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on Disney, this year's discussion focused exclusively on one project: Disney Shanghai Resort, where Walt Disney Imagineering's Craig Russell noted: “We were not building a park in China; we were defining the Disney brand for 1.4 billion people.” “The education seminars have been fantastic this week,”
observed Denise Beckson, director of operations and human resources with Morey's Piers in New Jersey. “We've had great participation in sessions, in the EDUTours, and in our special events. I hope attendees take away things they're able to take back and implement in their business, to have an experience here that matters and they're able to take home.”
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After dark in Orlando Greg Hale's comments ('IAAPA Elation') about the weather in Orlando will be somewhat irrelevant to those who spent most of the week indoors, at the Orange County Convention Center and in bars, restaurants and hotels in and around International Drive. Each evening, as Expo attendees left the main venue, they walked out to find darkness had descended over the Florida city. Yet there were plenty of networking events to add a little sparkle to the night's proceedings. The official IAAPA Opening Reception at the convention center was where 1,270 people headed straight after the show on Tuesday. That same night no fewer than three parties were held at Pointe Orlando, the TEA Mixer at Fat Fish Blue proving even more popular than the Opening Reception with 1,700 guests over the evening, while dancing as well as socialising was enjoyed by those attending the Blooloop party at BB King's Blues Club and the WhiteWater party at Lafayette's. As well as the European & Middle East, Latin America and
Waterpark receptions held on Wednesday, Great Coasters and VR Coaster repeated their evening event at Fun Spot America, at which all attendees were provided with complimentary food, drinks, rides and even a ride photo. On Thursday, the IAAPA Celebrates at SeaWorld event perhaps came a little too soon after the 2013 shindig at the
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PHOTO CAPTIONS 1) Sascha Czibulka of Intamin
2) The Gravity Group’s Chad Miller shows off the coaster company’s new dragon car
3) Phyllis Dell and Fred Grubb of Rocky Mountain Construction
4) Olivier, Walter and Sophie Bolliger from Bolliger & Mabillard
5) Pollin Waterparks let visitors to its booth ride its new Space Race slide in virtual reality
6) Interlink’s John Davies comforts a broken leg the ony way he knows how ...with a drink!
7) Empex Watertoys’ award- winning booth
8) An eye-catching LED-lit tower ride from Moser
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