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DEAL 2009
Anniversary event is Middle East’s largest and longest running
Dubai Entertainment, Amusement & Leisure
Show – you may know it as DEAL – celebrates
its 15th anniversary anniversary event this
month. Park World looks ahead to the Middle
East’s largest and longest running gathering
for the amusement industry
O
rganiser International Expo Consults (IEC)
promises that this year’s show will be
most diverse in the event’s 15 year
history, hosting some 200 exhibitors and attracting
RAAPA
a diverse range of visitors.
“DEAL serves a market with tremendous
purchasing power and attracts representatives 2009
from companies across the Middle East, including have been making out since recent developments.
Iran and Iraq, East and West Africa, the Indian “Following a recent visit to Dubai I was able to
Despite challengers, the
subcontinent and the CIS countries,” highlights speak with a number of operators and companies
annual exhibition from the
Abdul Rehman Falaknaz, IEC president. involved in new developments,” says Gerry
Russian Association of
Most of the show’s visitors are classed as Robinson from the Amusement Industry Council of
Amusement Parks &
decision makers and senior management Europe (AiCE). “I believe that those operating the
Attractions (RAAPA) is still
professionals, from the leisure, entertainment, real family entertainment centres, especially in
the largest amusement
estate and retail industries. But of course we shopping malls, will continue their normal
industry trade show for
mustn’t pretend that Dubai, or indeed the rest of purchasing patterns and replacement of outdated
Russia and many CIS
the United Arab Emirates, represents the utopian equipment.”
countries. What began in
dream that some speculators once promised. Although the Middle East is a hotly debated
1999 with only 40
Nevertheless, one associate of the exhibition region when it comes to leisure developments,
participating companies has
reckons the picture isn’t so bad as some observers DEAL has traditionally featured few forums, other
now grown to host more
than the trade show floor, for
than 180 exhibitors
visitors to discuss what’s
going on in the region. All
Featured in the line-up this
that is set to change this year
year will be suppliers including
with the introduction of a
Pax, Zamperla, Moser Rides,
dedicated DEAL conference
Hytechnology, Golden Dragon,
programme.
Kraftwerk, ODA, Falgas, Polin
Trade associations
Waterparks, Qubica AMF, KCC
supporting this year’s show
Entertainment and many more.
include AFEMO (Spain),
The show, which is also open
ANCASVI (Italy), IAAPI (India),
to the general public, last year
IALEI and AAMA (USA) and
welcomed over 5,000 visitors,
ALES-UK.
representing operators,
developers and investors of
DEAL 2009 takes place at the
amusement parks, waterparks,
Dubai World Trade Centre
entertainment centers and other
from April 26 to 28.
leisure enterprises.
www.themeparksdubai.com
Preceding the show, on April
13 and 14, will be the 14th
International RAAPA
THE FIGURES THAT COUNT
Conference, examining
innovations in the Russian
FROM THE WORLD’S BUSIEST PARKS
entertainment industry in closer
detail.
ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE 2008
The RAAPA Show 2009 takes
NEXT MONTH IN PARK WORLD
place from April 15 to 17 at the
VVTs exhibition grounds in
advertise in this special supplement: +44 1622 699124/128
Moscow. For further information
see:
www.raapa.ru
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