IAAPA Hall of Fame Award Inductees
It starts with a dream. It becomes a vision. And finally, it’s brought to life. The IAAPA Hall of Fame Award celebrates and honors those extraordinary pioneers who have seen their personal dreams through to completion not for their own success, but for the growth and betterment of the entire industry.
These honorees include (presented in alphabetical order by last name, with induction year following):
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- A
John Allen, Philadelphia Toboggan Company (1990)
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Karl Bacon, Arrow Development Company (1998)
Harry C. Baker, Harry Baker, Inc. (2006)
PT Barnum, The American Museum (2012)
John Norman Bartlett, Miller & Bartlett Company (1996)
Harry J. Batt, Sr., Ponchatrain Park (1991)
Tony Baxter, Walt Disney lmagineering (2020)
J. Henk Bemboom, Ponypark Slagharen (2001)
Eugenius Birch, Independent Engineer and Designer of Piers (2018)
Wally Boag, Disneyland (2011)
George Boeckling, Cedar Point (1997)
Paul Boyton, Capt. Paul Boyton's Water Chutes (1997)
David E. Bradley, Bradley & Kaye Amusement Company (1991)
Daniel H. Burnham, Chicago World's Fair (2010)
August Busch III, Busch Entertainment Corporation (2024)
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Roland Callingham, Bekonscot Model Village (2018)
Edward J. Carroll, Sr., Riverside Park (1991)
Bob Cassata, Bob's Space Racers (2014)
Leon Cassidy, Tumbling Run Park (2002)
Richardo Castillo Sinibaldi, IRTRA (2009)
R. Harold Chance, Chance Manufacturing Company (1991)
Frederick Church, Church & Prior (1996)
Don Clayton, Putt-Putt Golf and Games (2010)
Larry Cochran, Six Flags (2008)
John Collins, P.C. John Collins Leisure (2011)
Pat Collins, Pat Collins Shows (1994)
James F. "Patty" Conklin, Conklin Shows (1993)
Richard J. "Dick" Coulter, Coulter & Associates (2004)
D
Frank Woolson Darling, L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Company (1998)
Philippe De Villers, Puy du Fou (2017)
Phil Dexter, Big Surf Waterpark (2018)
Roy 0. Disney, The Walt Disney Company (1998)
Walt Disney, The Walt Disney Company (1990)
Randall Duell, Duell Corporation (1993)
Elmer "Skip" Dundy, Luna Park at Coney Island (2009)
E
Lee Eyerly, Eyerly Aircraft Co. (2018)
F
George Washington Gale Ferris, G. W. G. Ferris Company (1992)
Alberic J. Florizoone, Meli-Park (1999)
Robert Freed, Lagoon (1990)
Fred Fried, National Carousel Association (1995) - G-O
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G
Joan Ganx Cooney, Sesame Workshop (2022)
John Graff, IAAPA (2001)
Dr. Salvador Andreu Y Grau, Tibidabo Amusement Park (1996)
Marcelo Gutglas, Playcenter Group (2021)
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Carl Hagenbeck, Tierpark Hagenbeck (2018)
Greg Hale, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (2020)
George Hamid, Steel Pier in Atlantic City (1994)
Bernard Harrison, Bernard Harrison and Friends (2018)
Gordon Hartman, Morgan’s Wonderland (2024)
Maggie Hartman, Morgan’s Wonderland (2024)
Morgan Hartman, Morgan’s Wonderland (2024)
Theodore Harton, West View Park (1994)
Allan Herschell, Allan Herschell Company (1994)
Jack Herschend, Herschend Family Entertainment (2004)
Peter Herschend, Herschend Family Entertainment (2004)
Milton Hershey, Hersheypark (1993)
Alfred Hodge, IAAPA (2018)
Fred Hollingsworth III, Omni Films International (2015)
Frank Hrubetz, Fran Hrubetz and Company (2018)
Carl Hughes, Kennywood (1990)
John Huish, Huish Family Fun Centers (2013)
Jim Huish, Huish Family Fun Centers (2013)
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Frederick Ingersoll, Frederick Ingersoll & Sons (1992)
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Bo Kinntorph, Liseberg (1996)
Richard "Dick" Kinzel, Cedar Fair (2006)
Dick Knoebel, Knoebel's Amusement Resort (2014)
Walter Knott, Knott's Berry Farm (1991)
Will Koch, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari' (2010)
