The International Association of Amusement Parks and and Attractions (IAAPA) has inducted 11 global attractions industry pioneers into its IAAPA Hall of Fame.
The latest cohort includes Dr. Harry Wegeforth, creator of the San Diego Zoo and Gary Story, co-founder of Premier Parks and former president of Six Flags Entertainment.
The inductees were revealed during a ceremony held during the opening day of the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018.
Other pioneers to make it to the Hall of Fame include Edward Joy Morris, considered the industry's first large-scale manufacturer of attractions and Irving Rosenthal, who helped globalise the attractions industry by being among the first to import European rides for his amusement park Coney Island.
The IAAPA Hall of Fame was established in 1990 to "honour legends and pioneers" for their "significant and lasting contributions" to the growth and development of the global attractions industry.
"In celebration of IAAPA's centennial anniversary, we are honoring some of the finest and most esteemed leaders in the history of the IAAPA Hall of Fame," said Jack Morey, 2018 chair of the IAAPA Hall of Fame.
"These pioneers, inventors, visionaries, and innovators each made lasting impacts on the global attractions industry we know today, as well as the association. We honor these exceptional individuals for their hard work, dedication, and leadership as we welcome them into the IAAPA Hall of Fame."
To see the full list of the new inductees, and to find out more about their achievements,
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