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Oscar Nominated Costumes and Props Join the NBCUniversal Experience

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Oscar Nominated Costumes and Props Join the NBCUniversal Experience

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Universal City, CA, USA /PRNewswire/ — Masterful creations from three of the five films nominated for “Best Costume Design” at the 85th Academy Awards® are on display at “The NBCUniversal Experience” at Universal Studios Hollywood in a showcase of enchanting and dramatic costumes from Universal Pictures’ Les Miserables and Snow White and The Huntsman, as well as gowns from the category winner, Focus Features’ Anna Karenina .

The opulent opera gown worn by Anna Karenina leading lady Keira Knightley in her portrayal of the titular character is on display, as designed by this year’s Oscar®-winning costumer Jacqueline Durran, who received two previous Oscar nominations for her work with the actress on Focus Features’ Atonement andPride & Prejudice. The unforgettable tattered dress worn by Anne Hathaway in her Oscar-winning portrayal of “Fantine” in Les Miserables is featured alongside the rebel uniform donned by “Marius” (Eddie Redmayne) and the white gown worn by “Cosette” (Amanda Seyfried). Other spectacular additions to the new showcase include the coronation dress worn by Kristen Stewart as “Snow White” in Snow White and The Huntsman and the scepter carried by Charlize Theron in her role as the movie’s evil queen.

“The NBCUniversal Experience” also features original drawings from Universal Pictures’ classics Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, and Dracula, as well as original matte paintings from Universal’s hits The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and Earthquake.

“The NBCUniversal Experience” draws from a library of over 6,000 titles dating back to the Studio’s early beginnings in 1912, and features never-before-seen props and priceless Hollywood artifacts from 100 years of filmmaking, such as the 1973 Best Picture Oscar statuette for Universal Pictures’ The Sting.

For guests in pursuit of an even more in-depth look at the costumes and props used to create Hollywoodmagic, try the “VIP Experience.” This is a deluxe offering providing visitors a seat aboard a private trolley with exclusive guided access to the theme park, working production studio and acclaimed movie set backlot. The “VIP Experience” is a privileged view into the inner-workings of the movie studio, and became even more popular with the growing demand for a luxury opportunity when visiting the park. This experience includes an expert tour guide and access to the world-famous Edith Head Property Warehouse and Costume Department. The Costume Department features a diverse collection of costumes and accessories, including those worn by the stars of such hits as “Identity Thief,” “Oblivion” and “Bridesmaids.”  The Costume Department also features a never-before-seen look at master costume designers at work on the latest fashions for current productions. Additionally, “VIP Experience” guests are escorted through the theme park to the Front of the Line at all shows and attractions, and enjoy an elaborate gourmet lunch prepared by Universal Studios Hollywood’s award-winning executive chef, served in a private dining room. The ultimate Hollywood “VIP Experience” can be booked in advance by visiting www.universalstudioshollywood.com.

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A.SM, includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas, the “5 Towers” state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue, and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event arena.  World-class rides and attractions include the critically-acclaimed and award-winning mega-attraction, “Transformers™: The Ride-3D,” the intense, award-winning ride, “King Kong 360 3-D” on the famed behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, “The Simpsons RideTM ,” “Revenge of the MummySM —The Ride” indoor roller coaster and “Jurassic Park® —The Ride.”

Jennifer Doig Joins Cartoon Network Amazone as CMO.

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Jennifer Doig Joins Cartoon Network Amazone as CMO.

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Bangkok, Thailand — Amazon Falls Company Limited, the developer of Cartoon Network Amazone, the world’s first Cartoon Network themed waterpark, has announced the appointment of former Turner Broadcasting executive Jennifer Doig as Chief Marketing Officer.

Jennifer will lead the marketing and communications strategies for Cartoon Network Amazone, set to open in late 2013 in Bang Saray, Thailand. The “ultimate in waterpark entertainment,” Cartoon Network Amazone will invite guests to splash out with their favorite characters from popular Cartoon Network series such as Ben 10, Adventure Time, Regular Show and The Amazing World of Gumball. Featuring 10 dynamic entertainment zones, Cartoon Network Amazone is designed to animate the guest experience with high-speed water rollercoasters, exciting attractions, Asia’s largest aqua playground and dazzling live shows.

