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Western representation
As well as large number of exhibitors from China and other Asian nations, most of the established Western ride manufacturers and suppliers were represented, reflecting the fact that they now do a lot of business in their East. “China is the market!,” smiled Chuck Bingham of Martin & Vleminckx, which currently has two rollercoasters in the country and three more on the way. “We've had a lot of interest in our Swing Thing water coaster. This has been a great show, and certainly met all our expectations.” With SkyLoop rides already operating in Changzhou
and Wuhan and a further two rides on order for the Fantawild chain, “Asia is the main market for us right now and will increase further in the years to come,” revealed Horst Ruhe of Maurer Söhne. “We had a constant flow of people over the first
day,” noted Sascha Czibulka on the Intamin booth, “Last year it was mainly people from China, this year there has been a good number from all parts of Asia, plus some European countries too. I've learned of two projects I didn’t know about before coming to the show, whereas last year we didn’t hear about anything new.” “We're doing a lot in Asia,” said Scott Snyder of the North American tube and raft specialist Zebec Water Sports. “Chimelong Water Park uses almost every one of our products, then there's places like Malaysia where we're in every park in the country.” “We see good demand from Asia and the Middle East, while Europe is slowing down,” noted Edward Cromheecke of the Fabbri Group. “We are concentrating on our strongest segments – mid-size and family thrill rides – and have seen some serious customers from China, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Azerbaijan and India.” “The show has been good,” added Enrico of fellow Italian manufacturer Rides & Fun. “Around 60% of our customers are now coming from Asia and the Middle East. We've seen lots of prospective customers; you have to be here.” The European theming specialist TAA hasn’t yet done any work in Asia, but hopes that recent work for Madame Tussauds Sydney in Australia may provide a stepping stone. “The show was not as busy as Singapore last year, but we've had some good contacts,” said Christian Angenvoort. “If we get one or two clients here, then we may open a workshop in Asia.”
Action on IP Perhaps one of the few dissenting voices came from Theo van Zwieten of Mondial, but even he offered a note of optimism: “The show is getting too big, which means people have less time to visit your booth, but if it's growing that has to be good for the industry.” If you looked hard enough, you would still have found some local companies offering rides that resembled close replicas of those from various European manufacturers, but with the introduction of its new intellectual property (IP) programme, IAAPA could not be accused of turning a blind eye. During the show, the association's handled more than 15 cases involving the removal of catalogues, posters or other content from the trade show floor. The challenge for the industry in the years to come will be stopping some of these products even getting to production. This new initiative, which will be continued by IAAPA at Euro Attractions Show in Berlin and IAAPA Attractions Show in Orlando, was met with general support from exhibitors – just like AAE itself. “IAAPA’s presence in Asia is expanding along with the attractions industry” concluded the association’s president and CEO, Chip Cleary. “The conference and trade show has grown tremendously since we opened the IAAPA Asia-Pacific office less than two years ago, and going forward we expect the show will continue to reflect industry growth within the region.”
Indeed, with Asia generally acknowledged as being the fastest growing region of the world for the parks and attractions industry right now, it seems safe to assume that AAE will go from strength to strength over the coming years, snapping at the heels of IAAPA’s Euro Attractions Show (EAS).
Asian Attractions Expo 2013 has been confirmed for June 4 to 7 at Marina Bay Sands in
Jim Seay of Premier Rides delivers an address during the IAAPA Safety Institute
JULY 2012
Singapore, and more than 150 exhibitors have already reserved their space. More info at
iaapa.org/ expos/asian/ 2013
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