IAAPA Chairman Roland Mack visits the Philippines

IAAPA CHAIRMAN VISITS MANILA. Roland Mack, Chairman of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions visited the country's only world-class theme park, Enchanted Kingdom. Seen in photo (from left to right): Cynthia R. Mamon, COO of Enchanted Kingdom; Marianne Mack; Roland Mack, IAAPA Chairman; Nadine Fund, Business Development Manager of German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. and Mario O. Mamon, Chairman and President of Enchanted Kingdom and IAAPA 2nd Vice Chairman.

The 2012 International Association for Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) chairman, Roland Mack visited the country during the last week of May. The visit paved the way for local industry leaders from the leisure, attractions and amusement parks industry to dialogue with Mack. Members of the local affiliate of IAAPA, the Philippine Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (PhilAAPA) also had the opportunity to discuss with the IAAPA chairman the latest trends and concerns of both the local and global industry.

Part of the IAAPA chairman’s tour in the country was a visit to Enchanted Kingdom.  Hosted by Enchanted Kingdom chairman Mario O. Mamon and COO Cynthia R. Mamon, Mack and his wife, Marianne, toured the country’s only world-class theme park. They were also joined by Ms. Nadine Fund, Business Development Manager of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 

During the press conference, Mack stated that the amusement parks and attractions industry in a global scale is in a “very progressive phase”.  As parks are being built worldwide, the existing parks continue to expand and still develop. “It’s all about safety, innovation, creativity and quality. It’s a recession safe industry, if the recession is not too heavy,” Mack explained. As the Chairman of IAAPA, Mack’s eye is set on strategic development for the industry, international exchange of ideas and harmonization of safety standards. He sees the IAAPA as the channel to create an international standard because it is in the association that competitors get to talk about safety and technical issues.