Jennifer joins Amazon Falls from Turner Broadcasting in Hong Kong, where she served as Asia Pacific director of public relations. In this capacity she oversaw the consumer and trade communications for Turner’s expansive entertainment portfolio of brands, including leading kids’ channel Cartoon Network, which reaches 71 million households across the region.

In addition to having more than 15 years of experience in integrated communications, Jennifer also brings to Cartoon Network Amazone a wealth of expertise in Asia Pacific travel and tourism. During her tenure at leading consultancy Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Jennifer was responsible for the creation of the firm’s first dedicated travel, tourism and entertainment division in Hong Kong. Key accounts Jennifer led while at Ogilvy included the grand opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, the premiere of Cirque du Soleil in Macau, the launch of Madame Tussaud’s Shanghai and Tourism Malaysia.

Mr. Liakat Dhanji, Chairman and CEO of Amazon Falls Co. Ltd., said, “Jennifer’s depth of experience in destination promotion and branded kids’ entertainment makes her ideally suited for this position at Cartoon Network Amazone. Jennifer will play an instrumental role in establishing Cartoon Network Amazone as the world’s most experiential waterpark in the world, while enhancing Thailand’s profile as the top vacation destination for guests of all ages.”

Amazon Falls Co. Ltd., a Thailand-based resort company, is the developer of Cartoon Network Amazone, the world’s first Cartoon Network themed waterpark. Cartoon Network Amazone is slated to open in late 2013 and expects to welcome up to one million visitors in its first year of operation. Set amid 16 acres of lush coastal plains, it is located in the burgeoning resort hotspot of Bang Saray, Thailand, just 90 minutes southeast of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport and 15 minutes from Pattaya.

Amazon Falls works closely with Turner Broadcasting Asia Pacific and many of the world’s leading engineers, designers and architects to bring the world of Cartoon Network, its stories and iconic characters to life in a way that will animate every guest’s experience like never before.

www.CartoonNetworkAmazone.com

PHOTOS: Six Flags Great America’s Batman running backward

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PHOTOS: Six Flags Great America’s Batman running backward

IPM Reader and photographer Thomas Hellstrom (thomashellstrom.net) sent in these photos from SFGAm yesterday, where Batman: The Ride began offering its reverse-facing experience.

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Environmental/brand designer Natasha Jen, featured speaker at 2013 SEGD conference, San Francisco June 6-8

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Environmental/brand designer Natasha Jen, featured speaker at 2013 SEGD conference, San Francisco June 6-8
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Pentagram Partner’s work bridges media, discipline, and culture
SAN FRANCISCO — Pentagram partner Natasha Jen, whose graphic design work is noted for crossing the boundaries of media, discipline, and culture, will be a featured speaker at the 2013 SEGD Conference, Above the Fog, June 6-8 in San Francisco.

Jen defines her work by context, not medium. Whether she is designing pixelated type for an exhibition on augmented reality, animations for a smartphone or a Times Square skyscraper, or illustrative print graphics for a fashion designer, her work draws on references from a diverse range of cultural, historical, aesthetic, and technological sources.

One of Pentagram’s newest partners, and the only intern to ever return as a partner, Jen was born in Taipei and studied graphic design at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Before joining Pentagram, she worked as a senior designer at Base Design, focusing on fashion and brand identity work, and at 2×4 she led large-scale branding, exhibition, environmental, and editorial projects. She also was creative director for Stone Yamashita Partners before establishing her own firm, Njenworks, in 2010.

Named one of Dwell magazine’s “Women of Influence” and one of Graphic Design USA’s “People to Watch” for 2013, Jen has built a body of work that encompasses brand identities, environmental design, multi-scale exhibitions, signage systems, print, motion, and interactive graphics.

“Jen leads a new generation of designers who are comfortable crossing media, discipline, and
technology, and her work often bridges the digital and physical worlds,” says Julie Vogel, Principal of Kate Keating Associates (San Francisco) and Co-Chair of the 2013 SEGD Conference with Lonny Israel, Associate Director with Skidmore Owings & Merrill. “We look forward to her perspectives on navigating the warp-speed pace of the media landscape today.”

