Volume 1, No. 21. November 16, 2001
IAAPA's 2001 "Big E" Award winners are:
Best Costumed Character
Winner: Drew Wade, Knott's Camp Snoopy, Warner Brothers Movie World, Queensland, Australia
Honorable Mention (HM): Michelle Steensland, Bloomington, MN, USA
Best Male Show Performer/PerformanceWinner: Wally Calderon, Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
HM: Gary Valenciano, Enchanted Kingdom, Makati City, The Philippines
Best Female Show Performer/Performance:
Winner: Eileen Normanly, Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
HM: Gina Servello, Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
Best Atmosphere/Street Show Performer/Act
Winner: Rhythm Chefs, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, USA
HM: Doc Harris, Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO, USA
Best Behind-the-Scenes Technician
Winner: Scott Davis, Miracle Strip Park, Panama City Beach, FL, USA
HM: Cassandra Scott, Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA
Best Overall Production by Budget Category
Budget under $40,000
Winner: "Calico Cancan," Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA, USA
HM: "The Little Mermaid," Weeki Wachee Springs; Weeki Wachee, FL, USA
$40,000 - $75,000
Winner: "Country Hits Live!," Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA
HM: "Take me to the River," Libertyland, Memphis, TN, USA
$75,000 - $125,000
Winner: "Hersheypark Follies," Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
HM: "Forbidden Magic," Paramount's Kings Island, Cincinnati, OH, USA, and
"Horray for Hollywood," Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA
Over $125,000
Winner: "Efteling on Ice," Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
HM: "L'ar(c)tistique," Phantasialand, Bruehl, Germany
Special Mention: "Irish Thunder," Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA, USA
BEST EXHIBIT (number following each refers to booth number)
Awards are not for the products themselves, but for the best booth presentation; judging is based on originality, uniqueness, promotion of product/service, quality of design, and professional appearance of staff.
Category One - 1 to 2 booths, 100-200 sq. ft.
First Place: Perky’s FoodService Concepts, Inc. (5575)
Honorable Mention: Pizzazz Scenic Contractors, Inc. (722)
Category Two - 3 to 5 booths, 300-500 sq. ft.
First Place: LifeFormations (753)
Honorable Mention: Thorburn Assocs. Audio Visual Control Acoustics (817)
Category Three - 6 to 10 booths, 600-1000 sq. ft.
First Place: HEIMO (5489)
Honorable Mention: HAFEMA (4645)
Category Four - 11 booths and up, 1100+ sq. ft.
First Place: Prophet Systems Innovations (889)
Honorable Mention: Bob’s Space Racers, Inc. (3333)
IMAGE AWARD WINNER (number following refers to booth number)
Same guidelines as "Best Exhibit."
HEIMO (5489)
BEST NEW PRODUCT (number following each refers to booth number)
The product or service must have been in use in an amusement facility during 2001, and must not have been eligible for consideration for a Best New Product award during the 2000 IAAPA trade show. Criteria are as follows: benefit of the product or service to the prospective buyer; originality or uniqueness of the product or service; and quality of the product’s or service’s design and construction.
Major Theme/Amusement Park Ride/Attraction
First Place: S&S Power, Inc. (4789) for "Thrustair 2000 Launch Coaster"
Honorable Mention: BRC Imagination Arts, Inc. (453) for "Animation Celebration"
Kiddie Ride/Attraction
First Place: NBGS Intl., Inc. (4153) for "Interactive Sandcastle"
Honorable Mention: Dixieland Fun Machines (3688) for "Whirlybird"
Waterpark Ride/Attraction
First Place: NBGS Intl., Inc. (4153) for "Transportainment"
Honorable Mention: Sub Sea Systems, Inc. (5853) for "SeaTrek Helmet Diving"
Family Entertainment Center Ride/Attraction
First Place: Lintec Intl., Ltd. (6560) for "Twin Seater Electrocart"
Coin-Operated Kiddie Ride
First Place: R.G. Mitchell Ltd. (5647) for "Hank’s Hot Dog Van"
Honorable Mention: Access Kiddie Rides, Inc. (6553) for "Firecracker"
Technology Applied to Amusements
First Place: Premier Rides, Inc. (3675) for "New Restraint for Flight of Fear"
Honorable Mention: Thorburn Assocs. Audio Visual Control Acoustics (817) for "Schneider Show Laser"
Food Services
First Place: J&J Snack Foods Corp. (2747) for "Pretzel Fillers"
Honorable Mention: Cool Dog, Inc. (1238) for "Cool Dog"
Games
First Place: Denny’s Electronics, Inc. (5657) for "Jumpin’ Jack Splash"
Honorable Mention: Skee Ball, Inc. (3452) for "Air Ball"
Coin-Operated Arcade & Redemption Equipment
First Place: NAMCO America Inc. (3503) for "Turret Tower"
Honorable Mention: Pan Amusements (4545) for "Shark Shooter"
Merchandise
First Place: Peek-A-Boo Toys (3006) for "Plush Caterpillar"
Honorable Mention: Entertainment Apparel (7764) for "Future Millennium Force"
Revenue & Admission Control
First Place: Remote Business Mgt. (1182) for "Transaction Verification System"
Show Production & Entertainment
First Place: de pinxi (427) for "Group Interactive Theatre"
Honorable Mention: Mad Science Prods. (1569) for "Mad Mission to Mars - 2025"
Displays and Sets
First Place: Jack Rouse Assocs. (643) for "Texas Wild, Ft. Worth Zoo"
Honorable Mention: Custom Creations, LLC (1317) for "Ride Themed Entrance"
Services
First Place: American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) (3859) for "Guide to Rider 2000"
Honorable Mention: Entertainment Apparel (7764) for "Big Bad Wolf"
Equipment and Supplies
First Place: Water Safety Products, Inc. (4082) for "Rescue Tube"
Honorable Mention: Tropical Palm Trees (469) for "Artificial Palm Trees"
IMPACT AWARD WINNER (number following refers to booth number)
Same guidelines as "Best New Product."
