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Big Screen Video’s 45 metre² video screen at Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast

As their flagship project with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, Big Screen Video’s impressive 45 metre² video screen sitting atop the Giant Wave Pool at Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast certainly creates an impression.

Village Roadshow brought back Dive’n’Movies to Wet’n’Wild in late 2019. With extended park hours for their heightened seasons and the potential to bring in large numbers across those times, it was imperative to find the right application to last the test of time and be capable of additional usage. In an outdoor environment such as Wet’n’Wild, previous projector technology was obsolete; unable to cut through both the harshest of sunlight and regular daylight hours.

With a screen location directly above water demanding careful product selection, Big Screen Video (BSV) - the only LED screen supplier in Australia to be accredited with ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management System and ISO45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management System - could point to a list of over 1100 projects across Australia and New Zealand, with high profile clients such as outdoor media powerhouses JCDecaux and oOh!media and stadia including the MCG, the Gabba and Optus Stadium.

BSV’s 10mm pixel pitch LED product was ideal for the install environment, and the ingress protection rating (IP Rating) was selected carefully to ensure the protection of the LED diodes against the events of submersion up to the depth of the Giant Wave Pool. Given the position of the attraction within the water theme park, and the subsequent sunlight the screen would receive during the day, this product was also selected to provide ultimate brightness and clarity of vision during the day.

As BSV Queensland Sales Manager, Andrew Lee explains “the team at BSV couldn’t be more pleased and more ecstatic about what we have delivered in the 45 metre² outdoor video screen. It’s really activated the area, there is a lot of potential that these guys see.

“We’ve delivered a first-class product, there’s no one thing we can fault. It’s been a real seamless project.”

Installing a screen of this size, in a complex installation environment, was no easy feat for the team. Structural teams worked behind the scenes on site to construct the screen frame and supporting structure, before populating LED panels into the frame. The screen was then framed by an advertising surround, ensuring Wet’n’Wild has continuous static advertising opportunities.

Coming in from behind the Giant Wave Pool, the screen was craned in place shortly after Wet’n’Wild closed for the night - and was commissioned and ready to be played the next day. From design, fabrication and installation, BSV delivered the video screen project on site with over 300 working hours.

Commenting on the project, Shane Phillips, General Manager for Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast, Australian Outback Spectacular and Paradise Country, stated “collaborating with a team of people such as BSV and the crew that are on the ground with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, they’ve been amazing to deal with.

“As far as the deal, the service, the quality of what they’ve installed and the process of installing in itself, has been second to none. In a very short period of time to be able to make it to this point and start our Dive’n’ Movies on time was fantastic.”

At 8.96 metres wide and 5.12 metres high, the screen provides a multitude of uses and is unmissable to any patron who passes the Giant Wave Pool. The ability to host movie events around the screen during peak seasons is, of course, a huge drawcard, but the ability to further advertise year-round in such a central location for the park means continual benefit to Wet’n’Wild and Village Roadshow Theme Parks.

BSV continue to bring Village Roadshow Theme Parks to life with their dynamic LED screens, having completed projects at their three Gold Coast theme park locations - Movie World, Sea World and Wet’n’Wild - with five projects in total.

From billboards to scoreboards, to screens above water or railside, BSV can take your vision to reality. Saul Heffernan, Group Commercial Director, Big Screen Video. Contact 1300 244 727, E: info@bigscreenvideo.com.au.