Jen joins a heavy-hitting roster of speakers who will participate in the 2013 SEGD Conference, including:

  • Tim Kobe of Eight Inc., designers of the Apple retail concept
  • John Bielenberg, founder of rapid ingenuity firm Future and design-for-good nonprofit Project M
  • Vince Frost, founder and creative director of Australian design powerhouse Frost*
  • Architect Chris Downey, Architecture for the Blind, and graphic designer Tim Smith, Tim Smith
  • Design, who are evolving their design practices while grappling with the loss of their vision
  • Ben Davis, founder of San Francisco creative agency Words Pictures Ideas and the creative mind
  • behind The Bay Lights Project

Major conference tracks include Transforming Urban Spaces, Designing with Empathy, Bridging Media and Culture, and Designing for Change. The conference takes place June 6-8, headquartered at the historic Fairmont San Francisco Hotel on Nob Hill.

The annual SEGD Conference is said to be the only international design event focused on visual communications in the built environment.

For more information on the Above the Fog program, as well as an exclusive Q&A with Jen, visit the Above the Fog website, http://abovethefog.segd.org.

Midwest Museums Assn announces conference program for July 14-17 in Madison, WI

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Stephanie Klett’s AAM keynote: “Museums, Mayhem and The Travel Effect” is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 9:00 am. Klett is Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Tourism.

The Association of Midwest Museums announced the program for its 2013 conference.  The conference, Locally Grown, Community Created, is scheduled for July 14-17, 2013 at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin.  The program can be downloaded from the AMM Home Page  http://www.midwestmuseums.org.  This year’s program has sessions addressing new trends, emerging issues, and best practices in various administrative areas of museum operations.  Here is a sample of some sessions that will be featured at this year’s conference:

 

COLLECTIONS
  • What’s in a Name?  Cataloging Using Nomenclature 3.0
  • Locally Grown, Federally Regulated: How Small Local Museums Can  Leverage State and Federal Guidelines   to Benefit Their Collections
  • The Right Tool for the Job: Selecting a Collections Management System that Works for You
  • Disaster Response Plans: Today’s Issues
  • Reap Benefits: Grow Community Interaction through Shared Collection Databases
  • With Orders to Identify, Clarify and Classify: Collections Metadata in the Trenches
  • Telling the Story of the Civil War through Seven Local Collections: A Collaborative Project

EDUCATION

  • Reimagining an Educational Loan Program for the 21st Century
  • SPARK! Cultural Community Engagement for People with Memory Loss
  • Science Teaching Network: Embracing Change and Fostering Sustainability
  • Locally Grown, Internationally Known: Showcasing Community Voices in Mobile Content
  • Changing Times, New Collaborations
  • Evolution 101: Investigating How Education Programs are Designed, Repurposed, and Evolved
  • Local Partnerships Building Communities
  • The Living Laboratory
  • Enriching the Lives of Early Learners Through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
  • App, App, and Away with Productive Partnerships
  • A Bright Future: Creating a New Generation of Committed Patrons
  • Nature Net: A Collaborative Environmental Education Network

FINANCE

  • The Bottom Line: Understanding Nonprofit Financials
  • Budget Basics: Creating and Managing Your Department’s Budget
  • Future Think

FUNDRAISING

  • Case Writing 101 Workshop
  • Fundraising in Turbulent Times
  • So the Capital Campaign is Over…But Fundraising Must Go On!
  • Trends in Fundraising
  • Future Think

TECHNOLOGY

  • Locally Grown, Internationally Known: Showcasing Community Voices in Mobile Content
  • Trends in Technology: The Digital Road Ahead
  • There’s an App for That
  • App, App, and Away with Productive Partnerships
  • Mobile Tours and Portable Content

AAM Survey: Most US museums saw visitor increases in 2012

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AAM Survey: Most US museums saw visitor increases in 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. USA—In the fourth year of the Great Recession, Americans continued to turn to the nation’s museums for affordable enrichment, enlightenment and entertainment. The Annual Condition of Museums and the Economy (ACME) survey conducted by the American Alliance of Museums found that a majority of museums served an increased number of visitors in 2012 – continuing a trend since 2009 – even while fully two-thirds of respondents reported some degree of financial stress at their institution. The good news: this is the lowest level of reported financial stress in four years, evidence that museums are part of the slow but steady rebound of the economy as a whole.

As the largest service and advocacy organization for the museum field – serving art museums to zoos and all types of museums in between – the Alliance initiated the ACME survey in January 2010, in the wake of economic downturn. Download the full 2013 report (an accessible 11 pages, complete with a four-year trend analysis) from the Alliance website.

