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Arteaga elected IAAPA’s third-vice chairman
The IAAPA board of Directors has elected Gerardo Arteaga as its new third vice-chairman, meaning he will lead the association as chairman from November 2015. The general manager of Fantasilandia in Santiago, Chile, Arteaga grew up in the attractions industry. His family built Fantasilandia in 1978, and in 1998 he was named operations manager for the Happyland family entertainment centre chain, moving back to Fantasilandia in 2000.
Another park for Abu Dhabi?
Las Palm, the developer of Adventure World Warsaw (AWW) has announced plans for what is says will be the largest family theme park in the Middle East. The proposed Adventure World Abu Dhabi will be developed in parallel to Adventure World Warsaw, although the Polish park will open first, in October 2014.
“Gerardo is a dedicated and accomplished leader and has given a great deal of time to IAAPA and the attractions industry,” notes Bob Masterson, chairman of IAAPA’s nominating committee. “He is innovative and regularly breaks new ground with the new developments in his park and family entertainment centers in Chile and Peru. We are confident his leadership, dedication, and industry expertise will help advance the key initiatives of IAAPA in the years ahead.” Arteaga has served in a number of volunteer capacities within IAAPA. He was a member of the marketing committee in 2003 and the FEC committee in 2006. From 2007 to 2009 he served on the IAAPA board. He was also a member of the IAAPA executive committee in 2008, and is currently a member of the association’s advisory committee for Latin America. Arteaga has been an active member of the Latin American Association of Attractions and Amusement Parks (ALAP) for many years.
Gerardo Arteaga will become IAAPA chairman in 2015
“Similarly to the park in Poland, Adventure World Abu Dhabi will be composed of five theme islands with 25 attractions, an entertainment area, restaurants, shops, hotels and an aqua park,” says Las Palm CEO Peter Jan Mulder. “Currently we are at the stage of securing land with a area of approximately 80 hectares. We have encountered full resolve on the part of Abu Dhabi to carry the investment into effect.”
Plans for the new park, which if it happens will join a growing list of local attractions including Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and the upcoming Yas Island waterpark, were announced by Mulder at a press conference in Warsaw on December 15. Updating attendees on the progress of AWW, he stated that €11 million had already been spent on works related to park development, which will be located 50km from the Polish capital in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. Two key staff were recently appointed to the project team, executive managing director Steven Shaiken and chief financial officer Ewa Woroszył. *The Polish government is currently engaged with creating a special economic zone close to Warsaw with a project called Park of Poland as its central investment. The developer of the proposed park, Mooky Greindinger, is the owner of Cinema City International and Ronson Development. Which park will open first, Park of Poland or Adventure World Warsaw, remains to be seen.
DECEMBER 2011/JANUARY 2012
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