The thrill at this 12 months’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando isn’t nearly curler coasters or new digital actuality rides. At IAAPA 2024, it’s all about drones, and extra particularly drone gentle exhibits.
From Disney’s crowd-making drone present at Disney Springs over the summer time referred to as Disney Goals That Soar to a competing drone present throughout the way in which at Common Orlando, drones are redefining leisure in theme parks worldwide.
That’s the clear development at IAAPA 2024. Brief for the Worldwide Affiliation of Amusement Parks and Sights, the convention of the identical title occurs yearly within the theme park capital of the world, Orlando, Florida. The convention brings collectively all types of leaders within the theme park world, from experience makers to culinary creators. Some amusement parks use the huge convention to announce new rides. Others flaunt their funky meals.
However this 12 months, it’s drones in all places. The commerce present ground opens as we speak and is ongoing all through most day time hours till the top of the week on Friday, Nov. 22. And listed here are a number of the highlights of drones at IAAPA 2024:
Drone gentle present corporations on the present ground
This 12 months has no scarcity of drone gentle present exhibitors. Amongst these are UVify, which makes the drones that energy the exhibits placed on by America’s Obtained Expertise finalist Sky Parts. There’s Pixel Swarm Drones, one other drone gentle present firm. One other massive title exhibiting? Dronisos, which is maybe most well-known for placing on Disney’s Electrical Sky Parade. That present, held at Disneyland Paris, is my favourite drone present on the market.
And all these drone present cubicles actually stand out. Over on the Dronisos sales space at #3802, the crew is definitely freely giving a customized drone gentle present. Moreover Disneyland Paris, Dronisos additionally powers drone exhibits at Dollywood, Legoland and Puy du Fou.
In the meantime UVify has been utilizing its sales space to advertise its IFO gentle present drone. UVify additionally makes the IFO-P, which is a pyro drone (sure, meaning a drone with fireworks hooked up).
Why are the cubicles so widespread this 12 months? Drones carry collectively a uncommon mixture of sustainability, adaptability, and pure thrill. In contrast to conventional fireworks, drones supply an environmentally pleasant choice with no smoke, loud explosions, or particles left behind. However in addition they carry one thing much more thrilling to the desk: the power to vary and evolve. Every drone present might be custom-made with totally different lighting, shapes and even logos, offering a really perfect canvas for theme parks and points of interest trying to create branded experiences.
An precise drone gentle present
Seeing the drones themselves on a desk is nothing like seeing them from the sky. Many individuals nonetheless have but to have seen a drone present. And for corporations trying to proof simply how superior drone exhibits are at theme parks, IAAPA 2024 makes it a straightforward promote. This 12 months’s convention options a number of nights of drone exhibits.
For the primary time ever, IAAPA 2024 is internet hosting a nighttime drone present, held simply exterior the Orange County Conference Heart. Sky Parts is powering the present — and it might doubtlessly be one other record-breaking present.
Reveals will go on the next dates and instances:
- Tuesday, Nov. 19: 6:15 p.m. and eight:05 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 20: 6:15 p.m.
And by the way in which, in case you’re going to the convention, reference this map which spells out the 2 finest viewing places.
Extra than simply gentle exhibits: energy washing drones and extra
Whereas drone exhibits appear to get the largest spot gentle, these aren’t the one drone sightings at IAAPA 2024. Some distinctive use circumstances are flying excessive too.
For instance, Apellix Energy Wash Drones has a sales space at 7230. There, the corporate (which is definitely primarily based in Florida and is taken into account the maker of one of many finest exterior constructing cleansing drones) is selling the way it can help with theme park upkeep.
Drones are right here to remain
Up to now, drones typically had a adverse notion, reminiscent of spying. And certain, some drones nonetheless grapple with that problem. But when IAAPA 2024 is any indicating, then it’s clear the tides are turning.
The general public more and more sees drones as a supply of pleasure and leisure. You possibly can already see loads of drone exhibits in theme parks as we speak. However particularly over the subsequent few years as theme park leaders take what they realized at IAAPA 2024 and implement it in their very own parks, lookup. You would possibly simply catch a little bit of magic hovering within the evening sky.
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