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Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular
Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular
Dreamworld
Area	Main Street
Coordinates	27°51′48″S 153°18′57″E / 27.863299°S 153.315958°E
Status	Closed
Opening date	2 April 2010
Ride 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.

History

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.

Show

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]

Segments

Illuminate may show one or more of the following segments in addition to an introduction segment:

Aurora Australis – based upon the natural light display of the same name (also known as the Southern Lights), the Aurora Australis segment features a variety of light and laser techniques to recreate an aurora.^[7]^[8]
Celebrate – set to the song of the same name by Kool & the Gang, the Celebrate segment projects a variety of animated cartoons onto the two 4-metre (13 ft) high water screens.^[11]
Love Today – set to the Mika song of the same name, the Love Today segment recreates the 2010 commercial on the main water screen.^[12]
SpongeBob SquarePants – by utilising the main water screen, an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants is played.^[1] This segment will no longer be utilised after the termination of Dreamworld's contract with Nickelodeon.^[13]

Start date	End date	Aurora Australis	Celebrate	Love Today	SpongeBob SquarePants
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]

Infrastructure

Dreamworld has permanately installed the following in Main Street to allow them to consistently run Illuminate in school holiday periods.

Flamethrower capable of generating 2.4-metre (7.9 ft) tall flames^[20]
Two 4-metre (13 ft) high water screens^[21]
Three high-power laser systems^[1]
Six smoke machines^[20]
Search lights^[20]
LEDs^[20]
Surround sound^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dreamworld days get longer with Illuminate Light and Laser Spectacular". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ Ardern, Lucy (2 March 2010). "Wedgie time at White Water World". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Dreamworld's twilight magic". Sunday News. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ Nichols, Nick (11 May 2010). "Dreamworld slides after poor holiday period". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ Carter, Bridget (6 May 2010). "Dreamworld toys with dance for revenue". The Australian. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Screamworld". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dreamworld's Illuminate Winter Wonderland". Gold Coast Bulletin. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "It's Snow Wonder – Dreamworld Launches Two Holiday Offers". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Symphony of Lights". Laservision. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Movie World". Laservision. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b Pin, Michael (4 April 2010). "Illuminate Celebrate". Video. Retrieved 22 August 2011 – via YouTube.
^ Dreamworld; Junior Advertising (15 September 2010). "Dreamworld – Love Today". Commercial. Retrieved 22 August 2011 – via YouTube.
^ "Kid's World – Where kids really do rule". Press Release. Dreamworld. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Dreamworld and WhiteWater World offer huge easter holiday lion-up". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ Dreamworld. "Illuminate by Dreamworld". Thrillz. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ AmandilEldamar (10 April 2011). "Illuminate 2011". Video. Retrieved 22 August 2011 – via YouTube.
^ "Illuminate". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ djstipho (22 July 2011). "illuminate.mp4". Video. Retrieved 22 August 2011 – via YouTube.
^ "Illuminate". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evans, Seamus; Morris, Kellyn (4 July 2011). "Toasted TV – Monday 04/07/2011". Video. Network Ten. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Illuminate your next event and bring it alive with light". Dreamworld. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.