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Netron nodes manage multi-faceted “Lysfald” light show at Fårup Sommerland
Fårup Sommerland is one of Denmark’s largest amusement parks. The park showcases a popular light festival each fall, “Lysfald”, which this time ran for sixteen days in October 2024 and attracted over 12,500 guests per day. Netron EN6 IP nodes, data distribution devices by Obsidian Control Systems, played a critical role in managing the large-scale, synchronized lighting display.
Fårup Sommerland is home to seven roller coasters and the country’s largest amusement park water park. Four years ago, in collaboration with AV solutions provider Profox, the park sought to extend its season into the fall by creating a new attraction - an immersive, park-wide light show. The result was “Lysfald”, a three-hour spectacle featuring an ambient lighting environment synced to music representing the four seasons of the year.
“We wanted to do something unique, and the idea emerged of turning the entire amusement park into a light show”, explains Jonas Storgaard Johannesen, technician at Profox. “There aren’t a lot of light festivals on this scale in Denmark and the challenge of covering such a large area - equivalent to 28 football fields - was daunting. We were looking for new nodes with more ports because it’s a vast area and we have everything spread out across the site. We talked to LiteNordic (Obsidian Control Systems’ Danish distributor) about a solution and were introduced to the Netron EN6 IP node. With its six ports and IP66 protection, it made the task simpler and gave us a robust, flexible lighting network.”
“Lysfald” is an enchanting experience where light, sound, and landscape merge to transform the park into a sensory adventure, using intelligent and static lighting to create dynamic effects that adapt to the seasonal narrative. Every area of the park offers a new experience. The first year with “Lysfald” was a challenge, says Storgaard Johannesen, but a challenge they embraced: “It is a big area, so we divided it up into smaller sections, each section a part of one large show. Then after year one, to make it more interesting, we started creating smaller light shows within the main show.”
The EN6 IP nodes were crucial to the lighting system. The six RDM-compatible ports on each unit enabled Profox to distribute DMX signals across the expansive park, all while withstanding Denmark’s often harsh autumn weather. “Having IP-rated devices was key”, says Storgaard Johannesen. “We didn’t have to worry about protecting the nodes from rain. We could place them exactly where they were needed and didn’t have to deal with long cable runs or protective dry boxes. That saved us time and resources. It also made everything more stable because we didn’t have to run DMX cable for 100 meters before we started to plug in the lamps, so the signal stayed strong.”
Throughout the festival, twelve EN6 IP nodes were used to control around 500 lights. “The ability to configure the EN6 IP nodes directly on the device, without needing a web interface, made setup quick”, adds Storgaard Johannesen. “We were able to set the IP address, Universes, and protocols right on the node.” Used for the main show and the smaller shows, Profox employed the Netron CLU software to streamline the configuration and monitoring of the entire system.
The EN6 IP nodes were also used to help take Fårup Sommerland’s roller coasters to the next level. Profox was tasked with making “Fønix” (Phoenix), Denmark’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, more entertaining after dark. Enhanced with a dynamic light show synchronized to the ride’s movements using sensors and time-coded lighting, the ride features a blinding burst of light followed by a 45-meter drop in total darkness. Profox also added lighting effects to the “Lynet” (Lightning) roller coaster, creating an experience with strobe lighting simulating lightning as the ride accelerates from 0 to 80 km in two seconds.
(Photos: Profox)
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