Monday, February 1, 2010

World Of Entertainment Pattaya "Ripley´s"


If you savour the weird, the macabre and the unusual then you must have heard of Ripley's Believe It or Not. Thailand Tourism brings to you the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. Based on the popular television series, this unusual museum houses a wide collection of some of Mr. Ripley's most unusual finds; some of them actual items, while others are replicas.


Located on the 3rd floor, of the famous Royal Garden Plaza on Pattaya Beach Road, this museum is a must see for tourists. The museum features over 10 individually themed galleries with over 300 real exhibits. Ripley's World of Entertainment also offers a 4D Motion Master Theatre, complete with flight simulator technology.

The museum is the result of the long pursuits of the Late Mr. Robert Ripley who travelled 198 countries in search of oddities. That search continues till this date through the syndicated comic strip.

Begin your eccentric journey by observing the museum building. There is a fighter plane crashed into the side of the building containing the Ripley's World of Entertainment. The tail sticks out into the street whilst the cockpit can be seen from inside the Royal Garden Plaza. On entering the museum you will be greeted by Robert Ripley’s hologram. Further into the museum you will come across various bizarre items like optical illusions, human skin masks, shrunken heads, a wax figure of the four-eyed man, instruments of torture, and even a Titanic that has been made of more than 1,000,000 matchsticks!

Ripley's moving theatre in 4D is the wildest simulator ride in the world. The special effects featured in Ripley's four -dimensional system allow the audience to be part of the action from the comfort of a theater. It includes a giant a screen, a digital surround sound and specially designed, polarized, three-dimensional glass. The seats moving in 8 different directions makes the audience feel every bump, dip and turn.

Another spine-chilling attraction at this museum is the Ripley's Haunted Adventure. Dazzling special effects and live actors are guaranteed toy send shivers down your spine from the moment you enter 'til the time you escape! Be prepared to be shocked out of your skin at every turn. Ripley's Haunted Adventure is the place to be if you love to be scared.

The Ripley's Infinity Maze brings to you a world of spectacular illusions, innovative lighting effects, sound fields, atmospheric effects and mood setting music. A 20-minute journey into the Maze will challenge your perception, mesmerize all your senses and make you question reality.

The complete collection of Ripley's comprises of 20,000 photographs, 20,000 artifacts and more than 130,000 cartoon panels. This organization has 50-plus attractions. Ripley Entertainment Inc. is a division of the Jim Pattison Group. It is a global company with an annual attendance of more than 12 million guests. Ripley Entertainment's publishing and broadcast divisions supervise various projects, including the syndicated TV series, the newspaper cartoon panel, books, posters, games and mobile phone contents.

The museum is open from 11.00am to 11.00pm. It is suitable to visit the museum individually or in groups. Thailand boats of a range of hotels suiting every budget. You can find hundreds listed on our websites. Book your accommodation from our websites and avail of special discounts. Hotel pick up and drop off is also provided in the tour package.
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Several Benefits Of Choosing Oak Entertainment Centers

Home entertainment centers are indeed gaining in popularity. The reasons are obvious!
Let's consider several benefits of oak entertainment centers that have made them so popular:
  • First major advantage of opting for these entertainment centers is their space saving features.

  • The other important advantage they offer is in terms of storage. If used judiciously, they help store your electronic equipment & components in a room-friendly manner.

  • Oak entertainment centers make your furniture arrangement compact, neat and methodical.
    Oak entertainment centers: A perfect style statement
    No other piece of furniture will match the beauty and elegance of an oak wood finish. Apart from being durable, it looks beautiful. Oak makes an entertainment center look stunning. You may choose to place it in your personal cozy den or living room, it will make a perfect style statement and dazzle in any room you place it.

    In fact, oak is highly recommended for its durability and versatility. It's the perfect choice that imparts elegance to any setting - from tables to beds.

    Other advantages of oak entertainment centers
    Apart from looks, quality is another important criterion to select your entertainment center. On this count, oak excels. It can last for decades, and ages gracefully. It safely stores your precious electronics.

    It reduces clutter from your living room
    Oak entertainment centers protect your electronics from dust & damage.

    It's the perfect option to safely hold your DVD player, TV and video game consoles in an organized way since all cords & delicate equipment are tucked behind the solid shield of your oak entertainment center in a safe manner.

Depending on the availability of extra compartments and shelves, you may even store photo albums, books and other items inside your versatile oak entertainment center.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Direct Tv - Your Entertainment Solution On Demand

It has been a daunting task for any home entertainment provider to offer the right package, which everyone would enjoy. Choices have to be made as to what channels and programs should be included in that package. With the advent of Direct TV, the viewers have a wider option to choose wide-ranging channels and programs in home entertainment field. Direct TV offers more choice of packages than any other. It provides a large selection of popular programs, bringing in entertainment and educational programs in television catering for every interest.

