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Hall Of Fame Inductees

Each year, IAAPA inducts one or more industry professionals into the IAAPA Hall of Fame. Inductees include legends who have made significant contributions to the attractions industry, whether it be in committed service to a park, having established new and lasting trends, or successfully maintaining quality service from a manufacturer or facility. Hall of Fame awards are presented annually at IAAPA Attractions Expo. Below, you can find video clips of the awards services from 1990 to present.

YEARS
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

2007
Play VideoPlay Video Richard “Dick” Nunis
Walt Disney World, USA
2006
Play VideoPlay Video Harry C Baker
Harry Baker, Inc., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Richard Kinzel
Cedar Fair, USA
2005
Play VideoPlay Video Antonio Zamperla
Zamperla, ITALY
Play VideoPlay Video Franz Mack
Mack Rides, GERMANY
2004
Play VideoPlay Video Richard Coulter
Coulter & Associates, USA
Play VideoPlay Video W. Geoffrey Thompson
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, ENGLAND
Play VideoPlay Video Peter Herschend
Herschend Family Entertainment, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Jack Herschend
Herschend Family Entertainment, USA
2003
Play VideoPlay Video Roberto Brenes Ortiz
Parque de Diversiones, COSTA RICA
Play VideoPlay Video Werner Stengel
Ing. Buro Stengel GmbH, GERMANY
2002
Play VideoPlay Video Leon Cassidy
Tumbling Run Park, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Rudyard Uzzell
R.S. Uzzell Corp., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Marty Sklar
Walt Disney Imagineering Co., USA
2001
Play VideoPlay Video W. A. Koch, Sr.
Holiday World/Splashin' Safari, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Will Morey
Morey's Pier, USA
Play VideoPlay Video J. H. Bemboom
Ponypark Slagharen, HOLLAND
Play VideoPlay Video John Graff
IAAPA, USA
2000
Play VideoPlay Video Jack Ray
Belmont Park, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Frederick Savage
Frederick Savage Co., ENGLAND
Play VideoPlay Video Ron Toomer
Arrow Dynamics Inc., USA
1999
Play VideoPlay Video Dick Pope, Sr.
Cypress Gardens, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Herbert Schmeck
Philadelphia Toboggan Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video A. J. Florizoone
Meli-Park, Holland
Play VideoPlay Video Jay Stein
Universal Studios (Florida), USA
Play VideoPlay Video Giovanni Zanoletti
FIONDA, ITALY
1998
Play VideoPlay Video Frank Darling
L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Co., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Charles T. Thompson
Six Flags Corporation, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Karl Bacon
Arrow Development Co., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Roy Disney
The Walt Disney Co., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Ed Morgan
Arrow Development Co., USA
1997
Play VideoPlay Video George Boeckling
Cedar Point, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Paul Boyton
Capt. Paul Boyton's Water Chutes, USA
Play VideoPlay Video William E. Sullivan
Eli Bridge Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Eric McMillan
Ontario Place, CANADA
1996
Play VideoPlay Video John Norman Bartlett
Miller & Bartlett Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Frederick Church
Church & Prior, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Salvador Andreu Y Grau
Tibidabo Amusement Park, SPAIN
Play VideoPlay Video Bo Kinntorph
Liseberg, AB, SWEDEN
1995
Play VideoPlay Video Frederick Fried
National Carousel Association, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Anton. F. Pieck
de Efteling, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Herbert Ryman
Disneyland, USA
Play VideoPlay Video George C. Tilyou
Coney Island, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Harrison Price
Harrison Price Company, USA
1994
Play VideoPlay Video Pat Collins
Pat Collins Shows, England
Play VideoPlay Video George Hamid
Steel Pier (Atlantic City), USA
Play VideoPlay Video Theodore Harton
West View Park, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Allan Herschell
Allan Herschell Company, Inc., USA
Play VideoPlay Video C. V. (Woody) Wood
Warner Bros., USA
Play VideoPlay Video George Millay
Wet 'n Wild, Inc., USA
1993
Play VideoPlay Video J. W. (Patty) Conklin
Conklin Shows, CANADA
Play VideoPlay Video Randall Duell
Duell Corporation, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Milton Hershey
Hersheypark, USA
Play VideoPlay Video John A. Miller
John Miller Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Anton Schwarzkopf
Independent Roller Coaster Designer, GERMANY
Play VideoPlay Video Aurel Vaszin
National Amusement Device Company, USA
1992
Play VideoPlay Video George W.G. Ferris
G. W. G. Ferris Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Frederick Ingersoll
Frederick Ingersoll & Sons, USA
Play VideoPlay Video William F. Mangels
W. F. Mangels Co., Inc., USA
Play VideoPlay Video George Roose
Cedar Point, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Harry Traver
Traver Engineering Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Charles R. Wood
The Great Escape, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Truman Woodworth
Cedar Point & Disneyland, USA
1991
Play VideoPlay Video Harry J. Batt, Sr.
Ponchatrain Park, USA
Play VideoPlay Video David Bradley
Bradley & Kaye Amusement Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Edward Carroll, Sr.
Riverside Park, USA
Play VideoPlay Video R. Harold Chance
Chance Manufacturing Company, Inc., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Walter Knott
Knott's Berry Farm, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Leonard Thompson
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, USA
1990
Play VideoPlay Video John Allen
Philadelphia Toboggan Company, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Walt Disney
Walt Disney World Co., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Robert Freed
Lagoon Corp., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Andrew McSwigan
Kennywood Park Corporation, USA
Play VideoPlay Video La Marcus A. Thompson
L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Co., USA
Play VideoPlay Video Angus Wynne Jr.
Six Flags Corporation, USA
Play VideoPlay Video Carl Hughes
Kennywood Park Corporation, USA