Christie supplies almost 160 projectors to China’s Wanda Group
Published: ASIA
CHINA: Christie Digital solutions are being used to entice visitors to two new major attractions operated by the Wanda Group in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Combined, Wanda Movie Park and Han Show Theater are fitted with close to 160 Christie 1-chip and 3-chip DLP projectors, the installation of which was undertaken by Christie’s China partners, Wincomm Technology and Starlighting.
The two attractions are located at opposite ends of the Wuhan Central Cultural District. The three-story Wanda Movie Park, whose architectural design is inspired by ‘chime bells’ from the ancient Chu-Han period, is reportedly the first indoor movie theme park in the world. It contains six state-of-the-art multi-dimensional movie ride zones covering different areas of film entertainment such as 4D cinema, 5D cinema, flight theatre, immersive theatre, interactive theatre and space theatre. On the other side of the city, the red Chinese-lantern-shaped Han Show Theater stages world-class performances combining aerial, aquatic and immersive elements.
‘We are honoured and excited to be chosen by Wanda Group to have a wide range of our advanced visual solutions installed in the new Wuhan Movie Theme Park and Wuhan Han Show Theater,’ commented Christie Asia Pacific vice president Lin Yu. ‘At the same time, we’re very pleased to work closely with our valued partners Wincomn Technology and Starlighting on the installations, and are optimistic that visitors transported to these exciting worlds are able to enjoy vivid adventures and performances in totally immersive environments.’
The projectors at Wanda Movie Park include eight Christie D4K35 native 4K units, 22 Roadie HD+35Ks, five HD6K-M and four HD10K-M 3-chip DLP units, eight DHD675-Es and 96 Christie DHD550-Gs. These have been installed to provide varying visual displays to accompany the attractions throughout all six of the venue’s themed zones.
At the Han Show Theater, a total of 16 Christie Roadster S+20K DLP projectors have been installed. Eight units have been installed in an arc line to project visuals that cover the entire stage, while four units are fitted over the centre portion of the stage to project images onto the core stage area. The remaining four units are installed around the theater to enhance the projection effects.