Genting Joyful CNY AI Dynasty Portrait Experience

An AI dynasty portrait photo booth is a festive seasonal activation where guests step in, get photographed, and have generative AI transform their image into a realistic Chinese imperial-style portrait — complete with traditional dynasty costumes and temple-inspired backdrops, while preserving each guest's authentic face. For Genting CNY in the Sky 2026, Instamedia built a custom IN:FRAME™ AI photobooth that let guests choose their dynasty outfit and one of four CNY temple backdrops before generating their personalised imperial portrait. Across 19 days, the activation printed 1,885 AI dynasty portraits — making it one of the highest-engagement CNY mall activations at Genting Highlands in 2026.

The Genting CNY AI photobooth operates in four seamless steps. First, the guest selects their preferred Chinese dynasty costume from a curated catalogue (each costume hand-designed to match historically inspired aesthetics). Second, the guest picks one of four CNY-themed temple backdrops, ranging from imperial palace gates to mountaintop temples. Third, the booth captures a clean portrait photo using DSLR-grade optics. Fourth, the IN:FRAME™ AI engine generates the final dynasty portrait — preserving the guest's real facial features while layering on the chosen costume and backdrop — and prints it within seconds. The entire cycle takes under 45 seconds per guest, sustaining high throughput across the 19-day CNY campaign.

Yes — IN:FRAME™ AI photobooth builds are fully bespoke per festive campaign brief. For Genting CNY in the Sky 2026, Instamedia designed custom dynasty costume catalogues, four custom temple backdrops, Genting-aligned print frame designs, and an integrated reward-redemption flow tied to mall purchases. The same platform can be adapted for any lunar new year activation, Christmas brand activation, Hari Raya festive booth, Deepavali activation, or seasonal mall campaign. We can match any visual theme — Tang dynasty, Song dynasty, Lunar Zodiac, mythological CNY motifs, festive lantern aesthetics — and integrate any reward mechanic (post-purchase redemption, loyalty-tier exclusivity, prize-draw entry).

CNY mall activations face a perennial challenge: how to drive footfall, dwell time, and social sharing during a competitive festive retail window when every mall is running campaigns. A standard photo booth gets one pose and one print. An AI dynasty portrait photobooth turns the experience into a heritage-meets-technology spectacle — guests share the unique generated portraits across WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Instagram, and WhatsApp because the output looks nothing like a standard photobooth keepsake. For Genting CNY in the Sky, the format positioned the resort as forward-thinking and culturally rooted simultaneously, driving the 1,885-print engagement across 19 days while encouraging mall purchases through the redemption-linked activation flow.

Each AI dynasty portrait is generated and printed in under 45 seconds end-to-end. The IN:FRAME™ AI engine runs on a tuned generation pipeline that delivers realistic imperial-style portraits without the long wait times typical of consumer AI photo apps. At Genting CNY 2026, the booth sustained continuous high-throughput operation across 19 days, printing 1,885 AI portraits with zero downtime — proving the platform is engineered for high-volume CNY mall activation conditions where peak-hour throughput matters.

Each printed portrait includes a unique QR code that links to the high-resolution digital version of the same AI portrait. Guests scan the QR with any smartphone — no app required — and instantly receive the digital portrait ready to share on Xiaohongshu, WeChat, Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp. The format is purpose-built for CNY social sharing because the AI-generated dynasty aesthetic feels distinctly festive and culturally resonant, generating organic share rates far higher than standard photo booth outputs. For Genting CNY, this extended the campaign's social reach well beyond the 1,885 on-site participants.

Yes — the IN:FRAME™ AI photobooth is engineered as a flexible festive seasonal activation platform. Beyond CNY, the same AI engine has been adapted by Instamedia for Christmas brand activations (with festive Christmas-themed AI transformations), Hari Raya celebrations (with traditional Malay-style portraits), Deepavali (with intricately patterned AI artwork), and Halloween brand activations. Any festive season with strong visual heritage — lunar new year activation, Chinese New Year mall activation, holiday brand activation, Mid-Autumn Festival booth, Songkran water festival activation — is a natural fit. Lead time for custom AI transformation development typically runs 3-5 weeks per seasonal theme.

Yes. Instamedia builds and operates AI dynasty portrait photobooths and other festive seasonal AI photobooth formats across Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Genting Highlands, Penang, Johor Bahru) and Singapore. Our team handles end-to-end delivery: AI engine customisation, dynasty costume and backdrop design, branded print frame design, on-site operators, redemption-flow integration, and post-event analytics. Pricing for a custom AI photobooth seasonal activation starts from RM 28,000 depending on AI customisation complexity, costume/backdrop variants, and campaign duration. Multi-week CNY mall activation packages and resort-scale festive campaigns are available.