Blooloop
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| Founded 📆 | June 2005 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Devon,UK |
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| 🌐 Website | https://www.blooloop.com/ |
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Blooloop is an international visitor attractions industry website, online trade journal, media and event company, based in the United Kingdom. The website covers news stories, trends and developments in the sector, typically museums, science centres, theme parks, zoos, aquariums, water parks, family entertainment centers and resorts.
Readership is approximately 5.2 million unique users per year.
Blooloop is a press member of the American Alliance of Museums, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions..[1], Themed Entertainment Association[2] and World Waterpark Association.
History[edit]
The news site was founded by Charles and Rachel Read in 2005, based in Devon, incorporated in June 2005. The website is run by an editorial team and journalists located around the UK, often featuring opinion pieces from key decision-makers, leading attraction executives and museum directors. The website claims to be “the world’s most-read news source for visitor attractions professionals”[3].
Blooloop conducts interviews and in-depth features with leaders across the attraction spectrum including National Museum of African Art Director Ngaire Blankenberg[4], M+ Museum for Visual Culture director Suhanya Raffel[5], and Merlin Entertainments CEO Nick Varney. The current editor is Charlotte Coates, based in Brighton[6].
Events[edit]
The company organises conferences and events, often featuring popular industry figures and executives. Thought leaders that have led previous discussions include Virgin Galactic Experience Architect and former Walt Disney Imagineering executive Joe Rohde, The London Resort CEO PY Gerbeau[7][8], The Smithsonian’s Ellen Stofan, and director of the currently under-development V&A East, Gus Casely-Hayford.
Blooloop has historically run Blooloop Live, a conference held in London. Partly due to the pandemic, in 2021 this was substituted with the Blooloop v-expo which welcomed 4,500 attendees from around the world.
The same year, Blooloop launched Greenloop, the “first visitor attraction conference dedicated to sustainability”[9], sponsored by international expo Floriade 2022[10]
Awards[edit]
The Blooloop 50 are a set of two awards originating in 2018. The final 50 are decided by a panel of industry experts, from a long list of 100 candidates.
The blooloop innovation award comprises 14 Categories, awarded to companies in the themed entertainment industry. A top prize of $20,000 and a second-place prize of $10,000 was awarded to the most innovative entries across all the Innovation Award categories.
2021 Winners[11][edit]
- COVID: Christie Counteract[12]
- Digital: Aardman - Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix
- Engagement: Chaperone - Dapper Labs Ltd
- Immersive: Omega Mart, Las Vegas: Meow Wolf[13]
- Inclusion: The Luna Farm Experience, Bologna, Italy: Antonio Zamperla S.p.A.[14]
- Interactive: Arctic Adventure at The Museum of Science, Boston: Moment Factory
- Places: Currents: Niagara’s Power Transformed, Thinkwell Group[15]
- Rise Award: Worldbuildr Software Suite
- Spectacular: Roof Walk and Zip Line experiences: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Dubai[16]
- Splash: Svalgurok RideHOUSE, Europa-Park, Germany: ProSlide Technology[17]
- Storytelling: Wētā Workshop Unleashed, New Zealand[18]
- Sustainability: AOP Water Treatment, Clear Comfort
- Technology: Facepass contactless technology at Yas Theme Parks, Farrah Experiences[19]
- Thrills: F.L.Y. roller coaster, Phantasialand: Vekoma[20]
The innovation awards have been confirmed to return for the 2022 season.
References[edit]
- ↑ "IAAPA Sign In". members.iaapa.org. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Media partners". teaconnect.org. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "About Blooloop". Blooloop. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Community, connection and activism at the National Museum of African Art". Blooloop. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Community, connection and activism at the National Museum of African Art". Blooloop. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "About Blooloop". Blooloop. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ Delahaye, Julie (2021-04-20). "'UK Disneyland' shares first images of its epic new dinosaur rollercoaster". mirror. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "The 'UK Disneyland' theme park will finally start being built next year". The Sun. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Sustainability research findings presented at 'greenloop'". www.adifferentviewonline.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Global attention for International Horticultural Exhibition". Floriade. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Home". Blooloop Innovation Awards - 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Awards earned by Christie | Award-winning AV solutions". www.christiedigital.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Meow Wolf". meowwolf.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Antonio Zamperla SpA, once again awarded for its Innovation projects". Zamperla. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Work - Theme Parks, Museums, Visitor Attractions, and More". Thinkwell. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ Dhabi, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi; Warner Bros World™ Abu. "Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi break new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Award-winning water fun". Europa-Park Erlebnis-Resort. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Wētā Workshop Unleashed recognised with international innovation award for storytelling | Weta Workshop". www.wetaworkshop.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Yas Theme Parks Win 3 Prestigious Accolades at the Blooloop Innovation Awards 2021". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "F.L.Y. - WINNER OF THE BLOOLOOP INNOVATION AWARD 2021 | Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV". www.vekoma.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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