Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular | |
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Dreamworld | |
Area | Main Street |
Coordinates | 27°51′48″S153°18′57″E / 27.863299°S 153.315958°E Coordinates: 27°51′48″S153°18′57″E / 27.863299°S 153.315958°E |
Status | Closed |
Opening date | 2 April 2010 |
General statistics | |
Attraction type | Evening show |
Manufacturer | Laservision |
Designer | Dreamworld |
Duration | 15–30 minutes |
Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular was a seasonal evening show at the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
On 2 March 2010, Dreamworld announced that they would be adding a light and laser show for the Easter school holidays. [1] [2] The show was included with daily admission, however, guests could purchase a separate Illuminate ticket just to attend the event. [3] 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. [4]
In early May 2010, it was reported that Dreamworld was evaluating the possibility to incorporate Illuminate into night dance parties. [5] Rather than going ahead with dance parties, Dreamworld began to incorporate the show into the existing Screamworld night events. [6]
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 10,000 kilograms (22,000 lb) of ice or slide down an ice slide. [7] [8]
Illuminate has since returned in 4 other school holiday periods (including the Summer Funomenon) and several Screamworld events.
Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular was created by Australian entertainment company Laservision. [1] Laservision is the company responsible the world's largest light and sound display, A Symphony of Lights in Hong Kong, as well as the lasers inside the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast. [1] [9] [10]
Illuminate may show one or more of the following segments in addition to an introduction segment:
Start date | End date | Aurora Australis | Celebrate | Love Today | SpongeBob SquarePants | |
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2 April 2010 | 16 April 2010 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] [11] |
26 June 2010 | 16 July 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [7] [8] |
27 December 2010 | 21 January 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
10 April 2011 | 21 April 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [14] [15] [16] |
25 June 2011 | 15 July 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [17] [18] |
23 June 2012 | 8 July 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [19] |
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