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IAAPA 2013
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Facts – Observations – Short Portraits . . . . 4
NEW PRODUCTS
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SPECIAL
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KALEIDOSCOPE
BREAKDANCE
Text & Photos:
Norman Vogt
Jack Wetzel’s “Breakdance”
inside the exhibition hall
BERG MOTIF
Text & Photo: Helmut Bresler
While preparations for the
Pentecost event 2014 have
been finalised with contracts
having been sent out before
the end of the year for the first
time, the department store
Galeria Kaufhof, located in
the Erlangen pedestrian
precinct, surprised the public
with a very special voucher.
Vouchers – no matter what’s the
occasion – have become increasingly
popular throughout
the last decade. Consequently,
retailers have prepared themselves
and offer appropriate
motifs ranging from birthdays,
weddings, and saint’s days to
retirement. Galeria Kaufhof, the
renowned full-range retailer,
has now added a classic Berg
motif to its offer. The card can
be charged with a desired
amount of money for the card
user to spend. Unfortunately,
the card cannot yet be used at
the Berg event, but only at the
department store. ■
The Huss “Breakdance”
from Swiss showman Jack
Wetzel from Geneva made its
first appearance at the
Autumn Fair in Basle.
Wetzel purchased the ride,
built in 1998, in Scandinavia.
On its arrival in Switzerland, it
had to be thoroughly renovated
as it was in rather poor
condition. Among others, new
metal sheets were mounted, the electronic system was
completely overhauled and a new motor for the wheel
disc drive was built in. Then the ride was newly painted
by James Münger (a former “Breakdance” owner, as is
well-known) with, among other motifs, images of such
BARUSSELL
Text & Photo: Helmut Bresler
At the Herbstkirchweih
in Schwabach, near
Nürnberg, the Frankish
show-woman Simone
Eschenbacher (31)
celebrated a première
with great success with
her new beer carousel,
“Barussell”.
Her father Frank Eschenbacher
had came up with
the idea some time ago. It
is a tribute to the family history; after all his father
Konrad had been a trained brewer. A Nürnberg steel
construction company built the supporting elements
according to the new standard DIN EN 13814. Many
further details and decoration elements were done by
Eschenbacher himself. For the première, the
modern icons as Lady Gaga, David Guetta and Pitbull,
as well as classic figures such as Michael Jackson and
Elvis Presley. After the redesign, Jack Wetzel presented
the “Breakdance” at, among other venues, Lausanne,
Geneva, Neuenburg and Basle.
■
rounding board featured a mixture of beer and
drinking motifs as well as classic kiddie ride pictures.
This transformed the Christmas Market at the “Alexa”
shopping centre in Berlin, where the “Barussell”
offered, among other enticements, traditional
Glühwein.
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DAEMONIUM
KALEIDOSCOPE
Text & Photos:
Ralf Schmitt
New at Martin Blume’s
“Daemonium”, the ghost tractor
At the large “Daemonium”
ghost ride from
Martin Blume, a historic
tractor with a very creepy
driver, caused quite a
furore.
The tractor, placed on the
left side in front of the construction,
is an original
Hanomag R55 from the
ample collection of historic
tractors and traction units
INFO
from Martin Blume from Nienburg. The colour plan
of the vehicle (the R55 type was built by Hanomag
from 1955 to 1958) was changed to match that of
the “Daemonium”. Naturally, the special feature –
and its connection to the ghost ride – is the
apparently “forgotten” driver behind the steering
wheel of the tractor (effectively illuminated by
LED-lighting).
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LULLUSFEST TRADITION
Text & Photo: Uwe Holzmann
It is a popular tradition and indispensable
programme highlight
during the Lullusfest in Bad
Hersfeld: The climbing of the
Lolls-church.
Once the exhausting ascent is
over, participants are rewarded by
a magnificent view across the
district town in Hessen and well
beyond the city borders - and
naturally, also across the Lullusfest
with its attractions. This time
the event was enjoyed by (f.l.t.r.):
Marcel Wilhelm, Rico Rasch,
Conny Hellberg, Andrea Hofmann,
Volker Drewes, Michael
Zehle with his children Sally and
Mike, as well as (kneeling in the
front) Rainer Traber and Richard
Krolzig.
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Enjoying the view across
the Lullusfest from the top: the
participants in the tower ascent
INTERNATIONAL “GREEN WEEK” IN BERLIN
Text & Photos:
Ralf Schmitt
Soon to be offered at
Volksfest events? Kangaroo meat
skewers and fried sausages
From 17 th to 26 th January the
world's largest fair for nutrition,
agriculture and horticulture, the
International Green Week, will
once again entice the public to
Berlin.
In the country-based festival halls,
although the focus is on “food and
drink”, the fair will prove to be a good
opportunity for the showman
industry to find out about new
culinary products and ideas from producers. After all,
almost everything can be tried out and tasted on-site,
and complete dishes can be ordered and enjoyed in the
country restaurants set up. In addition to the large food
concerns, many medium and small-sized producers
from around the globe will also be represented in Berlin
- some of them offering highly interesting niche products.
For more information: www.gruenewoche.de ■
Delicious? –
“mashed potato to go” in a cup.
A beautiful swing was built up
in the huge exhibition hall of
the Russian Federation
last year
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WELLENFLUG
Text:
Ralf Schmitt
Photos: Jimmy Blume (WOATT), Archiv Barthel, Rolf Orschel, Ralf Schmitt
At the Hamburg Sommerdom 2013, the Zierer “Wellenflug”
from the Berlin Barthel family bid its farewell before being sold
to Australia.
Consequently, this Wellenflug example has certainly established
itself as something of a “globetrotter”, given the ride’s impressive
history. In 1977, the ride was built for the Klaus Peter firm in Speyer,
who operated it up until 1984. From there it went on a long journey
for the first time; its destination - Florida, USA. There it was operated
at an amusement park up until the late 1980s, until it was yet
again shipped overseas - to its native Germany, having been
acquired by the Schieck firm in 1991. In 1993, it was purchased
by the Barthel family, which has remained true to the ride for 20
years. Now, they have parted with the attraction however, as the
WOATT firm from
Worms is arranging for
it to be sold to an
amusement park in
Australia. Therefore, the
guest appearance at
the Sommerdom in
Hamburg was, at one
and the same time, its
last appearance in
Farewell to the Wellenflug
from Otto and Robert Barthel to Australian regulati-
Germany. According
ons on the import of
timber, all wooden
parts had to be removed
before the ride was
packed for shipment in
an ocean container. The
backflash wagon stayed
in Germany though.
Robert Barthel has now
migrated to the games
sector.
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Following its last guest
appearance in Hamburg the
attraction then went to
Nienburg. There the
“Wellenflug” was dismantled by
WOATT and due to Australian
regulations on the import of
timber, all wooden parts were
removed before transportation
overseas
The “Wellenflug” ready for
the long sea voyage to Australia
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NEW PRODUCTS
The “Racing Coaster”
from Thoma/Hartmann
In late July last year, Toni Thoma
and his partner Theodora Hartmann
from Mayen/Heilbronn
celebrated a successful première
with their brand new family
coaster “Racing Coaster”, built
by SBF from Italy, at the bric-abrac
and flea market in Opladen.
Text & Photos:
Norman Vogt
Speeding through the turn
Racing Coaster
The mini coaster was
built according to the
new standard DIN 13814
for ride constructions and
approved by TÜV
Munich. The coaster has a front length of 21
metres, is 11 metres deep, about 7 metres tall at
its highest point and has electrical requirements of
50 kW. Due to its compact dimensions, the
complete construction can be loaded on the
centre trailer and quickly relocated. The three-axle
trailer was built by a ride manufacturer company in
Andernach. While the visual design of the coaster
and the train features a number of motifs from the
Disney movie “Cars”, the station, the name sign
and the platform were painted with comic motifs
from the automobile world. After the winter break,
the family coaster is to be enhanced by a backflash,
further decoration elements and spectacular
LED lighting. Powered by a friction drive system,
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NEW PRODUCTS
The passengers take their
places in comfortable shell
shaped seats with footstools
the train glides almost silently and softly along the
track, accommodating 20 passengers per ride in
comfortable, shell-shaped single seats (with footstools).
A modern locking system, usually only
installed on large coasters, provides the passengers
with the utmost safety. From the station, the
train first travels to the highest point of the track,
from where it drops quickly through a loop. Having
run through a number of tight turns it finally returns
to its starting point. Due to it short length, the track
is run along repeatedly. After the première in
Opladen, the venues in the first season of Toni
Thoma’s and Theodora Hartmann’s newly
purchased ride included, among other venues,
Karpfham, Gaggenau, Mayen, and the Hochheim
Markt at the end of the season.
■
Toni Thoma
Details of the “Racing Coaster”
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NEW PRODUCTS
FLYING SWINGER
During Pentecost 2013, the
Swiss show-woman Michelle
Howald from Altendorf - who has
specialised in operating snack
and games booths during the
last few years - celebrated a
successful première with her
first (and brand new) ride
attraction, the “Flying Swinger”
Wave-Swinger in Schaffhausen.
Text & Photos:
Norman Vogt
After the only Wave-Swinger (the Zierer example
from the Spengler firm) had been sold to
France some years ago, Michelle Howald decided
to purchase a ride of this type – and chose a
model from the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini
in Bergantino. The family ride accommodates a
total of 40 passengers in the usual individual seats
with eight double seats available. Howald’s ride,
called “Flying Swinger”, has ground measurements
of about 19 metres (including flight path)
and a height of 12 metres, and is dominated by
light brown, red and blue colours, and is effectively
illuminated by red, blue, and white LEDs. Moreover,
a number of spotlights illuminated the ride in
changing colours after sundown. The motifs
around the rounding boards and on the rest of the
ride depict several famous sights from various
regions in Switzerland. The transport of the Wave-
Swinger requires two trailers. After the première in
Schaffhausen, Michelle Howald presented the
“Flying Swinger” at, among other venues, Kreuzlingen,
Weinfelden, Zurich, Lucerne and – as the
highlight of the first season – at the Autumn Fair in
Basle.
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Michelle Howald
The “Flying Swinger”
at the Autumn Fair in Basle
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SPECIAL
One of the first major
Spanish Volksfest events in
the year: the Fira del Ram
on the island of Mallorca
Majorca, the largest island of the
Balearic Islands, is a popular
destination for sun-seeking
tourists every year. Apart from
the known party zones in El-
Arenal, the island - located some
170 kilometres off the Spanish
mainland - also offers a lot of
natural wonders and other
sights. In spring with only a
couple of tourists around, the
“Fira del Ram” with its longstanding
tradition is a welcome
source of income for about 170
showmen.
Text & Photos: Norman Vogt
Quite unusual, an ice rink
at the Volksfest
Majorca (ES)
on the sun-drenched island. During the
week, the fairground is open from 5
p.m. to midnight, at weekends from 10
a.m. to 2 a.m. On Sundays however, the
lights on the fairground go out at midnight.
Once again, the entertainment contingent was
For this large event, held on the fairground in the
industrial area of Son Fusteret on Palma de made up of an ample variety of attractions and
Mallorca (autobahn exit Palma-Inca), 170 showmen
and merchants are attracted to the island with their
varied operations. These comprise some 70 ride and
funhouse attractions and around 100 stalls –
including gastronomic and games booths. Visitors
can reach the fairground – which boasts free parking
facilities available all around – by car or various bus
routes. In the last few years, the Fira del Ram was
novelties just waiting to be tried out. Positively worth
mentioning was that the few double presentations
were built up some distance away from each other.
This is not always the case at large Volksfest events
in Spain; in Seville, for example, four “Smashing
Jump” attractions had once been built up one next
to the other. In many respects, the Fira del Ram, held
on the outskirts of the Balearic capital of Palma de
held from 23 rd February to 15 th April. While Mallorca, cannot be compared with the fair events in
temperatures in Central Europe are still far below 10
degrees, here they often climb to above 20 degrees
Seville, Cadiz or Huelva, where the Flamenco and
other dance schools erect their tents and visitors
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SPECIAL
“Smashing Jump” and
“Saltamontes” are still
highly popular with the
visitors
come to the fairground to
celebrate, wearing traditional
and other local costumes.
There were no such tents
here, and instead of local
costumes visitors walk
across the fairground in
normal everyday clothes,
wearing jeans and T-shirts.
The event was modestly advertised on the island.
There were some taxis with stickers promoting the
event, but not a single poster or banner could be
found throughout the city area of Palma. The best
advertising medium, clearly visible from any
distance, was the tall Ferris Wheel, which was
particularly striking due to its futuristic gondolas and
was enthroned in the centre of the fairground. In
earlier years, there were often two Ferris Wheels built
up almost next to each other and operating at the
same time. The huge “Gigant
XXL” propeller also soared into
the sky, providing a magnificent
view across the surrounding
region, unless it was set to “spin
mode”.
The looping attraction was
particularly well-received by
young people. “Vikingo” was the
name of the swing, which was
very well frequented by the
general public, and as many as
two “Freak Out” attractions
provided further swinging fun.
Moreover, there were three
“Smashing Jump”-type constructions
called “Super Tarantula”,
“Maxi” and “Maxi Dance”.
They were joined by yet two more
classic Saltamontes (without
rotating gondolas), that provided
more fun under the name of
“Super Kanguro” and “Mega Rana”. Among this
year’s highlights was the “Flip Fly”, called “Loop
Fighter”, from Antonio and Laura Garcia.
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SPECIAL
Well-attended
particularly in the evenings
the Haunted House “Templo
del Mar”
6D Simulator
The ride was very well received, with long queues of
people forming during the evening hours.
Due to a number of spotlights, as well as fog and
laser effects, the ride made a superb visual appearance,
particularly after sundown. Roller coaster fans
were able to enjoy the “Crazy Mouse - Super Raton”
presented by the Banuls family, which was dismantled
a couple of days before the end of the event
however, as it was already due at the next venue.
Watery fun could be enjoyed on the “Rio Rapidos”
water ride, which was very well attended by day,
whereas visitor attendance was quite modest in the
Fun on suspension bridges,
giant slide, and the walk-through
construction “Grand Prix”
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SPECIAL
Still among the public’s
favourites in Spain, skid rides
such as the “El Latigo”
evenings. Built up opposite the water attraction was
the “Night Express” Miami, which is one of a couple
of rides that stay on Majorca after the end of the “Fira
del Ram”, to be further presented at a number of
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SPECIAL
Surge of adrenaline
provided for by the “Gigant
XXL”, “Skater”, “Flip Fly”, “Flic
Flac” and the “Night Express”
minor fair events on the island. The “Templo del Mar”
walk-through construction with its live actors
provided visitors with a creepy atmosphere and
magically attracted not only the young. Moreover,
visitors were able to negotiate an adventure course
with suspension bridges, rolling barrels and a slide
inside the three-level walk-through construction
“Grand Prix”. This funhouse was built up by José Luis
San Maximo, who also presented his new kiddie
walk-through construction “La Academia” for the first
time at this event. “La Carcel” is the name of the
Spanish “Rainbow” version, providing its passengers
with a ride in one of its five cages. Right next to
it, the “Skater” (Top Scan), which used to be “at
home” in Germany, made its rounds.
Highly popular with the visitors was the “El Latigo”
track ride, on which the vehicles (accommodating
three passengers each) are spun to the outside
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SPECIAL
“La Carcel”, “Vikingo”, and
“Amor Express”
around the curves at ever-increasing speed. At full
speed the screaming of the passengers is simply
part of the fun.
With the Telecombat “Star Wars”, where passengers
can choose the flight height themselves, another
family ride was built up in the entrance area. Other
attractions presented were the “Amor Express”
Switchback, a “Polyp”, as well as the Spanish
version of a “Take Off” ride. The best party atmosphere,
particularly in the evenings, could be
enjoyed at the “Super Cazuela” (Tagada), which was
much loved especially by adolescents, being great
“Super Cazuela” Tagada
and “Take Off”
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SPECIAL
Mysterious:
the interactive “Q-Zar”
Coasters for young
and old
fun with a great deal of smoke, heavy bass beats,
and cheeky announcements made over the microphone.
