The results of RAAPA EXPO – 2024
27 march 2024
The 44th International exhibition «Amusement Rides and Entertainment Equipment RAAPA EXPO – 2024»
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The 43rd International exhibition Amusement rides and entertainment equipment was held from March 27 to March 29 in Moscow, in pavilion 7 of EXPOCENTRE.
The exhibition organizer is the Russian Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (RAPAA).
The general sponsor is PAX-Design company.
General information partner is the magazine “Attractions and Entertainments”;
Internet partner of the exhibition is vtorio.com web portal.
Over 150 companies from Russia, Belarus, Italy, China, and Turkey participated in the exhibition.
The topic of the exhibition embraced all main areas of the modern amusement industry: such as park amusement rides, entertainment equipment, virtual and augmented reality, bouncers and inflatable play equipment, water parks, slot machines, interactive games, simulators, laser tags, paintball, children's playgrounds and sports grounds, prize attractions, shooting galleries, velomobiles, park vehicles, activity parks, go-karts, animatronics, vending machines, business automation systems, access control equipment, certification, diagnostics and maintenance of attractions, design services for parks and entertainment complexes, landscape design and decor, F&B , staff training, etc.
32 companies were freshmen in the exhibition. Out of new exhibitors such companies as Matreshka; PRO INTERACTIVE; Rolling C; Shtabik; Sad Radosty were standing out.
Among the regular participants of RAAPA EXPO were the following companies: Antonio Zamperla SPA, RIF, ATTRAPLAST, AirMir, Volgograd Attractions, Vostok, AirPalace, ITALPARK, Karusel Group of companies, Pax-Design, SPARTA, Factory of attractions, BOLID Group of companies, It's Simple and other companies.
We are pleased to note there was a large number of a Chinese companies whose equipment was almost completely sold out at the exhibition. Among them, were Zigong City Ocean Art, Jiangfu; Epark and others.
The most characteristic trends and novelties of the exhibition this year were: “Live” dinosaurs, Interactive games, VR, Knitted play complexes, Inflatable complexes, Not only attractions.
Exhibition testimonials
According to the feedback of the majority of participants and guests, RAAPA EXPO-2024 was very successful and productive. Here are just some impressions of the exhibitors:
“Our impromptu video from the exhibition has collected more than 7 million views! Thank you very much for this wonderful event. Apparently it was destined that this shot should have happened at your exhibition. You are super cool, high class." (Artem Bazhukov, Canicula Games company).
Best expositions
The best expositions of the exhibition were awarded RAAPA gold diplomas. These were the booths of the following companies: AirMir, Vostok, BOLID, Dinomachine, Imperia detstva, New Horizons, SPARTA, Art People Kids, Beston, It's simple, Jinma Rides, Ocean Art, Polin Waterparks, LAS VEGAS.
Visitors
For three days the exhibition was visited by over 3,000 specialists from 250+ cities of Russia and foreign countries: Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. Among the specialists there were managers and top managers of parks, entertainment centers, water parks, representatives of city and regional administrations, developers and investors, owners and directors of holiday homes, hotels, resorts, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of entertainment equipment, individual entrepreneurs, media representatives and others.
Education programme
The exhibition was accompanied by an extensive business program. More than 350 specialists took part in various business trainings, conferences, seminars, and master classes.
The organization of the entertainment business was the key point of the Strategic intensive «How to find the correct revenue code for an amusement park. Activation», and a business-training “A modern look at the business of prize-winning arcade and shooting gallery attractions. Secrets of highly profitable operation»; seminar «Safe preparation of amusement rides and entertainment equipment for the season of intensive use in 2024»; seminar «Mazes and kiddie play equipment: specifics of choice, safety and effective operation»; master class «Animation as a way to increase park revenue».
The true discovery was a new format of events - the mastermind «Revolutionary transformation of the park. New goals. Other scales»
The most popular in terms of attendance was the legal seminar «Protection of the rights of owners and operators of amusement rides. Current legal issues»; business analysis «Amusement Park Growth Formula».
The topics of two conferences attracted a large number of participants: «Trends in recreation and entertainment parks development in Russia», «Development and increase in profitability of entertainment industry facilities».
The target audience was brought together by the conference «Organization of efficient operation of water parks and water entertainment complexes».
PROPARK Award
In the frame of the 43rd exhibition, the first professional award in the field of recreation and entertainment “ProPark” was presented. 12 companies and specialists became laureates: Best City Park - Kvartal LLC, Saratov; The best water park - Aquatoria of Entertainment LLC (OCEANIS), Nizhny Novgorod; The best outdoor amusement park - Sochi Park, Sochi, Krasnodar Region; Special opinion of the jury: For the creation of the park as a unique tourist attraction - Park of Wonders and Adventures “DREAMWOOD”, Yalta, Republic of Crimea; For the development of production in the amusement industry - BOLID Group of companies, St. Petersburg; The best indoor entertainment complex - Amusement Park City-Park "GRAD", Voronezh; Special opinion of the jury: For the innovative activity park project - Activity Park “NEOPORT”, Kaliningrad; New project in the amusement industry: For the project of the Leisure Center "Forest of Miracles" (Manzherok, Altai) - Architectural and production company "IOLLA", Moscow; Event of the year: For the project “Bez berge - We are together” - Network of entertainment centers “Galaktika”, Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan; Professional of the Year - Andrey Petrenko; Special opinion of the jury: For the implementation of unique cultural and leisure projects in the region - Marina Korolkova; For contribution to the development of the amusement industry - RIF Group of Companies, Rostov-on-Don.
Education center
Traditionally, during the days of the exhibition, RAAPA Training Center held education course on the safe and efficient operation of attractions. 24 specialists from 18 cities of Russia took part in the training course.
RAAPA EXPO-2024 demonstrated current trends in the global amusement market, modern technologies and leisure formats that will soon delight visitors to parks, water parks and entertainment centers.
Over the years RAAPA EXPO has become not just an event where twice a year domestic and foreign manufacturers present their products and services; but the exhibition has turned into a unique business platform where industry professionals exchange experience, implement new ideas and that contribute to the development and improvement of the leisure sector in our country.
Looking forward to see you at further RAAPA events:
The 12th International RAAPA Summer Forum of amusement industry in Perm, July 17 — 19, 2024.
The 44rh International exhibition «Amusement Rides and Entertainment Equipment RAAPA EXPO AUTUMN – 2024» (October 2024, Moscow).
Organizer’s contacts:
+7 (495) 604-11-26; +7 (495) 604-11-30;
raapa@raapa.ru
TOGETHER TO THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENTS!
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