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The Paulaner beer tent:
The following night a sold-out
scene of Wednesday
crowd of 800 experienced
night’s EAS party
Oktoberfest itself. Tickets for this
were pegged high (uni20AC95), but
several visitors were able to attend
as guests of various exhibitors and
guaranteed seating was provided
(although this was one of the few
nights when it wasn’t actually a
lockout). By the end of the night
nearly everyone was word perfect to
Ein Prosit but we still don’t know
who Alice is!
Around 125 IAAPA members had
arrived in Munich early to attend
the association’s Summer Meeting,
To celebrate its 21st anniversary, Leisure Technical Services from the
which took place from Saturday
UK took up a stand at EAS for the very first time. Pictured here is the
onwards. The event last visited
LTS team, with Bob Nicholls and his wife cutting the cake.
Germany in 2004, when IAAPA was hosted so Nevertheless most participants seemed in
memorably by the Mack family at Europa-Park, relatively good spirits despite the obvious
and once again there was a mix of tours to local financial burden of having to attend two
attractions for guests to enjoy. For those travelling European exhibitions in one year.
long distances to be in Munich, including some “We thought it would be a flop but it has been
of the Americans, this was a good way to make a OK, ”remarked Michele Colombari over at the
week of it and tag on some sightseeing and Fabbri stand, “about the same as Nice.”
additional networking. “We had mixed feelings about the show,”
EAASI makes a stand
Creating a bridge between the Summer reported Hannes Lackner of Funtime, one of
Meeting and EAS, Munich’s own Maurer Söhne several companies that booked late, and so
During EAS, the European suppliers’ association
hosted a well-attended event at its factory on ended up in a second, overflow hall.
EAASI took action against a Chinese exhibitor on
Monday night, and also took customers to see its “September/October is better for us as it gives us
behalf of four Italian ride manufacturers whose
Skyloop reference project at Allgäu Skyline Park. enough time to complete orders, but I think one
products were displayed without their consent in
one of the company’s catalogues.
In fact, several exhibitors with local connections show a year is enough!”
Several curious onlookers stood and watched
exploited this to their full advantage. Zierer, for “It was an excellent idea to hold it at the same
as Frank Yu of China Union, from Shanghai, was
example, ferried a number of interested parties time as Oktoberfest,” enthused Wolfgang Richter,
ordered to remove the offending publication from
over to its premises in Neuhausen for a peak at chairman of Huss Park Attractions, which could
his stand by Munich lawyer Wolfgang Gotz and
one of its new constructions. The company’s boast six or seven big rides this year on the
executer Wolfgang Lurz. Marina Ernst was also one of a handful of Wiesn. “We have had high level discussions with
There was no proof that replicas of the rides German exhibitors to brighten up the exhibition people we would normally expect to see. Despite
had been built, but photos of them were enough
floor by donning local costume during the show! the financial conditions right now, things look
to concern the suppliers in question, namely IE
As for actual exhibits, there was little new to pretty positive for the future.”
Park, Ital Resina, Sartori and Zamperla. Rides
see, and this is still pretty much a rides show with According to Charlotte van Etten of Vekoma,
from several other Chinese manufacturers were
also included in the catalogue.
a lot less of the ancillary products and services the quality of attendance and the surroundings
In co-operation with the Italian manufacturer’s
you see at IAAPA’s big exhibition in the States. were good. “It’s been a nice combination having
association ANCASVI, officials from EAASI say
they plan to perform similar actions against other
The EAS showfloor
companies at upcoming trade shows, including
IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando. They will also
encourage show organisers to do the same.
“We welcome competition, but it has to be fair
and honest,” an EAASI representative told Park
World. “We will take steps against anyone who
infringes copyright. We have made requests to
IAAPA in the past to help us, but this has not
been effective.”
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