International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, often abbreviated as IAAPA, is an association that promotes the development, success, and safe operation of amusement parks and rides.

History

The organization was founded as the National Association of Amusement Parks in 1918. It was later rebranded as National Association of Amusement Parks, Pools, & Beaches before adopting its current name.

Expos

IAAPA hosts an annual tradeshow, the IAAPA Expo. IAAPA also hosts smaller tradeshows in Asia and Europe. IAAPA made a deal with the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA in 2019 to continue hosting the Expo through 2025.

The IAAPA Expo was not held in 2020.

This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.

Year	Dates	Location	Attendance
1975	November 20-23	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Unknown
1976	November 18-21	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Unknown
1977	November 18-21	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Unknown
1978	November 14-18	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Unknown
1980	Unknown	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Unknown
1994	November 1-5	Miami, Florida, USA	20,000
1995	November 15-18	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Unknown
1997	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	33,146
1998	Unknown	Dallas, Texas, USA	25,000
1999	Unknown	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	29,399
2000	Unknown	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Unknown
2001	November 12-17	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2003	November 17-22	Orlando, Florida, USA	30,062
2004	November 16-20	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2005	November 14-19	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Unknown
2006	November 12-16	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2009	Unknown	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Unknown
2010	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2011	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2012	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2013	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2014	November 17-21	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2015	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2016	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2017	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2018	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2019	Unknown	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2021	November 15-19	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2022	November 14-18	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2023	November 13-17	Orlando, Florida, USA	Unknown
2024	November 18-22	Orlando, Florida, USA	41,429

Hall of Fame

The IAAPA Hall of Fame was established in 1990 to honor individuals who are considered by IAAPA to have made substantial contributions to the amusement industry.

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Year	Individual	Details
2011	John P.C. Collins	Initially developed Barry Island Pleasure Park and later worked for Tussauds Group
2011	Wally Boag and Betty Taylor	Appeared in more than 40,000 performances of the Golden Horseshoe Revue as Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue at Disneyland Park
2011	Fred W. Pearce	Founded International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions and was President in 1928. Credited with creating large wooden roller coasters.
2019	Frederick Langford	Considered by many to be the creator of the modern day waterslide.
2019	Alberto Zamperla	Took over Zamperla in 1994 and rapidly grew the company.