Theme park special effects go green! Company set to launch environmentally friendly effects at huge leisure industry event

Experts Back Stage Technologies Europe (BST) will be revealing a range of innovative and environmentally friendly special effects set to delight theme park guests and revolutionise the industry at the biggest leisure event in London later this year.

BST is one of over 500 exhibitors headed to London’s ExCeL this September for IAAPA’s Expo Europe and will be showcasing its new range of spectacular and sustainable flame, smoke, fragrance, and fog effects.

As theme parks and their guests become more conscious of their impact on the planet, BST wanted to deliver effects which not only deliver the ‘wow’ factor but are environmentally friendly too.

BST Managing Director John Coller explains: “Special effects have historically not been very environmentally friendly or at the very least, not from renewable or sustainable sources. Typical examples would be propane flames and explosions, as well as smoke and fog machines which use chemicals such as glycol or greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide to create the effect.

“We have devised a system that produces smoke and fog but just uses water – Koolfog™. Koolfog is REAL fog, just water and nothing else, so it is environmentally friendly and has no consumables – other than water.

“Our flame simulation system Fake Flame™ also uses water in the form of steam to create flame and fire effects without the use of fossil fuels such as propane or paraffins.

“These innovative effects are not only better for the environment, but they are more cost-effective and help theme parks improve their carbon footprint.”

BST has worked with theme parks across the world to deliver memorable experiences for their guests, from wooden rollercoaster Wicker Man at Alton Towers, to ICON at Blackpool Pleasure Beach to Croc Drop at Chessington World Of Adventures. John has over 35 years’ experience in the fireworks and special effects industry and has built up a team of dedicated and talented special effects engineers and creatives.

BST will be delighting the thousands of attendees from across the globe as they descend on London’s ExCeL for IAAPA’s Expo Europe, a major event which is shining the spotlight firmly on the recovering tourism industry in this special Jubilee year for the UK, and putting London at the heart of Europe’s leisure industry in 2022.

Returning to London for the first time since 2011, and with a jam-packed programme full of the latest technology from across the globe, IAAPA is set to deliver one of the best Expos yet, with guests able to network with colleagues, explore the latest developments in the industry, discover new products and services and expand their knowledge with the help and support of industry experts.