For a decade Animated Lighting has worked with zoos and amusement parks of all sizes to develop incredible displays that generate interest and attract more visitors.  More visitors mean more money.  

Zoos: Most zoos want to attract visitors multiple times per year to generate revenue but the trick is figuring out how to generate a "buzz" to motivate families to visit and spend money.  An animated lighting show for various events combined with corporate sponsorships is a needed addition to attract the crowds and create excitement.  Since the same hardware can be used for each event (just the musical content changes), many zoos have moved to purchasing hardware and leaving it up year-round.

• Cinco de Mayo on May 5th

• Summer Party (many zoos call this "Jazzoo") is a fundraiser targeting the younger professional crowd in their community

• Halloween (many zoos call this "Zoo Boo")

• Christmas ("Wild Lights," "Wild and Wonderful Christmas," etc.)

Amusement Parks: Amusement parks are adding animated lighting shows to their rides (roller coasters, etc) to enhance the experience. DMX-controlled fixtures are used in many cases to add extra pop.

Most amusement parks have the same desire as Zoos: attract visitors multiple times per "season."  Most amusement parks are open through October with a "Haunted House" theme and want their displays to be cool. An increasing number of parks are now open at Christmas for a "Winter Wonderland" display. In these cases multiple animated lighting shows are a great way to attract even more visitors.

Where should you begin?  A few suggestions:

Christmas In A Box with Music.  Do you want a lighting display that is dazzling but doesn't require being a rocket scientist?  Our Christmas In A Box is a plug-and-play light controller that enables you to turn ordinary decorations (such as lit silhouettes, strings of lights on columns of the church or around windows, lights in trees, etc.) into highly entertaining light shows synchronized to music.  Our Christmas In A Box even allows you to broadcast holiday music over a low power FM radio station so people in their cars can stay warm and dry while watching the lights.  Animated Lighting has almost 150 songs that will synchronize the lights and music in perfect rhythm.  The Christmas In a Box base unit starts with the ability to control 16 light channels.  You can animate just one object, a small group or include an unlimited number items with expansion controllers.  This is the perfect product to start bringing excitement to your dull lighting displays. Read more about our off-the-shelf Christmas In A Box.

Just Add Power Products: If you're looking for unique outdoor decorations that are animated and easy to install, we offer a wide variety of products built using powder-coated steel or aluminum frames and the latest generation of low power consuming LED lighting.  Just imagine animated trees, stars, snowflakes, snowmen, candy canes and so much more on your property.  Read more about our Just Add Power products.

Custom Multimedia Shows:  After seeing some of our showcase videos of what we've done for others, do you have an idea of something unique for your church but don't quite know where to start?  We offer custom design and engineering services, custom programming as well as on-site support depending on your needs.  Download our questionnaire (it's a small Microsoft Word form), complete it and send it as an attachment to projects@animatedlighting.com. 

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