A dodgem track and a simulator rounded off
the entertainment contingent for adolescents and
adults alike. Naturally younger visitors were also able
to enjoy many different attractions, such as the
classic kiddie carousel, mini-dodgems, bouncers,
the “Star Disney” railway attraction, motor karts, the
“Dragon” coaster, a mini Ferris Wheel, “The
Simpsons” Waltzer, as well as yet another track ride
called “Tokio Guay”.
Highly popular in Spain is the “Tren Alegria” ride,
where a train rides in circles. Prior to the ride,
passengers are handed a foam hammer or balloons.
Once the ride has started, one or two clowns make
their appearance waiting for the train at the exit of
the tunnel, to scare the kids and their parents. The
clowns were also equipped with soft hammers and
balloons, and starting a fierce battle upon the arrival
of the train – and there was certainly a whole lot of
bashing going on! It is great fun, not only for the
passengers but also for the viewing public. This time,
the “Q-Zar” attraction was also a real highlight for
children and teenagers. This is a type of electronic,
inactive Gotcha game inside an inflatable UFO with
a number of obstacles and walls serving as a
defence. At the entrance to the “Q-Zar” the fighters
are equipped with a back and chest guard as well
as a laser pistol. If an opponent is hit by a laser beam,
the shooter scores a point. After a number of
minutes the game is over and the winner is whoever
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For children,
there is a varied offering at the
Fira del Ram. Quite unusual,
the “Simpsons” ride
has scored the most points. Another attraction
offered at the event was the “Ice-Park” tent, where
visitors could hire skates and skate on the slippery
ice rink illuminated by colourful disco spotlights in
the evening.
Many different kinds of gastronomic operations were
spread across the fairground serving dishes to be
eaten in mostly plain little tents. The menu even
provided classic German bratwurst, for example at
the “Wurstkönig” or the “Grillmeister”, and naturally
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SPECIAL
Food and drinks: Spanish,
French or German – sweet
or hearty
Unusual prize
presentation
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SPECIAL
The Fira del Ram
offers quite a happy fairground
experience
also familiar hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chips,
kebab, and pizza. Only a couple of operations
offered typical Spanish specialities though, among
them a rustic-style booth called “Meson Samar”
proffering whole Serrano hams hanging from the
ceiling, selling portions to be eaten together with
fresh bread and olives. In addition to various
Spanish red wines, beer (mainly German) was also
on offer. Moreover, many different flavours of
“Churros” were available at several operations, and
roasted almonds, popcorn, crêpes and other typical
sweet fairground snacks were offered not only at the
usual sweet booths. Candy floss was also offered at
many an attraction - not freshly made at the stall but
sold in plastic buckets. The games sector also
provided an ample variety, luring visitors with prizes
such as soft toys, other toys, electrical gadgets and
many other knick-knacks.
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MARKETING
STUTTGART
The façade advertising on
Mercedesstraße
“Die Schausteller” –
here as flag motif in the beer
garden and as print motif
Text: Ralf Schmitt
Photos: Wagner Kommunikation
A special advertising campaign initiated and
carried out by three participating showmen
caused quite a furore at the Cannstatt Volksfest
2013. Christian von Berg, Thomas Koch and
Thomas Schmidt were “Die Schausteller”, or
“The Showmen”.
The purpose of the campaign, under the slogan
“Die Schausteller – Aktiv, innovativ, leistungsstark!”,
or “The showmen – active, innovative, highperforming!”,
was to bring the profession of “showman”
a little more into public focus at the Volksfest,
and also as a counterweight to the aggressively
advertising beer tent patrons. To this end Christian
von Berg (Candy), Thomas Koch (Wurst Koch),
and Thomas Schmidt (Toontown) – representatives
from three different sectors: sales, showman
gastronomy and games – joined forces and
engaged an advertising agency to realise their
idea. It produced the advertising motif with the
three showmen as the faces of the campaign,
published in print media (Cannstatt Volkfestzeitung,
Top Stuttgart Magazin,
Stadtanzeiger and BILD Stuttgart),
as huge façade advertising (on the
building at Mercedesstraße 15), as
lettering on the vehicles of the Volksfest
suppliers, as well as Mega-Light-
Select at the Bad Cannstatt station.
The total circulation of advertising
measures amounted to 996.909 examples,
with the three showmen
sharing the costs of the campaign.
As all the participants were satisfied
with the results of the unusual advertising
campaign, it is to be continued
at the Spring Festival and at
the Volksfest 2014. For the preview of
the Cannstatt Wasen 2014, “Die
Schausteller” will also invite some 50
guests of honour from politics,
business and the media to an information
evening.
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CRANGE
MARKETING
In the centre of the Crange
Fair poster 2014 is the Chiduch
family with father Markus (36),
mother Janine (34) and
daughters Aaliya (8) and
Josefine (2)
On the ride pass: The
Wagner family with father Mike
(34), mother Sarah (31) as well as
their children Leni (4) and Paul (3)
Photos:
Stadtmarketing Herne
The Crange Fair is to remain a popular event for
families well into the future. The fact that the
largest Volksfest event in North-Rhine Westphalia
is already renowned as a family-friendly fair, is not
least demonstrated by the new advertising
campaign: Three Herne families are depicted on the
poster as well as the covers of the ride and
gastronomy pass available for this fair that takes
place on the banks of the canal.
The pictures were taken by the renowned Herne photographer
Jens Hauer (www.bestpicture.de), and the
slogan of the Crange Fair 2014 (1 st to 10 th August) reads
“So geht Kirmes!”, or “That’s the way a fair event goes”!
“Crange is like a family you like to visit,” says Markus
Chiduch. Together with his wife Janine and his
daughters Aaliyah and Josefine, he can be seen in the
advertising poster for the 579 th Crange Fair. In the poster,
the family seems to be calling “So geht Kirmes”, and the
Wagner and the Steinmacher/Kleegraf families round off
the “Kirmes-Familien 2014” theme. All together, they impressively
demonstrate that the Crange Fair stands for
so much, but above all it deserves the title “family-friendly
fair”. Some 50 families had applied for the prestige of
being featured on the cover of the ride and gastronomy
pass or in the fair poster for the Crange Fair 2014, but
finally six families were invited to a photo shoot at last
year’s fair. All families have received the pictures for their
family album as well as Crange passes for the entire
family. However, for three families it was really only
starting now: They are now the faces of the coming advertising
campaign, which has now been introduced by
representatives from the city authorities and the Stadtmarketing
authority. Holger Wennrich, General Manager
of Herne Stadtmarketing and responsible for the concept
and the realisation of the advertising campaign said,
“The cooperation with the six families in the finale was
great, and the selection was not easy. However, the
result was fantastic. The three families, now established
as the faces of the Crange Fair for at least the next 270
days, can now be seen by millions of people.” The advertising
campaign for the largest Volksfest event in
The motif for the gastronomy
pass: The Steinmacher/
Kleegraf family with father
Kleegraf (37), mother Nadine
Steinmacher (36) and Tara (4)
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MARKETING
North-Rhine Westphalia achieves more than 13 million
contacts. Holger Wennrich says, “The Crange Fair may
well be the best advertised event in Germany. Our advertising,
for example, that appears on hundreds of huge
advertising spaces, buses and in all the local and
regional daily and weekly newspapers throughout the
Ruhr region several weeks prior to the fair result in some
10 million contacts”. By the way, all the winning families
come from the home town of the Crange Fair. Some of
the parents – very appropriately – first met and fell in love
at the fair. For these families, being chosen for the advertising
campaign is “pure fun” says Nadine Steinmacher,
who can be seen on the cover of the gastronomy
pass together with her husband Björn Kleegraf and her
daughter Tara. The Wagner family, featured on the cover
of the ride pass, have just one thought: “the grandparents
of our children will probably boast about their
grandchildren throughout all of next summer”. Apart from
the poster gracing the motif, the Wagner and the Steinmacher/Kleegraf
family play an important role. Timo
Krupp, Crange Fair spokesman says, “The two families
are featured as cover motifs for the Crange passes. If we
are sold out in 2014, 15,000 examples of every pass type
will be in circulation and strolling across the fairground
with the visitors. It is thus fair to say that one visitor or the
other will carry these two families close to their hearts.”■
ULM
Photo:
Reiser
At the award ceremony
(f.l.t.r.): Dr. Bernd Radtke
(General Manager of the IHK
Ulm and Marketing-Club
President), Claus Steinmüller
and Oliver Fischer (IG Ulmer
Volksfest), and Dr. Volker Walter
(jury chairman)
Every two years, the Marketing-
Club Ulm/Neu-Ulm, a local
professional association from
the Deutscher Marketing Verband,
or German Marketing
Association awards the Ulm
Marketing Prize in 3 categories.
Participants in the competition
have to compile a 40-page
documentation clearly demonstrating
the marketing concept
and supporting its success by
verifiable figures.
The good news is that the IG Ulmer
Volksfest has been among the finalists for this year’s
competition since mid-October. Oliver Fischer, the IG
member in charge of marketing said, “We were
completely surprised and at the same time very happy.
After large enterprises such as Bosch Rexroth or the
Stadtwerke were awarded the prize in the years
before, we were eager to know if our marketing
concept for an 11-day event were able to convince the
jury of marketing professionals”. “It is great that we
have reached the finale,” added his colleague Claus
Steinmüller. The “Attacke” advertising agency, whose
boss is Oliver Fischer, specialises in the showman and
Volksfest sector and has been in charge of the
marketing and the visual appearance of the Ulm Volksfest
ever since its successful new conception in 2009.
On 6 th November 2013, the 4 th Ulm Marketing Prize,
honouring the Ulm Volksfest as finalist, was awarded
in the presence of several hundreds of guests from
business and politics. The expert jury was highly
impressed by the performance of the IG Ulmer Volksfest.
For example, an anonymous showman survey
was introduced, giving detailed information on trends,
marketing, successes and circumstances to be
optimized. The interpretation of the data of this
questionnaire survey conducted according to classic
marketing criteria indicates very clearly that the Ulm
Volksfest enjoys an apparently significant upward
trend. On average, the marketing concept was given
the mark 1.47 by the participants. The success of the
event also shows in more precise figures: The number
of applicants has more than doubled since 2009 and
visitor numbers have increased by 50 %. Taking a
stand against binge-drinking and setting store on
visiting families has worked out well – as evidenced by
the number of incidents the police had to deal with
trending towards zero within the last five years. Using
all the marketing tools available – ranging from
cinema advertising and classic as well as new media
to the event’s own app – not to mention a concept
consisting of a promotional campaign and special
event elements, resulted in well-deserved success.
The IG Ulmer Volksfest is working on further optimizing
the concept for the 2014 season. New ideas and
measures to be realised have not yet been revealed
by the IG Ulmer Volksfest (consisting of Claus Steinmüller,
Friedrich Binder, Günther Spegel and Oliver
Fischer). The Ulm Volksfest 2014 will be held from 11 th
to 21 st July (Schwör Monday).
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BASEL
Text & Photos:
Norman Vogt
When the ride attractions and concession stalls
at the largest and oldest Swiss fair event (from
26 th October to 10 th November) closed on the
evening of the 10 th November 2013, most of the
participants were satisfied with their financial
results. There were however also some dissatisfied
showmen, who complained about
having been allocated a poor site where they did
not fare too well compared to other attractions.
Business was also rather slow at a number of
games booths, the operators of which had
expected better results and were quite disappointed.
The 543 rd Basle Autumn Fair was opened on Saturday,
26 th October precisely on the stroke of 12 by the
bell of the Saint Martin church. Even at this time,
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visitors were rushing to the fairgrounds in the Basle
city centre and besieging the ride attractions. It was
clearly noticeable that guests and visitors were keen
on strolling along the fair-miles and spending the
occasional Franc. They were particularly curious to
go on the journey through time at the event billed as
“Super 80s – experience the fair in those days”
taking place inside exhibition hall 3. Many posters,
signposts and a large banner showed the visitors the
way from the fairground to the hall. Visitors were
awaited by several attractions even in the entrance
area to the exhibition hall on Sperrstraße. In addition
to a kiddie ride and the two walk-through constructions
“Allotria” and “Disco Labyrinth”, the
“Doppel-Ranger” spun its passengers upside down.
Last year, the exhibition hall, which had been
popular with young people - particularly in the 1980s
- and could last be used for the autumn fair in 1997,
presented itself under the best possible conditions.
Many visitors were taken on a trip down memory lane
when they discovered a number of attractions from
that time. There was a run on the skilfully restored
“Wiener Prater-Geisterbahn”. The double-storey ride
was very well frequented already in the early afternoon.
While the Breakdance from Münger – which
caused quite a furore due to the imposing Michael
Jackson figure – made its rounds inside the exhibition
hall in the 1980s, the public enjoyed the
Breakdance from Wetzel this time. Moreover, the
exhibition hall accommodated a “Round Up”, a
kiddie dodgem ride, a swing boat, a simulator,
Häseli’s “Telecombat” and the “Südseewelle” Miami.
While the rides occupied the centre of the hall, the
gastronomic booths and games stalls were built up
in the outer section.
At long last the entire Messeplatz could be used as
a fairground once again. It accommodated the
“Rocket”, the “Take Off” Booster, the “Calypso”,
“Octopussy”, the “Tower” and the “Mocca Cup”
kiddie ride. In the Rosental gardens, the oldest fairground
in Kleinbasle, the “VIP” Swing from Baer
made a successful début. Unfortunately, it was
slightly hidden away behind several trees. The
“Swing Up”, “Haunted Mansion” and “Speed”
rounded off the selection of attractions in this area.
Once again speedy novelty attractions and a
number of classics were presented in the Kasernen
area, including the novelties for Basle, the “Super
Chaos” Swing from H.P. Maier and the “Scorpion”
from Spengler. In the evening hours, there was
barely any room left to move on this fairground, with
long queues forming in front of the pay boxes of
Jolliet’s “Maxximum” and “Freddys Circus” (Zinnecker).
The “Bellevue” Ferris Wheel towering
majestically over the houses on Münsterplatz was
visible from afar. Another novelty could be tried out
in this location; Michéle Howald presented her
“Flying Swinger” wave-swinger in Basle for the first
Novelties on the barracks
area: "Scorpion” and
"Super Chaos”
A lot of popularity for
"Freddys Circus” – "Sky Flyer”,
Novelty on Barfüsserplatz
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time. The “Disco Express”, a dodgem track, the
“Geisterschiff”, a slide and a number of kiddie rides
rounded off the selection of attractions in this area.
With Bauer’s “Sky Flyer”, yet another novelty for
Basle was built up on Barfüsserplatz, the gate to the
Grossbasle city centre.
On the small square, Büttiger’s “X-Factory”, joined
by several snack booths, offered a fantastic lighting
show after sundown. Once again unusually
occupied was Petersplatz, which was open two days
longer than the Basle Autumn Fair (up until 12 th
November). The original Herbstmäss fairground
once again enchanted both young and old with firstclass
sales stalls, culinary delicacies, and many
attractions. Several ride attractions were built up between
the large number of sales stalls, some of which
got the public attuned to the upcoming Christmas
Markets. After ample reconstruction work in recent
years, the Basle Autumn Fair presented itself at its
best once again this year. A number of novelties for
Basle provided for a varied and appealing fair event
leaving nothing to be desired. The Basle Autumn Fair
was once again a successful and appealingly laid
out event.
