Peter, Rebecca and I head down to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions EXPO this weekend. We'll be gone a week as we showcase our work to a crowd of more than 20,000 attendees from around the world. We are looking forward to it with great anticipation. While we are gone we wanted to leave plenty of work for our crew. Over the last weeks we have been assembling and sculpting fourteen archways, numerous posts and beams for the bowling alley project. Yesterday, we pulled the pieces all back into the shop. The crew will paint them in our absence. Their monumental challenge is to get them done before our return. They made good progress today but are off tomorrow for Remembrance Day. That leaves them only five days. The challenge is on!
IAAPA Attractions Expo
The IAAPA Attractions Expo is now less than a week away and we are excitedly finishing our final preparations. Up in the office we are putting the finishing touches on our 'brag books' and presentations. Meanwhile, the shop is full of NEB's archways waiting to be painted - Jenessa and the rest of the crew will work their magic while we are away in Florida.
We are looking forward to meeting lots of our online friends in person - many for the first time. So if you happen to be in Florida for the show next week make a point of stopping in to see us - we will be happy to give you the 'nickel tour' of the Imagination Corporation.
Flutterbye
Our client presented us with a family ride that resembled butterflies flying in a circle. The riders are able to control the up and down motion by pushing and pulling on the bar. The wing on top tilts in the direction of the travel. Remembering how kids tend to call them flutterbyes we thought it the perfect name for the ride. In keeping with our mechanical bug theme we perched a giant robotic butterfly on the top of a giant tree. The hollow tree on which the butterfly rests will double as the ride operator's booth. Generous landscaping will of course be a large part of the picture.
