accesso® Partners with Village Roadshow Theme Parks to Provide Streamlined Ticketing Solution

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets, has announced a five-year agreement with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, Australia's largest theme park operator, to install the accesso Passport ticketing suite at Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Sydney, Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, Paradise Country and Sea World (Australia).

The addition of the accesso Passport ticketing suite will provide guests with more simplified and convenient access to Village Roadshow Theme Parks, where they can enjoy some of the most thrilling entertainment, rides and slides available anywhere in the world. The Village Roadshow Theme Parks properties will utilize the accesso Passport ticketing suite, from admissions and reservations, to eCommerce and much more. The platform will go live in spring 2018.

The addition of the accesso Passport product suite follows the installation of Qband^SM, an accesso LoQueue^SM virtual queuing solution, at Wet'n'Wild Sydney in 2016.

"As Australia's leading theme park operator, we are always looking for new ways to improve the guest experience and drive revenue," said Adrian Karzon, Head of Information Technology for Village Roadshow Theme Parks. "By expanding on our partnership with Accesso, we look forward to streamlining our ticketing and eCommerce operations to ensure that our guests have an enjoyable experience from the moment they purchase their tickets and throughout their visit."

The accesso Passport ticketing suite provides a comprehensive, secure and fully-hosted online shopping experience seamlessly across desktop, tablet and mobile devices for advanced ticket and product sales, as well as flexible payment options for onsite ticket and season pass purchases. The platform's eCommerce solution allows operators to drive revenue by dynamically configuring up-sell and cross-sell products and messaging throughout the purchasing process.

"We are thrilled to expand upon our relationship with Village Roadshow Theme Parks and look forward to further growing Accesso's presence in Australia," said Steve Brown, accesso CEO. "This agreement illustrates Village Roadshow Theme Parks' continued confidence in our suite of solutions and their commitment to crafting a truly unforgettable experience for their guests."

About accesso Technology Group

accesso (AIM: ACSO) is the premier technology solutions provider to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets. Our patented and award-winning technology solutions drive increased revenue for attraction operators while improving the guest experience.

Our solutions add value to operators at every point of the guest experience with our technology facilitating the key points of contact with their many millions of guests.

We drive attendance
The accesso Passport^® and accesso ShoWare^SM ticketing suites are comprehensive, easy-to-use cloud solutions that process tens of millions of tickets every year for assigned seat and general admission venues, enabling operators to maximize up-sell and cross-sell with ease to drive greater revenue.

We handle payments
Our payment gateway carries level 1 PCI security certification and 24/7 support.  It provides the tools, security and support operators need to drive sales and has so far processed more than $5 billion in transactions.

We take guests out of line
Since 2001 more than 11 million guests have used a patented accesso LoQueue solution to queue less, ride more, enjoy a better experience and increase in-attraction spend.

We simplify point-of-sale
Our accesso Siriusware^SM point-of-sale solution offers software modules that combine ticketing, membership, retail, food/beverage transactions, rentals, credit card processing and many other functions into a single system eliminating the need for separate systems and databases.

More than 1,000 attractions and venues worldwide currently employ accesso technology – from theme parks, water parks, cultural attractions, live performance venues and sporting events to ski and snow parks.  We are proud that the majority of the leading names in the leisure industry including Six Flags Entertainment, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Merlin Entertainments, Mammoth Mountain, Washington State Fair, Palace Entertainment, National Aquarium and Peak Resorts, trust our solutions.

accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information visit: www.accesso.com.

About Village Roadshow Theme Parks
Part of Village Roadshow Limited, a leading international entertainment and media company, Village Roadshow Theme Parks (VRTP) is an international theme park operator with operations in Australia, the United States and China. The Company is Australia's largest theme park operator with Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World, Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, Paradise Country, Australian Outback Spectacular, Village Roadshow Studios, Sea World Resort and the country's newest theme park Wet'n'Wild Sydney. In the United States, VRTP is the majority owner and operator of Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas in Nevada. In addition, VRTP is currently advising on design and construction on theme parks in China and South East Asia. VRTP will subsequently operate these parks under a management agreement.

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