■
SCHWETZINGEN
Presented as a novelty for Schwetzingen, was the
“Chaos” Swing from Spangenberger, which
proved highly popular, especially with the younger
generation. With Massel’s “Beach Polyp”, presented
with an appealingly designed backflash for
some time now and having already repeatedly and
successfully appeared in Schwetzingen, visitors
were also able to enjoy a true family attraction. The
“Tropical Trip” Miami from André Massel and the
dodgem track from Zöllner rounded of the
selection of ride attractions. At the opening on
Kerwe Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., it was “pay
once – ride twice” once again, prior to the
traditional tapping of the keg ceremony. The
Family Day on the last opening day also contributed
to satisfying results for the participating
showmen.
■
"Chaos” – the first
appearance in Schwetzingen
Text & Photos: Norman Vogt
Every year at the end of October (from 25 th to
29 th October 2013), the Schwetzingen Kerwe - a
fixture in the calendar of events of the town
located between Mannheim and Heidelberg,
mainly due to its baroque castle and the
growing of asparagus - is held on the new Messplatz.
Once again more than 25 showman operations
provided for a minor but varied fair event put
together and organised by Cornelia Clark.
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FREIBURG
Text & Photos: Norman Vogt
From 18 th to 28 th October 2013, the 15 th Herbstmesse
was held on the exhibition grounds in Freiburg,
with some 80 showmen and 30 market merchants
presenting entertainment, delicious food and
drinks, and a varied product range for all visitor
groups. The official opening ceremony with the
traditional tapping of the keg and free rides took
place at 7 p.m.
In addition to the opening fireworks display on Tuesday,
the highlights of the 11-day 'Mess’ included the
Kiddie and Family Day, the Bargain and Special Event
Day on Thursday, the “Grandma/Grandpa/Grand
Children Day” on Friday, and the romantic fireworks
display marking the end of the event on the final
opening day. Throughout last year’s Herbstmesse the
giant “Around the World” chain ride (van de Beek-
Dauphin) and the Ferris Wheel (Göbel) formed an
impressive skyline in the city located in the Black
Forest. Built up directly at the main entrance were the
“Flipper” (Meeß), “Geistervilla” (Sipkema) and the
“Doggy Dog” family coaster (Michael Zinnecker).
Moreover, Zinnecker’s “The Beast” swing and
Scheele’s “Top Spin 2” (the two looping attractions
placed far apart from each other) provided visitors
over-the-top rides. Other attractions presented were
the “Dschungel Train” (Blum), “Rutsche” (Göbel),
“Breakdance No. 1” (Kinzler), “Wellenflieger” (Kurz),
“Disco Fieber” (Schramm), and the walk-through
constructions “Crazy Town” (Wagner) and “Freddy´s
Company” (Hofmann-Jehn). The younger visitors
enjoyed a classic kiddie carousel, the Balluna, a
kiddie dodgem, the Beach Jumper trampoline, the
Splash-Ball, a kiddie track ride, Jet Ride, and pony
ride. Negatively noticeable was that the Mess had to
close at 11 p.m. on Saturday even though the fairground
was still well-attended at this time, and the
showmen and market merchants could certainly have
done good business during longer opening hours. ■
A LOOK BACK
Well assembled:
the Freiburg Mess’ 2013

A LOOK BACK
The largest transportable
Ferris Wheel with open rotating
gondolas
HOCHHEIM
Text & Photos:
Norman Vogt
Spectacular: the
"Transformer”
For several showmen and marketers, the Hochheim
Markt is the last event of the season. The
529 th market was officially opened at midday on
8 th November 2013 at the Ferris Wheel by
incumbent Mayor, Angelika Munck, the Hochheim
Wine Majesties, and with the traditional
cannon-salute. The five-day market offered a
varied and colourful programme with many
highlights, before it was closed by a fireworks
display accompanied by music on the last
opening day.
The Hochheim Markt has its origin in a cattle
market, where the farmers from the surrounding
region used to buy livestock and household goods.
In the past decades the market evolved into a large
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modern event enjoying an excellent reputation far
beyond the borders of the town. Last year, the event
once again offered a colourful mixture of novel and
established attractions. After a longer absence, the
Ferris Wheel from Kipp was presented once again.
The imposing Ferris Wheel had already been built
up in the wine town in earlier years, before being
replaced by the “Bavaria Wheel”. After the white
and blue Ferris Wheel hasd found a new home in
France, the Kipp Ferris Wheel appeared once
again. The tallest transportable Ferris Wheel with
open rotating gondolas provided visitors with a
magnificent view across the market from a height
of 55 metres. The “Adrenalin” Freefall Tower from
Bügler also towered far above the treetops.
Ahrend’s “Crazy Mouse”, standing directly next to
it, was very well-attended even in the afternoons.
Both attractions were built up on the fairground next
to the cattle market on Danziger Allee. The other
ride attractions approved were placed on the fairground
on Alleestraße, with Goetzke’s “Star Flyer”
making its successful début, and the “Monster”
Swing (Denies-Kipp) being presented at the event
for the first time by its new owners. In the evening
hours, visitors were magically attracted by the
“Transformer” (Schmidt). Due to its appealing laser
show, booming basses and a great deal of smoke,
the looping attraction drew the public’s attention.
Spangenberg’s “Musik Express 3000”, engaged as
a family ride, fared very well despite being faced
with strong competition. The “Lach+Freu+Haus”
from Distel was built up opposite the Switchback,
and furthermore, visitors were able to once again
enjoy the dodgem track (Barth & Sohn) on its
traditional site. Another novelty contracted was the
family coaster “The Racing Coaster” from Thoma
and Hartmann, which was allocated a site in the
kiddie ride row, along with the dodgem track from
Thoma, Sottile’s “Magic World”, the “Euro Car”, and
Bügler’s “Reitpalast”.
While business was rather modest on the first
opening day, the market gained momentum on the
second day. Saturday was “big business” for
several showmen with visitors leaving barely any
room to move on the fairground and most of the ride
attractions operating to the limits of their capacity.
Heavy visitor attendance brought the showmen
very good financial results for the season’s finale. ■
From the second day
the visitor rush was enormous
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A LOOK BACK
SOEST
In the full sense of the
word – towering novelty:
the "City Skyliner”
Text & Photos: Michael Petersen
From 6 th to 10 th November 2013, the Soest Allerheiligenkirmes
once again impressively demonstrated
that it is a very special and unique event;
after all, it is certainly not exactly easy to integrate
a city-centre fair this size into a medieval city
centre. Some of the large number of ride and funhouse
attractions had to be fitted onto their sites to
the very centimetre. Nevertheless, there were once
again many new daring layout changes and
approvals this year, always placing safety for locals
and many guests from the surrounding region as
the primary consideration.
The layout of station area, incorporated into the fairground
for the second time, was highly improved visa-vis
2012, with the Ferris Wheel from the Burghard/
Kleuser family providing visitors a magnificent view
across the city and the Allerheiligenkirmes in this
location for the first time. Along with the “Black Hole”
coaster and the “Phoenix”, the Ferris Wheel formed an
appealing entrée to the fairground. Another novelty
was the second beer tent, built up for the first time in
this location. Placed rather unfavourably however was
the “Schinderhannes” steak grill, which was built up a
couple of metres off the fairground circuit, and thereby
did not have true 'Soest feeling'.
Heralded as the absolute highlight and taking first
place in the advertising for the event was the “City Skyliner”.
Accordingly, long queues kept forming in the
paybox area of the top attraction throughout the event.
Further highly compelling features at the fair included,
among others, the perfectly matching themes of the
huge “Konga” swing and the “Loopingachterbahn
Cobra”, as well as the “Horror Lazarett” inviting the
visitors to enjoy some scary surgery in front of the
imposing church.
Unfortunately, the weather did not play ball; with
continuous rain during the first two opening days the
showmen incurred high financial losses. Nonetheless,
the opening day was dedicated to heavy celebrating
as usual, despite strong and persistent downpours,
with the rides often operating at full capacity and the
concession stalls being quite crowded. Where else
would there be business as usual? Soest not only has
the largest and most beautiful medieval city fair in
Europe, but quite obviously also the best fairground
public!
With all due elation and euphoria, losses incurred
during the two rainy days could not be made up for by
the rush of visitors on the following days. Despite the
poor weather a visit to the Soest Allerheiligenkirmes
was a fantastic experience and a worthy finale to last
year's rather disappointing fairground season. ■
The cult swing "Nessy” was presented at the
Allerheiligenkirmes with new lighting and smoke
effects
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Impressions from the
168 th Cannstatt Volksfest
“Berg & Tal” coaster from
Schneider in Stuttgart
STUTTGART
Text: Ralf Schmitt
Photos: Norman Vogt
More than 3.5 million visitors were recorded at the
168 th Cannstatt Volksfest in Stuttgart, which closed
its gates on 13 th October. Visitor numbers were particularly
good during the first of two festival weeks.
At the Volksfest 2012, visitor attendance had been
particularly strong on 3 rd October – this due to the
simultaneous Citizen's Festival marking the “German
Unification Day” held in the Stuttgart city centre on this
very holiday that year. This was well enough matched
this year due to the day before (Wednesday) being
designated the Family Day and the following day
(Friday, 4 th October) effectively being a 'bridging day'
to the weekend; all of these factors providing for high
attendance figures. The ride contingent offered on the
festival grounds, including novelty attractions, such as
the Looping Ride “The King”, the “Haunted Mansion”
Ghost Ride, “Dr. Lehmanns Horror-Lazarett” and the
“City Skyliner” viewing tower, left nothing to be desired.
The soaring tower and propeller constructions could
have been built up a little farther apart from each other,
however. The fact that the (turnover) gap between the
beer tent patrons and the showmen is continually
widening in Stuttgart, was underlined by several statements
published in the Stuttgart Zeitung newspaper.
“A good Wasen is not only expressed in terms of the
number of visitors. Unfortunately, results are increasingly
differing according to the sector”, said
Joachim Hohl, Chairman of the Stuttgart Showman
Association, alluding to the fact that the tents magically
entice primarily young people, while many smaller
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operations had to fight for visitors in the shadow of the
beer tents. Linda Brandl from “Lindas Café” also expressed
her observations and opinions, saying “in the
last 15 years, the Volksfest has considerably changed
due to the beer tents. The current boom also has its
drawbacks; the tents soak up the guests like a sponge.
One could easily wonder if the rest of the showmen are
only good for lighting the street”. The publicans’
spokesman Werner Klauss reported “...a constant upward
trend. This year, we have mainly extended our
lunch menu and there are plans for further additions
and advertising.” Moreover, he criticised the unsatisfactory
taxi situation, “There are simply too few taxis at
the weekends.” As far as the “pre-partying” especially
of young visitors is concerned, all the participants are
at a loss though. “This is no Wasen-specific problem
but one related to society as a whole,” says Andreas
Kroll, General Manager at in.Stuttgart. The visible
results of this “dark” side of the Cannstatt Volksfest –
puking, peeing Wasen visitors in a state of drunken insensibility
can now also be seen on an internet blog
(www.stuttgartkotzt.tumblr.com). All pictures published
there have been taken before 5 p.m. – at a time
when there are also school classes and grandparents
with children at the Wasen. Traditional costumes were
once again another issue relating to the Cannstatt
Volksfest, with one headline reading “Heated Wasen
dispute about tradition and Bazitrachten (traditional
Bavarian costumes)”. Moreover, there was criticism
about the opening ceremony, where the Stuttgart Lord
Mayor, Fritz Kuhn, was mercilessly booed by a section
of the public. “I did not enjoy this year’s opening ceremony
at all. The music programme did not have any
connection to the Wasen and it was unlovingly staged.
This has to be fundamentally changed,” commented
Wasen Mayor Michael Föll.
■
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A LOOK BACK
BREMEN
The “Wilde Maus XXL” was
a Freimarkt hit
Fascination “Transformer”
The “Happy Family” and
the “Alpen-Hotel” in Bremen
Text & Photos: Ralf Schmitt
The 978 th Bremen Freimarkt (18 th October to 3 rd
November 2013) recorded a substantial decrease in
visitor numbers. The blame for this was easily put
on hurricane “Christian” as well as the blatantly
unfavourable scheduling conflict with the school
holidays.
Some 3.5 million visitors came to the Bürgerweide – in
contrast to 2012 and 2011, when attendance achieved
or clearly exceeded 4 million visitors. Due to the storm
warning about hurricane “Christian”, the Freimarkt
initially remained closed on Monday 28 th October.
Once the storm had abated, the attractions on the
Bürgerweide-fairground could be opened at 7 p.m. –
but it was a “lost” day anyway. Moreover, business was
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A LOOK BACK
“Konga” and “Flasher”
“Halloween” days also at
the Bremen Freimarkt
much slower on the Freimarkt in the
afternoons during the week than
usual – for the first time in a long
time, the Freimarkt event fell within
the autumn school holidays. Once
again, visitors to the Freimarkt were
able to enjoy a prominently occupied
fairground, offering not only
well-known but also a number of
novelty attractions, such as the
“Konga” and the “Flasher” ride as
well as the large “Alpen Hotel” funhouse.
From the very start, the
“Wilde Maus XXL” – clearly visible
from all sides – which occupied the
site of the „Höllenblitz” that was not
approved to the event this time,
proved highly popular with the public, with long
queues forming in front of the pay boxes throughout
the event. Many visitors did not like the fact that only
one side was occupied in front of the main entrance
approaching from the railway station, however. As was
expected, there were also long discussions about the
placing of the action ride “Transformer” directly behind
the entrance gate. This time, the participating showmen
and the organiser were dissatisfied with an unusually
large number of issues (by Bremen standards),
such as the contracts being sent out late (end of July),
missing (or abolished) parking space for the showman
traction units, and the advertising for the Freimarkt
requiring some improvement (in the future, the Mess
Bremen and the location marketing from the Wirtschaftsförderung
Bremen are to be involved).
Moreover, the fact that there were repeated media
reports about uncomfortable issues, such as “legal
actions taken by showmen against the city authorities
for non-approval” or “alleged or actual attempts at
bribery” prior to and during the Freimarkt, proved that
after years of apparent harmony between administration
and showmen, times are getting rougher in
Bremen.
■
With the “Playball”, a
“Flipper” was present once
again after a long break.
Somewhat strange, the
one-sided deployment at the
station exit
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SALES
CANDY FRUCHT BAR
Première in Stuttgart:
Berg’s “Frucht Bar”
Fruits different from
the usual: as a tempting choice
of individually chocolatedipped
or topped confections
Text & Photos: Ralf Schmitt
“Frucht Bar” is the name of the new operation
of Christian von Berg from Stuttgart, selling
fresh fruits in the form of smoothies, fruit cups
and as single-variety chocolate-covered
confections.
The “Frucht Bar” is the continuation of the Berg
family’s successful “Candy” concept, which
includes the large fruit wagon “Candy Schokofrüchte”
and the “Candy Schokobrunnen”, or
chocolate fountain. Apart from smoothies of
different kinds and fresh fruit cups, the product
choice at the new “Frucht Bar” is focused on
chocolates made on site. The fruits - for example
pineapple, strawberries, grapes, as well as chillies
– are dipped individually into full-cream milk, dark,
strawberry, lemon or white Callebaut chocolate and
then topped with sugar, caramelised nuts,
chocolate crumble or with melted chocolate.
Selling single fruits not only appeals to visitors who
might find a large fruit skewer too heavy, this kind
of offer also provides the delight of different fruits
and flavours as a fast finger snack for immediate
consumption. Very well received by the visitors to
the Cannstatt Volksfest – where von Berg’s “Frucht
Bar” was presented for the first time – was the possibility
to choose as many different chocolates as
desired and take them home in a “Candy” themed
packaging created especially for this purpose. ■
At the Cannstatt Volksfest:
The new Frucht Bar, the Candy
Schokofrüchte, and the Schokobrunnen
as combined attraction
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ebenfalls
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bei der Stadt Werne
für die Zulassung
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den vielen Kollegen
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Glückwünsche.
