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Hal McEvoy, president and CEO, IAAPA
McEvoy announces retirement plan Hal McEvoy, president and CEO of IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, has announced he will retire from his position on 1 April, 2023. McEvoy has served on the executive team for IAAPA since he was hired in April 2017 as chief financial officer. He was named interim president and CEO in February 2018 and was selected to be president and CEO after a comprehensive executive search concluded in October 2018. To allow for an orderly transition and not to disrupt the association’s operation for 2022, Hal has agreed to serve as president and CEO until his retirement next year. IAAPA will conduct a global search for a new president and CEO, led by the IAAPA president and CEO search committee.
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tel Transylvania attraction opens Dream Island Park, Moscow
In other IAAPA news, Michael Shelton was named as North America regional vice president and executive director, and Peter van der Schans was selected to lead the IAAPA EMEA Team as executive director and vice president. Both will report to Jakob Wahl, IAAPA’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
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Island Theme Park. “We partnered with Sony Pictures in order to achieve an authentic experience that will be the first attraction of this level in Russia, in one of the world’s leading theme parks.” “In line with our growing Location Based Entertainment strategy, Dream Island Theme Park has done a fantastic job bringing this beloved brand to life and giving audiences the unique opportunity to transport themselves into the thrilling world of Hotel Transylvania,” said Jeffrey Godsick, EVP of Global Partnerships and Brand Management and Head of Location Based Entertainment at Sony Pictures Entertainment. In addition to the Hotel Transylvania ride,
guests will also find a “Tavern of Fear” snack bar, a “Vampire’s Bite” burger cafe and “Transylvania Treasures,” a gift store filled with Hotel Transylvania themed souvenirs and memorabilia.
With its latest attraction – the Ellipse Flyer – Zierer offers its customers an innovative and top-class ride, with space for 32 passengers arranged in four gondolas.
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uspended, horizontally rotating seats, elliptical rotation and an increasing sense of zero gravity are the exciting features of Zierer’s new Ellipse Flyer. Its standard industrial, tech-heavy design with the
possible added option of artificial smoke creates the illusion of being part of a giant engine in motion. “The Ellipse Flyer… shall enrich the worldwide landscape of amusement
parks by furnishing an exciting new innovation to their attractions,” said Zierer managing director Martin Weichselgartner. “A ride on the Ellipse Flyer will be a turbulent experience, in a literal sense.” Once passengers are seated in the Ellipse Flyer’s ergonomic, foam
cushioned seats and their safety bars are closed, a hydraulic system lowers the boarding platform and the gondola arms begin to swing the gondola units via a frame construction slowly back and forward. The four gondolas each meanwhile also begin to rotate. Passengers reach the highest elliptical rotation point of the ride after
Tornado Springs opens
10 meters and provide a 360° all-round view of the entire amusement park and its surrounding landscape area as the gondolas continue with their horizontal rotation.
Danish theming firm MK Themed Attractions assisted UK family park Paultons Park in getting its brand-new themed area, Tornado Springs, ready for 12 April by producing and delivering customised props for the entire area.
a few swings of the gondola arms followed by an entire rotation with an increasing sense of zero gravity. The four gondolas rotate horizontally and allow for a breathtaking panoramic view in three dimensions of movement. The Ellipse Flyer’s gondola arms can be stopped at a height of approx.
and experiences, all with a heavy Midwestern US theme. The majority of the themed elements were produced and delivered by MK Themed Attractions. Guests will be immersed in the new area completed with themed signs, props, objects, and coasters, all telling the unique story of Tornado Springs.
to say that it has been a pleasure working with Paultons Park. From the very beginning the visions and ambitions Paultons Park had sounded exciting, and a project we at MK Themed Attractions have loved being a part of. We look forward to seeing the impression the new area Operations director at Paultons
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are so pleased to finally open the park and welcome guests to explore Tornado Springs, our largest single investment here at Paultons Park. We wanted to introduce a spectacular and immersive themed area
Zierer launches new ride concept Ellipse Flyer
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