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KMG was happy though: “It’s been good for us.
We have seen plenty of European buyers,
including a lot from France and even Slovakia,
but not Germany because the business is bad.”
After getting the week off to such a great start
on Monday night at the company’s premises
across town, Maurer Söhne’s Horst Ruhe was in
an understandably good mood when we caught
up with him in the closing hours of EAS. “The
show has been very good,” he concluded. “The
big European parks were here, except the UK for
some reason, and of course it’s been helpful for
us meeting here in Munich. We have new orders
right now from Europe and Asia and are very
satisfied with the situation.”
Just as at Interschau, the German showman’s
It’s off to Amsterdam in 2009, when EAS
influence was evident. Located n the Messe München
appears at the RAI International Exhibition and
foyer, for example, was this display of tractors
Congress Center over the same dates as Munich,
the show together with the Summer Meeting, it’s September 30 to October 2 – this time Monday
a nice area to explore, although I think a week is to Wednesday. Located in the south of the Dutch
a little too long. This still has to be affordable for capital, the RAI is less than eight minutes from
us suppliers.” Schiphol Airport. After trying places like Seville
and Vienna in the past, it appears IAAPA is now
September Scheduling aware how important a major air hub can be to
Yet for one exhibitor in particular, the timing was the success of a show and we can expect a large Making a sartorial effort was Eckart Schulz, seen here
a disaster: “The dates couldn’t have been attendance as a result. at the S&S stand with Tillman Fuchs
worse,” remarked Phil Pickersgill of Innovative
Leisure, one of handful of British companies that
has also been exhibiting the previous week at the
Solid steel networking
the park, as the existing Tree of Life proved too
symmetrical for guests to find their bearings.
established Leisure Industry Week show in the
Maurer Söhne, the Munich-based manufacturer Then Steven C Blum, senior vice-president of
UK. “I should be following up my leads now, but of rollercoasters and bridge protection systems, engineering and safety for Universal Parks &
I can’t do that if I’m here.” trades off its reputation for “Innovation in Steel.” Yet
Resorts, provided a fascinating insight into the
Mauro Ferarri of Preston & Barbieri highlighted
surely one of its biggest achievements was to challenges of incorporating a major new coaster
some other unfortunate scheduling: “At first I was
transform a steel hall at its Munich HQ into a party into an existing park that must remain open
enthusiastic because of Oktoberfest, I thought
venue for the night. That’s what throughout. The ride in question
this would be a special year, but it is a big
happended on Monday, was Hollywood Dream at Universal
holiday here in Germany on Friday, so I do not
September 29, when Maurer held Studios Japan and Steven and his
expect to see many people at the show towards
its latest Rollercoaster Event, to team are about to embark on a
the end of the week. Also the Middle East people
coincide with EAS. similar journey with Hollywood Rip,
have not come because it is the start of
Clever use of coloured Ride, Rockit at Universal Studios
spotlighting, lounge seating and a Orlando. The latter is a Maurer
Ramadan. This will not be the case next year, but
laser show down the full length of project, but the supplier
these things need looking at.”
the hall created a memorable nevertheless deserves credit for
“It’s not been bad for us, although we did not
venue for this industry get-together. allowing both speakers to discuss
see too many visitors,” commented Technical
Maurer staff had been anticipating rival manufacturer’s coasters
Park’s Marco Grigolo. “It seems like maybe a hundred or so guests would turn during their talks.
Germany is waiting for Interschau, this is a busy up for this, a factory tour and an
And then it was off to the steel
time for the showmen sector.”
accompanying seminar hall for a party that exceeded
Peter Theunisz from the Dutch ride builder
programme, but in the end more than 200 came, many guests’ expectations. Music by Forces in
more still arriving for the party. Motion was complemented by that light show to
Sitting through seminars after dark and on an remember by HB Laser.
empty stomach might not be to everyone’s tastes,
but the audience was treated to insightful
presentations from two high level speakers.
David A Wilson, project director for Walt Disney
Imagineering, explained his five golden rules to
attraction design, and as you’d expect from a
Disney man, storytelling was key. Some Disney
attractions take ready written stories, such as the
sequence from the Finding Nemo film that inspired
Crush’s Coaster at Walt Disney Studios in Paris,
which uses a Maurer ride system. Others,
meanwhile, require a tale to be fleshed out, such as
Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom in Florida.
Pictured on the Bertazzon stand, from left to right,
David also revealed that the latter attraction was
were Lino Barazzuol, Anika Kindler, Michele
built to provide a new iconic reference point inside
Bertazzon and Ferdi Gigengack
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