On February 26-28, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) hosted its first conference for family entertainment centre (FEC) operators in Phoenix, Arizona, US.



FEC Phoenix was a "tremendous success", reports suggest, attracting a sell-out crowd of 161 FEC leaders from 34 US states and three countries.


The theme of the two-day conference was 'Share, Engage, Grow', and the event's participants said the 2013 event delivered.

In post-event surveys, 95 per cent of the FEC owners and event sponsors said the conference was relevant to their businesses, was valuable to them professionally and will help them grow their business.

Based on the success of the 2013 event, planning has already begun for a similar event in 2014.