ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- accesso
Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO) has a long history of
coloring outside the lines, and its latest innovation may redefine
lines altogether.
Having made its mark on leisure, entertainment and cultural
markets by providing cutting-edge queuing and ticketing solutions
to top attractions around the globe, accesso today revealed
a shining new standard in smart park technology, accesso
PrismSM, at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in
Orlando, Florida.
Prism is a next-generation, wearable device that heralds in
a new age and new ways for theme parks, water parks and other
attractions to connect with guests.
Prism – the latest offering in the accesso
LoQueueSM line of virtual queuing solutions – is the
most technologically advanced smart park wearable available. Using
accesso's award-winning and proprietary queuing technology,
guests wearing this new device can enjoy a more carefree park visit
with less time spent waiting at each attraction. With just a
swipe of a finger on the wristband's touch screen menu, guests take
their place in the virtual queue for an attraction or show – no
kiosk or smartphone required. If a ride's operation is temporarily
interrupted, or a show is rescheduled, the Prism device will
notify the guest of the update.
The new Prism wearable device does much more than wait in
line for guests – it allows for a fully integrated smart park,
creating a better, more engaging and seamless guest
experience. From front gate entry, to facilitating secure
cashless purchases, sending push notifications or triggering events
based on guest location, Prism sets a new standard for the
attractions industry.
Whether provided to all guests as part of park admission to
eliminate the need to wait in any queues or offered as a premium
service upgrade, Prism offers the option to deliver a more
efficient, integrated, smart park experience.
"Untethered by a smartphone or rigorous pre-planning
requirements, guests can now enjoy a carefree, hasslefree and
waitfree experience when they visit their favorite venue," said
Steve Brown, accesso CEO.
"With Accesso Prism, we introduce an improved way for visitors to
enjoy attractions, and for attraction operators to offer more fun,
more convenience, and less waiting for their guests."
The innovative Prism design is a compact and lightweight
wearable offering a variety of functions that can be uniquely
adapted for a wide range of venues including theme parks, water
parks, ski resorts and museums:
- Virtual Queuing – A waitfree experience as guests reserve their
place in line, change their ride selections and monitor their ride
return time.
- Payments – A walletfree experience with cashless payments via
secure Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.
- Messaging – Push notifications for proximity-based marketing,
operational updates and status of virtual queue positions.
- Photography – Automated tagging of ride and park photographs
for seamless collection throughout the day.
- Access – Hasslefree entry at park turnstiles, guest lockers and
resort hotel room doors.
- Intelligence – Collects guest journey information in real time
and provides valuable data to inform park operations and marketing.
The proprietary accesso design delivers a multitude of
sophisticated technologies that open up a whole new spectrum of
possibilities for venues to enhance their guest experience:
- Communication – Robust communication protocols including
Bluetooth, long range radio and Secure NFC.
- Durability – Corning Gorilla Glass® lens and
waterproof design to withstand rigorous theme park and water park
environments.
- Ease-of-use – Capacitive touch screen allows for simple
operation by guests of all ages.
- Stand-alone operation – No requirement for guests to tether to
a smart phone, visit a kiosk or preplan their visit.
- Power efficiency – Advanced hardware and software provide
estimated battery life of over 200 days of virtual queuing
operations.
- Comfort – Hypoallergenic, one-size-fits-all, high-performance
strap.
- Adaptability – Multilingual capability for use with visitors
from around the world.
To learn more about accesso Prism and accesso's
other technology solutions, visit www.accesso.com.
About accesso Technology Group
accesso (AIM: ACSO) is the premier technology solutions
provider to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets. Our
patented and award-winning technology solutions drive increased
revenue for attraction operators while improving the guest
experience.
Our solutions add value to operators at every point of the guest
experience with our technology facilitating the key points of
contact with their many millions of guests.
We drive attendance
The
accesso Passport® and accesso
ShoWareSM ticketing suites are comprehensive,
easy-to-use cloud solutions that process tens of millions of
tickets every year for assigned seat and general admission venues,
enabling operators to maximize up-sell and cross-sell with ease to
drive greater revenue.
We handle payments
Our
payment gateway carries level 1 PCI security certification and 24/7
support. It provides the tools, security and support
operators need to drive sales and has so far processed more than
$5 billion in transactions.
We take guests out of
line
Since 2001 more than 11 million guests have used a
patented accesso LoQueue solution to queue less, ride more,
enjoy a better experience and increase in-attraction spend.
We simplify
point-of-sale
Our
accesso SiriuswareSM point-of-sale
solution offers software modules that combine ticketing,
membership, retail, food/beverage transactions, rentals, credit
card processing and many other functions into a single system
eliminating the need for separate systems and databases.
More than 1,000 attractions and venues worldwide currently
employ accesso technology – from theme parks, water parks,
cultural attractions, live performance venues and sporting events
to ski and snow parks. We are proud that the majority of the
leading names in the leisure industry including Six Flags
Entertainment, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Merlin Entertainments,
International Speedway Corporation, Palace Entertainment, Compagnie
des Alpes and Herschend Family Entertainment, trust our
solutions.
accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market
operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information visit:
www.accesso.com.
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