QR-Code wristbands to replace tickets at Dream Island park

At the entrance of Dream Island Park, visitors who have paid will be handed out a receipt and also colourful QR-code wristbands. These will not only let them into the park but also should it so happen, help trace any lost children in the attraction zones.

“Sometimes, children and parents lose each other in busy places,” said Ivan Shol, technical director of the Dream Island themed park. “For this reason, we will set up several dozens of e-cards for scanning QR-code wristbands within the attraction zones. Children and adults accompanying them will receive QR-code wristbands at the ticket office. If a family gets separated accidentally, they will be able to scan their wristbands on the scanner that will record their location. In this case, the other person will be able to see the former’s location, if he/she scans their wristband too. The map will show where they are.”

Along with the wristbands, parents and children will be given a leaflet with instructions on what to do if they lose one another. First of all, they should scan their wristbands – the adults can do it themselves and children can ask for help from park staff on duty at every attraction site. A member of staff will take the child to an information point to wait with them for their parents to come and pick them up.

The QR-codes on the wristbands will be similar to confirm that the adult and child did arrive together.

At the ticket office, visitors will be able to hook their e-wallet with a monetary deposit to the wristband and this way pay for their food, drinks and souvenirs. The wristbands are not reusable so visitors will be able to keep them. If any extra money remains on the deposit, it can be reimbursed at special ticket offices on the way out. If one runs out of money, the deposit can be topped up at various   terminals throughout the park.

Dream Island Park will also have over 40 electronic media screens showing the waiting times of the attractions. The screens will be set up near the attractions, and on the main alleys and squares of the park. Dream Island will also have about 20 screens with interactive maps for visitors to find the shortest way to get to the attraction they chose.

Such entrance and navigation systems are widely used in attraction parks worldwide, including in Disneyland parks across the globe, the indoor IMG Worlds of Adventure Park in Dubai, parks of China, Japan and also Europe, for example, Port Aventura in Spain.

Dream Island Park will be built in the south of Moscow, in Nagatinskaya Poima, covering an area of 100 hectares. The park will have 27 attractions, a hotel with 410 rooms, a children’s yachting school, restaurants and also shops. A large glass dome will cover a large central square and the city’s promenade, a concert hall for 3,800 seats and a cinema with 14 halls. The landscape park will include sports grounds and two dance floors, an outdoor cinema, an outdoor stage and a ropes course.

The Dream Island project will be presented at the Moscow Urban Forum 2017.