Under the Midnight Rainbow – Osaka World Expo 2025:
Together: A PIXAR Musical Adventure – Disneyland Paris:
MEDIA, AV & IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY: Specialist Show Control & Automation Systems
db Show Control & Automation Ltd
Company Address: Unit G. 20, One Trinity Green, Eldon Street, South Tyneside, United Kingdom, NE33 1SA
Primary Contact Name: David Birchall
Job Title: Director
Contact Details:
+ 44( 0) 7402 912 902 david @ davidbirchall. com www. davidbirchall. com
Key Services / Specialism
• Specialist Show Control & Automation Systems
• Technical Design & Consultancy
• Show Control & AV System Programming
• PLC & Safety PLC Programming
• Custom Control System Design & Manufacture
• On-Site Commissioning & Operational Support
• Turnkey Projects
• 20 + years’ experience Working with Medialon, Alcorn, QSYS, 7th Sense, Beckhoff, Allen Bradley
Sectors served:
• Theme Parks & Attractions
• Multimedia Shows
• Immersive Experiences
• Museums
• Interactive Visitor Centres db Show Control & Automation design, build, install, program and commission specialist show control & automation systems. Our robust, elegantly engineered show control solutions are at the core of the world’ s most demanding multimedia shows, theme park rides, museums, interactive visitor centres and AV installations. Our solutions run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, world-wide. Our team are experienced, knowledgeable and have been designing and creating show control systems for more than 20 years. We have hundreds of projects and systems around the world, from standalone PLC control systems, though to complete theme park systems where we have delivered AV, PLC and show control systems to every ride and attraction within the park.
The majority of our projects come as repeat business from customers we have been working with for more than 15 years.
We are trusted to deliver.
Under the Midnight Rainbow – Osaka World Expo 2025:
We delivered a complete turnkey technical solution for our longstanding client ECA2 at the 2025 Osaka World Expo. From the initial technical design, through to control system manufacture, installation, programming and final commissioning, we were hands-on at every stage of the project.
We are proud to have played a key role in delivering this award-winning multimedia water fountain spectacular. Drawing on years of experience in show control and automation, the dbSCA team designed and delivered a sophisticated and unique control system.
Throughout the six-month run of Expo 2025,‘ Under the Midnight Rainbow’ was performed twice every evening, captivating more than 1.5 million visitors.
Together: A PIXAR Musical Adventure – Disneyland Paris:
As part of a recent collaboration with Disneyland Paris on Together: A PIXAR Musical Adventure, we delivered both the Medialon show control systems and a safety validation system for the show’ s special effects and mechanical elements.
Built around an Allen-Bradley Safety PLC and Grip Enabling Switches, the system interfaced with multiple special effects control systems, enabling safe and reliable trigger execution and status feedback.
The complete system was designed, developed and manufactured by dbSCA and implemented by our team on site in Disneyland Paris.
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