If you’ve followed Coaster101 for any portion of time, you know about our fascination with Iowa-based lighting specialists KCL Engineering. Known primarily in the amusement industry for their spectacular lighting packages on roller coasters, KCL has continued to expand their...
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Designing the Sounds of an Indoor Theme Park with Steve Lane of GCVRS
An indoor theme park presents exciting opportunities and challenges for audio designers such as Steve Lane, the technical lead at GCVRS, an immersive audio design company. GCVRS, a division of GCRS, creates, mixes, implements and integrates 3D audio into attractions...
Continue reading...Themed Entertainment and Haunt Design with Designer Nate Mitchell
Halloween events at theme parks across the country are becoming more and more intricate with incredibly detailed set design and back stories. But these haunts don’t happen overnight. We were able to catch up with Nate Mitchell, owner n8 Creative...
Continue reading...Inside the Opening Week of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
Sadly I wasn’t able to attend the opening weekend of Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. However, my good friend Michael Rhaney and his wife Laura are Disneyland locals and annual pass holders, which means they DID snag reservations for the first...
Continue reading...Theme Parks, the Internet of Things and ITEC Entertainment
Technology continues to be an increasingly important element of the theme park experience. On rides and behind the scenes, these tech implementations are improving the guest experience and are enabling theme park leaders to make better informed business decisions. I...
Continue reading...How Entech Innovative Engineering Can Build Just About Anything
Designing and building something that has never been constructed before? That’s what the team at Entech Innovative Engineering has done for 25 years on a startlingly wide range of unique projects in the themed entertainment industry. We recently caught up...
Continue reading...Book Review + Giveaway: Walt Disney World Hacks
As someone who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World trip, I have to admit that I’m a little intimidated. I haven’t visited a Disney park in nearly 10 years, and I know a lot has changed — new...
Continue reading...Creating Copperhead Strike’s Byrd Farm with Adam McIntyre of Weber Group, Inc.
One of the early hits of the 2019 season has been Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Not only is it a great addition to the park from strictly a roller coaster point of view, the theming for the attraction is some...
Continue reading...Notre Dame Student Groups Build LEGO KingDome
The Themed Entertainment Association and Lego Club student groups at Notre Dame recently collaborated on building a LEGO theme park. We’re big fans of theme parks and everything LEGO, so this event was right up our alley! Jake Plocher, whom...
Continue reading...Inside Theme Park Entertainment with Knott’s Berry Farm Producer Eric Nix
Entertainment has been a growing part of regional theme park offerings over the past few years, especially across the Cedar Fair park chain. Things like food festivals, concerts, and holiday events have been spreading across regional parks as they try...
Continue reading...The Engineering Behind Art of Engineering’s YouTube Videos
Within thirty seconds of stumbling upon Art of Engineering’s first YouTube video I knew I was watching something special, and instantly smashed that subscribe button. And I’ve not been disappointed. The most recent video, How Top Thrill Dragster Works, is...
Continue reading...Interview: RWS Entertainment Group Expands into the Amusement Industry
Parks are increasingly incorporating special events into their seasonal programming to drive attendance outside of the busy summer season. While Halloween events have been a staple of the theme park season for many years, recently parks have begun introducing winter...
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