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The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) 2015 Brass Ring Awards have recognised Asian attractions, including Ocean Park, Hong Kong; Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Tokyo DisneySea in Japan for excellence in human resources, live entertainment and marketing.

Presented across nine categories, Asian attractions won the following awards:

HUMAN RESOURCES EXCELLENCE 
Best Employee Engagement Initiative Program More than 1 Million Attendance: Ocean Park, Hong Kong - www.oceanpark.com.hk 
Best Innovation in a Training Program More than 1 Million Attendance: N Kid Corporation, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – www.nkidcorp.com 

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EXCELLENCE 
Best Sports Show Performance Act: Mission Ferrari, FLPM/ Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - www.ferrariworldabudhabi.com 
Best Multimedia Spectacular: Paint the Night, Disneyland, Anaheim, California, United States and Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong - www.hongkongdisneyland.com
Best Overall Production, More than $1 Million: King Triton's Concert, Tokyo DisneySea, Chiba Prefecture, Japan - www.tokyodisneyresort.jp

MARKETING EXCELLENCE 
Digital Marketing Campaign: Wuhu Fantawild Resort, Shenzhen, China - www.fantawild.com 

The IAAPA Brass Ring Awards were presented on 18th November during the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2015 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

The awards were presented to amusement parks, water parks, zoos, aquariums, museums, family entertainment centres (FECs), and suppliers from around the world to honour excellence in food and beverage, games and retail, human resources, live entertainment, marketing, new products, and FECs.

Image shows Mission Ferrari at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi.

19th November 2015 - KIDZ KINGDOM AT RAINBOW’S END JUDGED THE BEST FEC IN THE WORLD

7th November 2015 - OCEAN PARK WATERPARK TO MAKE A SPLASH IN 2018

29th October 2015 - ‘FLYING ACES’ SET TO TAKE-OFF AT FERRARI WORLD ABU DHABI

14th May 2015 - HONG KONG DISNEYLAND TO DEVELOP SCHOOLS PROGRAM

2nd November 2014 - DISNEY REVEALS PLANS FOR MASSIVE EXPANSION OF TOKYO THEME PARKS

16th September 2014 - IAAPA ANNOUNCES HONG KONG AS LOCATION FOR ASIAN ATTRACTIONS EXPO 2015

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