Other key findings of ACME 2013 include:

  • 72% of museums reported steady or increased attendance, with an average increase across all museums of 4.3% in the number of visitors.
  • The median price of an adult general admission ticket to a U.S. museum remained just $7 – unchanged in the past three years – while 37% of museums were always free to visitors. Nearly all museums (92%) are free to the public on at least some occasions.
  • While the reports of economic stress decreased in 2012, the results also highlight the depths of the recession in 2009. As one museum director put it, “2012 was a good year for us; 2009 was one of the worst years.”
  • For the first time in four years, more museums reported an annual increase in total revenues than reported a decrease. In every revenue category except one, museums were more likely to see increases than decreases in revenue.
  • The one exception: support from all levels of government. A total of 35% of museums reported decreases in government support in 2012, with just 14% reporting increases.
  • The future is also looking somewhat brighter for museums that “have been weathering this ‘economic storm’ since 2008,” as one director put it. More than three-quarters of museums look forward to increased or steady budgets in 2013 and 30% of respondents say that economic conditions will be better or much better for their institutions this year.

“Four years have taken their toll on museums,” says Philip M. Katz, the Alliance’s assistant director for research and author of the ACME report. “Museums have relied on budget-saving measures – including staff freezes and deferred maintenance – but also creativity and a strong sense of mission to keep serving their communities. But the dark economic clouds really are starting to part.”

The real but modest gains in 2012 have not replaced the significant losses of 2009-2011, as America’s museums continue to serve more people with fewer resources, including filling gaps in the social safety net.

Matt Conover, VP Disney Parks & Resorts, speaks at PLASA Focus Orlando May 15-16

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PLASA logoProfessional Development Program for PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013 Expands

NEW YORK, NY – Two new sessions have been added to the PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013 Professional Development Program, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops running alongside PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, on May 15-16, 2013.

Chauvet will present How to Blend LED with Traditional Fixtures on Thursday, May 16 at 12.30pm. Ford Sellers, Senior Product Manager at Chauvet, will review the process of transitioning and replacing existing lighting with energy saving LED fixtures. Sellers will also discuss narrow band versus broad emitting in relation to color, and explain why using the right tools are important to design concept.

In Lights, Camera, Tracking! Paul Braile, a representative from CAST Group, will demonstrate the BlackTrax, a revolutionary technology solution which takes production into the twenty-first century. By integrating lighting, audio, multimedia and video with one comprehensive tracking solution, the BlackTrax delivers precise 3D and 6D positioning in real time. This session will take place on Wednesday, May 15 at 11.30am and on Thursday, May 16 at 10.30am.

In addition to these two new sessions, there are many others taking place throughout the two-day event. These include Innovation in Disney Entertainment: Technology Meets Storytelling, presented by Matt Conover, Vice President at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment. Conover will explain how the most advanced technologies and equipment are created and utilized to enhance Disney Guests experiences, without ever losing sight of the four words that started it all: “Once Upon a Time…”. Renowned Lighting Designer Richard Pilbrow will present Architecture and the Magic of Theatre Design, and Production Designer Jason Robinson will share his experience of working on big budget shows, including WWE’s WrestleMania and NASCAR, in Painting the Big Picture in Live Event Production.

For further information on these sessions and the others taking place, visitors should go to the PLASA Focus: Orlando website; www.plasafocus.com/orlando/seminars. Visitors need to register for their free ticket in order to sign up for the seminars they wish to attend – seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitor registration is open at www.plasafocus.com/orlando/register now.

New Spitz fulldome show “Supervolcanoes” already erupting into theaters

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New Spitz fulldome show “Supervolcanoes” already erupting into theaters

Editor’s note: Does Benedict Cumberbatch have an affinity for volcanoes? He not only is the villain of Star Trek Into Darkness, but also the narrator of Supervolcanoes. Two very different films – but volcanoes figure heavily in each.

Spitz Creative Media, Mirage3D and Thomas Lucas Productions announced the release of Supervolcanoes, a new 24-minute documentary created for digital dome cinema (fulldome) exhibition in planetariums, museums and educational institutions. The show explores rare and extremely devastating volcanic phenomena, and portrays them with imagery that is dramatic and scientifically accurate. Audiences experience vivid recreations of cataclysmic past eruptions, while diving into a supervolcano now gathering force below Yellowstone National Park. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Hobbit, Star Trek Into Darkness), Supervolcanoes world-premiered in September 2012 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) and is now available for general release.

