the Worldwide Theater Installations Brochure

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WORLDWIDE BUTTKICKER “4D ”
THEATER INSTALLATIONS
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ButtKicker 4D theaters are captivating audiences worldwide.
Viewers can now feel all the excitement — impacts, special
effects and bone-rattling bass. No special encoding is required.
9,000 seats... 11 countries... over 80 screens... and counting.
“[The] ButtKicker® technology install not
only provides the 4th dimension but
amplifies the customers’ experience as to
possibilities for the in-home viewing experience.”
Helen "HD" Dimsdale, Sr Director, Cable in the
Classroom, NCTA
“It helps push the immersion level of the
Film to a completely new level.”
“Seeing an IMAX film at Jordan’s is the
only way to see a movie! A big part of the
experience... is the ButtKickers.
At Jordan’s Furniture, you don’t just see a
movie… you feel a movie! Once a customer experiences a movie with us, they
don’t go back to traditional movie houses.
It’s the only way to go!”
Eliot Tatelman, President/CEO of Jordan’s Furniture
AMC Theatergoer
Cinema Complex / IMAX
Krasnodar City, Russia
....and more!
For more information, visit: www.thebuttkicker.com
ButtKicker, and the “4D” Entertainment cube are trademarks of The Guitammer Company.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
AMC Mainstreet Theater
Kansas City, MO
565 Seats
The AMC Mainstreet Theater, Kansas City, MO,
includes an installation of 565 ButtKicker-brand
products, mounted into in each individual seat and all
handicapped-area seating platforms, throughout all
six theaters. Every seat in the theater is ButtKickerequipped, which compliments the 10.2 channel audio
system. AMC is the second largest movie theater
chain in North America with 5,325 screens.
Verizon IMAX 3D Theater
Natick, MA
272 Seats
The Verizon IMAX 3D Theater, Natick, MA, has 107
ButtKicker units mounted to the 272 seats. In nine
years since the opening of the first theater, there
have been no service or repair calls for ButtKicker
products. The Verizon IMAX 3D Theater is connected
to the nationally-famous Jordan’s Furniture shopping
and entertainment complex.
CGV Theaters
Seoul, South Korea
2400 Seats
CGV Theatres, South Korea, have 590 ButtKicker units
mounted in 2,400 seats, throughout the six-theater
complex. CGV is the first multiplex chain, with the
largest screens and chains in Korea, and is number
one in ticket sales, revenue and customer satisfaction.
CGV also recently opened its first US theater in Los
Angeles.
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
May 2011
Lumière Theaters
Nanjing, China
158 Seats
Lumière Pavilions has opened luxury theaters in
Nanjing, China. ButtKicker-brand products have been
installed in the first of these lumière movie theaters,
with 80 ButtKicker units in 158 seats. Jimmy Wu,
founder of lumière Pavilions, projects that 100 new
multiplexes will be built each year in China with 10,000
screens in five years and 15,000 screens in 10 years.
IMAX Theater & VIP Theaters
Krasnodar, Russia
500 Seats
Currently under construction, the new IMAX Theater
in Krasnodar, Russia, will have the largest screen in
Europe and Russia. Additionally, it will be the first
IMAX theater in Russia equipped with ButtKicker
brand products. This IMAX will have 500 seats. Next
to the IMAX Theater in Krasnodar will be two VIP
Halls with 58 large chairs each.
Krasnodar Cinema Complex
Krasnodar, Russia
1675 Seats
The Krasnodar, Russia, facility also houses 8 additional
individual theaters featuring 1,675 seats with 540
ButtKicker LFE transducers.
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
May 2011
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, FL
430 Seats
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has two
ButtKicker-equipped exhibits, including a 270-person
standing platform which simulates a space shuttle
launch and four, 40-seat flight simulators, featuring
180 full-sized ButtKicker LFE units; one unit mounted
to each seat, with twenty additional units mounted to
the flooring beneath each seating section.
Verizon IMAX 3D Theater
Reading, MA
500 Seats
This Verizon IMAX 3D Theater, Reading, MA, has 192
ButtKicker units mounted to 500 seats. In seven years
since the opening of the first theater, there have been
no service or repair calls for ButtKicker products.
