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AM2Find great staffTMThe news & jobs magazinefrom Attractions ManagementAM2.jobs11 JANUARY 2017 ISSUE 69National Museum of Singapore unveils interactive digital forestThe National Museum of(472-foot) spiral path with animalsSingapore has debuted a uniquerunning through the intricatelydigital exhibit, turning 69designed forest. The exhibitiondrawings into a single giantends in a room raining petals. Asanimated interactive illustration.visitors approach the petals theyUsing sensors set up in theimmediately sprout, growing innewly-refurbished Glass Rotunda,seconds into towering trees.Story of the Forest also introducesthe installation by Japanese artaugmented reality to the experience,collective teamLab allows visitorswith users downloading a free appto interact with the flora and fauna.to find animals, pointing their smartTitled Story of the Forest,device at the creatures as they appearthe digital piece, which is 15min the digital forest to register them.(49ft) in height and 170m (558ft)The Glass Rotunda reopenslong, is based on the museum’sStory of the Forest is inspired by the collection of William Farquharafter a two-year closure. Itwatercolour collection andis now home to Story of themimics the dense tropicalStarting at the top of the three-storeyForest and Singapore, Very Old Tree – arainforests of Southeast Asia. The uniquestructure, visitors enter through a darkspecial exhibition featuring photoswork has been inspired by the 19th centuryroom projecting falling petals across theby local photographer Robert Zhao.collection of by William Farquhar – the firstMore: http://lei.sr?a t7f6M Aceiling, before walking down a 144-metreCommandant of Singapore.SeaWorld’s Tilikum dies as infamous orca show comes to closeJust days since SeaWorld San Diegoannounced its final orca show would be heldon 8 January, the marine park brand’s mostfamous animal, Tilikum, has died.The 36-year-old orca was an iconof SeaWorld for decades. Tilikum wasalso known for causing the death oftrainer Dawn Blancheau in 2010, atragic story that became the subject ofthe Blackfish documentary that severelydamaged the company’s public image.The cause of death is not yet known, butTilikum was being treated for a lung infectionand other health issues related to his age.“Tilikum had, and will continue to have, aspecial place in the hearts of the SeaWorldfamily, as well as the millions of people all overthe world that he inspired,” said SeaWorldGETAM2CEO Joel Manby. “My heart goes out to ourteam, who cared for him like family.”The 40-year-old trainer Brancheau waspulled underwater by the 12,000lb (5,443kg)bull orca at at the Shamu Stadium at SeaWorldin Orlando, Florida, in February 2010.SeaWorld, which has not takenorcas from the wild for 40 years,acquired Tilikum from Sealand of thePacific in Victoria, Canada, when theanimal was around 10 years old.With the remaining killer whales,SeaWorld pledged to end the showsthat involve trainers and circusstyle tricks, and replace them withan “Orca Encounters” show based ontheir natural behaviours in the wild.Tilikum was responsible for three deathsMore: http://lei.sr?a R7e8Y AMagazine sign up atAM2.jobs/subsPDF for iPad, Kindle & smart phoneAM2.jobs/pdfOnline on digital turning pagesAM2.jobs/digitalTwitterfollow us:@am2jobsJob board live job updatesAM2.jobsEzine sign up for weekly updates,AM2.jobs/ezineInstant sign up for instant alerts,AM2.jobs/instantRSS sign up for job & news feedsAM2.jobs/rss
CONTACT USAM2 NEWSAttractions jobs & news AM2.jobsLeisure MediaTel 44 (0)1462 431385Fax 44 (0)1462 433909e-mail media.comEditorLiz Terry 44 (0)1462 431385Head of newsMatt Campelli 44 (0)1462 471912AM2 News editorTom Anstey 44 (0)1462 471916Attractions ManagementAlice Davis 44 (0)1462 471918JournalistsKim Megson 44 (0)1462 471915Jane Kitchen 44 (0)1462 471929AM2 Products editorThe Power Rangers reboot is released in cinemas worldwide on 24 March 2017Lionsgate releases Power Rangers VR experienceKate Corney 44 (0)1462 471922AM2 PublisherJulie Badrick 44 (0)1462 471919Associate publisherSarah Gibbs 44 (0)1462 471908SalesSimon Hinksman 44 (0)1462 471905Jed Taylor 44 (0)1462 471914Paul Thorman 44 (0)1462 471904Chris Barnard 44 (0)1462 471907DesignLionsgate’s hotly-anticipated PowerRangers reboot is getting a VR experience tocoincide with the film’s release this year.Debuted at the 2017 InternationalConsumer Electronics Show (CES) in LasVegas, Qualcomm Technologies created theVR experience, which will get a worldwiderollout following the release of the IP’sreboot in March.The experience allows users to enter thezords of their favorite Power Ranger, embodyingtheir powers as they fight the forces of evil.VR and animation studio Reel FXproduced the Power