Supervolcanoes is already in demand for bookings and is currently playing in more than a dozen locations worldwide. “We’re trying to raise the bar for fulldome production,” says co-producer Mike Bruno of Spitz Creative Media. “So we collaborate with the best partners possible. Our titles are tested with scientists as well as audiences, and exhibitors trust our brand. As a blend of earth science, space science and life science, Supervolcanoes cuts across a number of important disciplines and ties into current educational standards.

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Solid science journalism

Supervolcanoes examines the largest volcanoes on Earth as well as on Triton and Io, moons of Neptune and Jupiter. “It doesn’t just focus on volcanoes as a process of earth science,” explains director Thomas Lucas. “It views the planet holistically as part of the larger universe. It engages audiences emotionally and intellectually in a story about life, earth and space science all at once. This is solid science journalism.” Supervolcanoes is Lucas’ third production in collaboration with Spitz Creative Media.Supervolcanoes illustrates how eruptions occur and explores how likely another eruption is to occur soon, based on data collected from scientific observations. The show features visualizations with higher resolution and detail than most Hollywood films. It is designed to be as engaging to watch as it is scientifically accurate, with a compelling story arc and high production values, blending live photography and computer animation. Being produced specifically for the dome and incorporating live-action sequences by pano-photography specialist xRez Studios, Supervolcanoes optimizes the immersive and educational power of fulldome digital cinema. “The live-action scenes we shot in Yellowstone have been some of the most popular with audiences,” says Lucas.

Click here to view the Supervolcanoes Trailer.

Magical Media Teaching Environment 

“Fulldome provides a uniquely immersive educational setting,” says Dan Neafus, Operations Manager at the Gates Planetarium at DMNS, which launched Supervolcanoes in September 2012. “We felt it was time to really utilize the planetarium as a truly magical media teaching environment.”Supervolcanoes was vetted by both DMNS scientists and audiences before its premiere at the Gates, where its run was timed to coincide with the museum’s traveling exhibit “A Day in Pompeii” (Oct 2012-Jan 2013). The museum took advantage of the film’s broad appeal to work with new educators and scientists and engage more schools and groups than in the past. “The exhibition tie-in along with the show featuring both space and earth science content opened up our theater to a wider audience,” says Neafus.

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Blockbusters of digital dome cinema

“Supervolcanoes is the latest addition to an expanding library of strong science titles for fulldome, and we’re very pleased to be part of this project as both co-producer and co-distributor,” says Robin Sip of Mirage3D. Mirage3D is well known in the planetarium and fulldome communities as a provider of unique, top-quality science documentaries. “It was a fabulous creative challenge,” adds Sip. “We are quite happy with the result.”

Supervolcanoes joins prior, successful Spitz/Thomas Lucas/DMNS collaborations including Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth’s Climate Engine and Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity. Worldwide, Black Holes has had 150+ planetarium bookings since its 2007 release, and since its May 2012 release, Dynamic Earth has had 50+ bookings. “In our industry, that is blockbuster status,” says Mike Bruno of Spitz Creative Media.
Supervolcanoes was presented to the industry in February 2013 at the IMERSA Fulldome Summit, and will be featured at the Jena Fulldome Festival (May 29-June 1) at the Jena-Zeiss Planetarium in Germany – and at other fulldome and immersive cinema festivals this year.
Supervolcanoes is distributed by Spitz Creative Media, Mirage3D and Evans & Sutherland.

For more information, contact:
Mike Bruno: [email protected]
Robin Sip [email protected]
Michael Daut [email protected] 

Falcon’s Treehouse Designing Third Zone of Dubai’s IMG Park: “The Lost Valley”

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Falcon’s Treehouse Designing Third Zone of Dubai’s IMG Park: “The Lost Valley”

LaunchCoasterDubai — Featuring the world of the extinct, Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group (IMG Group) have announced the next eye-catching partnership for the IMG Theme Park: ‘The Lost Valley’. This reinvigorated land of dinosaurs and huge thrills is a conceptualized and designed Intellectual Property exclusively created for the expansive IMG Theme Park, located in the City of Arabia, Dubailand adjacent to Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road.

