Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular
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Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular is a seasonal evening show at the Dreamworld
theme park on the Gold Coast
, Australia.
In early May 2010, it was reported that Dreamworld was evaluating the possibility to incorporate Illuminate into night dance parties. Rather than going ahead with dance parties, Dreamworld began to incorporate the show into the existing Screamworld night events.
In the June/July holidays of 2010 Illuminate returned alongside a "Winter Wonderland". In the evenings before the show, guests could play in up to 10000 kilograms (22,046.2 lb) of ice or slide down an ice slide.
Illuminate has since returned in 3 other school holiday periods (including the Summer Funomenon) and several Screamworld events.
in Hong Kong, as well as the lasers inside the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World
on the Gold Coast.
Illuminate may show one or more of the following segments in addition to an introduction segment:
to allow them to consistently run Illuminate in school holiday periods.
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
theme park on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia.
History
On 2 March 2010, Dreamworld announced that they would be adding a light and laser show for the Easter school holidays. The show was included with daily admission, however, guests could purchase a separate Illuminate ticket just to attend the event. The first showing of Illuminate was from 2 April until 16 April 2010. Despite a poor trading period, Ardent Leisure CEO Greg Shaw stated that the launch of Illuminate was a success.In early May 2010, it was reported that Dreamworld was evaluating the possibility to incorporate Illuminate into night dance parties. Rather than going ahead with dance parties, Dreamworld began to incorporate the show into the existing Screamworld night events.
In the June/July holidays of 2010 Illuminate returned alongside a "Winter Wonderland". In the evenings before the show, guests could play in up to 10000 kilograms (22,046.2 lb) of ice or slide down an ice slide.
Illuminate has since returned in 3 other school holiday periods (including the Summer Funomenon) and several Screamworld events.
Show
Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular was created by Australian entertainment company Laservision. Laservision is the company responsible the world's largest light and sound display, A Symphony of LightsA Symphony of Lights
A Symphony of Lights is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and laser multimedia display, featuring 44 buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong accompanied by music. The technology was developed by Australian firm Laservision and cost approximately 44 million HK...
in Hong Kong, as well as the lasers inside the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia...
on the Gold Coast.
Segments
- Aurora Australis – based upon the natural light display of the same name (also known as the Southern Lights), the Aurora Australis segment features a variety of light and laser techniques to recreate an aurora.
- Celebrate – set to the song of the same name by Kool & the GangKool & the GangKool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
, the Celebrate segment projects a variety of animated cartoons onto the two 4 metres (13.1 ft) high water screens. - Love Today – set to the MikaMikaMika may refer to:* Mika , a singer-songwriter based in London* FC MIKA, Armenian football team**Mika Stadium-Male given name :* Mika Aaltonen , Finnish football player...
song of the same nameLove Today"Love Today" is the Grammy-nominated third single released by London-based singer Mika, taken from his album Life in Cartoon Motion. The song was produced by Greg Wells at Rocket Carousel studios and engineered by Drew Pearson. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2007 as a digital...
, the Love Today segment recreates the 2010 commercial on the main water screen. - SpongeBob SquarePants – by utilising the main water screen, an episode of SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
is played. This segment will no longer be utilised after the termination of Dreamworld's contract with NickelodeonNickelodeonNickelodeon is a US cable TV channel.Nickelodeon may also refer to:-In television:*Spinoffs of the Nickelodeon channel:** Nickelodeon Magazine, a children's magazine.** Nickelodeon Universe, an amusement park....
.
| Start date | End date | Aurora Australis | Celebrate | Love Today | SpongeBob SquarePants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2010 | 16 April 2010 | |||||
| 26 June 2010 | 16 July 2010 | |||||
| 10 April 2011 | 21 April 2011 | |||||
| 25 June 2011 | 15 July 2011 |
Infrastructure
Dreamworld has permanately installed the following in Main StreetMain Street (Dreamworld)
Main Street is a themed land at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The area acts as the main hub for the park catering as a gateway to many other lands including Gold Rush Country, Rivertown, Nickelodeon Central and Ocean Parade.-History:In 1974, John Longhurst...
to allow them to consistently run Illuminate in school holiday periods.
- Flamethrower capable of generating 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) tall flames
- Two 4 metres (13.1 ft) high water screens
- Three high-power laser systems
- Six smoke machines
- Search lights
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s - Surround sound