IAAPA 2013 SHOW REPORT
IAAPA ATTRACTIONS EXPO
Almost 30,000 attractions professionals attended the IAAPA exhibition and conference in Florida, marking a 10-year high for the event. We profi le a selection of new products launched at the show, and ask some of the attendees for their views on the latest trends in the attractions world
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Lifetime award for Premier Rides’ Jim Seay
Jim Seay, president of Premier Rides, world supplier of theme park attractions, was hon- oured with the Lifetime Service Award, given in recognition of an individual’s contributions to the industry and IAAPA. Seay began his career in the
Triotech’s new dark ride attraction creates a different adventure for each player Brass ring for Triotech dark ride
Montréal based TRIOTECH won a prestigious Brass Ring Award in the Best New Product Award 2013/ Family Entertainment Center Ride/ Attraction category for its XD Dark
IAAPA AWARDS
Ride attraction. The ride is highly interactive, offering stereoscopic 3D graphics in real time and multi- sensory special effects to create a different adventure for each player.
industry in 1988 with Six Flags Corporate Engineering Team. In 1996 he became president of Premier Rides where he helped develop the Linear Induction Motor and Linear Synchronous Motor-powered roller coaster. Seay has dedicated himself to the design, manufacture and operation of safe rides and attrac- tions. He currently serves on the IAAPA Safety and Government Relations Committees and the IAAPA Foundation Board.
Europa-Park’s ice and ABBA shows honoured
Two Europa-Park shows scooped prestigious Brass Ring Awards. The ‘Ice Show Supr’Ice – Going on Vacation’ and the ABBA Show ‘Waterloo’ were both honoured for best enter- tainment production.
Europa’s Thomas and Michael Mack (l and c) 64 Read Attractions Management online
attractionsmanagement.com/digital Jim Seay accepts his award AM 1 2014 ©Cybertrek 2014
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