NBGS Intl., Inc. (4153) for "Transportainment"
(Note: BR denotes Brass Ring Winner, DE denotes Distinguished Excellence)
Brochure
Class 1
BR: Cliff's Amusement Park, Alburquerque, NM, USA
DE: Bingemans Inc., Kitchener, ON, Canada, and Arnold's Park Amusement Park, Arnolds, Park, IA, USA
Class 2
BR: Anheuser Busch's Grant's Farm, St. Louis, MO, USA
DE: Discovery Cove - Orlando, FL, USA
Class 3
BR: Smart Parks, Riverside, Inc. dba Castle Park, Riverside, CA, USA
DE: Miami Seaquarium, Miami, FL, USA,
DE: Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy, CA, USA
Class 4
BR: Duinrell, Wassenaar, ZH, The Netherlands
DE: Lagoon Corp., Farmington, UT, USA,
DE: Drayton Manor Park, Ltd., Staffordshire, England
Class 5
BR: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA
DE: Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL, USA
Class 6
BR: Nashville Shores Waterpark, Hermitage, TN, USA
DE: Promotora Xel-Ha S.A. de C.V., Cancun, QR, Mexico
Class 7
BR: Pharoah's Lost Kingdom, Redlands, CA, USA
DE: Adventure Sports in Hershey, Elizabethtown, PA, USA
Class 8
BR: Southwest Festivals, Inc., Waxahachie, TX, USA
DE: St. Louis Zoo - St. Louis, MO, USA
Class 9
BR: Atlantic Miniature Golf Course Design & Construction, Norfolk, VA, USA
DE: Stageworks Worldwide Productions/Stageworks Management Agency, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Media Kit
Class 2
BR: Discovery Cove, Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Magic Springs & Crystal Falls, Louisville, KY, USA
Class 3
BR: Indiana Beach, Monticello, IN, USA
DE: Smart Parks, Riverside Inc., dba Castle Park, Riverside, CA, USA
Class 4
BR: Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO, USA
DE: Valleyfair, Shakopee, MN, USA
Class 5
BR: Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL, USA
DE: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL , USA
Class 6
BR: Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, TX, USA
DE: Wet'N Wild Water World, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia
Class 8
BR: Delaware North Parks Services of Spaceport, Inc., Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
BR: Newport Aquarium, Newport, KY, USA
DE: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Class 9
BR: Stageworks Worldwide Productions Stageworks Management Agency, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
DE: Dippin' Dots, Inc., Paducah, KY, USA
Outdoor ADVERTISEMENTS
Class 1
BR: Spooky World, Shakopee, MN, USA
DE: Libertyland, Memphis, TN, USA
Class 2
BR: Fun Spot Action Park, Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Silverwood, Inc., Athol, ID, USA
Class 3
BR: Smart Parks, Riverside, Inc., dba Castle Park, Riverside, CA, USA
DE: Parque bosque Magico/Centro do Diversiones S.A. de C.V., Guadalupe, NL, Mexico
Class 4
BR: Sea World, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
DE: AB Grona Lunds Tivoli, Stockholm, Sweden
DE: Jazzland, New Orleans, LA, USA
Class 5
BR: Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ, USA
DE: Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
DE: SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Class 6
BR: Wet'N Wild Florida, Inc., Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Noah's Ark Family Park, Inc., Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
Class 8
BR: Binder Park Zoological Society, Battle Creek, MI, USA
DE: Newport Aquarium, Newport, KY, USA
DE: Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden & Prehistoric Park, Calgary, AB, Canada
Print AdvertisEMENTS
Class 1
BR: Spooky World, Shakopee, MN, USA
DE: Adventure World, Bibra Lake, W. Australia, Australia
Class 2
BR: Discovery Cove - Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Anheuser Busch's Grant's Farm - St. Louis, MO, USA
Class 3
BR: Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy, CA, USA
DE: Silver Springs, Silver Springs, FL, USA
Class 4
BR: Dreamworld, Coomera, Queensland, Australia
DE: Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Calgary, AB, Canada
DE: Jazzland, New Orleans, LA, USA
Class 5
BR: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
DE: Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