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European Showmen’s Union
Europäische Schausteller-Union
Union Foraine Européenne
International non-government organisation (NGO) • Established in 1954
President Albert Ritter
Annual Balance 2013
In the past year, the fight for the security of the
showman industry in Europe has stepped up. In
many countries the existence of many old fairs
and Volksfests, some hundreds of years old, is
being threatened. More the reason for the importance
of the work of the European Showman
Union in these times, which has represented
the interests of the showman industry successfully
for the last 60 years.
The ESU considers the German Sonderweg with
the implementation of the European safety standards,
as a threat to the Volksfests.
ESU Demands Special Protection for Ride
Constructions
The demand for a unified implementation of the
Europanorm 13814 for ride constructions was the
focal point of the ESU in 2013.
The safety standard 13814 developed by the
European Committee for Standardization will apparently
regulate the technical standards for ride
constructions. The European Norm development
decided that the new Norm does not pertain to
older constructions, but only for new rides that
come into being after the adoption of the new
Norm. This safeguard has been adopted by all EUcountries
– with the exception of Germany. The
German Institute for Building Technology had approved
the DIN EN 13814 at the beginning of 2013,
however not according to the European conception,
which was negated.
The European Showman Union demands a European
wide standardized regulation and criticises
the German Sonderweg, which does not guarantee
any protection, leaving owners with older
ride constructions at a disadvantage. The ESU supports
the German Showman Association, which
forwarded a letter to German Ministers in September
2013 demanding that the German ride operators
are treated the same way as others in Europe.
Albert Ritter (right) congratulates EU-Parliament
President Martin Schulz during the award of the "Golden
Carousel Horse”.
EU-Parliament President Martin Schulz receiving
the "Golden Carousel Horse"
For his service to the European Volksfests, President
of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, at
the reception of the working group of the Showman
Association NRW in February 2013 honoured
with the "Golden Carousel Horse".
President Albert Ritter congratulating Martin
Schulz in the name of all European showmen. As
"staunch European and friend of the showman" he
has taken a stand for the interests of the profession.
Martin Schulz thanked the showmen for
the honour and announced that he would stand
at their side in the future also.
Discussion rounds of the European Showman
representatives in Brussels.
International Trade Discussions in Brussels
The recognition of the European Volksfests as an
intangible cultural Heritage and the unified implementation
of the Europanorm 13814 for ride
constructions in Europe were the main focuses in
a trade discussion to which the ESU had issued invitations
for the 19th June in Brussels. Over 30 representatives
from seven member countries of the
European Showman Associations had discussions
with international experts in the cultural centre
FARO, about the future of the showman industry.
At the beginning Dr. Rob Belemans, Director of the
Flemish Institute for Intangible Cultural Heritage
and long-standing UNESCO professional, informed
about the process and necessary steps for the
recognition of the European Volksfests on the
UNESCO list of cultural heritage. Subsequently
participants discussed in depth the Europanorm
13814 for ride constructions, and the demands of
the ESU for a uniform implementation.
Further themes in Brussels were the traffic problems,
in particular of Irish colleagues, the fight for
the safeguard of the traditional Sinksenfoor fair in
Antwerp, the development of furthering the education
of showman children in Europe, as well as
the current tax rights.
President Albert Ritter warmly welcomed the representatives
of the French Showman Association
UDAF as new member of the European Showman
Union. Albert Ritter welcomed the President of the
Scottish section of the British Showman Association
– the British Showmen Guild, Alex James
Colquhoun, just as warmly to the ESU.
Press discussions at the beginning of the Luxemburg
showman meeting.
European Showman Meeting in Luxemburg
In response to an invitation from the Showman
Union, an international showman meeting took
place on the 28th of August on the occasion of the
Schueberfouer 2013 in Luxemburg.
Showmen from Belgian, Germany, France, and the
Netherlands, as well as the host country met up
with the ESU-Presidium at the Grand Theatre not
far from the festival grounds, to talk about current
themes of the European Showman profession. The
Schueberfouer is traditionally an internationally
occupied Volksfest with showmen attending from
neighbouring European countries. The ESU meet-

European Showmen’s Union • Europäische Schausteller-Union • Union Foraine Européenne
ing mirrored this internationality once again.
To start with the press representative's questions
were answered by the Presidium. President Albert
Ritter gave information about the economic situation
in the branch, the cross-border cooperation
of the ESU member associations, as well as the
meaning of the European Volksfests as economical
and cultural factors. The elementary importance
of the work of the European Showman
Union as one of the oldest European professional
associations for the future of the branch as well as
the fairgrounds and Volksfests in Europe were
also discussed.
In the past, important contacts to parliamentary
committees were established, and countless discussions
were undertaken with European representatives
of the European Commission. Albert
Ritter: "In this way the interests of the European
showmen regarding themes such as traffic and
safety, the Norm, safety standards, tachometer
exemption, tax relief, food law, wind load and environmental
protection zones were successfully
represented."
An overview of the current situation regarding the
theme implementation of the Europanorm 13814
for ride constructions, intangible cultural heritage,
education of showman children, transportation
problems in Ireland, reduced tax in Portugal, as
well as entrance of showman vehicles into European
environmental zones were the opening
themes of the official meeting. The President of
the European Showman Youth Union, Kevin
Kratzsch, referred in the end to the theme of
future prospects for showman youth in Europe.
The European Show-women Union represented
by President Rosa Severeyns dnd Vice President
Anika Theunisz gave information about educational
possibilities and affirmative action for showman
children, particularly in the Benelux countries.
Participants of the Workshop in front of the
conference building in Brussels.
Workshop for the Protection of the European
Volksfest Culture
The inclusion of the European Volksfests on the
UNESCO list for cultural heritage is one of the central
targets of the European Showman Union. On
the 23rd of August 2013 ESU General Secretary
Steve Severeyns as well as Vice Presidents Frank
Delforge and Nicole Vermolen met up with Belgian
fairground organisers and representatives in
Brussels for a round table discussion. The German
Showman Association was represented by Lucinde
Boenneck. The workshop served as the key
point for the application of the showmen for the
recognition of their Volksfest culture as being
listed as a cultural heritage by UNESCO. The actual
celebration of the fests stood in the foreground as
traditional fairground enjoyment.
President Albert Ritter speaking in the council
hall of Uden. In the background: Vice President
Nicole Vermolen.
Photos: ESU
Meeting of the ESU-Presidium
The executive Presidium of the European Showman
Union met up regularly in 2013 for meetings
in, amongst others, Antwerp, Brussels, Luxemburg
and Uden, to discuss current themes pertaining to
the showman branch.
■
Large Anniversary Congress of the ESU 2014
Dublin will be the meeting
point of the European
showman branch at the beginning
of next year. The
ESU invites attendance at
the 38th congress of the European
Showman Union in
the Irish capital on the 4 th January 2014. The
agenda will include in addition to the statutory
re election of the Presidium, discussions about
current association themes such as the conversion
to the Europa-Norm 13814 for ride attractions,
as well as the admittance of the European
Volksfest culture on the World Heritage listing.
However it's not to be all work in Dublin and there
should also be entertainment, after all there are
two anniversaries to be celebrated in Ireland: 60
years European Showman Union and 60 years Irish
Showman's Guild. The huge double birthday party
will take place on the evening of the 4th January
at the Gibson Hotel.
So let's meet in Dublin! 120 years of showman tradition!
■
Schedule:
3 rd January 2014
■ Arrival
4 th January 2014
■ 38th ESU Congress
■ Evening Event
5 th January 2014
■ Homeward Journey
Hotel Recommendations :
The Gibson Hotel (conference venue),
Point Village, Dublin 1.
Registration per email under
events@thegibsonhotel.ie
or per telephone under +353 (0)1 681 5000.
Price: Single room 144 Euro,
Double room 124 Euro.
The ESU requests room reservations are
made early, and that a confirmation of congress
participants is forwarded per email to
kermis@bovak.nl or mail@dsbev.de
Publishing Information
Publisher:
European Showmen’s Union (ESU)
________________________
Responsible for contents:
Albert Ritter, rittera@dsbev.de
________________________
Editor:
Christoph Jansen, jansenc@dsbev.de
________________________
Address:
Europäische Schausteller-Union
c/o Deutscher Schaustellerbund e.V.
Am Weidendamm 1A • D-10117 Berlin
Tel.: 0049 (0)30 590 09 97 80
Fax: 0049 (0)30 590 09 97 87
E-Mail: mail@dsbev.de
Internet: www.esu-ufe.eu
Happy Birthday ESU!
A strong partnership: DSB und ESU.
Photo: ESU
The German Showman Association and the
European Showman Union are traditionally
strong partners. No wonder then that
the DSB became a founding member of the
international showman organisation in
1954.
In the 60 years of its existence, the ESU has
successfully fought for the European
showman industry and the cultural Volksfests
of Europe. We thank the ESU for this,
and look forward to the next 60 years of international
showman power.
Many happy returns on this birthday
occasion!
Unity gives strength!
Presidium and headquarters of the Deutschen
Schaustellerbundes e.V.

EXHIBITION
This year’s large social
event took place at
SeaWorld Orlando
This year’s IAAPA Expo was one
of the most successful in recent
years. And when one considers
the visitor numbers and the satisfaction
of the exhibitors as an
economic barometer, then the
curves in the amusement industry
– after years of recession
– appear to be travelling upwards
strongly.
Text:
Frank Lanfer
Photos: Frank Lanfer,
IAAPA Expo 2013
Marcus Gaines
IAAPA: PART 2
No other magazine reports as
extensively about EAS and
IAAPA as the Kirmes & Park
Revue, as we wish to give the latest
information in the branch as
in-depth as possible. As a result
we have separated this year’s report
into two parts. Part 2 will be
presented in our next edition. ■
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This was already noticeable in the previous year,
however this time one can really talk about an
exhibition of the superlative – as known earlier in
the USA, and as it should be. The North American
market remains as before the indicator of a
sensitive market. At the same time, the Chinese
market as well as the European have become
more and more important, and are no longer as
close-knit with the American environment, which
shows the impact of September 11th 2001, leaving
deep and long lasting marks, whilst other
regions around the world have continued to
develop completely detached from the situation.
And one couldn’t escape the impression of a
sword of Damocles hanging over the complete
branch, which thankfully there are no more signs
of, and in contrast, there’s a prospering atmosphere
everywhere. Additionally, for the first time
after many years, new projects and ideas were
introduced publicly – testing them for marketability
by potential buyers. This year’s IAAPA Expo was
also stamped by a spirit of optimism and gold-rush
fever.
In comparison to Atlanta and other North American
cities, it appears that Florida’s home capital
Orlando is the optimal location for the worldwide
largest trade exhibition in the amusement industry.
The IAAPA Expos will apparently take place
here until 2019 – still a long way to go. However,
the still almost summer temperatures in November,
the worldwide known and popular theme
parks such as Walt Disney World, Universal
Studios und SeaWorld, as well as the regular and
wide spectrum of evening entertainment and
The National Roller
Coaster Museum in cooperation
with the American magazine
Amusement Today put together
an impressive wall presentation
of the theme “The History of the
Roller Coaster”, which caused
a lot of attention by the AAPA
visitors
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estaurant possibilities leave nothing to be desired.
Additionally, the annually returning tourists
as well as trade visitors and exhibitors can experience
novelties almost every year. This time a
particularly impressive indoor-ride from Oceaneering
presented at SeaWorld Orlando, a wooden
coaster from GCI, and a Family Suspended
Coaster, both located at Fun Spot America, were
the centre points of interest. And added to the
countless private parties, there were also two
large evening events that took place at these two
parks. The largest IAAPA event was the exclusive
evening at SeaWorld where despite rainy weather
there was dancing to live music, and food and
drinks were enjoyed (there are still Anheuser-
Busch-products available there). All the large ride
constructions such as the Floorless Coaster
“Kraken” (B&M), the Flying Coaster “Manta”
(B&M) and naturally the novelty “Penguin Encounter”
(Oceaneering) were ready and waiting
for testing by the trade public. Obligatory naturally
as every evening was the large Orca show
“Shamu Rocks”.
The city of Orlando itself profits immensely from
the IAAPA Expo: almost 29,000 visitors and exhibitors
travelled to the four-day exhibition this
year, and gave out at an estimated guess around
48 million US-dollars – therefore the IAAPA Expo
is in itself an important economic factor for Orlando.
The net exhibition area of 49,100 square metres
was shared by 1,098 exhibitors from 48 nations,
and 18,200 trade visitors from more than 100
countries were counted. In addition to this year’s
very large outside area mostly occupied by inflatable
products, the front metre of exhibitor stands
added up to around 15 kilometres – so if there was
one or the other interesting project that could have
been overlooked, we are sure to be forgiven. The
following listing must be seen as only mentioning
novelties and projects that were not made reference
to in our in-depth 18-page EAS report recently.
It is therefore recommended to view the
KPR edition 11/2013 (No 196).
The world’s largest amusement
industry exhibition will
presumably still take place in
one of the larger exhibition
halls until 2009
IAAPA-fun at Fun Spot
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Layout and boat
design for Hello Kitty / design
right: boat design for Safari
Park Knuthenborg
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The “Playoke” attraction
event from Attraction!
abc rides
The Swiss firm is concentrating
almost exclusively on water ride
attractions in the coming season:
apart from two tractor rides
for German parks, there will also
be an 83 metre long Mini-Flume
ride with new types of 8-seat
boats being delivered to Traumlandpark
Bärenhöhle, as well as to the Korean
Lotte World (the last mentioned will be designed
by Gary Goddard). The San Francisco Dungeon
will receive a “Raft Race” attraction similar to that
at the Berlin Dungeon, whilst an unnamed location
in Singapore will be delivered an indoor-boat-ride.
The Hello Kitty Park will be supplied with a “River
Splash” with a vertical lift, and Denmark’s
Knuthenborg Safari Park is having abc install a
395 metre long and 16 metres high “Big Splash”,
which at 51° will have the steepest drop on a
water attraction in Denmark.
Attraction!
This Austrian company was first represented at
the EAS in Paris and afterwards dared a spring
overseas. The company also presented its novelty
“Playoke Dance” in Orlando – a type of Karaoke
of game or alternatively dance. Here it’s not about
singing, but the most possible perfect dance imitation
of world famous modern dancing such as
for example “The Kethcup Song”, “Who let the
dogs out”, “Kung Fu Fighting” or even “Mr. Bombastic”.
A number of test persons can participate
simultaneously before the screen, with cameras
checking the movements. The “3D Moton Tracking”
shows immediately how close the movements
correspond to the original choreography.
B&M
In addition to its already publicized attractions – a
776 metre long “Wing Coaster” at Germany’s
Heide-Park, and a 1,256 metre long Inverted
Coaster for the US park Kings Island, the Swiss
manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard will also be
erecting another large attraction at the Chinese
theme park Ocean Kingdom located near Macau.
The Wing Coaster “Flying Over the Rainforest” will
be 1,278 metres long and 50 metres high, with
three inversions.
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Chance Rides
The Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Park, which has
been closed since the end of 2009 will re-open
again in 2014 after many tests and disassembling
on the part of Six Flags, and will be exactly as
beautiful as it was previously: simply as Kentucky
Kingdom.
The previous and new Park Manager Ed Hart can
reach back to four coasters and many other ride
constructions. Newly added will be the “Hyper GT-
X Coaster” from Chance Rides.
The 762 metres long and 30.5 metres high track
course does not contain inversions, however instead
a whole lot of airtime hills, promised Angus
Jenkins from Chance Rides. Two twenty-seat
trains reach an hourly capacity of 800 passengers,
and the cars that were first introduced to the
public in Orlando, are from metal alloy.
Dynamic Attractions
As already done for Universal Studios Orlando, the
company will also construct “Kuka Roboter Rides”
ride systems for both Universal Studios in Hollywood
and in Osaka for the two very similar attractions
“Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey”.
Moreover the flying theatre “Soarin’ Over Universe”
will be erected at the new Disneyland
Shanghai park that will open in 2015.
