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Show Review
As it continues to move
around the continent, Asia’s
largest amusement industry
trade show arrived in Seoul,
Asian Attraction
South Korea, where it took
place at the COEX exhibition
and convention centre from
IAAPA event visits South Korea
June 9 to 12. Owen Ralph
reports from IAAPA’s latest
Asian Attractions Expo
IAAPA chairman Darrel Metzger is
pictured with Samuel Koo, president
of the Seoul Tourism Organization,
and Roland Mack of Europa-Park
(IAAPA 3rd vice-chairman)
G
iven the worldwide concerns over the H1N1 but AAE doesn’t seem to be quite the same social outlet
virus, the current political climate in the region, for the industry as IAAPA Attractions Expo or Euro
and the state of the global economy, we are Attractions Show.
Don-Goo Lee and Gua-Baeg Park
pleased that more than 3,500 people participated in A break-dancing display by Love Productions got
from first time exhibitor ShinwaAqua
Asian Attractions Expo 2009,” reported IAAPA president Wednesday night’s Opening Reception off to a lively start,
and CEO, Charlie Bray. but guests didn’t stay around for too long afterwards.
Visitors at this year’s Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) came Maybe they were keen to get off to the “Young”
from 40 countries, with what seemed a particularly strong Professionals Reception where a relaxed entry policy
showing from China and South Korea. Attendance was avoided any embarrassments over age!
up by around a thousand on “nearly 2,600” last July in On Friday night, a handful of Expo attendees headed
Macau. off for an evening at Vivaldi Ocean World, a waterpark
Neither set of figures are enough to set the world resort about an hour from Seoul. Indeed the close
alight, and AAE remains IAAPA’s least well attended concentration of parks and attractions within the area
show, where exhibitors often console themselves with meant there was a good choice of amusement outlets for
quality over quantity. That may or may not have professionals to examine before, during or after the show,
Edward Cromheecke of the Fabbri
something to do the way people do business in Asia, even if Seoul itself didn’t fill every visitor with delight.
Group is pictured with local
representatives Yu-Mi Kang and
Joong-Ho Lee
Peter van Bilsen of Vekoma with Tim
Chen of Brogent Technologies. The
two companies are working together Visitors enjoy a laptop demonstration of Total Immersion’s Motion simulator/video game supplier Simuline’s booth was
on the I-Ride augmented reality technology busy throughout the show
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