IAAPA 2017 Trade Show LIVE Updates from TPR!

Hey everyone! We are currently at IAAPA 2017 and we will be posting live update to our Twitter and other social media! Check back here as well for more updates!

We’re here at IAAPAHQ for the IAE17! Basically a huge expo for rides, games, food, and all things water and amusement park related!!! Follow along to see all the cool new stuff!

The show just started and I already ran into a celebrity! Alan Schilke designs some of the best coasters on the planet!

Some of the big coaster manufacturers have quite the presence on the show floor. B&M, Premier, Maurer, Gerstlauer all here!

Drool....

Can’t wait for more updates!

Yay! Best time of the year (besides the end of the off-season)! Looking forward to the updates.

More photos!

Just got a sneak peak at the new for 2018 Infinity Falls raft coming to Sea World!

Yay for giant snakes!

And yay for more Intamin Rides!

Brian Morrow speaks about the new ride.

We've made our way over to the Gravity Group booth for the unveiling of the new Oscar's Wacky Taxi wood coaster coming to Sesame Place in 2018.

And Oscar made an appearance!

More to come!

I'm loving the updates!

The lead car on Sesame Place's new coaster looks amazing.

Hurray for more Intamin rides is right. Glad to seem the back in the rapids game!

Seems like Vekoma has came out with some nice new concepts lately. Curious to see what they have up their sleeves. Also curious to see what is happening at Chance since they seem to have been quite lately

More IAAPA!

Crossed the show floor over to Mack Rides to get a preview of the new#Time Traveler coming to Silver Dollar City this spring! Looks great!

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Some closeups of the gorgeous, highly themed new SDC Time Traveler trains. Love the Steam Punk vibe.

Dynamic Attractions makes a ton of high tech rides, even some you don’t realize are theirs! Check out some new concepts they’re showing off at IAAPA!

Down boy. Woof.

We super love Intamin and all the crazy coasters, drop towers, water rides, and flats they make!

OMG!!! Please bring the Steeplechase Coaster back!! Please!! Especially with a freakin dinosaur theme?!?! S&S Sansei sell this now!!

Wow, those S&S Steeplechase cars look awesome

The Time Traveler cars look lovely. Better than I imagined them to be.

And Steeplechase revival! In some form!

Yay, IAAPA time again! Looking forward to seeing the exciting innovations and additions headed our way.

Thanks for all the great updates guys. This is always a fun week to follow yall!

Its cool they are bringing the Steeple Chase style back, but it makes me wonder - Did anyone ask for this? I do enjoy the type of ride, but I also wonder if anyone will buy it. Or, maybe there something special about this version that the older style doesn't have? (Other then a Dinosaur theme, haha)

Great pictures so far! Idk how I missed this was already happening. You guys seriously produce the best updates for this event. Looking forward to more!

Land Before Time meets Magic School Bus? Is this the 90s again??

Also, Time Traveler trains look great!

Its cool they are bringing the Steeple Chase style back, but it makes me wonder - Did anyone ask for this? I do enjoy the type of ride, but I also wonder if anyone will buy it. Or, maybe there something special about this version that the older style doesn't have? (Other then a Dinosaur theme, haha)

You'd be surprised how many comments you hear from people wanting Soap Box Racers back at Knott's alone.

Its cool they are bringing the Steeple Chase style back, but it makes me wonder - Did anyone ask for this? I do enjoy the type of ride, but I also wonder if anyone will buy it. Or, maybe there something special about this version that the older style doesn't have? (Other then a Dinosaur theme, haha)

I'm thinking the 42" minimum is a selling point in today's industry when 48" seems to be standard for "family" rides.

Its cool they are bringing the Steeple Chase style back, but it makes me wonder - Did anyone ask for this? I do enjoy the type of ride, but I also wonder if anyone will buy it. Or, maybe there something special about this version that the older style doesn't have? (Other then a Dinosaur theme, haha)

You'd be surprised how many comments you hear from people wanting Soap Box Racers back at Knott's alone.

Yes, I know of those comments. But that is a very small group, and its for one park.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's fun to see it come back into the industry. We'll just have to wait and see who, if any one, buys the ride.

Nice! Tis' the season for IAAPA. The boss better not expect 100% productivity now. Keep those updates coming.

Woohoo, IAAPA thread!

Those Time Traveler cars...