Eastern-European Company
The firm that has its home in Belarus has been represented
at the IAAPA-Expo for a number of
years. This year the company presented the simulation
machine “RotoR”, at the event. The passenger
carrier travels here within the ring that rotates
on a construction similar to a crane and also
rotates and moves in a vertical direction. Through
these movements unforeseen and real G-forces
affect the passengers.
Gerstlauer
We were already able to introduce the Family
Launch Coaster “Fire Chaser” for Dollywood in our
latest EAS review recently. In Orlando the beautifully
designed front car was officially introduced,
and more in-depth information was given about
the new roller coaster for 2014 itself: the 796 metre
long track attraction begins with a forward catapult
start from zero to 25 kilometres in only one
second. This is followed by a backward launch
from zero to 32 kilometres per hour in only 2 seconds,
and a 24 metre high chain lift. The course
also contains a trick-track-sequence and six airtime
hills, and leads past all kinds of fire-brigade
scenes with special effects. The attraction can
already be ridden by guests with a height of one
metre.
The (Chimelong) Ocean
Kingdom will receive among
others a B&M coaster – park
design stems from PGAV
A new ride idea from the
Eastern-European Company
Chance Rides will build a
coaster for Kentucky Kingdom
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EXHIBITION
The 1,500 metres long
“Viper” in Nanchang and the
GCI-team in the new front car for
the already existing woodie at
Legoland Florida
Testing the seat in the front
car at the Gerstlauer stand: Joe
Manby (CEO Herschend Family
Entertainment) and Craig Ross
(President Dollywood)
Great Coasters Int.
Already for two years now
the Wanda Group has been
represented as exhibitor
and sponsor at the IAAPA
Expo in Orlando, however
the Chinese conglomerate
and project developer of
hotels, shopping malls and
holiday resorts now also
wants to play an important
role in its domestic theme
park sector. The first of the
initially six planned parks,
the Wanda City Theme Park
in Nanchang, will open in
2014. GCI is erecting the 1,500 metres long and
50 metres high wooden coaster “Viper” as highlight.
Goddard Group
The Californian design and planning office has announced
the master planning for the 20 hectare
sized theme park by the name of Shanghai Bund.
Although the park is a number of hours away from
the city of the same name, its design in particular
will be very convincing. One of the highlights will
be the adventure ride called “Shanghai Triad
Chase” that sends its passengers on a wild chase
through the underworld of the city of Shanghai.
The construction of the park began in September
2013, and the official opening is planned for late
2016.
Huss Park Attractions
A classic ride type is experiencing its second
spring, as three new constructions of the still very
spectacular major ride will go into operation
The current project from Gary Goddard
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during the next one and half years. The start will
be the Chinese OCT Theme Park in Beijing which
chose a new type of lifeboat design for the
gondolas. Another unnamed park in China will
receive a 27 metres high “Condor” with the twoseat
gondolas in an aeroplane design, as well as
a classic “Top Spin” and an impressive “Giant
Frisbee”. New in the case of both constructions
are the gondolas, which – very important for
operation – are equipped with storage boxes for
the guest’s utensils so that the loading area
remains free of objects. Even more spectacular
will be the World’s first so-called “Hybrid Condor”
for an unnamed theme park in Germany. In this
case only two of the four arms will carry normal
gondolas, whilst the other two arms will be
equipped with circular suspended seats facing
outwards – in other words: two different ride
experiences in one attraction that offers place for
56 passengers. A Chinese theme park in Hainan
will receive a “Sky Tower” and a “Top Spin” in the
2014 season. And the Danish Djurs Sommerland
will also receive an attraction from Huss: a 45-seat
“Drageskibet”-Swing Boat, which will be designed
as a Viking ship and be a part of the new “Vikingeland”,
erected at up to a 20 metre height over a
lake.
Holovis
180° projections in real-time will
be offered by the Holovis firm
with its “MotionDome” product.
Until now such elaborately controlled
projects were only available
for military simulation and
training sessions, but occasionally
also for marketing campaigns
(for example from Coca-Cola, McLaren,
Marvel Superheroes). However Holovis, in cooperation
with Threshold Animation Studios, plans
to offer this concept for visitors to theme parks and
science centres as well. Whilst the company presented
a two-seat 6DOF-motion platform under a
five metre diameter sized dome in Orlando, an up
to 100 person version can also be realized, illuminated
seamlessly by “3D DLP” projectors.
Intamin
The new type of “Laydown” Freefall Tower almost
100 metres high called “Falcon’s Fury” for Busch
Gardens Tampa will go into operation in May 2014
according to plan, assured us Sascha Czibulka.
Further along, all attractions for the Cinecittá
The “real-time” attraction
“MotionDome” from Holovis
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The “Drop ‘n’ Splash” concept from Mack Rides and
the water coaster for (Chimelong) Ocean Kingdom
Layout of the 10 inversion coaster from Intamin
World are completed, as
the new film park near
Rome is also go into operation
in 2014. Additionally
three so-called
“Multi Inversion Coasters”
will open in the Near
East, South America,
and Europe. In the
meantime the indoor
park Romon World will
come into being in 2014
in the Chinese harbour
city of Ningbo: The 575
metre long course of the
Looping Coaster “Travel
Through Europe” will
travel through and over a
European setting. Further
along, at the end of
2014, the 130 metre high
Ferris wheel “Orlando
Eye” will go into operation
in Orlando; ordering
customer is the Merlin
Entertainments Group.
Ital International
The ride broker from Nashville, Tennessee, has
been contracted with the sale of all rides of the
Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, which went bankrupt
within two years twice. It opened in 2008 and
after only one summer period was sold to a Russian
company for 17 million dollars. In 2009 the park
then opened as the Freestyle Music Park, and also
had to close forever after only one summer season.
Since then all wheels stay motionless, among
them a large Looping Coaster from B&M, and a
coaster with a Ferris Wheel lift from Premier Rides.
Up until now Ital International has been able to sell
two major rides, a Wave Swinger and a balloon
ride to New York’s Seabreeze Park.
Mack Rides
Apart from the large project for its own Europa-
Park, there are also other attractions in preparation:
the French park Nigloland will receive a 700
metre long and 32 metre high “Alpina-Blitz”, Parc
Le Pal in France will get “Alligator Bay”, an interactive
water ride, IMG World in Dubai has ordered
the Launch Coaster “Velociraptor”, at the Chinese
Ocean Kingdom an 835 metre long and 23 metre
high water coaster will be erected, and the
Swedish Liseberg Park will, as is well know, receive
a Multi Launch Coaster. Further rides will be
the interactive “Free Flow Boat Ride” and a “Twist
‘n’ Splash”” for the Chinese Hainan Ocean Paradise.
Additionally, each of the following parks will
receive a “Twist ‘n’ Splash” – the Chilean Fantasilandia,
and both US parks Six Flags St. Louis and
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The German
Freizeitpark Plohn will be opening a Powered
Coaster in 2015, and the Chinese Lewa Investment
Group has contracted Mack Rides for a 60
metre high coaster for the same year. The “Drop
‘n’ Splash” concept was introduced for the first
time as well. The idea is based on a track-led 16-
seat boat that travels backwards and forwards in
a Swing Boat way, but can be held at the end whilst
the circa 30 metres long tracks move like a
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seesaw, reaching a height of up to 10 metres. Maximilian
Röser: “Important for us at the moment is
the market feedback. We want to see how and if
this idea should be implemented. There has been
a lot of input from operators, who then gave their
feedback directly at our booth. At the moment it is
really only a study and not a completed product.”
In the meantime however two coasters for the Adventureland
in Sochi – a 1,056 metres long and 38
metres high LSM-Coaster as well as a Wild Mouse
in standard design are already completed and are
only waiting for the opening of the park. The 552
metre long “SuperSplash” at Cinecittá World is
also waiting for the park opening.
Maurer Rides
An interesting project by the name of “Porsche
City” has been developed in cooperation with One
World Studios from Olaf Mordelt and the car
builder Porsche, which is being offered as a complete
package to potential parks. The project was
initiated by Porsche itself, as the company wants
to strengthen and solidify its own brand. The
“Porsche City” will be an independent theme park
within a theme park, communicating the sporty
brand with iconic architecture and two 700 metres
long Multi Launch Racing Coasters. The polygonal
shaped building is approximately 80 by 50
metres in size and around 30 metres high. Entering
visitors are greeted by the urban appearing
“Porsche Plaza”, a combination of corporate architecture,
museum, 360° cinema and theme park
typical shopping possibilities. The main component
will be the “Porsche Core” with the coaster
station, four waiting terminals for the passengers,
ticket vending machines, and also common
rooms. Interesting also is the planning to design
the service and maintenance area of the coaster
to be openly visible, so that the technology can be
experienced directly.
Polin
In addition to the signing of the contract for design
and equipping of a water park at the Nigerian Delta
Leisure Resorts, another contract was signed
with the French Splashworld Provence. This new
water park in the city of Monteux near Avignon has
been designed according to the latest ecological
criteria. All water slides will be supplied by Polin.
Park President Frederic Bouvard: “In January it will
be decided if we can open at the beginning of the
summer season 2014. In the event that time is too
short, then we will open in early 2015.” Other new
park projects in which Polin is involved are Cartoon
Network’s Amazone in Pattaya (Thailand),
Aquacolors in Porec (Croatia), Dino Waterpark in
Konkaen (Thailand), Austin Heights in Johor
(Malaysia) and a park in Ilichevsk (Ukraine).
The cooperation between
Maurer Rides and One World
Studios (f.l.t.r.) Theodor Fehsenmayr,
Olaf Mordelt and Hermann
Bockhorni
The design concept from
Monster City Studios
As already was the case at
EAS in Paris, Russian manufacturer
Pax celebrated its 25 th
anniversary in Orlando as well
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EXHIBITION
“MotionBoard”, presented
by Martin Valtiner
Front car, layout, and the
first drop of the Six Flags’
“Goliath” from RMC
Premier Rides
Following the opening of the Vertical Coaster
“Superman Ultimate Flight” at Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom in 2012, two structurally identical attractions
will come into being at the German Holiday
Park and the Chinese Great Mall of China in 2014.
ProSlide
The Canadian water slide manufacturer has an insurmountable
number of orders, and one of the
larger projects will be realized for the new water
park Wet ‘n’ Wild Sydney. There will be 42 slides
in the fifth Village Roadshow operated Wet ‘n’ Wild
when it goes into operation in December 2013 on
a ground area of 25 hectares, where at least
900,000 guests will be greeted already in the first
year of operation.
RMC
The US firm Rocky Mountain Construction actually
specializes in the revitalisation of wooden
coasters, whereby the wooden constructions often
are equipped with considerably more spectacular
steel tracks. However last year a complete
new Looping Hybrid Coaster (steel tracks and
wooden supports) was erected at Silver Dollar City
and now there’s to be a second: “Goliath” at Six
Flags America, which will have a height of almost
55 metres, an 85° steep drop, and a maximum
speed of 115 kilometres. And Six Flags Mexico will
also receive a similar Hybrid construction, but with
a height of 30 metres it will be considerably
smaller.
Ride Entertainment Group
The construction and sales group of Adam Sandy
has now a new member: the Austrian firm Valtiner
& Partner. The company presented its “Motion-
Board” concept in Orlando, which reminds one of
the “FlyBoard” at the Vienna Prater. No wonder
then that architect Martin Valtiner was significantly
involved. Whilst the position of the guests is very
similar, the construction itself is considerably
different, as in this case the 32-seat passenger
carrier hangs from above and moves in time to the
film by way of cable winches. The advantages
according to Valtiner are a very cost-efficient
operation, the avoidance of hydraulic fluids, and
also that the floor can also be used for projections.
A prototype has already been built.
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EXHIBITION
S&S
At long last it’s official: After S&S had already
introduced a new and spectacular project by the
name of “Polercoaster” last year, there are now two
of these types of attractions in production. A 129
metres high tower construction, around which
approximately 1,000 metres of coaster tracks
wind, will open in Florida in 2016. In the same year
the Atlanta Sports Park, Georgia, will start to
operate a smaller 67 metres high version. Already
in 2014 two new “El Loco” Vertical Coasters will be
erected – one in Japan’s Yomiuriland, and the
other, a 313 metres long and almost 20 metres
high one-off production at the Chinese Happy
Valley Tianjin. This year’s IAAPA Expo also saw the
introduction of a new project that is called “4D Free
Spin” which can be described as the baby brother
of the innovative “4 th Dimension Coaster”. This is a
type of Vertical Coaster that for example Intamin
also has on offer, in which the rotation magnets of
the gondolas can either be intensified or decreased,
depending on the ride programme. The
seats can either vis-a-vis or arranged to the front.
The ground area is only 12 by 6 metres and that
at a height of 45 metres and a track length of 340
metres!
SBF Visa
The Italian manufacturer had erected its
ready-to-ride “Spinning Coaster” –
creating much attention, even when it
was only a 58 metre long and four metre
high ride. A 4-car train is pulled to the
highest point per friction drive system
followed by a figure-8-element on a
ground area of 22 by 11 metres.
SimEx-IWorks
During the IAAPA, a far-reaching cooperation
with Warner Bros. Consumer
Products was announced. With that, the
American manufacturer of 4D special
films has entry to the large archives of
Warner Bros. Studios to convert cinema
films, TV-productions and comic characters
to 4D experiences, which will be
marketed worldwide. A working relationship
has long been established between
the two firms for a number of years: in 2005
“The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera” came
into being, as well as and in 2008 “The Polar Express
4-D Experience” in 2008.
An “El Loco” vehicle and a
“4D Free Spin” layout
A “Poler Coaster” design
SBF Visa exhibited a
ready-to-ride coaster
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A world novelty from
Swiss Rides for Switzerland’s
Connyland
The elaborate stand from
TAA was made of solid wood
and has been purchased by
Lagoon Park
The (design) work in Sochi
is going at full speed
SunKid
The Danish Djurs Sommerland will be extending
by the 20,000 square metre sized new “Vikingeland”
in 2014. The area will contain two family
attractions: a “Pirat” from Huss and two eight
metres high pulley principled towers by the name
of “Vikingetarne”.
Swiss Rides
The parent group of the Swiss manufacturer, Bartholet
Maschinenbau AG, is particularly active in
cableway constructions, so it’s no wonder that the
current project for Connyland is an attractive and
world novelty mixture of cableway and thrill ride.
A 16-seat gondola is used here that initially travels
at high speed forwards along the approximately
200 metre course, and is also pulled through a 21
metres high mammoth tree stump. An abrupt braking
comes about at the end of the ropeway course
that swings the gondola strongly outwards. This is
followed by a speedy reverse trip that also ends
abruptly, this time however in the closed tree
stump. Then the nightmare of every skier takes
place in pitch dark: the gondola drops into the
depths! In reality it’s only 50 centimetres, however
it’s to be very intense promised Gerhard Mack,
Manager of Swiss Rides. The gondola will also be
thoroughly shaken before the tree stump opens
again and the reverse ride to the station takes
place. In addition to this prototype for Swiss
Connyland, a 50-seat version is in planning, which
will produce an hourly capacity of 1,000 passengers.
TAA
The upcoming Winter Olympics 2014 will take
place in the Russian city of Sochi, and for this
occasion a new theme park is being built in order
to keep the visitor numbers sustainable also after
the games. The park design stems from Jack
Rouse Associates, and a large part of the thematic
realization has been entrusted to the German-
Spanish TAA. Whilst the operation of the park will
only start in the warmer summer months, a large
part of the significant and visible from faraway
theming will be completed punctually to the
Olympics’ opening ceremony – for example the
“Giant Dragon Wall”, the “Enchanted Forrest
Gate”, “The Kiddie Zone Gate” and the “Science
Fiction Gate”. All prefabricated cement components
were completed at TAA’s workshops in
Romania, and delivered per ship over the Black
Sea. TAA General Manager Udo Weisenburger is
also very happy about the sale of the “Katapult” to
the American Lagoon Park.
