SEPTEMBER 2019
4 Park Hoppin’ The latest from Paul Ruben
8-24 Park News Your monthly round-up
26 Park World Excellence Awards Congratulations to our finalists
28 Industry Event WWA Show
30 - 32 Cover Story Triotech
34- 36 Park Update Family Kingdom
39 Company Profile Chance Rides
40 Company Profile Vekoma
42-43 Ride Profile Firebird
44-48 Six Flags 2020 rides and attractions revealed
51 Ride Profile Taiga
52 Company Profile Legacy Entertainment
54-55 Ride Profile Steel Curtain
57-58 Park Profile Slagharen Theme Park & Resort
60-62 Park Profile Leolandia
64 Attraction Profile Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
67 Ride Profile BOOM
68 Research Queue Lines
71-72 Ride Profile Runaway Tram
74-75 Company Profile Big Bounce
76-77 Asia Pacific Market Report
78-81 Latin America Brazil
Editor: Becci Knowles (+44 1622 699140)
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North American Editor: Paul Ruben (+1 585 381 1012)
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Contributors this issue: Astrid Gonzles Narino, Hannah Hart, Heather M. Eichenbaum, Esq.
Sales Manager: Mark Burgess (+44 1622 699124)
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Sales & Events Manager:
Julian Davies (+44 1622 699106)
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Publishing Director: Paul Ryder
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Managing Director: Parvez Kayani
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Publication Secretary: THIS MONTH’S COVER SHOT:
Custom-made for Merlin Entertainments, NINJAGO™ The Ride is the first interactive attraction in the world to require no hand-held control or device. We reinvented the interactive attraction experience with our proprietary Maestro™ hand gesture technology. This technology allows guests to interact with the content without holding a device.
SEPTEMBER 2019 • ISSN 1462-4796
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One of the most important industry events of the year is taking place this month, IAAPA Expo Europe (16-19 September, Paris) and we’ve got a bumper issue for you to mark it. The Park World team will be at stand 4232, make sure you pop by and say ‘hello’!
The other important event of course is the 2019 Park World Excellence Awards, also in Paris on 18 September.
Datateam Business Media in association with Park World magazine launched these awards in 2018 to celebrate premier operators, suppliers, manufacturers and entertainment specialists and define industry excellence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The sheer volume and exceptional standard of the entries certainly made the decision-making process difficult for our panel of expert judges and many of this year’s awards were tightly contested, so each and every company and individual shortlisted should be incredibly proud.
If you happen to be reading this after both events have taken place, please note we will have a full review of IAAPA Expo Europe in the October issue and will be releasing an exclusive Park World Excellence Awards supplement digitally and including it in print in the October issue also.
In the meantime, enjoy finding out more about Triotech, Chance Rides, Slagharen ThemePark and Resort, and Leolandia, together with a host of other exciting companies and new rides and attractions in your September issue of Park World!
Becci Knowles, editor
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