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INTERNATIONAL

PARKS ATTRACTIONS RESORTS ENTERTAINMENT SUPPLIERS

BRIEF

GCII racing coaster a major success at Efteling

IAAPA's Asia-Pacic

oce gains new

executive director

The International Asso-

ciation of Amusement Parks

and Attractions (IAAPA) an-

nounced Andrew Lee has

been named executive di-

rector for the trade associa-

tion’s new ofce in the Asia-

Pacic region. As the leader

of IAAPA Asia Pacic, Lee

is responsible for expanding

and enhancing the associa-

tion’s programs and services

in the region and will oversee

government relations, com-

munications, membership

development, education, and

Asian Attractions Expo, the

premier conference and trade

show for the industry in Asia.

Lee began on Sept. 16, and

will be based in Hong Kong.

Lee is a veteran of the

travel and hospitality indus-

try. He most recently served

as director, business ventures

for a joint alliance between

AsiaWorld-Expo, Global

Sources, and Pico Global Ser-

vices.

“Asia has the fastest-

growing attractions industry

in the world so it is only natu-

ral for IAAPA to open an of-

ce in the region,” said IAA-

PA Chairman Chip Cleary.

“IAAPA Asia Pacic extends

the trade association’s global

presence and becomes the as-

sociation’s third regional of-

ce, joining those already es-

tablished in Europe and Latin

America.”

Lee will report directly to

Charles Bray, president and

CEO of IAAPA, and will work

closely with the IAAPA Asian

Advisory Committee. His e-

mail is: alee@IAAPA.org.

Pennsylvania-based Great

Coasters International, Inc.

has made a name for itself

by constructing solid, reliable

and – above all – incredibly

entertaining wooden roller

coasters in North America, Eu-

rope and, soon Asia, where the

company's rst China project

is nearing completion.

This much-admired rm's

most recent endeavor took

them to Efteling in The Neth-

erlands, one of Europe's most

highly regarded and popular

theme parks. There they took

on the task of replacing an

earlier wooden roller coaster

(1991-built Pegasus) with

something of the high caliber

that Efteling guests have come

to expect.

The result is Joris en de

Draak (George and the Drag-

on), one of GCII's most origi-

nal designs to date. The ride's

theming is based on the story

of St. George, who saved the

life of a King's maiden daugh-

ter by slaying an evil dragon.

While a denite racing coaster,

the ride does not feature mir-

ror-image courses. Each track

offers something a little differ-

ent while still maintaining a

healthy air of competition.

Standing 72.5 feet high,

Joris en de Draak's two tracks

each measure 2,585 feet long.

The ride utilizes a quartet of

GCII's 12-car (24-seat) Milleni-

um Flyer trains, the company's

exclusive and ultra-exible

rolling stock, which are abso-

lutely necessary for the com-

plex, twisted layouts that GCII

devises. This particular set of

trains sport graphic reliefs on

the side panels that represent

the battle between George and

the dreaded dragon.

The Joris en de Draak ex-

perience begins with riders

boarding either the 'water'

track or the 'vuur' (re) track.

The trains depart the station si-

multaneously but out of sight

of each other until nearly half-

way up the seven-story lifts.

Once over the crest, they veer

away, tearing around oppos-

ing U-turns and then nally

come together, racing side-by-

side down the rst drop. Hav-

ing attained their maximum

speed of 46 mph., they remain

parallel for a good distance,

roaring through a double-up of

sorts over the station followed

by airy camelbacks. Next, the

trains bank down into right-

hand swooping turns, and

this is where they suddenly

diverge, one train diving fur-

ther toward the ground and

the other quickly leaping over

its counterpart.

What follows is plenty of

the twisted, quirky trackwork

for which GCII is renowned

and admired. Each train does

it own thing, banking this way

and that, dipping and hopping

toward the rides' back end

where the trains once again

head in opposite directions

over the surface of the park's

lake, only to swoop back to-

gether for a close, spirited race

through the dense superstruc-

ture, ultimately hitting the

home brakes – nose to nose –

amid laughter and squeals of

delight.

Each of Efteling's attrac-

tions are crafted with thematic

elements that tell a story, effec-

tively engaging the eye as well

4See EFTELING, page 6

Joris en de Draak's exciting

nale begins with trains

skimming the surface of

the park's lake on oppos-

ing turns (top) and then

coming together in compe-

tition for a spirited race to

the nish line.

PHOTOS COURTESY

EFTELING

Scott Rutherford

Amusement Today

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