Landmark Entertainment Group
Design company
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Theme park design Entertainment |
| Founded | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] (1980; 44 years ago (1980)) |
| Founders | Tony Christopher Gary Goddard |
| Headquarters | Pasadena, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tony Christopher, CEO Adam Bezark |
| Products | theme parks, resorts, attractions, hotels, casinos, retail, live theatre, virtual reality |
| Website | www |
Landmark Entertainment Group is a global entertainment design firm based in Los Angeles, California, United States, that creates theme parks, theme park attractions, live entertainment productions,[2] and virtual reality attractions.[3] Co-founded by Gary Goddard and Tony Christopher in 1980, it became known for producing attractions at the Universal Studios theme parks, including The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man,[4] Jurassic Park: The Ride,[5] and Terminator 2: 3D.
It has created themed attractions in over 35 countries on five continents, as well as concept and master plans for complete destination resorts, redevelopment areas, and mixed-use retail and entertainment facilities. Its previous projects include TV productions and movies, and original properties for animation.
Virtual reality
The L.I.V.E. Centre
Announced in June 2015[6] , The Landmark Interactive Virtual Experience (L.I.V.E. Centre) is a virtual reality and augmented reality concept that will be created in a Chinese city in the summer of 2017.[7] This first 200,000 square foot installation will feature traditional theme park attractions, such as an interactive museum, virtual zoo, aquarium, live theatre, 4D theatre, and art gallery, with 30% of its experiences expected to contain virtual reality content.[8]
Pavilion Of Me™
In October 2015, Landmark announced the company's concept of the Pavilion Of Me™(P.O.M), a daily-use in-home entertainment portal that reimagines everyday activities such as checking social media, online shopping, watching film and TV content, video chat, and playing video games into virtual reality experiences.[9]
Virtual World’s Fair
In conjunction with the Pavilion of Me™, the concept for the Virtual World's Fair™ was also announced—a virtual reality experience including real-time social interaction, entertainment, education and shopping, like a traditional world's fair, but designed for in-home use rather than as a real-world destination.[10]
Completed projects
| Client | Location | Attraction | Completion Date | Status | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Studios Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida, United States | May 28, 1999 | operating | A | theme park | |
| Universal Studios Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida, United States | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | 1999 | operating | [11] | ride |
| Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, Los Angeles, California, United States | Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time | May 6, 1999 | closed 2012 | A | 3-D/4-D film |
| Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, Los Angeles, California, United States | Jurassic Park: The Ride | 1996 | closed September 2018 | A | flume ride |
| Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, Los Angeles, California, United States | King Kong Encounter | June 14, 1986 | closed June 1, 2008 | A | scene on Studio Tour |
| Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, Los Angeles, California, United States | The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular | 1983 | closed 1993 | [12] | live show |
| Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida, United States | Ghostbusters Spooktacular | June 1990 | closed 1996 | A | live show |
| Paramount Parks | United States and Canada | James Bond 007: Licence to Thrill | May 1998 | closed 2002 | A | simulator ride |
| Las Vegas Hilton Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Star Trek: The Experience | January 1998 | closed September 2008 | A | attraction |
| Las Vegas Hilton Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Star Trek: Retail Experience | January 1998 | closed September 2008 | A | retail |
| Caesars Palace Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | operating | A | ? | ||
| Caesars Palace Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Forum Shops | 1992 | operating | A | retail |
| The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | operating | A | ? | ||
| MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | operating | A | ? | ||
| Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians | Lakeside, California, United States | Barona Resort and Casino | December 31, 2002 | operating | A | ? |
| Sydney Harbor Casino | Sydney, NSW, Australia | operating | A | ? | ||
| The Table Bay Hotel | Cape Town, South Africa | May 1997 | operating | A | ? | |
| Sanrio Puroland | Tokyo, Japan | December 7, 1990 | operating | A | theme park | |
| Harmonyland | Oita Prefecture, Hayami District, Hiji, Fujiwara, Japan | May, 1991 | operating | A | theme park | |
| Floraland | Chengdu, China | operating | A | theme park | ||
| Enchanted Kingdom | Santa Rosa, Philippines | October 19, 1995 | operating | A | theme park | |
| M&M's World | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | M&M Academy | 1997 | operating | A | retail |
| Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States | Hershey's Chocolate World | operating | A | attraction | |
| Casper's Toonztown | Jakarta, Indonesia | Puri Indah Mall | 1997 | closed 2020 | A | indoor theme park/retail |
| MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | EFX | March 23, 1995 | closed | A | live production show |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Concert Tour, United States | closed | A | bus and truck touring Broadway show | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour | Concert Tour, United States | 1990 | closed | A | concert tour | |
| Rolling Stones | Concert Tour, International | Bridges to Babylon Tour | 1997 | closed | A | concert tour |
| The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel-Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) | closed | A | live theatre | |
| Dunia Fantasi | Jakarta, Indonesia | Rama Shita: Legenda Masa Depan | June 22, 1995 | closed April 2001 | A | ride design consultation |
- Source A is: place holder 1
References
- ^ "Company History". Corporate Information. Landmark Entertainment Group. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Martin, Hugo (June 20, 2015). "At Southern California theme parks, some new twists on old rides". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (June 8, 2015). "Landmark Entertainment Group Entering Virtual Reality Business". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Clarke, Patrick (July 22, 2015). "Landmark Entertainment to Launch World's First Virtual Reality Theme Park by 2018". Fox News. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Martin, Hugo (December 7, 2011). "L.A. company to help build martial arts theme park in Chinachina". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, William (July 20, 2015). "Tony Christopher And Landmark Entertainment Enter A New Reality". Forbes. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Strange, Adario (June 10, 2015). "Virtual reality amusement park in China will include a virtual zoo". Mashable. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Robertson, Adi (October 26, 2015). "The Virtual World's Fair is where VR hype meets theme parks". Mashable. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Roettgers, Janko (October 15, 2015). "Landmark Entertainment Is Building A Virtual Reality World's Fair". Variety Daily. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Martindale, Jon (October 15, 2015). "The Virtual World's Fair Will Transport You To The World's Wonders, and Disasters". Digital Trends. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, William. "Tony Christopher And Landmark Entertainment Enter A New Reality". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Gennaway, Sam, JayBangs, Theme Park Press, 2016, pp. 43
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