The soon to be opened IMG Theme Park will let you discover the excitement of an epic journey bursting with thrills, speed and adventures within The Lost Valley as the ‘no longer’ dormant vertebrates are bought back to life in an enthralling themed world offering a world class array of rides, entertainment and retail outlets. Featuring a number of anchor attractions guaranteed to get any pulse racing, the theme park will catapult even the bravest of souls into a land they will have to keep their wits about them to escape from! The Lost Valley is the third of four zones in the IMG Theme Park in addition two IP Branded Zones (Marvel Superheroes and Cartoon Network) with the final unannounced Zone to be revealed shortly.

exteriorbirdeye“We are extremely delighted to announce the third component of the IMG Theme Park. The Lost Valley will provide a visual, audible and tactile experience allowing visitors to feel the exuberant excitement of a lost world. We want to offer our visitors an immersive experience in an unexplored land, full of dinosaurs, providing ‘hands on’ activities and thrills in an environment themed down to the smallest detail of a time existing long ago. With the guidance of our award winning theme park design agency ‘Falcon Treehouse’, we have created an experience offering visitors an unforgettable adventure with dinosaurs entwined in an adrenaline packed theme park zone,” said a representative of the IMG Group.

“The project is our brainchild and we will ensure that the visitors get to witness life-like dinosaurs and experience the same thrill levels as if they were ever to see the dinosaurs for real themselves. With the exciting announcement of the third zone we are expecting the park to set a new benchmark in the industry locally and globally by offering our audiences a new wonder,” they added.

The Lost Valley is the first of its kind concept in the theme park industry reserving IMG Group as the sole trademark proprietors. Being a unique concept, Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group has developed an innovative and immersive brand experience which in the future will be used in the expansion, even design of theme parks worldwide.

Falcon’s Treehouse has conceptualized the designs and IMG have added adrenalin enticing rides for The Lost Valley to add to the action packed fun family experience. The extremely realistic theme park zone will combine breathtaking experiences, enhanced by dramatic lighting, audiovisual effects and cutting-edge entertaining content.

Representing dinosaurs from different ages, The Lost Valley will take you back to an era which existed millions of years ago. It will be the home of animatronic dinosaurs, resembling multiple types and sizes of species of these extinct creatures. Featuring the latest technology and dynamic sound-effects, The Lost Valley will be a complete family entertainment zone exhibiting adventurous rides such as ‘The Velociraptor Launch Coaster’ and multiple other attractions in this one zone alone. With creative theming and video simulations visitors will also get to explore dizzy heights and twisting adventures while hurtling through some of the deepest and darkest roller coasters in a thematic lost in time dinosaur valley.

In between the thrills and excitement, visitors will also have the chance to relax at the themed retail outlets and investigate about dinosaurs and their history with easy access to themed merchandise. The Lost Valley is a unique, historical phenomenon, designed to draw tourists and investment and put Dubai and the UAE into the scientific spotlight on the international stage.

The overall individual zoned entertainment destination will be in excess of 1.5 million sq. feet in its first stage and will be the largest temperature controlled indoor entertainment destination in the world.  It is designed to attract up to 20,000 visitors per day.  A unique facility of this magnitude will also generate a significant demand, in the vicinity, for hotels and hotel apartments, along with other retail and leisure components.

Situated within City of Arabia, along Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (previously Emirates Road) in Dubai, the IMG Theme Park is conveniently located and in easy access not only to the residents of UAE, but also to UAE tourists who arrive to see new and exciting attractions in this global tourism hub. The IMG Theme Park is only 20 minutes from anywhere in the city limits and from the recently awarded second busiest airport in the world; Dubai International Airport – DXB.

www.imgaladari.ae

“Mickey and the Magical Map” Brings Live Theater Back to Disneyland’s Fantasyland May 25

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“Mickey and the Magical Map” Brings Live Theater Back to Disneyland’s Fantasyland May 25

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Anaheim, CA, USA — Mickey Mouse and a cast of beloved Disney characters will embark on a series of musical adventures through the magical powers of a sorcerer’s map in “Mickey and the Magical Map,” the all-new live show coming to the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park May 25.

Created by Disney Creative Entertainment, “Mickey and the Magical Map” was conceived for children of all ages and represents the return of Disney storytelling to the newly refurbished Fantasyland Theatre, a venue that merges the tradition of live outdoor performances with theatrical technology.