Rangers VRexperience, which was on display atthe Qualcomm CES booth ahead of itsdistribution internationally.More: http://lei.sr?a k3v3K AJack Emmerson 44 (0)1462 471136Web teamMichael Paramore 44 (0)1462 471926Dean Fox 44 (0)1462 471900Tim Nash 44 (0)1462 471917Emma Harris 44 (0)1462 471921ResearchNatural History Museum’s ‘Dippy’ thediplodocus set for UK tour in 2018AM2 is published fortnightly by The Leisure Media CompanyLimited, Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG51DJ, UK and is distributed in the USA by SPP, 75 AberdeenRoad, Emigsville, PA 17318-0437. Periodicals postage paid @Manchester, PA POSTMASTER Send US address changes toSpa Opportunities, c/o PO Box 437,Emigsville, PA 17318-0437.The views expressed in print are those of the authorand do not necessarily represent those of the publisherThe Leisure Media Company Limited. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, storedin a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or bymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordedor otherwise without the prior permission of thecopyright holder. Printed by Preview Cromatic Ltd. Cybertrek Ltd 2016 ISSN Print: 2055-8171 Digital: 2055-818XDippy - the iconic diplodocusthat has welcomed visitorsto London’s Natural HistoryMuseum (NHM) for morethan 37 years - is embarkingon a tour of the UK followingthe museum’s decision toreplace the replica dinosaurwith a blue whale skeleton.The 21.3 metre-long(229ft) dinosaur, with 292replica bones made of plaster,has been in the museum’sDippy has been a part of NHM’s collection for 112 yearscollection for 112 years.Installed in the museum’sOne Riverside in Rochdale, with the tourHintze Hall in 1979, Dippy will start its tourculminating in July 2020 at Norwich Cathedral.in February next year, visiting a number ofNHM, which is currently renovatingcultural locations, including Dorset Countyits exterior grounds, has plansMuseum, Birmingham Museum and Artto cast Dippy in bronze upon itsGallery; Ulster Museum; Kelvingrove Artreturn to the museum and place itGallery and Museum, Glasgow; Great Northas an outdoor installation in its gardens.Museum, Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne;More: http://lei.sr?a f7k3Q ANational Assembly for Wales and Number2Twitter: @AM2jobsJoe Neary 44(0)1462 431385Financial administratorDenise Adams 44 (0)1462 471930Circulation managerMichael Emmerson 44 (0)1462 471932Subscribe to AM2:Online www.am2.jobs/subsEmail subs@leisuremedia.comTel 44 (0)1462 471913Annual subscription rates are UK 31Europe 41, Rest of world 62UK Students 16Read AM2 online: AM2.jobs/digital Cybertrek 2016
AM2 NEWSAttractions jobs & news AM2.jobsCruise industry evolving, says WhiteWater’s Paul ChutterPaul Chutter, chief business developmentofficer at WhiteWater West, has said thecruise industry is rapidly developing,with a traditionally older audiencenow changing as the cruise experienceevolves along with the company’son-board waterpark installations.“The perception of the cruise shipexperience is changing dramatically,”said Chutter, speaking to AM2. “It usedto be terrible buffets and shuffleboard,and now it’s unbelievable entertainmenton board, incredible destinationsto visit, amazing food and shows.”According to Chutter, WhiteWater – whichworks with the likes of Carnival, Norwegianand Disney Cruise Lines – handles around 80per cent of the cruise ship market in terms ofwaterpark development.With the company developing specialistcruise ship equipment, designed to fit on asmall footprint while still offering high thrillsand spills, it has firmly established itselfas the market leader for the cruise sector,with more than 100 engineers as part of theWhiteWater handles 80 per cent of the cruise ship market in terms of waterpark developmentWhiteWater team developing products towithstand the unique engineering challengesfound within the cruise industry.“It’s a very challenging market,” saidChutter. “It’s one that others have triedtheir hand at, but frankly have not been thatsuccessful. We have the experience, I’m sureif you were to go back 20 years we would havehad certain challenges as well. But we havelearned with our partners and learned as thatpart of our business has grown.”More: http://lei.sr?a Z8w7q ANorthernLight reveals details of Experimenta’s new galleriesDutch design agency NorthernLight isworking on a wide range of hands-on exhibitsand science and art installations as part ofthe high-profile expansion at Experimentascience centre in Heilbronn, Germany.The 13,500sq m (145,000sq ft) extension,which is currently under construction and isslated to open in late 2018, was designed byBerlin-based Sauerbruch & Hutton and aims tobe an “architectural lighthouse” for Heilbronn.The facility includes four themed galleries withmore than 200 interactive exhibits, a cuttingedge multifunctional science dome and abiosphere, as well as workshop and breakoutspaces and retail space.NorthernLight is collaborating withBruns to develop two of the four permanentgalleries, one based on matter and one basedon exploring the world.