William Koch, Sr., Holiday World & Splashin' Safari' (2001)
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Henri Landwirth, Give Kids the World (2017)
Pamela Landwirth, Give Kids the World (2017)
Fred Langford, WaterWorld Products (2019)
Jack Lindquist, Disneyland (2015)
Xavier Lopez Ancona (2022)
Levitt Luzern Custer, Custer Specialty Company (2018)
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Roland Mack, Europa Park and Mack Rides (2016)
Franz Mack, Mack Rides (2005)
William F. Mangels, W. F. Mangels Company (1992)
Bob Masterson, Ripley Entertainment (2012)
Eric McMillan, Ontario Place (1997)
Andrew S. McSwigan, Kennywood (1990)
Edgard Meeus, Walibi World (2008)
Darrell Metzger, Tokyo Disneyland, Hong Kong Ocean Park, Sentosa (2022)
George Millay, SeaWorld and Wet 'n Wild (1994)
John A. Miller, John Miller Company (1993)
Ario Monaco, Santa's Workshop and The Land of Makebelieve (2008)
Wilbert Morey, Morey's Pier (2001)
Ed Morgan, Arrow Development Company (1998)
Edward Joy Morris II, Morris Chute Company (2018)
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Richard "Dick" Nunis, Walt Disney World (2007)
O
Tim O'Brien, Attractions Industry Journalist and Photographer (2016)
Roberto Brenes Ortiz, Parque de Diversiones (2002) - P-Z
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Frederick W. Pearce Sr., F.W. Pearce Company (2011)
Marcelo Periales, Neverland (2018)
Anton F. Pieck, Efteling (1995)
Dick Pope, Sr., Cypress Gardens (1999)
Harrison "Buzz" Price, Harrison Price Company (1995)
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Jack Ray, Belmont Park (2000)
Barnette Ricci, The Walt Disney Company (2024)
Bob Rogers, BRC Imagination Arts (2010)
George Roose, Cedar Point (1992)
Irving Rosenthal, Palisades Amusement Park (2018)
Peter Rosner, lnTraSys (2018)
Herbert Ryman, Disneyland (1995)
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Frederick Savage, Frederick Savage Company (2000)
Herbert Schmeck, Philadelphia Toboggan Company (1999)
Anton Schwarzkopf, Schwarzkopf Industries (1993)
Richard Sherman, Music Composer (2017)
Marty Sklar, Walt Disney lmagineering (2002)
Dennis Speigel, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, International Theme Park Services (2022)
Jay Stein, Universal Studios Florida (1999)
Werner Stengel, Ing. Buro Stengel (2002)
Gary Story, Six Flags (2018)
William E. Sullivan, Eli Bridge Company (1997)
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Masatomo Takahashi, Oriental Land Company (2018)
Kelly Tarlton, Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World (2018)
Betty Taylor, Disneyland (2011)
Charles T. Thompson, Six Flags (1998)
Frederic W. Thompson, Luna Park (2009)
Geoffrey Thompson, OBE, Blackpool Pleasure Beach (2004)
La Marcus A. Thompson, L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Company (1990)
Leonard Thompson, Blackpool Pleasure Beach (1991)
George C. Tilyou, Coney Island (1995)
Ron Toomer, Arrow Dynamics (2000)
Harry G. Traver, Traver Engineering Company (1992)
Mary Tussaud, Madame Tussauds (2021)
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Rudyard Uzzell, R.S. Uzzell Corp. (2002)
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Aurel Vaszin, National Amusement Device (1993)
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Al Weber, Paramount Parks and Six Flags (2018)
Mats Wedin, Liseberg (2020)
Harry Wegeforth, Zoological Society of San Diego and San Diego Zoo (2018)
Tom Williams, Universal Parks & Resorts (2015)
John Wood, Sally Dark Rides (2013)
C. V. "Woody" Wood Jr., Warner Bros. (1994)
Charles R. Wood, The Great Escape (1992)
Truman Woodworth, Cedar Point & Disneyland (1992)
Angus Wynne Jr., Six Flags (1990)
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Alberto Zamperla, Zamperla (2019)
Antonio Zamperla, Zamperla (2005)
Giovanni Zanoletti, Fionda (1999)
IAAPA Hall of Fame Award Inductees Videos
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