Products Designed for Themed Entertainment

Applications

ALCORN MCBRIDE APPLICATIONS

Simply put, Alcorn McBride makes products designed to operate 24 hours a day for decades with no preventative maintenance.

One of our International clients put it best when he opened an equipment room door and revealed racks filled with our audio and video players. He pointed at the racks and simply said, “It never breaks.”

These are our areas of concentration:

LED Wall

LED Wall

Introduction A typical LED wall system consists of multiple LED panels that lock together a bit like LEGO blocks for scalability.  They are often linked with a proprietary video connection back to one or more LED wall controllers that typically have HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, or SDI video inputs.  Because of

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Video Wall

Video Wall

Introduction With the rapid expansion of flat-panel and LED wall technology, video walls are so ubiquitous that they have become a common part of modern architecture.  They are often used to display content like video art, advertisements, promotional videos, signage, and much more. A typical video wall consists of multiple

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8k120 Projection

8K120 Projection

Introduction Whenever you have attractions with large video screens with viewers in close proximity, video quality, resolution, and frame rate are critical factors in ensuring a great experience.  For the cutting-edge rides and shows in today’s attractions, these growing requirements push video projection and playback technologies to the limits.  This

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4D Theater

Introduction A typical 4D theater show is based around high-quality 3D projection and surround sound.  To make the experience more immersive for guests, precisely timed effects occur at given points during the show.  For example, fans may kick on during a flying scene to make the guest feel like they

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AR Captioning

AR Captioning

Introduction Captioning is reinforcing audio experiences with text.  This offers an alternative experience for those that are unable to hear the audio or understand the language being spoken.  We see this concept used all the time on TVs in noisy bars or busy airports.  Perhaps you’ve even kicked back on your

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Parade

The V16X and RidePlayer offer a suite of features like advanced network synchronization, integrated show control, and multi-track polyphonic audio playback that make even the toughest parades simple to implement.

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Dark Ride IO Ride Vehicles

Dark Ride

Dark Rides are often the main attractions of major theme parks and incorporate everything from highly themed scenery, props, video, audio, animatronics, lighting, and ride systems.

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