USA & China Pavilion Theaters
1200 Seats
Expo 2010
Shanghai, China
At Expo 2010, Shanghai, China, Electrosonic and BRC
Imagination Arts designers incorporated 140 ButtKicker
products into the 700 seat China Telecom Pavilion and
208 products into the 500 seat USA Pavilion Theater,
providing a 4D experience for over 17 million visitors
throughout the duration of the show.
Typhoon Theater
Maritime Xperiential Museum
Sentosa Island, Singapore
153 Seats
The Typhoon Theater, currently in development at
Sentosa World Resort, Singapore, will feature 160
ButtKicker-brand transducers shaking 153 seats.
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
May 2011
NCTA Capitol Hill Theater
Washington, D.C.
101 Seats
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association
(NCTA), Washington, DC, features a 101-seat, stateof-the-art HD theater, with a special floating floor
designed specifically for the 26 ButtKicker low
frequency transducers. Literally, hundreds of US
Senators and Congressmen, President’s Cabinet
members, White House staffers and international
leaders and dignitaries have experienced ButtKicker
technology in this facility.
Macao Science Center
Planetarium
Macao, China
135 Seats
The Macao Science Center Planetarium has
approximately 135 seats equipped with 86 ButtKicker
products.
4Dventure
Our Dynamic Earth
Edinburgh, Scotland
75 Seats
The 4Dventure theater at Our Dynamic Earth in
Scotland is an epic expedition featuring 4D special
effects, including 75 ButtKicker products.
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
May 2011
Disney’s Mission: Space®
72 Seats
Epcot Theme Park
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park ride,
Mission: SPACE, is a motion simulator thrill ride that
features ButtKicker-brand transducers installed in the
frame of each ride pod, shaking 18 sections of 4 seats
each.
3D/4D Theater
85 Seats
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Dubuque, IA
The 3D/4D Theater, Dubuque, IA, is an eighty-five seat
theater with 58 ButtKicker units mounted to the seats.
The theater system accurately recreates the river
experience, with ButtKicker products ensuring that
appropriate sounds are felt.
Union Theater
250 Seats
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Springfield, IL
The Union Theater, at the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL, uses
125 ButtKicker units throughout the 250-seat theater
seating area. During a dramatic battle sequence,
the room resounds with the impact of cannons and
explosions.
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
May 2011
Jura Park 5D Cinema
Solec, Poland
48 Seats
The Jura Park 5D Cinema, Solec, Poland, uses 48
ButtKicker-powered seats throughout the theater.
Simnoa Technologies
Israel / Worldwide
Hundreds of Seats
Simnoa Technologies plans, designs and manufactures
4D theater systems for multi-sensory theaters.
ButtKicker products have been used in 25 theaters
worldwide.
Space Center
Bremen, Germany
124 Seats
Space Center, Bremen, Germany, features a 4D theater
presentation and “Stargate SG-3000” simulator,
utilizing 124 ButtKicker products.
Hershey’s Really Big 3D Show
Hershey, PA
250 Seats
The HERSHEY’S REALLY BIG 3D SHOW, Hershey, PA, is
a technically-advanced 250-seat theater including 82
ButtKicker products mounted to the theater seating
framework.
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
May 2011
100 Seats
LifeFormations
Indonesia
LifeFormations designers have installed 100
ButtKicker products into a new theater in Indonesia.
LifeFormations is a leading designer of attractions
and dark rides, worldwide.
Center of Science & Industry
Columbus, OH
86 Seats
The Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Columbus,
OH, was the first public installation of ButtKickerbrand products. COSI has four venues with ButtKicker
products, including the Dome Theater, with 86
ButtKicker products mounted throughout the seating
area.
About The Guitammer Company
The Guitammer Company, Westerville, Ohio, is a leader in low frequency sound. Its innovative and awardwinning line of ButtKicker® brand low frequency audio transducers let users feel low-frequency sound (bass).
ButtKicker brand products are used around the world, by leading entertainment and theater companies
in movie theaters and attractions; by world-famous musicians; in home theaters, simulators and for car
audio. ButtKicker brand products’ patented design makes them musically accurate, powerful and virtually
indestructible. ButtKicker is a registered trademark of The Guitammer Company. For additional information,
visit: www.thebuttkicker.com and www.shakemycouch.com
The Guitammer Company
PO Box 82
Worldwide ButtKicker “4D” Installations
Westerville OH 43086
614-898-9370
www.thebuttkicker.com
May 2011