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Gibtown Geared up for 50Th Trade Show and Extravaganza INSIDE: Remembering Jerry Pendleton PAGE 34 TM & ©2018 Amusement Today, Inc. February 2018 | Vol. 21 • Issue 11 www.amusementtoday.com Gibtown geared up for 50th Trade Show and Extravaganza Organizers prepare food, games, plush, electrical and lighting, vinyl signage and, food for a busy event and housing trailers. AT: Pam Sherborne Event organizer Teresa [email protected] Rimes said at the first of Janu- Showmen's Association's. IISF ary that registration was run- GIBSONTON, Fla. — Orga- is the fund-raising arm of that ning smoothly. She expected nizers of the 2018 International association. attendance to be on par with Independent Showmen's Foun- This is the 50th anniversary 2017, which showed a healthy dation Trade Show and Extrav- of the trade show, which pulls to- increase over previous years. aganza were putting the finish- gether professionals such as own- The trade show has been ing touches on plans last month ers, operators, supervisors and shortened one day, running as activities were to begin just a managers of carnivals, amuse- four days this year compared to The 50th annual International Independent Showmen’s few weeks off. ment rental companies, amuse- five days prior. But Rimes said Foundation Trade Show and Extravaganza (IISF) is set to run Running this year from ment and theme parks, family they were going to see how it Feb. 6-9 this year on the club grounds of the International In- Feb. 6-9, the annual event is centers with their colleagues — turned out. dependent Showmen’s Association (IISA) in Gibsonton, Fla. held on the club grounds of including manufacturers and 4See IISF, page 4 AT/GARY SLADE the International Independent suppliers of amusement rides, Epic Waters debuts as partnership with City of Grand Prairie AT: Tim Baldwin Waters, an indoor water park, [email protected] opened mid-January. The Epic is a multi-faceted recreation GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas center unlike the U.S. has ever — Plunging your body from seen. It is expected to open an eight-story, drop capsule, May 1 following Epic Waters. looping waterslide to official- PlayGrand Adventures is an ly cut the ribbon on a new all-inclusive playground that water park is an interesting will follow later in 2018. move. Mayor Ron Jensen did “Epic Waters is a grand just that. “It was shockingly scope,” said Jensen. “We’re fun,” he said. in the middle of seven mil- It would be easy to say lion people in the heart of the the City of Grand Prairie is Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex. making a name for itself. The We needed to be a player. Our Texas city situated between citizens deserved something Dallas and Ft. Worth has like this. They overwhelming- made some strides in gaining ly approved it. This is a legacy national attention. On a large project. I wanted to improve parcel of land of more than people’s emotional feelings 100 acres on Hwy. 161, the area Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark officially opened on Jan. 12.AT/TIM BALDWIN about living and working in that has come to be known as Grand Prairie.” Grand Central has been under 50 and older, which earned eral projects will anchor the but one still aimed at the local The mayor mentioned development for some time. numerous accolades when area as Grand Central tran- The Epic community. and that other cities have inquired It started with The Summit, it opened in 2010. Keeping sitions into EpicCentral and Epic Waters are huge facili- a fitness facility for residents the momentum going, sev- grows into a tourist resort, ties owned by the city. Epic 4See EPIC, page 6 NEWSTALK PARKS & FAIRS Page 2 Pages 15-29 Dated material. material. Dated RUSH! Tuesay, January 30, 2018 Tuesay, BUSINESS NEWSPAPER INTERNATIONAL POSTMASTER: PLEASE Mailed Pages 9-11 Pages 30-42 PERMIT # 2069 # PERMIT FT. WORTH TX WORTH FT. PAID CLASSIFIEDS US POSTAGE US WATER PARKS Page 43 PRSRT STD PRSRT Pages 12-15 2 AMUSEMENT TODAY February 2018 NEWSTALK EDITORIAL: Gary Slade, [email protected] FLINT’S VIEW: Bubba Flint Hall of Fame thoughts The recent passing of Jerry Pendleton of O.D. Hopkins and Skytrans Mfg. reminds us of the accomplishments that not only Jerry had during his long amusement industry career, but of many others Slade just like him who have yet to be acknowledged with membership into the IAAPA Hall of Fame. IAAPA should not forget the legends that helped shape, build and, in some cases like Jerry Pendleton's contributions, saved some traditional parks from going the way that so many others have — closed forever. When O.D. Hopkins, Jerry Pendleton, Paul and Aletha Roads agreed to install the first Hopkins log flume ride in 1980, it opened the door for many family-owned parks — in the 200,000-a-year INDUSTRY OPINION: Dean Lamanna, [email protected] attendance range — to add a signature water ride The Pall of Hesitance that would prop up in-park revenues. The Hall of Presidents quickly became a by noting that it was working with the White popular and treasured attraction when it de- House to schedule the needed voice record- Looking over the IAAPA HOF list, it's buted with the 1971 opening of the Magic ing. But the social media murmurs didn’t stop. disappointing to see that legendary suppliers like Kingdom and the Walt Disney World Resort. One can only imagine the hand-wringing William L. Cobb, Bill Crandall (New Wave Rides), Although inspired by politics, the multimedia and creative considerations behind the com- stage show has remained safely apolitical — pany’s decision-making. But the perceived Bob Minick Associates, Bud Hurlbut (Hurlbut mixing history and education with a dollop of hesitance in Disney’s communications, coupled Amusement Co.) and Carl Miler (Miler Coaster) have wonderment, thanks to the lifelike wizardry of Lamanna with what felt like a protracted delay, came off audio-animatronics. as a rare misstep — even if some circumstances not yet been awarded HOF status. There is also That changed after Disney announced it was clos- were beyond its control. It made the park’s eleventh- an endless list of traditional park legends worthy ing the attraction last January in order to add President hour unveiling of its President Trump appear fraught. of inclusion: Paul Roads (Wonderland Park), Cliff Donald J. Trump and make a few upgrades. The audio-animatronic Chief Executive brought a The company said the reopening would take place fresh wave of criticism, with descriptions likening it to the Hammond (Uncle Cliff's) and Bob Morrell (Story in late 2017 — generally expected to mean by the one- actor Jon Voight and worse. Yet to Disney’s credit, the Land) are but a few that should be included, and year anniversary of the November 2016 election. The speech delivered by this Trumpian representation is just they all happen to have a Hopkins flume still thrilling date came and went. And as weeks continued to pass, rousingly patriotic enough, as well as accurate in gesture. hardcore Disney fans, who were already impatient, be- Disney’s Trump may not be perfect, but it’s a very reason- their guests today! came negatively speculative online. able facsimile. The attraction’s reputation is secure. Just as the NFL HOF has their Seniors Meanwhile, polarizing news stories involving the Predictably, video has emerged of audience mem- Commander-in-Chief were erupting regularly — lead- bers disrupting the show with catcalls. Fellow patrons, Committee that is responsible for adding two ing bloggers to surmise that Disney was uncertain including parents attending with kids, shouldn’t have to names each year for consideration into the hall, about how to integrate this colorful, controversial real- be subjected to that. perhaps its is time for IAAPA to select a Seniors life character into its solemn theme park institution. Newfound wisdom from the updated Hall of To some, it even seemed the company was taking a Presidents: America’s divisions will not heal if we fail Committee to submit names of our industry legends wait-and-see approach to the investigations in Washing- to demonstrate respect for each other on the basic so they can be properly honored. ton, D.C. 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