Trade Shows

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 What are you main objectives for the IAAPA Expo?    We asked the 3000+ members of Blooloop's LinkedIn group, “Are you planning on attending the IAAPA Expo? If so, what are your main objectives?”...View more

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 A Few of my Favourite Things: A day at the IAAPA Expo    Raindrops on roses and 5D cinema….attending the IAAPA show is of course, as I tell my friends and kids, REALLY, REALLY hard work but it does have the odd perk. In the interest of market research I felt obliged to try everything I could. Here are some of my favourites from the floor…....View more

Monday, December 13, 2010 Disturbing my Equilibrium on Universal's Harry Potter Ride    I count myself and my family very lucky to have lived through first release of the Harry Potter books and Harry Potter movies. Sure there will be those who love the series in the future. However, there is something particularly special about being there at the birth of one of these iconic cultural happenings....View more

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 Optimism with a Frosty Reception : The IAAPA Expo 2010    The annual IAAPA Expo was back to its spiritual home of Orlando in November after last year’s visit to Las Vegas. Many felt a sense of relief to be back in Florida and there was a palpable sense of excitement and optimism in the air as the show began. So what did I learn during my week at the show, other than that I can’t play golf, The Adirondacks are a mountain range and I still don’t like grits?...View more

Thursday, October 21, 2010 Amusement Parks: 3 days in Rome at the EAS    The 7th Euro Amusement Show (EAS), which took place in Rome from the 6th to 8th October, was judged a great success . The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) , reported in excess of 9,000 visitors – the highest in the show’s history - and over 1,000 attending the conference programme....View more

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Meanwhile, back in July: IAAPA's Asian Expo.    The Asian Attractions Expo 2010, which took place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia July 13-16 was IAAPA’s most successful Asian show to date, with more visitors, more exhibitors and a more comprehensive conference than any of its predecessors....View more

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 Genting Singapore Plc's Integrated Resorts-from Drawing Board to Reality    The growth of the middle classes in Asia is expected to fuel a boom in demand for world class attractions: Asia is forecast to comprise 43% of worldwide consumption by 2030. Singapore’s evolved tourism strategy and new integrated resorts have resulted in record visitor arrivals in 2010. Genting Singapore Plc's Q2 results show the financial impact of the new ventures....View more

Saturday, September 04, 2010 Asian Expo 2010 : A View from a Bridge    In Malaysia recently for IAAPA's Asian Expo I paid a visit to FRIM, the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, located around 10 miles out of the capital. A Government owned project and one of the world’s leading bodies involved in tropical forest research, the institute is based in the middle of a tract of dense rainforest......View more

Saturday, March 27, 2010 Amusement parks: IAAPI Trade show, Mumbai - Photos.    The Indian Association of Amusement Parks and Industries (IAAPI) had its annual trade show at the Bombay Exhibition Centre 18th to 20th March. Judged a great success by most in attendance a show report will follow. Here are some photos from the busy trade floor...
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Sunday, March 07, 2010 Family Entertainments: Brushboarding Taking Off!    As a father of pre-teens I am naturally considered desperately, wincingly uncool. I am not “butter”, certainly not “all that and a bag of chips” and hopelessly at sea with today’s rappity-pop stars and their portfolio of perplexing hand gesticulations. However…...View more

Monday, December 14, 2009 Theme Parks: IAAPA Expo photos.    From 17th to 20th November 2009, and for the first time in its 91 year history, the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Attractions Expo took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, USA. For the first time ever, the world's biggest event in this sector was held in the capital of gambling and entertainment...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Theme Parks and Cultural Attractions: Judy Rubin reports on IAAPA in Las Vegas, Part 2    From Insecticide to Coney Island, Flip books to running machines, Blooloop Editor Judy Rubin reports from the show floor at the year's biggest bash and meets an industry leader who is just not what he was..
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Friday, November 20, 2009 Amusement parks:Overheard at IAAPA, Las Vegas    Seen and heard by Blooloop's Judith Rubin at the biggest annual trade event of the Themed Entertainment Industry....View more

Friday, November 20, 2009 Themed Design: Lagasse's Stadium hits a home run for sports-themed restaurants    Checking in here live from the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Las Vegas...

