Welcome to our coverage of Day Two of IAAPA 2016. If you missed our Day One Coverage Click Here!! Today we're exploring more of the show floor as well as some pretty exciting announcements from Dynamic Attractions, WhiteWater West and more!! Coverage by Renée Girard Cyborbots by Galaxy Multi Rides offers people a chance to sit and control their robot. On this inflatable Adrenalator, you run up a 27 degree treadmill and slide back down. Super fun! Interactive curling? Who knew! From the people at Xtra Ice. Pro Slides have some amazing slides for water parks all over the world! A bit more info on the new Zipper open view seats from Chance Rides. You can go for a spin on the VR car on the Zamperla Windstarz. Technifex offers some amazing technology and effects, such as the FauxFire on display here. Talon Simulations has immersive VR experiences. The race car simulator is shown here but others offered includes coasters and jets Nine D offers some more unique looking ways to experience VR. Some awesome props and photo ops made by Little Spider Creations. Another interesting VR type ride from Exo. Want some wheels? Millennium Ride Wheels has got you covered! We love what Rocky Mountain Construction does! Here's some of what they have on display. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of SimEx Iwerks. Splash & Bubbles the TV series follows the undersea adventures of Splash and Bubbles and is launching Nov 20 on PBS Kids, 7 days a week. Herschend Entertainment is developing Splash & Bubbles 4D for several locations, one of the first being the Newport Aquarium. SimEx Iwerks has a number of different attractions, including Rudolph 4D Ah, a Park Journey favorite, the tram! More Legolands popping up in the future. Here's the proposed site for LegoLand New York. Always love a good GCI coaster. Check out these trains from Busch Gardens Williamsburg A look at some of the models on display from the fine folks at Gerstlauer. You can find all sorts of random animatronics on the floor at IAAPA. I think this is a furry raptor? Inflatable rock climbing on SkyClimb is harder than it looks! But a fun challenge from Inflatable Depot. Awaiting the media event from Dynamic Attractions. Really looking forward to what they have in store! Dynamic Attractions won best booth @IAAPAHQ this year, and the Orlando company has doubled in size since last year. Dynamic Attractions developed and contributed to 11 attractions over the past year. Dynamic Attractions introduced their new motion theater, that rotates and moves to reveal various scenes. Unveiling the model of the motion theater. Congratulations to the Dynamic Attractions team for another incredible year! We rode the Cloud Coaster at IAAPA last year. Looks like they have more to see this year as well. This ride 360 by SBF Visa Group seems to be quite popular but that's a big no thank you for me! On the other hand, Wave Rider looks more like something I could handle. Some more info on Five Nights at Freddy's the Ride by @SallyCorp . Hopefully coming to a park one day soon! Another thing I wish I could add to my home. Venturing outdoors to the land of inflatables. Ok this was a lot of fun! Super tall and steep inflatable slide that sends you airborne. Fun little drop tower from Moser's Rides. Trying out the VR preview of @SkylineAttrax Skywarp. Really fun ride! Looking forward to riding the real thing one day. Attending the #IAAPA2016 Legends panel, with a discussion of Shanghai Disneyland. We played zombie tag a few weeks ago, and it's cool to see that it's here too! Would love to see this used in more locations. Halloween might be over but I wouldn't mind if it was all year round! Finishing up our day trying out a few arcade games. Every game you could imagine is pretty much at IAAPA2016 . I especially liked Ghostbusters! We won't be able to make it to IAAPA2016 for the rest of the week so this concludes our coverage. Thanks for following along! Even though we won't physically be at IAAPA2016 the rest of the week, we continue to get lots of great info that we'll be sharing. We'll also have our full IAAPA 2016 wrap-up on Friday which includes our thoughts on some of this weeks announcements. Stay Tuned!! Related Updates:
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LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA REVEALS MAJOR ADDITIONS FOR 2017 AND BEYOND! CARLSBAD, Calif. (September 15, 2016) – As 2016 finishes its last few months, LEGOLAND® California Resort’s General Manager Peter Ronchetti announced at today’s press conference that big plans are already in action for 2017 including: new LEGO®NINJAGO™ rooms at LEGOLAND® Hotel; an expansion at LEGOLAND® Water Park and a new addition to LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland! A familiar droid joined Ronchetti in announcing a new addition that’s sure to bring out the Force in all of the Resort’s guests in 2017: LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display. "Right now, at our secret Model Shop in Carlsbad, Master Model Designer Nik Ehm of our Merlin’s Magic Making team is working on creating six scenes that represent the first 30 minutes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” said Ronchetti. “There are two primary focal points – the more traditional character-driven scenes on the planet of Jakku, and an enormous LEGO® model of the Star Destroyer Finalizer. At 16-feet long, it will be the longest LEGO Star Wars Miniland model ever created!” LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display will be in the center of LEGOStar Wars Miniland and will include these scenes: Kylo Ren’s capture of Poe at planet Jakku; Rey’s rescue of BB-8; Poe and Finn’s escape from the Star Destroyer Finalizer; The wreck of Finn and Poe’s TIE Fighter; Rey, Finn and BB-8’s escape from Niima Outpost; and the escape from the Starship Graveyard. Lights, sound effects and animation will further bring the scenes and characters to life from this blockbuster film. The new LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display opens to the public in March 2017 just in time for spring break and will kick off the fan-favorite LEGO® Star Wars™ Days on March 4 and 5 in 2017. A giant wave took center stage as LEGOLAND surfers announced little guests can ride their first wave in Surfer’s Bay opening in time for summer 2017! This competitive water raceway is designed for children to compete against each other by jumping on a mat and racing down one of six water slides in this California beach themed expansion of LEGOLAND Water Park. Surfer’s Bay includes a new “spray ground” with multiple water jets splashing on and off and plenty of new LEGO models to create a fun place to cool off next summer. “Surfer’s Bay is a winning combination of LEGO theming, water and, of course, healthy competition to inspire our guests,” said Ronchetti. “ We’re truly providing guests a family environment filled with fun, interactive experiences that create lasting memories!” Also opening in 2017: LEGO® NINJAGO™ rooms at LEGOLAND Hotel! Immersing hotel guests in the popular LEGO NINJAGO universe, they will be able to sleep in the company of Cole, Nya, Kai and Lloyd and other cool LEGO ninjas throughout 18 premium themed rooms and two premium themed suites. The NINJAGO rooms are replacing kingdom themed rooms in preparation of the new LEGO Castle themed hotel opening in 2018. Ronchetti presented a first look of the new premium themed 250-room hotel at the press conference revealing the entrance and pool area . The ground breaking is expected in early 2017 and the new hotel will feature a new restaurant, pool area and themed Castle décor throughout. “At LEGOLAND California Resort, we pride ourselves in innovation, creativity and memorable experiences for our millions of guests we see each year and 2017 continues that tradition,” said Ronchetti. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens set records as the top-grossing film nationally of all time and we’re excited to bring it to life here in our popular LEGO Star Wars Miniland!” said Ronchetti. The LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display is included in the cost of admission to LEGOLAND California Resort. For ticket prices, operating schedule and additional information, visit www.LEGOLAND.com or call 760-918-LEGO (5346). Related Updates: |
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