After a busy summer, fall can be an extremely productive time to reevaluate your operating procedures and analyze the season’s lessons, both successes and missteps. In this issue, we offer a wide range of articles to assist you in keeping your business on track and earning throughout the year. In the Waves section, we bring ...
Read more...In June of 2009, an Ohio boy made news when a gust of wind caught the poorly anchored inflatable slide in which he had been playing, sending the unit 40 feet into the air with the child clinging to it. While the incident ended on a happy note—quick-thinking adults stabbed and deflated the slide, and ...
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A trip to a zoo or aquarium should be an easy and fun experience for everyone, including those with disabilities. Since the inception of the American with Disabilities Act in 1990, zoos and aquarium have been finding creative ways to ensure that all visitors enjoy the exhibits. The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores ...
Read more...Your guests, including the children, are astute, and parents are mindful of how they are spending their entertainment dollars. So your careful planning, and the analysis of customers’ wants and needs, are never wasted exercises. In the area of technology, expectations have never been higher. Guests want to make instantaneous connections with your attraction, and ...
Read more...The Magic of High Technology 54 How Lighting and Sound Immerse Visitors to Zoo and Aquarium Exhibits – Installing the right lighting and sound to enhance visitors’ appreciation of the exhibits is a challenge for zoos and aquariums, as the effects must not upset or disturb the living creatures on display. Still, facilities around the ...
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Not so long ago, visiting zoos and aquariums was considered a spectator sport. Guests stepped up to the exhibits hoping that they would witness the animals doing something. Now, guests become part of the exhibit. Lighting and sound immerse visitors into the world of the animals that they see. At Zoo Miami, which celebrates its ...
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Even a wizard like Harry Potter needs a good meal now and then. The same holds true for the numerous Harry Potter fans that are descending on Orlando this summer following the grand opening of Universal Orlando Resort’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter. With the Wizarding World reportedly being one of the industry’s most ...
Read more...Well, our season is just around the corner. Some of us may even be starting the build out for what promises to be a great year. So what will set us apart from not only our competition, but even our last year’s haunt? The currents trends seem to focus on a new Haunt Trifecta; sound, ...
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People of all ages like to join in the fun at parties, and companies in the amusement and inflatable rental business are able to meet the demand through an ever-expanding selection of products on the market. Inflatable bounce houses, which started the industry with moonwalks and other space-age themed attractions, remain a popular choice, said ...
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