Class 6
BR: Hyland Hills Water World, Denver, CO, USA
DE: Saigon Water Park, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Class 8
BR: The Baltimore Zoo, Baltimore, MD, USA
BR: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, USA
DE: Denver Zoo, Denver, CO, USA
Class 9
BR: Amusement Leisure Entertainment, Calgary, AB, Canada
DE: Atlantic Miniature Golf Course Design & Construction, Norfolk, VA, USA
Radio CommercialS
Class 1
BR: Adventure World, Bibra Lake, W. Australia, Australia
Class 2
BR: Old Tucson Studios, Tucson, AZ, USA
DE: Seabreeze Park, Rochester, NY, USA
DE: VisionLand Theme Park, Bessemer, AL, USA
Class 3
BR: Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy, CA, USA
Class 4
BR: Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO, USA
DE: Wild Adventures, Valdosta, GA, USA
Class 5
BR: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA
DE: Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
Class 6
BR: Wet 'N Wild Water World, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia
DE: Water Country USA, Williamsburg, VA, USA
Class 7
BR: Adventure Sports in Hershey, Elizabethtown, PA, USA
DE: Pharoah's Lost Kingdom, Redlands, CA, USA
Class 8
BR: Denver Zoo, Denver, CO, USA
DE: The Baltimore Zoo, Baltimore, MD, USA
DE: St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO, USA
SALES PRESENTATION VIDEOS
Class 9
BR: Caripro Amusement Technology, B.V., Weert, The Netherlands
DE: Cascade S.A., Noisy le Grand, France
Television Commercials
Class 1
BR: Adventure World, Bibra Lake, W. Australia, Australia
DE: Cliff's Amusement Park, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Class 2
BR: Discovery Cove, Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Old Tucson Studios, Tucson, AZ, USA
Class 3
BR: Fantasilandia, Santiago, Chile
DE: Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy, CA, USA
Class 4
BR: Dreamworld, Coomera, Queensland, Australia
DE: Duinrell, Wassenaar, ZH, The Netherlands
DE: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY, USA
Class 5
BR: SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Six Flags Houston, Houston, TX, USA
DE: SeaWorld San Antonio, TX, USA
Class 6
BR: Roaring Springs Water Park, Meridan, ID, USA
DE: Wild Island Family Adventure Park, Sparks, NV, USA
Class 7
BR: Pharoah's Lost Kingdom, Redlands, CA, USA
DE: Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Verdi, NV, USA
Class 8
BR: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, USA
DE: Denver Zoo, Denver, CO, USA
WebsiteS
Class 1
BR: Spooky World, Shakopee, MN, USA
DE: Cliff's Amusement Park, Alburquerque, NM, USA
Class 2
BR: Discovery Cove, Orlando, FL, USA
DE: Magic Springs & Crystal Falls, Hot Springs, AR, USA
Class 3
BR: Parque Bosque Magico/Centro de Diversiones S.A. de C.V., Guadalupe, NL, Mexico
DE: Silver Springs, Silver Springs, FL, USA
Class 4
BR: Warner Bros. Movie World, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia
DE: Duinrell, Wassenaar, ZH, The Netherlands
Class 5
BR: West Edmonton Mall Parks & Attractions, Edmonton, AB, Canada
DE: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA
Class 6
BR: Noah's Ark Family Park, Inc., Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
DE: Promotoa Xel-Ha S.A. de C.V., Cancun, QR, Mexico
Class 7
BR: Recreational Management, Inc. dba The Track, Branson, MO, USA
DE: Alpine Funtier, Fort Collilns, CO, USA
Class 8
BR: Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX, USA
DE: Sears Tower Dkydeck/Trizec Hahn, Chicago, IL, USA
Class 9
BR: Chance Morgan, Wichita, KS, USA
DE: Atlantic Miniature Golf Course Design & Construction, Norfolk, VA, USA
Competition classifications were as follows:
Class 1 – Amusement/theme parks with annual attendance up to 250,000
Class 2 – Amusement/theme parks with annual attendance from 250,001 to 500,000
Class 3 – Amusement/theme parks with annual attendance from 500,001 to 750,000
Class 4 – Amusement/theme parks with annual attendance from 750,001 to 1.5 million
Class 5 – Amusement/theme parks with annual attendance over 1.5 million
Class 6 – Waterparks
Class 7 – Family Entertainment Centers
Class 8 – Attractions
Class 9 – Industry Suppliers