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The Gravity Group / Martin & Vleminckx
Upside down worlds: Whilst competitor Great
Coasters International, in actual fact specialist for
pure wooden coasters, now is also building Hybrid
Coasters (wooden tracks on steel supports),The
Gravity Group, the absolute specialist
for Hybrid Coasters is heavily into building
coasters completely of wood. Already three pure
wooden coasters have been erected in China together
with partner and prime building contractor
Martin & Vleminckx (M&V), and during the next 16
months four more locations will be added: der
Fantawild Park in Zhuzhou, the Hotgo Park in
Fushun, the Fantawild Park in Jinan, and in February
2015, Fantawild Park in Wuhu.Technical details
have not yet been released, although M&V is
planning to open an office in Turkey, in the hope
that very soon there will also be a wooden coaster
there. But concrete numbers are available for the
kiddie coaster for Story Land in the US State of
New England. This kiddie park, designed for 2 to
12 year olds with parents belongs to the Palace
Entertainment Group (Parques Reunidos), and
has contracted a 378 metres long and 12 metres
high Woodie. The special characteristics here are
the relatively high first drop (11.7 m), 12 airtime
moments, and the powerful dino-design of the
front car of the 12-seat train. “Roar-O-Saurus” will
apparently be the main attraction in the new “Dino
Land” with its mascot Rory. The required minimum
height for passengers will be 107 centimetres.
TrioTech
The Canadian 3D-cinema manufacturer was the
largest exhibitor this year when considering the
335 square metres stand size – and exhibition visitors
waited patiently in front of all three temporary
cinemas, due to the large rush on. The current very
interesting project is an interactive indoor-coaster
that will go into operation in May 2014 at Canada’s
Wonderland (Cedar Fair Group).
Vekoma
Many new projects were announced by Vekoma
including one in Orlando. Even the manufacturer
is, as always with Disney, not officially announced,
the last stage of construction will take place at Disney’s
Magic Kingdom with the opening of the
“Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coasters” in 2014. This
family coaster will lead its guests accompanied by
music through the mines of the seven dwarfs,
whilst the cars designed as wagons can swing out
to the side in the curves. Further constructions not
mentioned in our EAS report are: The Olympic Adventureland
in Russia’s Sochi will receive a
The team from The Gravity
Group during the introduction
of the upcoming project in
China / front car of the kiddie
wooden coaster for Story Land
PRINT GOES WILD
Exclusive IAAPA video about
“Wooden Coaster Projects”
on our youtube-Channel:
youtube.com/user/kirmesparkrevue
The large exhibition area
of Triotech was constantly
visited
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EXHIBITION
The new family
coaster “Seven Dwarfs
Mine Train Coasters” at
Magic Kingdom in Florida
Interactivity is also very
important at Whitewater /
sketches: the project for Wet ‘n’
Wild Sydney
“Giant Inverted Boomerang” and an “I-Ride
Panoramic Flight Simulator”. The Chinese Hotgo
Park in Fushun opens in 2015 with a Mine Train, a
custom-designed Launch Coaster, a Suspended
Family Coaster and an 80 passenger “Mad
House”. 2015 is also the opening of the Berjaya
Great Mall Of China in Berjaya near Peking, where
Vekoma will erect a custom-designed “Motorbike
Launch Coaster” and a new type of “Dive Pretzel
Coaster” with a 640 metres long, and 43 metres
high vertical lift, two vertical loops, and an Airtimehill.
Already in 2014 a standard-”Boomerang” will
open at all three Fantawild Parks in Zhuzhou,
Wuhu und Jinan, and a 395 metres long Suspended
Family Coaster goes to the Korean Seoul
Children’s Grand Park, as well as to the Ukrainian
Lavina Mall.
WhiteWater West
Following the successful start of the Wet ‘n’ Wild
Las Vegas in 2012, the park operator Village Roadshow
had given a large contract amongst others
to the Canadian water slide manufacturer White-
Water, for its Wet ‘n’ Wild Sydney water park, opening
in December 2013. A water slide tower will
contain an 8-lane slide and four “AquaLoops”, and
a further tower construction with eight pipe slides,
among them four “MasterBlasters”. In the meantime
a public baths, the Frankston Regional
Aquatic Centre located near Melbourne in Australia
will receive the world’s first “AquaSphere”
slide from WhiteWater. This 79 metres long slide
contains three completely closed round elements
and will be flanked by a “Constrictor” slide. Two
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EXHIBITION
Thousands of LEDs make
the pipe slide not only interactive
but also provide never
before effects, and without a
doubt also much disorientation
other “AquaLoops” have been erected under the
name of “KaPau” by Silver Dollar City Attractions
(Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation).
An absolute world novelty in the water slide segment
is the interactive component that WhiteWater
first presented in Orlando: thousands of LEDs
welded into the pipes provide constantly changing
colours, with the park guest having to press
the correct colour on the “cockpit” of his mat during
sliding. A large screen in the
basin shows the number of points
and the daily ranking. In the Dry
Rides segment, PrimePlay introduced
in addition to the “Fusion Factory”
a combination of softball-attraction
and Laser-Tags, and the Zip
Coaster “No Boundaries”. This construction
that for example can be
connected to a “Fusion Factory” or a
climbing structure, leads
the guest who is affixed by
a snap hook, not over the
cable but over a steel track
downhill. Longer ranges
are possible this way. Since recently
Hopkins Rides also belongs in the firm
alliance, with this manufacturer presenting
for the first time its own version of an
interactive boat ride at the IAAPA Expo in
Orlando. In “Raft Battle” passengers sit
in freely rotating round boats where a
definitely lively 360° water battle can be
expected.
“Zip Line” from White
Water is called “No Boundaries”
and has a permanent track
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Zamperla
Zierer
The Zamperla operated
Coney Island Amusement Park
will receive a new coaster in the
2014 season
As already well known, the Italian manufacturer
indirectly operates the amusement
park on Coney Island near New York.
Whilst in the first years after the takeover
of the historic area more or less spectacular
major rides of own production were
erected, the 2014 season will at long last
also see an investment in a trend-setting
large attraction: “Thunderbolt” will be a 35
metres high steel coaster with a vertical lift, and
an 87° steep drop. 9-seat individual cars will
travel on the 680 metres long course at up to 90
kilometres per hour through five inversions. The
capacity with three cars has been announced at
600 passengers per hour. However the really special
characteristic is the grounds directly on the
Atlantic, being a small lot of 20 by 250 metres. And
not without pride Zamperla representatives announced
that within only three years already 20
“Air Race” ride constructions could be sold – one
was at the last exhibition built up in the hall. Additionally
the delivery of two custom-designed
coasters stands near, both being operated as indoor
attractions: one for the Mall of Istanbul (Type
Twisted Coaster), and the other to Shirga near
Dubai (350 metres long).
And for the Bavarian specialist Zierer Asia also
plays an important role as well. Two “Jet Ski” attractions
stand shortly before delivery to the
Chinese OCT in Peking, and the French park OK
Corral. Another “Jet Ski” together with a “Kontiki
L” (19 metres long tracks and 24-seat boat) and a
apple tree designed “Wave Swinger” will go to an
unnamed Chinese park as well. The Korean Seoul
Grand Children’s Park will receive a “Kontiki L” and
a 40-seat “Wave Swinger”. Additionally a new
theme park in the Turkish capital Ankara will be
supplied with a “Jet Skies” and two coasters
(“Force 190” and “Elevated Seating Coaster”). A
standard Wave Swinger was contracted by the
US-Park Morey’s Piers. Germany will receive a
Family Freefall Tower for the new “Arthur”-indoor
world at Europa-Park, and another family Freefall
Tower as well as a Wave Swinger and a “Kontiki L”
will go to not yet revealed German parks. Furthermore,
at the same time two already existing “Tivoli”
coasters (at Belgium’s’ Plopsaland de Panne and
at the Indonesian Jaya Ancol Park) have been
elaborately reworked and newly themed. ■
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Exhibitor: Betson
Exhibitor: unknown
Exhibitor: Magnagae Photography
Exhibitor: Eye Candy Inflatables
Exhibitor: Sega
Exhibitor: US Bowling Corp.

This year’s outside area was twice as large as last year, when at the same time filled with inflatables
“Frenzy” from ARM is a type of 18 metres swing boat with 12
seat suspended gondolas that swing to the side at up to 110°
A 50 metres
long inflatable from
Jungle Jumps
“Ziplines” are mega trendy in the USA so
no wonder that there were four constructions
built up and ready to go
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A blow up house – with complete equipment (Jungle Jumps)
Please be friendly: photo with the Simspons (Meli Park)
The were two exhibitors this year, both offering springing: Vertical Reality (left) and Inflatable 2000 (right down)
Violations of copyright were only rarely brought to justice
this year, or alternatively there were only very rare occasions
when there was a reaction directly at the exhibition
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COASTER
A spectacular
innovation: the looping is
entered on both sides –
in reality the trains do not
meet unfortunately (here a
photo composition)
Not content with just being
ahead in the race to be the park
with the most roller coasters, Six
Flags Magic Mountain has put
pedal to metal to gain a bigger
lead. And to do that they’ve
opened a record breaking
coaster during the past 2013
season.
Text:
Marcus Gaines
Photos: Chris Murray,
Marcus Gaines,
Premier Rides,
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Full Throttle
Unsurprisingly, for a park that frequently
opens record breaking coasters, it’s not
the first time they’ve held the Vertical Loop
crown. They last held the title from 1990 to
2000 with the Arrow Dynamics built
So “Full Throttle” is the park’s 18 th roller coaster, “Viper”, which has a 144 foot (43.8 m) tall loop.
which gives them two more than their nearest They’ve now taken the crown from sister park Six
rivals Canada’s Wonderland and Cedar Point,
both of which belong to the Cedar Fair Group,
each with sixteen roller coaster attractions.
The new “Full Throttle” at Californian famous park
Six Flags Magic Mountain is a Multi Launch
coaster from Northern American manufacturer
Premier Rides, and features the world’s tallest
vertical loop.
At 160 foot (48.8 metres) tall it may not be the
Flags Fiesta Texas, whose B&M floorless coaster
“Superman: Krypton Coaster” held the title for 13
years with a 145 foot (44.2 m) high vertical loop.
Built on the site of the former “Log Jammer” log
flume, and taking advantage of a tunnel previously
used by a monorail, “Full Throttle” can be
found towards the right of the park’s main entrance,
next to the giant concrete tree of the Bugs
Bunny themed area of the park. The area around
tallest actual inversion, which goes to the entrance has had a makeover to become “Full
“Gatekeeper” at Cedar Point with its 170 (58.8
metres) foot dive drop, but it is the tallest vertical
loop.
Throttle Plaza”, where, as well as the expected
merchandise shop visitors can find two new fast
food outlets.
The station area and
the first LSM launch
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Big Crowds in front of the New Coaster
But don’t stop to eat or shop, get straight in line
for the roller coaster. With an anticipated throughput
of up to 800 people per hour, in a park known
for big crowds, and where ride operations can be
questionable, guests don’t want to waste any time
before getting in the queue, as they definitely will
want to ride this attraction multiple times.
Arriving beyond the glitzy “Full Throttle Plaza”,
there is a bare queue line and basic station area.
A name sign didn’t even appear outside the entrance
until mid September. When one takes into
consideration the slow throughput, the scorching
California sun and exposed queuing areas one
has to wonder why more wasn’t done to provide
shade and cover for waiting riders. There’s only a
canopy over the station area.
The ride begins with a launch right out of the station.
The short but impressively aggressive LSM
acceleration brings passengers just in time to enter
into the record breaking vertical loop at a top
speed of 114 kilometres per hour, which seems
only just enough to get them through the almost
50 metre vertical loop. Watching from the ground
the trains appear to stall upside down. And riding
guests feel like everything is going into slow motion
experiencing wonderful floating airtime for
over one second, slowly drifting upside down
through the loop.
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The almost 50 metres high
vertical loop is travelled
through the inside initially...
Unfortunately a Short Ride
No doubt inexperienced coaster riders find the
hang time upside down terrifying. Why? Because
one gets to enjoy the ride with just a lap bar, no
bulky overhead restraints to spoil the freedom of
the ride. But being honest even for well travelled
coaster riders, a lot of faith and fortitude is needed,
to not have some concern about hanging
there just by a lap bar.
Coming out of the loop the track traverses through
a fluid stretched out S bend over “Superman
Plaza” before dropping into the rides second inversion,
a fantastic dive loop. The loop drops passengers
back down the hillside and into a set of
brakes in the old monorail tunnel. After a brief
pause to catch a breath, riders are catapulted
backwards by the linear synchronous motor, almost
back to the top of the dive loop. For anyone
who hasn’t read about the ride before visiting, the
reverse launch comes as a complete shock that
leads to a lot more screams than the previous forward
launch had.
Coaster Offers a lot of Airtime Moments
After another brief moment of hang time,
especially in the back of the train, gravity
takes charge and the train is racing back
down into the tunnel. With an extra forward
boost from the LSM’s the train is given a
kick out of the tunnel, through a banked
left hand bend and up into a very special
Top Hat element.
Sadly there’s a lot of vibration through this
section that makes the ride a bit uncomfortable
but it would be even more unpleasant
had the ride been fitted with over
head restraints. Hopefully this vibration
can be resolved and not get worse with
age.
The Top Hat element is completely unique
in that it traces over the top of the vertical
loop. In other words the spine of the vertical
loop actually has track on the inside
and the outside. Sitting in the front the Top
Hat gives a wonderful pop of airtime, but
sitting in the back offers incredible ejector
airtime.
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Abrupt End after a Minute
It would be great if a train could go over the Top
Hat just as another was travelling through the loop
but sadly this could never happen with “Full
Throttle” because it’s too short. All too soon the
ride is over, not even a third of the way down the
drop of the Top Hat and the magnetic brakes kick
in to bring passengers to a stop barely past the
bottom. There’s very little track between the Top
Hat and the hairpin bend back into the station so
the train has to come to a stop pretty sharp. With
a ride time of less than a minute one can be forgiven
if feeling cheated after sometimes long
queuing hours, but those 60 seconds are almost
entirely filled with fun.
“Full Throttle” is one of those coasters that must
be ridden in the front and the back to experience
all the ride has to offer. Ride in the front row and
one gets the full benefit of floating through the
vertical loop, while riding in the back offers the
most out of going backwards into the Dive Loop,
and that wonderful ejection air time over the top
hat.
... and shortly before the
end the vertical loop is
conquered from outside
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The Dive Loop from
different perspectives
FAST FACTS
■ Opening: 22 th June 2013
■ Track length: 651 m
■ Track height: 49.5 m
■ Max. speed: 112 km/h
■ 3 LSM launches
■ 2 inversions: 1x Looping
(48,5 m), 1x Dive Loop
■ Ride time: 56 sec
■ 2 trains with 3 cars each,
per car 6 Pers.
■ Capacity: 800 p.p.h.
■ Dynamics/Statics: Stengel
GmbH, Munich, Germany
■ Manufacturer: Premier
Rides, Baltimore (Maryland),
USA
■ Operator: Six Flags Magic
Mountain, Valencia (California),
USA
When the ride was announced the launch tunnel
was described as being a special effects tunnel,
with the promise of sound and lighting effects.
Sadly they either weren’t installed or they don’t
always work.
Nevertheless the ride doesn’t lack anything by
their absence, although extra themed special effects
can add that something special to a ride, especially
in a park which doesn’t generally theme
its rides.
“Full Throttle” is unique, fun, thrilling, exciting and
just about every other superlative one could come
up with. The only criticisms being the typical
laborious and slow ride operations found in “Six
Flags Magic Mountain”, the vibration after the
second forward launch is so good that passengers
just want it to last for longer.