The concept of themed dining—sometimes referred to as “eat-ertainment—has been around the amusement industry for several years in several different formats. You’ve had character breakfasts, dinner shows, and restaurants with audio and visual experiences like the Rainforest Cafes from Schussler Creative......View more

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Attractions Business: Meet me in Las Vegas (IAAPA booth 4524)    We at Blooloop want to meet you in Las Vegas during the IAAPA Attractions Expo Nov 17-20. Please stop by our booth for a chat (# 4524). Blooloop will be podcasting and blogging live from the show, so bring along some witty remarks and observations, too, and you might get interviewed or otherwise included in our coverage! We will also have our signature giveaways: some Blooloop pens (soon to be in much demand on eBay) and our genuine clotted-cream Devon fudge......View more

Thursday, September 24, 2009 Theme Parks: Fun For Mom at Manta    SeaWorld Orlando helped the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) kick off its annual SATE (Storytelling-Architecture-Technology-Experience) Conference in style last night with an industry mixer behind the scenes at the new Manta roller coaster/aquarium attraction.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 InfoComm's Audiovisual Marketplace: The floor according to Steve    Friday, June 19 was the last day of InfoComm 09. This year, the world's largest pro audiovisual marketplace celebrated its 70th anniversary and reported respectable numbers: 28,000 attendees and 850 exhibitors. Exhibitors scramble to get new products, upgrades and prototypes ready in time for this important marketplace. ...View more

Friday, June 19, 2009 The Business of Audiovisual Technology: Steve Thorburn's InfoComm diary, day three    Get a bunch of techies together in Orlando in June and their thoughts turn naturally to the invention of fantastic new personal air conditioning devices......View more

Thursday, June 18, 2009 Audiovisual and Acoustics Engineering: Steve Thorburn Reports from InfoComm    “Audiovisual System Integration Issues for Owners/Facility Managers” was the session I taught from 8-10 am Wednesday here in Orlando at the InfoComm show, annually the largest pro audiovisual marketplace on the planet......View more

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Technology for Entertainment, Education and Business: Steve Thorburn Reports from InfoComm 09    Our marketing and business development specialist Meg Barham, part of Thorburn Associates' team attending InfoComm, took part in Bill Sharer's Advanced Integrated Systems Sales class yesterday and Monday. Not many years ago, this was a four-day session, recently shortened to three, and now to two days......View more

Monday, December 01, 2008 Themed Entertainment: Riding Shuttle Launch Experience    One of the perks of having the IAAPA show in Orlando is getting to tour the local attractions and bring along family members. Boaz Rubin, husband of Blooloop editor Judith Rubin, wrote his impressions of Shuttle Launch Experience at Kennedy Space Center....View more

Friday, November 14, 2008 Amusement Parks: Queueing for Devon's Finest Fudge at the IAAPA Expo    Queues on my mind this week. This is not just because I am English and queuing is a national pastime...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 BH&L Group Declares Mission to Make US Expo Pavilion at 2010 Shanghai World’s Fair a Reality    A Santa Monica group including legendary world’s fair designer Barry Howard is pushing hard to create a meaningful US presence at the Shanghai world’s fair....View more

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Amusement Law: Legal Learning at WWA and IAAPA    For those interested in legal and regulatory issues, fall is a useful time as it’s the season when some of the industry’s largest associations hold their annual conventions.
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Saturday, September 27, 2008 FECs: Looking Forward to IAAPA in Orlando this November    FEC's can expect a lively and informative session about Social Media at this year's conference. This November will be my third time at IAAPA and I am really looking forward to meeting new people, connecting with clients I work with across the country but never see, and hearing the lectures at the education sessions....View more

Monday, April 14, 2008 Amusement parks: Dubai Amusement Expo. And Madonna.    This week the trade show merry-go-round moves onto the UAE where the DEAL( Dubai Entertainment, Amusement & Leisure Show) show takes place, starting on the 20th....View more

Monday, February 18, 2008 Amusement parks: The Indian Amusement Industry Show - Thoughts.    I got back from Mumbai yesterday after we had a booth at the 2008 IAAPI trade show. The show was for us a great success and think this was feedback was echoed by almost everyone I talked to. ...View more

Saturday, November 03, 2007 Amusement parks : Welcome to Bemusement, the Blooloop Blog    View the post