First draft ppt for Judy's IMERSA presentation. Does not represent final prduct.

1. FILM AND MEDIA
BASED ATTRACTIONS
Judy Rubin and Joe Kleiman

2. EARLY FILM-BASED DOME
 Journey to the Stars
 Seattle World’s Fair, 1962
 15 min Cinerama 70mm color film
 8,000 sq ft aluminum dome
 Vertical angle 160 degrees
 4.5 million viewers

3. THE FILM PARK
 Epcot Center, Florida, 1982
 95% of attractions entail film or video element
 Spaceship Earth – planetarium at apex
 Horizons (1983-1989) – Omnisphere
 Twin IMAX domes, vehicle traveled through center.
Omnisphere
under
construction
1982

4. IMAX AND OTHER DOME SIMS
 Back to the Future: The Ride
 Universal Studios Florida 1991
 Asteroid Adventure (Galaxy)
 Phantasialand 1994
 Star Trek: The Experience (8/70)
 Las Vegas Hilton 1998-2008
 Race for Atlantis (IMAX 3D)
 Caesars Palace 1998-2005
 StormRider
 Tokyo DisneySea 2001
 Soarin’ Over California (IMAX 48fps)
 Disney California Adventure 2001

5. INTERCHANGABILITY
 Flight of the Dragon from Happy Valley
Shanghai played for two months at FlyOver
Canada
 Flight of the Dragon (left) features a Huss motion
base, four blended projectors, 80’ dome screen
 FlyOver Canada (right) uses Brogent motion
base, single 60fps projector, 60’ dome screen.

6. INEXPENSIVE UPDATES
 Universe of Energy 1982
 New show Ellen’s Energy Adventure 1996
 El Rio del Tiempo 1982
 Changed to Gran Fiesta Tour 2007
 Both updates required minimal set changes. Majority
of cost in film and soundtrack production.

7. EXPENSIVE UPDATES
 Alteration from Back to the Future: The Ride to
The Simpsons Ride
 Replacement of IMAX projectors with six SONY
SXRD projectors in each auditorium (now being
changed to Christie 4K DLP)
 Update of motion base appearance
 Complete revision of all interior and exterior
spaces

8. FINAL PRODUCT

9. 3D DARK RIDES
 Some, like Toy Story Mania, use real time CGI
in a shooting gallery-type interactive
environment.
 Others tell a story, using large screens and
domes tied together by physical props.
 Vehicles travel down track, but can rotate 360º
 6 DOF motion base integrated into vehicles
 Vehicles have tall sides or “blinders” to keep
riders’ attention on filmed images
 Almost all vehicles are identical in appearance

10. THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF
SPIDER-MAN
Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Universal
Studios Japan

11. TRANSFORMERS THE RIDE 3D
Universal Studios Singapore, Hollywood, and
Florida

12. CURSE OF DARKASTLE
Busch Gardens Williamsburg

13. FERRARI WORLD ABU DHABI
Ferrari World features one 3D dark ride and two
2D film-based dark rides. To save costs, the
same vehicle is used for all rides.

14. HARRY POTTER AND THE
FORBIDDEN JOURNEY
Ride vehicles for this 2D film-based attraction are
“flying” benches attached to the ends of robotic
arms traveling on a track. In the photo, dome
screens, which move with the vehicles for a
portion of the ride, can be seen on the left.

15. THE EDU-TAINMENT DOME
 Dunhuang Academy in China’s Gobi Desert
 Dual flat screen preshows and dual Sky-Skan
fulldome theaters
 World heritage site. Artifacts, shared on dome, tell
history of Silk Road

16. ENTERTAINMENT TO
EDU-TAINMENT
 Dragon’s Treasure, City of Dreams Macau
 Designed by Falcon’s Treehouse
 Incorporates physical props and lighting effects
 Dome projection by Kraftwerk
 15 Christie DLP projectors at 60fps

17. ENTERTAINMENT TO
EDU-TAINMENT
 Turtle Trek, SeaWorld Orlando
 Also by Falcon’s Treehouse. Teaches message of
conservation at marine life park
 Dome projection also by Kraftwerk
 34 projectors with 360 degree stereo image

18. CURVED SCREEN = VISCERAL
EXPERIENCE
 Manta, SeaWorld San Diego
 Roller coaster launch tunnel surrounds riders with
feeling of being underwater with manta rays

19. CURVED SCREEN = VISCERAL
EXPERIENCE
 King Kong 360 3D, Universal Studios
Hollywood
 3D screens on each side of studio tour tram places
riders in middle of battle between King Kong and T-
Rex via 16 projectors, each with its own server

20. LED CEILING SCREENS
(L to R): Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas;
Yeosu Expo 2012, South Korea; Chimelong
Ocean Kingdom, Hangquin Island, China

21. DESIGNED FOR VARIABILITY
 World of Color at Disney California Adventure
was designed for the easy addition of preshow
elements and the swapping out of entire
segments and shows
 This interchangibility has been used numerous
times to promote films and television programs
from the Walt Disney Company as well as to
celebrate holidays and seasonal events since the
show premiered in 2010
 In 2013, a new winter themed show was
introduced for the holiday season

22. DESIGNED FOR VARIABILITY
 In 2011, computer gaming company Blizzard
Entertainment rented out the California
Adventure park and World of Color. A special
show took place on the fountain screens with
characters from the company’s various
franchises, including World of
Warcraft, running around the lagoon