With “Sky Rocket” at Kennywood, shuttle
coasters like “Mr Freeze” at Six Flags St Louis and
Over Texas, and now “Full Throttle” all being fantastic
coasters, Premier Rides has well and truly
established itself as company to go to for midsized
launched coasters that are guaranteed to
keep riders coming back for more.
As for Six Flags Magic Mountain increasing their
lead as roller coaster capital of the World? For a
park ranked in the top 20 in the world for attendance
it’s a shame they’ve added yet another ride
with a relatively low capacity that results in long
queues. “Green Lantern” which opened in 2011
has a capacity of less than 600 people per hour
and the drop tower “Lex Luthor Drop of Doom”
from Intamin which opened in 2012 has a capacity
of 550 people per hour. At a capacity of 800
people per hour, “Full Throttle” would be far better
suited in a midsized park not known for large
crowds.
In 2014 Six Flags Magic Mountain plans to further
increase their lead as the park with the most
coasters by adding a 19th, another with a low capacity,
a Zamperla family coaster. Cedar Point
and Canada’s Wonderland have their work cut out
if they’re to win the crown of the Roller Coaster
Capital of the World.
■
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PORTRAIT
The “Wickie Land” at
Plopsaland de Panne has
delighted family visitors
since 2013
Wickie the Viking has moved
into Plopsaland De Panne, and
also brought along a complete
Viking village as well. The completely
new theme area is located
in the northwest end of Plopsaland
De Panne, where the
theatre tent was located earlier.
Although the new theme area is
manageable as far as size is
concerned, it offers quite a lot of
fun for smaller and older visitors
alike.
Plopsaland De Panne
Text & Photos: Olaf Esser
The water attraction type
“Splash Battle” has a
refreshing and different type of
overall design
The “Wickie Land” comprises of two large attractions
and lovely surroundings with a self-service
restaurant, a snack area, and many seating possibilities.
The tables are out in the open partly, and some
are stylishly roofed over in a Wickie comic design.
On sunny days however it is obvious that there is
little shade in the area. Although Wickie Land is surrounded
partly by small trees, there is little real
green in the theme area. The new section has been
lovingly designed.
With many old and well known Viking figures such as
Faxe, Tjure and Snorre decorating the area, a great
atmosphere is produced. Some of the figures are
happily used by the children to climb on – most probably
not the purpose of the inventor, and one hopes
that no child will ever be injured. As of now the figures
are in a very good condition and show no signs
of wear due to the heavy demand of the children. And
naturally water should not be missing in such an attractive
area, hence a lake with two Viking boats that
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invite visitors to play as well as relax on the water. All
the houses are in a Viking design, and even the rocks
appear picturesque.
It gets pretty wet on one of the two main attractions
in the new Wickie Land – “Wickie The Battle”. The
“Boat Blaster” from Mack Rides takes up a large section
of the area, and there’s just as much fun. The interactive
boat ride abducts visitors into the world of
the northern seafarers. In addition to Gorm and Faxe,
visitors can also admire Wickie’s mother Ylva, and
his best friend Ylvie. The six boats, each for eight
Vikings are led along the canal by the water flow, with
a lot of shooting going on with the water cannons as
is usual on a “Splash Battle” attraction. There are targets
in the water, but guests can naturally also shoot
at other passengers, which is a lot more exciting. A
very popular target is also shooting at passersby at
the edge of the water basin. Naturally there are also
various stations along edge with water cannons, resulting
in heavy water battles. The Splash Battle station
this year has been kept very simple and is not
roofed over. Nevertheless there has been an
announcement of an extension for next year, with a
themed station area and an additional Wickie-shop.
The second large attraction is “De Grote Golf”, which
is a 40-seat Disk’O Coaster from Zamperla. This has
been brilliantly embedded in a rock massif and the
entrance to Wickie Land leads through a rock tunnel
under the 92.5 metre long and up to 15.5 metre high
tracks. The entrance to the ride attraction as well as
A grandiosely designed
entrance to the new theme area
“Wickie Land”
The “Disc’O Coaster” from
Zamperla is very convincing
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The water ride leads past
countless and lovingly themed
targets
the waiting area is beautifully themed. “De Grote
Golf” rides perfectly and there are no bumps, which
is normally the case in some instances of Disk’O
Coasters. Very fitting to the theme is Halvar, Wickie’s
father standing in the centre of his boat, who is leader
of the Vikings of Flake. Those who have never
taken a ride on a “Disk’O Coaster” will be enthralled
when they take their place on the ride; the safety restraints
from the back hold the riding guest perfectly
and leave enough free room to enjoy the ride on
the rotating and to and fro moving speeding disc.
The self-service restaurant uses a charcoal grill. Although
the menu is reasonable in variation, it is a
change from the usual chips and other fried goods
that are happily eaten in Belgium and at Plopsaland
De Panne as well. The culinary offers are perfectly
enhanced by the snack booth, which offers coffee,
delicious sweets such as muffins and French tarts,
as well as freshly baked Panini. And there’s always
somewhere to sit down at Wickie Land, as there are
enough seats. The village games booth offers canthrowing,
crossbow shooting or bucket throwing. As
already previously mentioned, the theming is consistent
and contributes to an extremely pleasant
atmosphere – unfortunately there are no Vikings for
the winners, but unfortunately only very colourful
stuffed toys.
The new Viking village can be reached very well with
the “Plopsa Express”, the park’s own railway. The
track course has been changed a little and also
shortened, but in exchange there is a new station
directly in “Wickie Land”.
In addition to the new parking area, a long ago announced
large theatre has come into being as well.
The “Plopsa Theatre” is located directly at the entrance
area to the right, next to the indoor “Mayaland”,
and extends this theme area perfectly, and is also
used for a park show, and also for evening events. It
has place for 1,400 guests and the foyer is also
equipped with a generously large cloakroom. ■
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PORTRAIT
Refreshment booths and
jackpot games in comic type
Viking style
New also is the huge 1,400
person “Plopsa Theatre”
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TOP ACT
Park visitors to
Sesame Street are accompanied
by the clumsy
Grover through a kind of
scurrile adventure
Universal Studios Singapore is
not only the most modern, but
also the smallest park in the Universal
chain. Following the
opening on the 28 th May 2011, the
first extension already took
place at the end of the year with
“Transformers: The Ride”. On
the 1 st March 2013 the next new
ride was added: “Sesame Street
Spaghetti Space Chase”.
Sesame Street Spaghetti
Text & Photos:
Jochen Peschel
Owner of the park is the Genting Group, which
not only owns the complete Resort Worlds
Sentosa on a Singapore island, but also other resorts,
various casinos, and 50% of the Norwegian
Cruise Line. Hence the responsibility of the new
attractions concept is not only up to Universal
Parks & Resorts as licensor of the park franchise,
but also Genting as owner. In the case of “Sesame
Street Spaghetti Space Chase” the additional Sesame
Workshop also came on board. It was originally
founded as the Children’s Television Workshop,
in order to produce Sesame Street, where the
rights lay and where once again Jim Henson’s
Muppets crop up. The rights to the Muppets on the
other hand have been owned by Disney for a
number of years. “Too many cooks spoil the broth”
as the old saying goes. But it’s not as bad as it
sounds, however the results could definitely be
more convincing.
As is the case with many parks, Universal Studios
Singapore also has a Mainstreet, souvenir shops,
and restaurants at the entrance. The end leads to
a central lake that is the start of the classic park
circuit layout. Visitors who decide to follow the
right hand turn arrive immediately in the theme
area “New York” and come directly to the new ride.
The attraction fits in perfectly, as according to the
story outline Sesame Street is located, as ever, in
Manhattan.
In a very small hall
Visitors are divided up directly at the entrance
where the attraction is located, into those who
possess a Universal Express Pass that is not exactly
cheap, and normal guests. The last mentioned
must leave the hall directly as there is no
room for a waiting area next to the actual ride. The
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Space Chase
queue leads back to the “New York Street” and
after about an hour waiting time, returns into the
building.
Attentive guests will note there that the villain Macaroni
the Merciless and his two assistants Zester
and Shredder have abducted all the spaghetti
from earth. All three figures by the way have been
invented for the new attraction what makes the
coup de main even more infamous. So it’s all about
getting the long pieces of pasta back again. This
is the mission of Elmo und Super Grover 2.0, the
superhero-old-ego of Grover. And in order to make
it a ride attraction, the parks visitors are included
as Super Sidekicks.
Loading on Sesame Street
At the station with its backflash painted as Sesame
Street, waits a four-seat spaceship controlled by
Elmo. Thereupon a left turn leads into Sesame
Street where dwellers wish the brave passengers
well. And there are not only the popular Muppets
as animatronics present, but also figures that can
be seen on a number of monitors designed as windows.
Shortly before takeoff, super Grover explains
the route to Macaroni’s hideaway.
through a curtain of fog and is already between
the stars again. There passengers see an outbound
spaghetti beam from earth, and are greeted
by the Yip-Yips, the aliens from Sesame Street,
in their flying saucer. And already guests see
super Grover, who, for whatever the reason may
be, is whirling through outer space on a satellite.
On the monitor built into the space ship, Captain
Elmo urges riders to follow the spaghetti to Macaroni’s
hiding place.
However the assistants have already captured
Grover and tied him to a huge meatball – nevertheless
he’s still of the opinion that he has everything
under control. However Macaroni holds the
super hero with a green tractor beam and the
spaceship is also captured with Macaroni receiving
the guests with a number of mocking comments
from his flying saucer. As a result Elmo cries
for assistance, which is promptly answered in the
Elmo and Grover
The loading area
Flight into Outer Space
However the spaceship has to leave Sesame
Street first, so it climbs a ramp. In the beginning it
is surrounded by trees, and then there are skyscrapers
towering to the left and right. This successfully
produces the illusion of starting into
outer space vertically. The car then breaks
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Evening atmosphere on
“New York Street” together with
the new attraction from Intamin
Grover attempts to save
the world again
form of fairy student Abby Cadabby. Her magic
breaks the tractor beam and leads visitors to Macaroni’s
hiding place.
The intrusion is quickly discovered, but Abby Cadabby
prevents passengers from being taken prisoner
and tied up hand and foot with spaghetti as
is Grover. And quite the contrary a number of
friends from Sesame Street are beamed into the
hideout – very well done technically by a projection
on a fog wall. The villains are quickly overpowered
and the noodles are sent back to earth.
Abby Cadabby does the same with the spaceship.
The last scene after a ride time of almost
three minutes shows how Macaroni serves
spaghetti in a restaurant on earth.
“Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase” leaves a
mixed impression. The individual scenes are in
some parts very elaborately designed, and the
idea of channelling Elmo between the scenes over
the monitor is very clever. The colourful design
also causes much fun for the younger public.
However the relaying of the richly imaginative storyline
does not function satisfactorily. For example
the spoken parts regularly go under in the sound
background, and quite a few aspects are only understood
by those who know the figures and their
characteristics. One could say that this leads to
multiple riding, but that doesn’t particularly help
either. And who on earth prepares a theme ride by
the means of videos and press information? Perhaps
too much was intended, which simply
couldn’t be contained in the really small building.
However the size of the existing hall was very effectively
used. The around 150 metre long track
runs so, that the preceding vehicle is only seen for
a short time in the first scene. However a timed
ride sequence of every 15 seconds can bring the
capacity to 960 persons per hour. This is attained
by a conveyor in the station, the speed of which is
synchronized with the vehicles. These vehicles
travel independently by way of their own drive,
and can transmit their position wirelessly. The vehicles
hang on double I-supports, which enable a
relatively wide span. In any case there are no individual
supports recognisable.
Ride System from Intamin
The ride system is a new development delivered
by Intamin, which opens another market segment
for the Lichtenstein manufacturer in the suspended
Darkrides sector. The attraction installed in Singapore
offers ascents and drops that bridge over
a height difference of a total of 2 metres. It would
be surprising if additions such as rotating discs or
vertical lifts wouldn’t be added. As the support
construction is free-standing the system could be
upgraded in a hall that originally was not planned
for a hanging theme ride.
However back to “Sesame Street Spaghetti Space
Chase”: this attraction doesn’t stand alone at Universal
Studios Singapore, but is flanked by other
offers. And so the exit of the theme ride leads
through the obligatory shop, the “Big Bird’s Emporium”,
and more money can be give out on the
Sesame Street school bus that offers park exclusive
merchandise for sale. For a good start into a
Sesame Street day a character breakfast is on offer,
which costs in addition to the entrance fee of
74 Singapore Dollars (44 Euro) another 39 Singapore
Dollars (around 23 Euro). Free however are
the Sesame Street shows that take place a number
of times daily on “New York Street”.
And with that the theme area “New York” is in the
meantime dominated by Sesame Street, even if
the main attraction “Sesame Street Spaghetti
Space Chase” is not convincing for everybody.
The waiting times however show that the attraction
has been well received by visitors. For the younger
target group the extension was very important as
Universal Studios only has the “Madagascar” boot
ride on offer as another themed ride. ■
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OBITUARY: VERA & GEORGE BRYAN
The co-founders of Drayton
Manor Theme Park have sadly
passed away within a month of
each other. Mr George Bryan (92)
passed away at home on the 20 th
September and Mrs Vera Bryan
(96) passed away peacefully on
the 16 th October.
Text:
Marcus Gaines
Mr George Bryan had a long history in the
amusement industry, his father was a
pioneer in manufacturing penny arcade
machines. While Mrs Vera Bryan was also involved
in the amusement industry long before meeting
George, her family owned California in England
Pleasure Park.
It was at the park that George and Vera met, sharing
many a dance in the parks ballroom. George
even had dancing lessons so he could see Vera
more often. The couple married 6 months later in
December 1942.
Inspired by California in England Pleasure Park, in
1949 the married couple purchased the derelict
Drayton Manor house and the surrounding 80
acres of land to create their own theme park.
Despite the challenge of land overgrown with
weeds and covered in mounds of rubbish, and
being in the austere post war period, Drayton
Manor Park opened the following year with a handful
of rides.
Today it has grown to become one of the UK’s
leading theme parks and remains owned by the
Bryan family.
■
HANSA-PARK
Within the frames of
the exhibition it was
rumoured that the North
German Hansa-Park is
planning a new large attraction,
catching the attention
of both fans and
the trade public. Andreas
Leicht, Manager of Hansa-Park,
who was also
present in Orlando, confirmed
the rumours that in
the meantime have already
been announced in an
official press release.
Without giving any precise
details there will be
not more and not less
than a Hyper Coaster
Andreas Leicht: “We know that a Hyper Coaster is
at least 200 feet, in other words 61 metres high,
and that a Mega Coaster begins at 300 feet – 91.5
metres. We will move between the two figures. The
actual height has not been decided, as the exact
track course is currently being developed. Definite
however is that it’s not all about height, but also
the thematic integration into our overall concept,
so that this attraction will still speak for itself even
years later.”
And “Kärnan” naturally correlates to a hanseatic
theme, and in this case the 35 metres high
mediaeval tower has used the Swedish city Helsingborg
as name lender.
Even more remarkable is the unconfirmed rumour
that the Hyper Coaster will not be realized by an
established manufacturer in this segment.
Andreas Leicht: “Our chosen manufacturer will be
announced shortly. Just as important is our cooperation
with the Ingenieurbüro Stengel, which
has up until now constructed excellent Hyper
Coasters worldwide.”
■
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DELTA LEISURE RESORTS
Text:
Photos:
Frank Lanfer
Delta Leisure Resorts
Nigeria’s Princess Abiodun Oyefusi arrived in
Orlando during the signing of a contractmarathon.
The huge Delta Leisure Resorts of
which she is the Managing Director has been in
planning since 2009 (as reported), and now at
long last the final steps are being taken before
realization.
The following cooperation was decided on during
the IAAPA Expo: DJ Willrich (Audio Visual), White-
Water West / Aquaplay (Play Equipment), Interlink
LG (Rides and Consulting), Gateway Ticketing
Systems (Ticketing), Neuman Aqua (Canal and
Waterfall), Polin (Water-park-design and slides).
