Bangkok--26 Mar--Central Pattana
Use “Superhero marketing” to enhance its shopping centres as destinations for children and families during the school summer break, hoping to boost visitors traffic by over 15% Live shows will be performed nationwide at CentralPlaza Khonkaen, Udonthani, Surathani and CentralPlaza Chiangmai Airport.
Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN), Thailand's largest retail developer, together with Dream Express Co., Ltd. (DEX), Muang Thai Life Assurance Co., Ltd. and Colleen Pencils (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are spending 50 million baht to bring the Ultraman Live 2012 in Thailand Ep. 8 Ultra Brothers show to Thailand for the first time. Get ready to enjoy a special live performance featuring Ultraman and his Ultra brothers, who will unite their forces to fight evil. At the premier show at CentralPlaza Chaengwatana, diehard fans of Ultraman will not be disappointed when they see their favourite superhero fight 4-metre-tall enemies. They will also get to see the real Gun Speeder up close and meet Takeshi Yoshioka who plays Gamu Takayama, the human host of Ultraman Gaia from Japan’s Ultraman TV series. With the Ultraman live show, CPN hope to boost sales and traffic at five of its shopping centres by over 15%, especially attracting children and families during summer school break.
Dr. Nattakit Tangpoonsinthana, Executive Vice President Marketing of Central Pattana Plc, said “CPN is aimed to enhance CentralPlaza shopping centres to be family entertainment destinations during the summer school break. Therefore, we have joined forces with DEX and other partners to bring Ultraman, the favourite superhero of many for over 45 years, to Thailand. This new live show will feature the largest number of Ultra brothers — Ultraman Gaia, Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman, Ultraman Seven, Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Ace—who will excite the audience with their realistic performances. They will be fighting some giant enemies standing over 4 metres high. Thai fans will also get to see up-close the real Gun Speeder, which was used in the shooting of Ultraman Mebius series in Japan.”
As a special treat, Thai fans will get to meet and greet actor Takeshi Yoshioka, who plays Gamu Takayama, the human host of Ultraman Gaia from Japan’s Ultraman TV series, which currently airs on Modern 9 TV Channel. A total of nine shows will be performed with tickets priced at 800, 600 and 400 baht per seat. A special deal is available for those wishing to see the show at CentralPlaza outside Bangkok with tickets priced at 200, 300 and 400 baht per seat. Do not miss this chance to experience this amazing live show, which will first run from 5-7 April at the Convention Hall on the fifth floor of CentralPlaza Chaengwatana. Tickets are now on sale at Thai Ticket Major. Call 0-2262-3456 or visit www.thaiticketmajor.com for more details.
Ultraman Live 2012 in Thailand will be performed at five CentralPlaza branches as follows:
- 5-7 April CentralPlaza Chaengwattana
- 4-7 May CentralPlaza Khonkaen
- 11-14 October CentralPlaza Udonthani
- 20-23 October CentralPlaza Surathani
- 2-4 November CentralPlaza Chiangmai Airport