Make 2010 Different
2010 marks the seventh year we have published Entertainment Engineering.
In some ways, the magazine has grown and evolved as we expected it would. But there have been some surprises along the way too.
Last year, for example, we published a story about the Aquaskipper. It’s less than a page in length on page 14, volume 6, issue 3. In less than a year that article got 433 click-throughs to the Inventor’s web site.
Surprises like that remind us that after seven years we still need to keep trying new and different things. So, look for our “Best of 2009” feature later in this issue. We plan to do this every year so that those really interesting stories get to more people.
2010 also marks a transition period for the Cirque du Soleil stage known as “the sand cliff deck,” which we’ve previously covered in the pages of this magazine. As the most technologically advanced stage show in the U.S., Cirque du Soleil’s KA continues to go through changes. Engineers for KA have decided to move from an open-loop motion control system to a closed-loop system. Find out why later in this edition.
Another new idea we are going forward with this year is a regular Environmental feature with an Entertainment Engineering angle (EEE). Disney is helping us with some of the first stories for this start-up by sharing with us results of what’s working for them in terms of energy efficiency, waste management, and other environmental issues.
Environmental stewardship has been a component of Disney as far back as the earliest Disney films and Disney parks. In the 1960s, the company set aside nearly one-third of The Walt Disney World Resort property in Florida as a dedicated wildlife conservation area in perpetuity. Disney coined the term Environmentality™ in 1990 to represent an environmental way of thinking about things big and small throughout the company.
Let us know what think of the new section and tell us about other stories you’d like to see in 2010.
Bruce Wiebusch
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In some ways, the magazine has grown and evolved as we expected it would. But there have been some surprises along the way too.
Last year, for example, we published a story about the Aquaskipper. It’s less than a page in length on page 14, volume 6, issue 3. In less than a year that article got 433 click-throughs to the Inventor’s web site.
Surprises like that remind us that after seven years we still need to keep trying new and different things. So, look for our “Best of 2009” feature later in this issue. We plan to do this every year so that those really interesting stories get to more people.
2010 also marks a transition period for the Cirque du Soleil stage known as “the sand cliff deck,” which we’ve previously covered in the pages of this magazine. As the most technologically advanced stage show in the U.S., Cirque du Soleil’s KA continues to go through changes. Engineers for KA have decided to move from an open-loop motion control system to a closed-loop system. Find out why later in this edition.
Another new idea we are going forward with this year is a regular Environmental feature with an Entertainment Engineering angle (EEE). Disney is helping us with some of the first stories for this start-up by sharing with us results of what’s working for them in terms of energy efficiency, waste management, and other environmental issues.
Environmental stewardship has been a component of Disney as far back as the earliest Disney films and Disney parks. In the 1960s, the company set aside nearly one-third of The Walt Disney World Resort property in Florida as a dedicated wildlife conservation area in perpetuity. Disney coined the term Environmentality™ in 1990 to represent an environmental way of thinking about things big and small throughout the company.
Let us know what think of the new section and tell us about other stories you’d like to see in 2010.
Bruce Wiebusch
Email Me
Posted by Bruce at 11 Jan 2010 
Categories: Editorials
Tags: cirque du soleil Disney entertainment engineering
Categories: Editorials
Tags: cirque du soleil Disney entertainment engineering
I love reading Disney stories (or any amusement park attraction articles for that matter)!
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We're glad to hear that. We're always looking for new material and Disney just happens to be very active. We have done pieces on Universal though, too. So, what else do you like about EE?
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In regards to the Disney and Universal pieces, I really like reading more in-depth and extremely detailed and specific information about their attractions, information that you typically don't find anywhere else. And I guess the same thing can be said about the other articles, like the one about U2's tour stage equipment.
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I like that too. The biggest challenge for EE is to get them to let us use the information. So many of these companies don't want to look like they are endorsing a particular product or company. We still dig as deeply as we can though. Thanks for reading us, and tell all your friends to subscribe. We always appreciate the support.
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