FOGSCREEN? PROJECTION SCREEN RAISES A FEW HAIRS AT LINNANM?KI AMUSEMENT PARK

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FOGSCREEN? PROJECTION SCREEN RAISES A FEW HAIRS AT LINNANM?KI AMUSEMENT PARK
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Ghost Train renewed with ultramodern screen
Atlantic Technology


The summer season at Linnanm?ki amusement park, located in Helsinki, Finland, opened to foggy conditions this year, due to its latest attraction the FogScreen projection screen, which can be seen as part of the Ghost Train ride. The high tech fog screen subtly renews this classic ride at Linnanm?ki, which was originally opened in August 1950.

FogScreen creates stunning, attention-demanding presentations and effects where an image projected onto a fog surface that floats in the air. The fog is dry, so it can be touched and people can also walk through it.

?Linnanm?ki wants to be a pioneer in everything, and just to give an example, the first hamburgers in Finland were sold at Linnanm?ki,? says Risto R?ikk?nen, Linnanm?ki?s CEO. ?Every year Linnanm?ki introduces four to five new rides, but particularly the old rides are subtly renewed. We had been looking for something new for the Ghost Train for a long time, but when we saw the FogScreen product for the first time, we knew right away that this was the renewal we had been looking for, this is something huge,? he says, justifying his choice.

?Even if our company is conquering the world and FogScreen projection screen can be found in places such as Paris, Las Vegas, New York and Milan, it feels great to be able to experience FogScreen in our home town, Helsinki,? says Mika Koivula, CEO of FogScreen, Inc. ?Linnanm?ki?s Ghost Train is an excellent example of how FogScreen projection screen is suited to a wide variety of places and how it allows for the creation of a range of different experiences. Amusement parks are an important customer segment for us, and an example of this was found right here in Finland,? he continues.

For additional information, please contact:
Mika Koivula, CEO, FogScreen, Inc., mika.koivula@fogscreen.com, tel. +358 50 3888 700, Niina Mets?l?, Head of PR, FogScreen, Inc., niina.metsala@fopgscreen.com, tel. +358 45 138 1110

Additional information on Linnanm?ki amusement park is available at:
www.linnanmaki.fi

FogScreen, Inc. is an innovation technology company established in 2003. The company has a presence in Helsinki and Tampere, Finland, and in San Francisco, United States. The company and its product, FogScreen projection screen were awarded with the Innofinland prize (2003), the European IST Prize (2005), Bottom Line Design Awards (2007) and Club World Awards (2007), among others. The company?s net sales are growing strongly and its products are mainly manufactured for export. www.fogscreen.com

After seeing the water screen that was used during the fireworks show at Gadv, I could only imagine how awesome it would be to see a fog screen on say, Nitro.  That holds some great possibilities.

[OrlandoRocks]

Disney used this technology when they redid Pirates of the Caribbean. It is a awesome effect!

[WadeJ]

It's about the ONLY thing cool about the Florida update....well, that and actually sprucing the place up a tad with updated audio, etc.

The strange part is, its not much different than what they have already been doing with Fantasmic.

[PcMan]

I seen it on Beyond Tomorrow TV show