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www.attractionsmanagement.com @attractionsmag VOL23 Q1 2018 CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO www.simworx.co.uk www.simworx.co.uk [email protected] www.attractionsmanagement.com @attractionsmag VOL23 1 2018 HOT TOPIC Tackling EPIC WATERS the plastic Texas waterpark problem lives up to its name BOB WHITE on Village Roadshow’s growth ambitions BEAR GRYLLS Survivalist launches new Merlin midway 2018’s top new attractions and coasters Specialist Visitor Attraction display products for System Integrators & Visitors Proven projector solutions, delivering breath-taking imagery for the modern, immersive Visitor Attraction venue – Theme Parks, Planetariums & Museums ΖQWURGXFLQJWKHZRUOGȇVȴUVW.'/3 Laser Projector - The INSIGHT LASER 8K Providing an ultra-high 8K resolution (7680 X 4320) of 33-million pixels through 25,000 ANSI lumens of solid-state laser- phosphor illumination www.digitalprojection.com 8K 4K, HD DLP LASER PHOSPHOR PROJECTORS 20,000 HOURS ILLUMINATION blog.attractionsmanagement.com DISNEY HOSPITALS Disney has announced a $100m fund to transform childrens’ experience of hospital stays. The five-year initiative will start in Texas and roll-out worldwide. We love it, but we’d also like to see a dual focus on prevention, to stop kids getting sick in the first place imes when children are in hospital are some of the impact on recovery and wellbeing and we hope a research most upsetting and stressful for everyone involved. project will run alongside this initiative to assess the impact T Now Disney has announced it will create a new of both environmental and psychological interventions on the programme for children’s hospitals to help ease this health of children. That way, lessons can be shared elsewhere, pressure and make the hospital experience less distressing. creating a great legacy for Disney. The $100m initiative is part of Disney’s Team of Heroes American children are among the most stressed and community outreach and philanthropy programme and will medicated on the planet, consuming up to 95 per cent of the start at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. world’s Ritalin, meaning many are on strong mood-altering Disney has a long association with hospitals going right drugs from a very young age and experiencing low levels of back to Walt, but this new mental and physical wellbeing. programme will be more com- We know that up to 90 per prehensive and wide-ranging. There are many things Disney cent of disease is epigenetic Disney is sending in the can do in its attractions to help and only 10 per cent is genetic Imagineers to create a kid- – so much is preventable. friendly atmosphere and will kids’ wellbeing – number one, We would like to see Disney be using technology to bring improving the food offerings and back up its work in the hospital characters to life. reducing the sale of soft drinks sector with a new focus on RFID will enable patients prevention to stop kids getting to customise their hospital sick in the first place. stay by unlocking special With its reach and influence, elements, so their favourite characters surround them for the company could be a huge force for good in teaching the duration of their time in hospital – enchanted artwork will children self-care through its many channels and touch points. come alive and interactive wall murals will tell Disney stories. In addition, a new focus on wellbeing in its theme parks At the softer end of the experience, children will be able to would help to keep them out of hospital, leaving those choose bed linen and gowns, in-room entertainment and ‘play resources for children for whom disease in unavoidable. carts’ featuring their favourite characters – all with the aim of In addition to educating, there are many things Disney can do reducing fear, relaxing them and raising their spirits. in its attractions – number one, improving the food, with more Finally, in-room, themed pop-up theatres will make just- healthy choices and, dare I say, reducing the sale of soft drinks, released movies available specially for kids and parents. which cause or exacerbate a range of serious diseases. Hospital design is at the forefront of research into ways in Let’s hope this focus by Disney on kids’ health and which the environment can aid healing, shorten hospital stays wellbeing can embrace prevention as well as cure. and speed recovery, so this initiative by Disney is very timely. There’s also clear evidence that mental state has a significant Liz Terry, editor. 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