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KWP #TrendWatch - Latest #StingerReport #1287
Fourth and final part of Stinger Report Coverage from @IAAPA European expo, looking at the record Chinese influence at the event, the attendance numbers and the new trends that shaped this year’s expo.
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KWP #TrendWatch - Following on from the Viking Experience, and @Spawnpoint announces their moves into the High-Throughput #VR experiences sector.
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KWP #TrendWatch – A very important @IAAPA Expo 2026 in Orlando next month – looking forward to seeing new and old friends from the #amusement and #attraction sector, please be sure to say hello if you see us on the expo floor – exclusive coverage in coming #StingerReport
KWP #TrendWatch – Same actor, same scenario!
This time, can Robert Downey Jr. avoid doing to @SPECS what he did for @HTC?
KWP #TrendWatch - It is revealed that movie star Robert Downey Jr. joins @SPECS as their "Chief Customer Experience Officer" - lending his celebrity towards promoting the #AR glasses platform. Will star-power be enough to push the $2,195 priced AR smart glasses consumer appeal?
#HistoryRepeating as the actor also signed with @HTC 13-years ago to promote their hopes for market share - will it work this time?
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KWP #TrendWatch - Latest #StingerReport - #1285
Third part of coverage from @IAAPA European expo, the massive growth of #Competitive_Socializing revealed from the show floor, along with a new trend in table-top gaming, and a big showing of Quiz gaming.
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KWP #TrendWatch – Opening to the public ‘VR Vikings Tromsø’ – the brand-new large-scale free-roam #LBE #VR experience in the heart of Tromsø, allowing guests to step into the world of legends based on Viking mythology – developed by @Glitch_Studio –covered in the #StingerReport.
KWP #TrendWatch– The #Robotsarecoming – have we not met before?
The #Skutters from the @RedDwarfHQ series seem to have been brought to life, as real #robotic helpers in a Chinese sorting facility.
KWP #TrendWatch – Leaked information of proposed lands for @Universal_United_Kingdom_Resort planned for 2031 opening – with ‘#Back_to_the_Future’, ‘#Waterworld’, ‘#Jurassic_Park’, ‘#Harry_Potter’, ‘#Minions’, ‘#Jaws’ and ‘#Paddington proposed as the big property draws.
KWP #TrendWatch – End of October sees @SandboxVR mark their 100th #VR facility with a flagship opening at Time Square, New York – the largest venue in the chain comprises six private VR arenas, along with a dedicated bar, and party rooms – an important milestone for the VR chain.
KWP #TrendWatch – New from @GENDA_GiGO_Entertainment, opening renovated Tokyo #GiGO facility now comprises DJ stage, craft beers and a wide selection of the latest #amusement as company experiments with new “Game, Music & Bar” layout – new design revealed in coming #StingerReport
KWP #TrendWatch – Major pivot by @Five_Iron_Golf who launched a licensing program called ‘Five Iron Lounge’ offering hotels, bars, restaurants, and other businesses to add their golf #simulator bays to these properties – first partner @BrewDog, Las Vegas brewery.
KWP #TrendWatch - Why Do Attractions Make People Travel? Theme Park Industry Trends Europe 2026 #IAAPA | Jakob Wahl
- Great observations from IAAPA president from the London expo and the wider market:
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KWP #TrendWarch - @Tesla unveils ‘flying’ sports car with @SpaceX rocket thrusters, though at the unveiling of the two-seater #Roadster, the company did not have an actual driver, as the company CEO stated "to make sure we don’t kill anyone”!
KWP #TrendWatch –#BlastfromthePast – Thirty Years on from the launch of @GameWorks, the fateful “Games, Drink, Music, Food” concept of @DreamWorks, @Universal and @SEGA offers important lessons from the past – See our previous coverage on the history
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KWP #TrendWatch - Latest #StingerReport - #1285
The second part of Stinger Report Coverage from @IAAPA European expo, we look at the state of #VR and #XR application within the industry, impacting the European market and beyond.
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KWP #TrendWatch - Now we get to see inside the new refurbished flagship '#Namco' facility at @TheTraffordCentre, Manchester, UK - as the @NamcoFunscapeUK brand is updated to better address the changed entertainment landscape and new competition.
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KWP #TrendWatch – Backlash from #VR community to the @Meta_VR_Glasses continues – even before launch next year, less than stellar early coverage of demo’s on the glasses points to amazing tech, but not really the VR hardware that the community was hoping for!