“In the first gallery, we will look into theextraordinary aspects of the matter thatsurrounds us,” NorthernLight told AM2. “Youwill become aware of the richness of matter youencounter every day and gain an insight intotechnological advances in material science. Cybertrek 2016The Experimenta extension design by architects Sauerbruch and Hutton“In five immersive zones and some iconicinstallations, we tell the story of tangible andintangible matter, of light, structures and themost mysterious of all: living matter.”“In the World Perspectives gallery,we look at the mental models andfilters we all use to make sense of thecomplex and chaotic world aroundTwitter: @AM2jobsus, so visitors become explorersable to look at the world with new eyes.”Artificial intelligence and biotechnologyare among other topics that will beinvestigated. Some of Germany’stitans of industry are also gettinginvolved, including Bayer, Audi and Lidl.More: http://lei.sr?a P5v9r ARead AM2 online: AM2.jobs/digital3
AM2 NEWSAttractions jobs & news AM2.jobs825,000 flock to Shakespeare sites for 400th anniversaryA record number of touristsvisited the five historic houses ofWilliam Shakespeare in 2016 tomark the 400th anniversary of his death.More than 825,000 people attendedthe attractions in the playwright’sbirthplace of Stratford-Upon-Avonover the year, topping the record set in2014 of 820,000 – his 450th birthday.The record figures have been driven bythe Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT),which marked 400 years of Shakespeare’screative legacy with a number of significantmilestones including the return ofhis will to Stratford-upon-Avon forthe first time since it was written.The trust also reopened Shakespeare’sNew Place – his family home from1597 until he died in 1616 – whichhas welcomed almost 50,000 peoplesince it opened in August.“2016 has shown that Shakespeare’sworks are perhaps more relevant todaythan they have ever been in helping us to400 years of Shakespeare’s creative legacy were marked with a number of public eventsunderstand the world around us, releaseour creativity and create conversationsbetween everyone regardless of our age,background or ability,” said SBT CEO,Dr. Diana Owen. “We want to continue toshare our expertise and the joy of his workswith new audiences, and we’re working oninnovative initiatives for 2017 and beyondwith a range of partners worldwide.”More: http://lei.sr?a d6N4p AOmani tourism investments continuewith giant waterfront leisure projectMore: http://lei.sr?a E7w9t AThe Muscat NationalDevelopment Company(ASAAS) is planningto develop a mixed-usewaterfront project in Omanwith multiple attractions asthe country’s governmentcontinues on its plans toinvest in its tourism sector.Situated in Barka, thecluster of attractions willinclude the theme park, inaddition to a waterpark,wildlife park, equestriancentre and an interactiveThe development will come up along the Barka waterfrontscience and technologyedutainment centre.The development is part of aIn addition to new attractions, the 1.5 millionOMR1bn (US 2.6bn, 2.5bn, 2.1bn)square metre project will also feature several2040 tourism strategy by Oman’shotels, a residential area and retail zones.Singapore-based Surbana Juronggovernment as it steps up efforts tois the resort’s masterplanner. Anboost tourism with billions in futureOrlando-based firm will operateinvestment to offset faltering oil prices.More: http://lei.sr?a X5Y9R Aboth the theme park and wildlife park.4Twitter: @AM2jobsThe plan is in addition to a theme parkSix Flags bolsters Chinaplan with waterparkSix Flags’ rapid overseas expansion isramping up, with plans to build a newwaterpark next to China’s first ever themepark operating under the brand’s banner.Sitting adjacent to Haiyan’s underdevelopment Six Flags Zhejang, thewaterpark will open at the same time asthe theme park, with Six Flags HurricaneHarbor including waterslides, a wave pool,a lazy river and a water play area for kids.The theme and waterpark are at theheart of a US 4.6bn ( 4.4bn, 3.7bn)development in Hangzhou Bay, withRiverside Investment Group behind the plan.Read AM2 online: AM2.
famous animal, Tilikum, has died. The 36-year-old orca was an icon . of SeaWorld for decades. Tilikum was also known for causing the death of trainer Dawn Blancheau in 2010, a tragic story that became the subject of the . Blackfish. documentary that severely damaged the company’s public image. The cause of death is not yet known, but
