Euro Attractions Show (EAS) 2013, Europe's largest trade show and conference for the amusement parks and attractions industry, was held September 18-20 in Paris and set records for the size of the exhibit floor, the number of exhibitors and the number of education programme participants.

The three-day event, which is owned and produced by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), welcomed a record 393 exhibitors from more than 40 countries, representing a 10 per cent increase in the exhibit space over EAS 2012, and marking the largest exhibit floor in the 10-year history of the show.

Preliminary estimates indicate 8,500 attractions industry professionals – including 5,900 buyers from around the world – participated in the event, which was held at the Porte de Versailles Convention Centre.

The record exhibit floor was complemented by a vast programme of special events and tours. More than 300 industry professionals toured and studied world-renowned French attractions, including Disneyland Paris, Parc Asterix, Puy du Fou, Futuroscope, and the Machines de l'Ile in Nantes.

Euro Attractions Show 2014 will take place at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 23-25.