ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the
premier technology solutions provider to leisure, entertainment and
cultural markets, has announced a five-year agreement with Village
Roadshow Theme Parks, Australia's
largest theme park operator, to install the accesso Passport
ticketing suite at Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Sydney,
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, Paradise Country and Sea World (Australia).
The addition of the accesso Passport ticketing suite will
provide guests with more simplified and convenient access to
Village Roadshow Theme Parks, where they can enjoy some of the most
thrilling entertainment, rides and slides available anywhere in the
world. The Village Roadshow Theme Parks properties will utilize the
accesso Passport ticketing suite, from admissions and
reservations, to eCommerce and much more. The platform will go live
in spring 2018.
The addition of the accesso Passport product suite
follows the installation of QbandSM, an
accesso LoQueueSM virtual queuing
solution, at Wet'n'Wild Sydney in 2016.
"As Australia's leading theme park operator, we are always
looking for new ways to improve the guest experience and drive
revenue," said Adrian Karzon, Head
of Information Technology for Village Roadshow Theme Parks. "By
expanding on our partnership with Accesso, we look forward to
streamlining our ticketing and eCommerce operations to ensure that
our guests have an enjoyable experience from the moment they
purchase their tickets and throughout their visit."
The accesso Passport ticketing suite provides a
comprehensive, secure and fully-hosted online shopping experience
seamlessly across desktop, tablet and mobile devices for advanced
ticket and product sales, as well as flexible payment options for
onsite ticket and season pass purchases. The platform's eCommerce
solution allows operators to drive revenue by dynamically
configuring up-sell and cross-sell products and messaging
throughout the purchasing process.
"We are thrilled to expand upon our relationship with Village
Roadshow Theme Parks and look forward to further growing Accesso's
presence in Australia," said
Steve Brown, accesso CEO.
"This agreement illustrates Village Roadshow Theme Parks' continued
confidence in our suite of solutions and their commitment to
crafting a truly unforgettable experience for their guests."
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,
Mammoth Mountain, Washington State
Fair, Palace Entertainment, National Aquarium and Peak Resorts,
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.
About Village Roadshow Theme Parks
Part of Village
Roadshow Limited, a leading international entertainment and media
company, Village Roadshow Theme Parks (VRTP) is an international
theme park operator with operations in Australia, the
United States and China.
The Company is Australia's largest
theme park operator with Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World,
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, Paradise Country, Australian Outback
Spectacular, Village Roadshow Studios, Sea World Resort and the
country's newest theme park Wet'n'Wild Sydney. In the United States, VRTP is the majority owner
and operator of Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas in Nevada. In addition, VRTP is currently
advising on design and construction on theme parks in China and South East
Asia. VRTP will subsequently operate these parks under a
management agreement.
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