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“Over the years we have found that EAS typically attracts the more serious buyers and that those we speak to have the ability and capacity to spend,” noted Baz Slatter of imaging specialist Picsolve. “Couple all this with the added benefit of the show being conveniently located in Europe and makes it a strong date in our calendar each year.” “The Euro Attractions Show continues to be a valuable conduit for WhiteWater to meet existing and future clients,” remarked Grant Poje, the company's executive vice-president for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia. “This year’s show was extremely successful for us and we look forward to attending next year in Sweden.”
Exhibited outside hall 7 was this new Turkish-built ride – perfect for Christmas markets!
Family-owned facilities “One of our best markets in Europe at the moment,” revealed Andrea Cielo of Zamperla, “is France. I think that is because as well as the groups you also have a lot of small family-owned parks that are buying new attractions.” “People want to invest,” observed Preston & Barbieri’s
Lino Ferretti. “They are not huge projects, but as one of the biggest suppliers in this small to medium park sector this is good for us.” “The attendance has not been bad but you have to come each year with new ideas otherwise people go to look online,” Marco Grigolo informed us at the
Technical Park booth. “This time we launched our new Mega Loop and Aerobat Magic Bean rides.” “For us the show seemed slow,” reported Wolfgang Brost of Maurer Söhne, “but we had a lot of pre-fixed appointments so we are happy. We also made some new contacts and learned about new projects. I think Europe is still an important market and although we see a lot of dark rides coming, still nothing can beat a rollercoaster.”
Comments like that above about “slow” attendance reflect the fact that, even with several thousand people
The stand of theming company Neverland
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