February 23, 2015
It was a great week in India at the IAAPI show in Mumbai. We saw several old industry friends and met a lot of potential customers from all around the country. Much like when we started working in China nearly 15 years ago, there is a feeling of excitement and potential for the amusement industry to grow here. The most famous park to outsiders is probably the Adlabs property, which opened in 2013 with a large collection of rides, including their signature attraction Nitro, a looping coaster from B&M. Visiting India is certainly an interesting experience and like nothing I had ever been a part of before. Horns blare everywhere you go, the roads are clogged with a combination of motorcycles, scooters, Tuk Tuks (the 3-wheeled, open-air carriages), small taxis and other vehicles of all sizes. The range of wealth in the city, one of 22 million, is staggering, and is not like anything I have ever really come across. With the country’s burgeoning middle class we hope that a rising tide will float boats from all classes of people and that Ride Entertainment will be there as the amusement industry becomes a part of the fabric of their entertainment culture.
-AFS