“We’re very excited to welcome guests to the Disneyland Resort this summer to enjoy all the entertainment and attractions that make this a world-class, family vacation destination,” said Michael Colglazier, President of the Disneyland Resort. “We’re particularly thrilled to debut our captivating new show ‘Mickey and the Magical Map’ and to invite guests to experience Fantasy Faire, a new themed area with Disney Princess encounters and two live shows based on favorite princess stories.”

Performed in the most magical of lands, Fantasyland, the new show reveals a mischievous Mickey Mouse.

“Each new show we create is a chance to push storytelling in a new direction,” said Michael Jung, Theatrical Development Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment. “At Disney, we love the challenge of continuously looking at our classic tales and most recent stories to see how we can bring live entertainment and excitement to today’s audiences.”

“Mickey and the Magical Map” presents Mickey in his timeless role as the sorcerer’s apprentice. Wise sorcerer Yen Sid directs his Mapmakers, a singing-dancing ensemble cast that paints a wondrous map – capable of taking dreamers to any place imaginable and so large it spans the entire stage of the outdoor Fantasyland Theatre.

Apprentice Mickey lets his curiosity get the better of him and he stumbles upon the map’s magical powers, which take him, along with the audience, on a fantastic journey of imagination in the company of the Mapmakers. The journey, presented through theatrical stage wizardry, unveils wonderful worlds of music, color, adventure and beloved characters with each new direction – all set to an original song, “Journey of the Imagination,” and music from classic Disney films.

The show, scheduled for five daily performances this summer, comes alive with appearances and songs by King Louie from “The Jungle Book” (“I Wan’na Be Like You”), Pocahontas (“Just Around the Riverbend”), Mulan (“Reflection”), Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from “Tangled,” (“I See The Light”) Princess Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog” (“Dig a Little Deeper”), and Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid” (“Under the Sea”). Also included is the song “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” from “Lilo and Stitch.”

The show also sends Mickey Mouse on a theatrical adventure and takes the audience to India, China, Virginia, New Orleans, Hawaii, and “Under the Sea.”

“Mickey and the Magical Map,” which can be experienced only at Disneyland, where the magic began, will be a highlight of 2013 at the Disneyland Resort, which also features recent additions such as princess encounters in the new Fantasy Faire in Disneyland, and the spectacular new Cars Land and Buena Vista Street in the expanded Disney California Adventure Park.

The exciting show also complements the variety of theatrical and live entertainment found at Disneyland Resort that includes these: “World of Color,”  ”Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular,” the Mariachi Divas and “Disney Junior – Live on Stage!” at Disney California Adventure, and “Fantasmic!,”  “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade,” the Laughing Stock Company at Golden Horseshoe Saloon, the Dapper Dans and Disneyland Band on Main Street, U.S.A., and the nightly summer fireworks show “Magical” at Disneyland.

Guests also enjoy nightly dancing to live bands at Tomorrowland Terrace at Disneyland and the Mad T Party on the Hollywood Backlot at Disney California Adventure, which also features live street performances with Five & Dime and the Red Car News Boys at Carthay Circle on Buena Vista Street, the “Pixar Play Parade,” “Phineas and Ferb’s Rockin’ Rollin’ Dance Party” at Paradise Pier, “DJ’s Dance ‘n Drive at Cars Land” – and more!

Fantasyland Theatre, a classic Disneyland venue, was inspired by the original Fantasyland Theater (former spelling) which showed Disney cartoons and Mouseketeer footage from 1955 to 1964.  The current theatre debuted in 1985 as Videopolis, a dance location, which quickly drew crowds for stage productions including “One Man’s Dream,” “Dick Tracy Starring in Diamond Double Cross,” “Mickey’s Nutcracker,” and one of Disney’s first stage productions of “Beauty and the Beast.”

In 1995, the venue was renamed Fantasyland Theatre with the debut of “The Spirit of Pocahontas.”  “Animazement – The Musical” enjoyed a popular three-year run and “Snow White—An Enchanting Musical” played for two years. The theatre was then converted to an area where guests could meet Disney Princesses.

“Mickey and the Magical Map”has writing by Carolyn Gardner and is directed by Tracy Halas.  The production designer is Steve Bass; the creative director is Sylvia Hase; the music is produced by Bruce Healey, supervised and arranged by Timothy Williams and supervised by Matt Walker.  The show producer is Ray Coble.

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