The 186 hectare sized Delta Leisure Resorts are
separated into two locations: the theme parks in
in Oleri Village, Udu LG in Warry City and the
Wildlife Park in Ogwashi-Uku near Asaba, the
district capital of the Nigerian Delta State.
There will be a total of 22 different zones/projects,
among them the Entrance Piazza, a retail village,
the Children’s Play Park, a Sports Village, a 103
metres high viewing tower (Interlink), a 3- and a
5-Star-Hotel, a nightlife-area, a Safari-park and a
theme park with 15 large ride constructions. One
of the first components to be realized will be the
Egyptian Water Park. It will have a total size of
30,000 square metres and will contain in addition
to the ten water slides from Polin (among them a
“King Cobra”), also a Rapid Ride.
The first zone will already open in 2015. After all
development steps are completed, it’s estimated
that up to 5 million guests will visit the park
annually. The financing is provided by the state
and from private sources. Additionally the
planned chalets and holiday villas that will be a
type of residential village within the resort in the
direct vicinity to the Atlantic Ocean can also be
purchased.
It will be interesting to see how much of all this will
and can actually be realized. Perhaps it does not
need to be such an immediate and huge venture,
however all young people and families in every
country are predisposed to carefree fun in a
theme park.
■
The entrance situation and
the water park
The master plan for the
Oleri Village location with
theme park and water park
Pictured at the contract
signing between Delta Leisure
Resorts and Interlink (from left):
Kevin Howe (Oceans Designs
Ltd.), Princess Abiodun Oyefusi
(Managing Director of Delta
Leisure Resorts), and Interlink’s
Mike Anderson and John Hudd
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KIRMES FOR SALE IN RAILWAY STATION BOOK SHOPS
✘ shows where ENGLISH VERSIONS are available
• 01069 Dresden, Wiener Platz 4
• 01097 Dresden-Neustadt, Schlesischer Platz 1
• 01109 Dresden, Wilhelmine-Reichard-Ring 1
• 04109 Leipzig, Hbf, Willy-Brand-Platz 5
• 06112 Halle, Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 1
• 06484 Quedlinburg, Bahnhofstr.
• 06844 Dessau, Fritz-Hesse-Str. 7
• 10117 Berlin-Friedrichstr., Georgenstr. 14-18
• 10178 Berlin, Alexanderplatz, Dircksenstraße
✘ 10178 Berlin, Ladenzeile / Abgang S-Bahn
• 10243 Berlin, Am Ostbahnhof
• 10623 Berlin, Fernbahnhof Zoo
• 10829 Berlin-Südkreuz/West, Neumannstr.
• 12439 Berlin-Schöneweide, M.-Brückner-Str. 42
• 12521 Berlin, Flughafen-Schönefeld, Terminal D E G
• 12681 Berlin, Boxberger Str. 3-9 / Haus 3 / Halle 2 West
• 13405 Berlin, Flughafen Tegel, Haupthalle, Bon Voyage
• 16515 Oranienburg, Stralsunder Str.
• 18055 Rostock, Hauptbahnhof
✘ 20099 Hamburg, Hbf., Glockengiesserwall
• 20354 Hamburg, Bahnhof Dammtor, Theodor-Heuss-Platz
• 21337 Lüneburg, Bahnhofstr.
• 22335 Hamburg, Flughafenstr.
✘ 22765 Hamburg, Paul-Nevermann-Platz
• 23558 Lübeck, Am Bahnhof
• 24114 Kiel, Sophienblatt 27-29
• 24145 Kiel, Bunsenstr. 1c
• 25980 Westerland, Tinnumer Str. 11
• 26122 Oldenburg, Hauptbahnhof
• 26125 Oldenburg, Wilhelmshavener Heerstr. 32
• 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 26721 Emden, Bahnhofsplatz
• 26789 Leer, Bahnhofsplatz
• 27472 Cuxhaven, Bahnhof Haus 1
• 27570 Bremerhaven, Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 73
• 27749 Delmenhorst, Wittekindstr. 10/ZOB
✘ 28195 Bremen, Bahnhofsplatz 15
• 28199 Bremen, im Flughafen, Flughafenallee 20
• 29221 Celle, Im Bahnhof, Bahnhofsplatz
• 29525 Uelzen, Am Bahnhof
• 30159 Hannover, Ernst-August-Platz 1
• 30669 Hannover, Flughafen, Terminal A
• 31134 Hildesheim, Bahnhofsplatz
• 31582 Nienburg, Bahnhofstraße
• 31785 Hameln, Bahnhofsplatz
• 32052 Herford, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 32257 Bünde, Bahnhofstr. 82
• 32423 Minden, Bundesbahnhof 12
• 33102 Paderborn, Bahnhofstr. 29
• 33330 Gütersloh, Willy-Brandt-Platz-2
• 33602 Bielefeld, Hauptbahnhof
• 34117 Kassel, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 34131 Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 253
• 35037 Marburg, Bahnhofstr. 33
• 35390 Gießen, Bahnhofstr. 102
• 37073 Goettingen, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 38640 Goslar, im Bahnhof
• 38102 Braunschweig, Berliner Platz 1
✘ 39104 Magdeburg, Bahnhofstr. 68
• 40210 Düsseldorf, Hauptbahnhof
• 40474 Düsseldorf, Flughafenstr. 120 T.B
• 41061 Mönchengladbach, Europaplatz
• 41236 Mönchengladbach, Bahnhofstr. 66
• 41460 Neuss, Presse & Buch im Bhf., Theodor-Heuss-Platz
• 42103 Wuppertal, Döppersberg 37
• 42277 Wuppertal, Berliner Platz 15
• 42283 Wuppertal, Winklerstraße 2
• 42697 Solingen, Bahnstraße 5
• 42859 Remscheid, Bahnhofsplatz 12
• 44137 Dortmund, Koenigswall 15
• 44629 Herne, Bahnhofsplatz
• 44649 Herne, Heinz-Rühmann-Platz
• 44787 Bochum, Buddenbergplatz, Süd-Ausgang
✘ 45127 Essen, Hauptbahnhof
• 45468 Mülheim, Dieter-aus-dem-Siepen-Platz 3
• 45657 Recklinghausen, Große Pferdekamp Str.
• 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Im Bahnhof
• 46045 Oberhausen, Hauptbahnhof
• 46395 Bocholt, Hindenburg Str. 1
• 46446 Emmerich, im Bahnhof
• 46535 Dinslaken, im Bahnhof
• 47051 Duisburg, Mercatorstr. 17
• 47798 Krefeld, Im Hauptbahnhof
• 48143 Münster, Berliner Platz
• 48431 Rheine, Hauptbahnhof 1
• 49074 Osnabrück, Im Bahnhof
• 49356 Diepholz, Am Bahnhof
• 50667 Köln, Bahnhof 1
50667 Köln, Trankgasse 11
• 50679 Köln-Deutz, Otto-Platz 7
• 52064 Aachen, Bahnhofsplatz 2a
• 52351 Düren, Hauptbahnhof
• 53111 Bonn, Am Hauptbahnhof
• 53173 Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Moltkestr. 43
• 53721 Siegburg, Europaplatz
• 53879 Euskirchen, Bahnhofstraße
• 54292 Trier, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 55116 Mainz, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 55543 Bad Kreuznach, Europaplatz
• 56068 Koblenz, Bahnhofsplatz 2
• 57072 Siegen, Am Bahnhof 16
• 58089 Hagen, Berliner Platz 3
• 58239 Schwerte, Bahnhofstraße 35
• 58452 Witten, Bergerstr. 35
• 58644 Iserlohn, Bahnhofsplatz 2
• 59065 Hamm, Willy-Brandt-Platz 1
• 59227 Ahlen, Bahnhofsplatz
• 59423 Unna, Bahnhofstr. 74
• 59494 Soest, Bahnhofstr. 2
• 59759 Arnsberg, Bahnhofstr. 136
✘ 60051 Frankfurt, Im Hauptbahnhof
• 60594 Frankfurt, Diesterwegplatz 51
• 61169 Friedberg, Hanauer Str. 44
• 63450 Hanau, Im Hauptbahnhof
• 63739 Aschaffenburg, Ludwigstr. 2, Hbf.
• 64293 Darmstadt, Platz der Deutschen Einheit
• 64625 Bensheim, Amershamplatz 1
• 65190 Wiesbaden, Bahnhofsplatz 2
• 65428 Rüsselsheim, Im Hauptbahnhof
• 66111 Saarbrücken, Im Hauptbahnhof
• 66424 Homburg, Im Bahnhof
• 66538 Neunkirchen, Bahnhofstraße
• 66606 St. Wendel, Mommstr. 2, Bahnh.
• 66740 Saarlouis, Bahnhofsplatz 11
• 67434 Neustadt, Bahnhofsplatz 4
• 67547 Worms, Hauptbahnhof
✘ 67547 Worms, Bahnhofstr. 11
• 67655 Kaiserslautern, Bahnhofstraße 1
✘ 68161 Mannheim, Bahnhofsplatz 17
✘ 69115 Heidelberg 1, Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
✘ 70173 Stuttgart, Arnulf-Klett-Platz 2
• 70174 Stuttgart-Mitte, Th.-Heuss-Passagen
• 70372 Stuttgart/Bad Cannstatt, Bahnhofstr. 30
✘ 71032 Böblingen, Talstr. 18
• 71638 Ludwigsburg, Bahnhof 14-18
• 72072 Tübingen, Europaplatz 17
• 72764 Reutlingen, Bahnhofstr. 3
• 73614 Schorndorf, Rosenstraße 2
• 74072 Heilbronn, Bahnhofstraße 30
• 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bahnhofspl. 1
• 74889 Sinsheim, Friedrichstr. 25
• 75175 Pforzheim, Bahnhofsplatz
✘ 76137 Karlsruhe, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 76227 Karlsruhe, Hauptbahnstraße 1
• 76646 Bruchsal, Bahnhofsplatz 12
• 78462 Konstanz, Bahnhofsplatz 43
• 79098 Freiburg, Bismarckallee 3
✘ 80335 München, Hauptbahnhof, Arnulfstr. 3
✘ 81667 München, Orleansplatz 10
• 84032 Landshut, Bahnhofsplatz
• 85356 München-Flughafen, Südallee 1
• 86150 Augsburg, Viktoriastraße 1
• 86154 Augsburg, Ulmer Str. 53
• 87435 Kempten, Bahnhofplatz
• 87509 Immenstadt, Bahnhofstr. 39
• 87527 Sonthofen, Bahnhofstraße
• 87561 Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 87700 Memmingen, Bahnhofstr. 3
• 89073 Ulm, Hauptbahnhof
• 89312 Günzburg, Bahnhofsplatz 5
✘ 90411 Nürnberg, Flughafenstr. 100
✘ 90443 Nürnberg, Bahnhofsplatz 9
• 91207 Lauf, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 92224 Amberg, Kaiser-Ludwig-Ring 5
• 92318 Neumarkt, Bahnlinie 5/HBF
• 92637 Weiden, Bahnhofstr. 28
• 93047 Regensburg, Bahnhofstr. 18
• 94032 Passau, Bahnhofsplatz 29
• 94315 Straubing, Bahnhofsplatz 13
• 95028 Hof, Bahnhofsplatz 12
• 95326 Kulmbach, Bahnhofsplatz 1
• 95444 Bayreuth, Bahnhofstr. 20
• 95615 Marktredwitz, Bahnhofsplatz 7
• 96052 Bamberg, Ludwigstraße 6
• 96215 Lichtenfels, Bahnhofsplatz
• 96450 Coburg, Lossaustr. 4
✘ 97070 Würzburg, Bahnhofstr. 4
• 97424 Schweinfurt, Im Bahnhof
• 99084 Erfurt, Willy-Brandt-Platz 12
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VOLKSFESTE 2014
in der Region Chemnitz
Frühlingsfest Hartmannsdorf
vom 14. März bis 16. März 2014
Festplatz
10. Chemnitzer Ballonfest
65 Jahre Chemnitzer Parkbahn
vom 13. Juni bis 15. Juni 2014
Küchwaldfestwiese
mit umfangreichem Bühnenprogramm
Chemnitzer Pressefest
vom 04. Juli bis 06. Juli 2014
Küchwaldfestwiese
Mittelbach/Grüna
1. gemeinsame Mittelbach-Grüna Kirmes
vom 22. August bis 24. August 2014
mit umfangreichem Bühnenprogramm
Chemnitzer Stadtfest
vom 29. August bis 31. August 2014
Innenstadt
Stadtfest Burgstädt
vom 02. Oktober bis 05. Oktober 2014
Marktplatz/Innenstadt
Kirmes Raschau
vom 24. Oktober bis 26. Oktober 2014
Marktplatz
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen an:
K & R Illgen OHG • z.Hd. Rico Illgen
Fritz-Wagner-Siedlung 35 • 09116 Chemnitz
Fon: 0163 / 203 04 11 • Fax: 0371 / 336 15 67
Mail: klaus.illgen@arcor.de
Weitere aktuelle Plätze unter www.tutti-frutti-team.eu
BEZIRKSMUSIKFEST TÜRKENFELD
vom 28. Mai bis 01. Juni 2014
Gesucht: Autoscooter, Scheibenwischer,
Kinderfahrgeschäft, Wurf- und Schießbude
GROSSES BEZIRKSMUSIKFEST BAISWEIL
vom 28. Mai bis 01. Juni 2014
Gesucht: Schießen, Verlosung, Schaukel,
kleines Fahrgeschäft, Twister
VOLKSFEST PFEFFENHAUSEN
vom 05. bis 09. Juni 2014
Gesucht: Fahrgeschäft, Schaukel, Babyflug, Kinderfahrgeschäft
SCHÜTZENFEST DONAUWÖRTH-NORDHEIM
vom 25. bis 27. Juli 2014
Gesucht: Autoscooter, Kettenflieger, Verlosung
BEZIRKSMUSIKFEST OBERNDORF/LECH
mit Gemeinde-Kinderfest
vom 31. Juli bis 03. August 2014
Gesucht: Autoscooter, Kettenflieger,
Kinderfahrgeschäft, Verlosung, Wurfbuden
VOLKSFEST GRABEN
vom 04. bis 07. September 2014
Gesucht: Kinderfahrgeschäft, Wurfbuden
VOLKSFEST TUTZING/STARNBERGER SEE
vom 12. bis 16. September 2014
Gesucht: Kinderfahrgeschäft, Wurfbuden
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Braunstraße 35 • 87700 Memmingen • mobil: 0178/6133672
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Kössinger AG • Frühaufstraße 21 • 84069 Schierling
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Walter Roth, Tel. 09451/499-120 • Fax: 09451/499-101
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Exhibit at DEAL 2014!
• The most anticipated and longest running show
for the entertainment, amusement and leisure
industry in the MENA region.
• The show attracts over 5000 business visitors
every year, with over 80% from the growing
markets of the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
• Multi-million dollar deals get signed at the
exhibition.
Organised by:
8 th – 10 th April, 2014
The Arena, Dubai World
Trade Centre, UAE.
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P.O. Box 50006, Dubai, U.A.E. Tel: +971 4 3435777, Fax: +971 4 3436115, Email: deal@iec.ae www.dealmiddleeastshow.com

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W. Weeber L. Wittig R. Brauer A. Haubner
S. Roschmann F.T. Schneider J. Scherrle
A. Brenner
R. Weber
H. Berger
D. Schmidt
C. Cremanns
J. Kunstmann
Werbe-Riesenrad Hamburger Dom
Wir wünschen unseren Kunden und Freunden ein frohes Weihnachtsfest
und bedanken uns für das Vertrauen und die gute Zusammenarbeit.
Einen guten Rutsch ins Jahr 2014 und auf eine neue erfolgreiche Saison!
Mit besten Grüßen Familie Andreas und Willi Dietz