Chinese developments, the growth of the industry in South America and the rise and rise of Merlin – it is timely to revisit 3 major projects . What happened?...View more

Friday, November 20, 2009 Themed Design: Lagasse's Stadium hits a home run for sports-themed restaurants    Checking in here live from the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Las Vegas...

The concept of themed dining—sometimes referred to as “eat-ertainment—has been around the amusement industry for several years in several different formats.  You’ve had character breakfasts, dinner shows, and restaurants with audio and visual experiences like the Rainforest Cafes from Schussler Creative...
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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

Monday, August 11, 2008 Cinnabar Installation Diary: The California Academy of Sciences    Here’s a report from Jonathan Katz in San Francisco, where his company, Cinnabar, is in the process of installing new exhibits at the California Academy of Sciences. This will be a weekly diary for the next several weeks (the new Academy opens Sept. 27).
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Friday, March 07, 2008 The Future of Themed Design; a Search for Identity? Jack Rouse writes...    Jack Rouse, Chairman and CEO Jack Rouse Associates- set to receive a Life time Achievement award from the TEA this weekend- has contributed a fascinating article to Blooloop in which he examines the trends and developments in themed design over the last 50 years....View more

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