December 2011 - Amusement Today

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company’s virtual queuing
system for waterparks. Frank
Good, director of North American
sales, said there has been
a lot of interest in the system.
“We tested it this summer
at the Six Flags White Water
park in Atlanta,” Good said.
“They loved it there.”
Gail Platt, Colortime
Crafts and Markers, Merrick,
N.Y., exhibited her line of costume
T-shirts. Her products
allow park guests to color
their own designed shirts with
markers. Platt said the shirts
can be washed safely once the
color is dried.
Wade McGruder, Waterworks
International, High
Ridge, Mo., was showcasing
his fountain products
equipped with LED lights. He
said business has just started
picking up for him.
“We were slow up until
about a month ago,” he said.
McGruder does a lot
of work for municipalities
around the country, as well as
amusement parks and waterparks.
He has found city officials
are able to get a duel usage
from the fountains. They
can provide fountain fun for
children during the day, then
provide fountain shows at
night.
The last area of growth
among municipalities that
McGruder spoke of is the
same growth area as Root is
seeing in member growth for
the WWA as well as in actual
attendees to this year’s event.
“We are seeing a very
good growth among our public
sector,” Root said. “I think
20 percent of all our attendees
this year is from that sector.”
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Zebec, Fairfield, Ohio, was
on hand at this year’s WWA
trade show and symposium
held in New Orleans in October.
Among some of the
products in the company’s
booth included tubes, rafts,
impact padding, rope and
netting.
CPI Amusement, a leading
designer and manufacturer
of top quality products and
accessories for the amusement
park and waterpark industries,
showed off its line
of tubes at this year’s WWA
tradeshow and symposium,
New Orleans, Oct. 3-7.
Kevin Engels, left, development specialist, and Marc-Andre
Laurin, product designer/talent ambassador, Vortex, Quebec,
Canada, were on hand at the 2011 WWA trade show
and symposium during October to show some of the company’s
water play elements including a variety of spray points,
pool play items and splash pads.
Lo-Q inc., Lithia Springs, Ga., exhibited that company’s newest
line in flash passes. The 2011 season was the first for Lo-
Q’s virtual queuing system for waterparks. It was tested in
the Six Flags’ White Water Park in Atlanta, Ga.
EmeraldFx North America Mazur exhibited its line of fiberglass
products. The company has a full-service fiberglass shop
in Norwalk, Ohio. The company’s president Rick Hughes said
they are also starting to get into turnkey contracting. From
left, are Chuck DeCaro, vice president, Hughes, and Scott
Borsick, sales and marketing.
Allied Specialty Insurance
Inc. representatives David E.
Gallace and Sherrie Calhoun
spent time answering questions
during the 2011 WWA
trade show and symposium
held in New Orleans, Oct.
3-7.