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The Lifetime Service Award recognizes a member, individual or organization’s continual service to the attractions industry. Periales was born in Rio Ceballos, Argentina, in 1955. Cordoba was home to Periales’ first Neverland Park, which also served as the country’s first family entertainment center when it opened in 1989. Periales has more than 25 years of experience in the attractions industry. He has been a member of IAAPA’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the Latin American Advisory Committee, founder and president of the Argentinean Amusement Park Association (AAPA), and a member of the Board of the Association of Latin American Parks (ALAP). Bobbie Wages, vice president of operations at International Attraction Services and chairman of the IAAPA Service Awards Committee, said: “Marcelo has shown great leadership in the Latin America region, and IAAPA recognizes his passion and dedication to family entertainment. ”
James is CEO and owner of Jack Rouse Associates, which plans and designs visitor experiences for the entertainment industry. He began his career as a seasonal employee at Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio, as a stage manager. He also worked as director of operations at Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, vice president of operations for the World’s Fair in Vancouver, and vice president of planning and development for Universal Studios in Orlando before joining JRA in 1992. James has also been a dedicated volunteer in the Themed Entertainment Association serving on the organization’s board of directors for seven years, and two years as president in 2001 and 2002. James currently serves on the IAAPA board of directors, as well as the Manufacturers and Suppliers, Space Allocation, and Nominating committees.
This award was presented posthumously to Ramsay for his devotion to the global attractions industry. His park experience began in 1985 at Rocky Point Amusement Park in Warwick, Rhode Island. He also worked in operations at Ripley’s Entertainment. During his career he worked diligently to develop inspection reports based on industry guidelines. Ramsay put his Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Safety to work and started CLM Entertainment, which performs loss control inspections, amusement ride safety audits, and expert witness testimony across the United States.The Euro Attractions Show 2013 ended on a very positive note last week after three intensive days of business meetings and networking events...
FEATURE | Great Coasters International - Published on September 29, 2013The German theme park Europa-Park has surpassed in 2012 the 4.5 million visitors for the first time, confirming its position as the first seasonal park in the world. This outcome is therefore highly satisfactory for the Mack...
CORPORATE | Great Coasters International - Published on January 9, 2013The amusement park California's Great America, located in Santa Clara in Northern California, announced that it would open in 2013 Gold Striker,...
NEW | Great Coasters International - Published on September 3, 2012During our coverage of the WODAN Timburcoaster media event at Europa-Park (Rust, Germany), we had the opportunity to meet Clair Hain Jr, President...
FEATURE | Great Coasters International - Published on April 19, 2012Nearly 400 members of the press and special guests - including the racing driver Ralf Schumacher and Miss Germany 2012 - were invited last Wednesday...
NEW | Great Coasters International - Published on April 2, 2012Europa-Park stated that its 37th season has been once again a great success with an attendance exceeding well over four million visitors in...
NEW | Great Coasters International - Published on January 11, 2012A few days after unveiling the launch of its 5th hotel "The Bell Rock", Europa-Park started to tease on Facebook, announcing that another important...
NEW | Great Coasters International - Published on August 1, 2011