Direct TV has become very popular in home entertainment, and the subscription counts are quite striking. As of now, it stands to be over 14 million subscribers in the United States. This would mean that Direct TV has come to stay as one of the leading and successful satellite television providers. With the choice of packaged home entertainment programs available, along with its back up customer services, Direct TV has a steady growth in its customer base.

Direct TV has definite advantages over Cable TV, and the foremost is the bandwidth. The limitation on the size of the cable in a Cable TV affects the bandwidth, which in turn disturbs the quality of picture, as well as the audio. Further, noise gets picked up on the way, and without a proper filtration, this contributes to the bad picture quality. The RF or RG6 cables in Cable TV installations produce signal losses, and with improper laying of cables, it may produce 'ghosting' on the TV screen. Direct TV, not only offers a large choice of program packages, but also produces digital quality picture and crystal clear audio.

Besides the number of channels, Direct TV has changed the way you watch TV. On- screen guides virtually has put an end to the need for channel surfing, with display of on-screen program guide, which you can access interactively. It provides you with the facility to read the plot summary of a movie or know about the theme of each TV show, before you decide the program you want to watch. As you decide, you will be taken to that channel with a click of a button. The on-screen listing also displays the programs that are coming up in the future, therefore enabling you to plan ahead.

Direct TV lets you have the feature of 'parental control', so that you can decide which programs your children can watch. The Direct TV technology has brought in this software in their system to protect children from unwanted viewing. By this feature you can block any movie, especially with specific MPAA ratings, or channel, that you think is not suitable to be viewed by the kids that you have at home. Direct TV is a pay per view service. You have the facility to budget your spending by limiting the amount of money that you wish to spend on such viewing. This would not, in any way, affect the way you would want to watch your TV, for the features could be easily turned off by specific passwords.

Direct TV brings to you, the best video presentation ever, with options of having Total Choice Plus package at amazingly $46.99 per month, providing you with the facility to access 185 channels. There are flexibilities in the choices available, and with less than $12.00 a month, a bit of everything is available to you.
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Friday, January 1, 2010

Ripley´s World Of Entertainment Pattaya

If you savour the weird, the macabre and the unusual then you must have heard of Ripley's Believe It or Not. Thailand Tourism brings to you the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. Based on the popular television series, this unusual museum houses a wide collection of some of Mr. Ripley's most unusual finds; some of them actual items, while others are replicas.

Located on the 3rd floor, of the famous Royal Garden Plaza on Pattaya Beach Road, this museum is a must see for tourists. The museum features over 10 individually themed galleries with over 300 real exhibits. Ripley's World of Entertainment also offers a 4D Motion Master Theatre, complete with flight simulator technology.

The museum is the result of the long pursuits of the Late Mr. Robert Ripley who travelled 198 countries in search of oddities. That search continues till this date through the syndicated comic strip.

Begin your eccentric journey by observing the museum building. There is a fighter plane crashed into the side of the building containing the Ripley's World of Entertainment. The tail sticks out into the street whilst the cockpit can be seen from inside the Royal Garden Plaza. On entering the museum you will be greeted by Robert Ripley’s hologram. Further into the museum you will come across various bizarre items like optical illusions, human skin masks, shrunken heads, a wax figure of the four-eyed man, instruments of torture, and even a Titanic that has been made of more than 1,000,000 matchsticks!

Ripley's moving theatre in 4D is the wildest simulator ride in the world. The special effects featured in Ripley's four -dimensional system allow the audience to be part of the action from the comfort of a theater. It includes a giant a screen, a digital surround sound and specially designed, polarized, three-dimensional glass. The seats moving in 8 different directions makes the audience feel every bump, dip and turn.

Another spine-chilling attraction at this museum is the Ripley's Haunted Adventure. Dazzling special effects and live actors are guaranteed toy send shivers down your spine from the moment you enter 'til the time you escape! Be prepared to be shocked out of your skin at every turn. Ripley's Haunted Adventure is the place to be if you love to be scared.

The Ripley's Infinity Maze brings to you a world of spectacular illusions, innovative lighting effects, sound fields, atmospheric effects and mood setting music. A 20-minute journey into the Maze will challenge your perception, mesmerize all your senses and make you question reality.

The complete collection of Ripley's comprises of 20,000 photographs, 20,000 artifacts and more than 130,000 cartoon panels. This organization has 50-plus attractions. Ripley Entertainment Inc. is a division of the Jim Pattison Group. It is a global company with an annual attendance of more than 12 million guests. Ripley Entertainment's publishing and broadcast divisions supervise various projects, including the syndicated TV series, the newspaper cartoon panel, books, posters, games and mobile phone contents.

The museum is open from 11.00am to 11.00pm. It is suitable to visit the museum individually or in groups. Thailand boats of a range of hotels suiting every budget. You can find hundreds listed on our websites. Book your accommodation from our websites and avail of special discounts. Hotel pick up and drop off is also provided in the tour package.
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