Haystack Dryers announce continued expansion in California with the introduction of dryers at Legoland, SeaWorld San Diego and California's Great America.

The installations at Lego will be in both the Theme Park and the Water Park. Following the success of the Shipwreck Rapids dryers at SeaWorld, the new Cyclone Dryers will be installed at the Journey to Atlantis ride. Finally at California's Great America we will be located at White Water Falls.

Commenting on the California success, Wayne Jacks said 'These installations will be fantastic for Haystack and will provide incredible revenue for the parks 12 months a year. Its great to have so many dryers on the West coast, we are now drying people from San Francisco - San Diego, Florida - New Hampshire and everywhere inbetween!'

About Haystack Dryers

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has become the world's leading manufacturer of body dryers. The company has established itself as a major industry player, with advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers are delighted to announce the installation of new dryers at three theme parks in Denmark.

Haystack have recently supplied dryers to Faarup Sommerland, Djurs Sommerland and Legoland.

Commenting on the installations Paul Thomas, Managing Director said 'We are delighted to have supplied new dryers to these exiting parks with fantastic rides. It's a great opportunity to have our dryers situated at these world-class attractions'.

About Haystack Dryers

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has become the world's leading manufacturer of body dryers. The company has established itself as a major industry player, with advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers are starting the new season with the installation of their award winning dryers at Liseberg Theme Park in Sweden.

The installation in Sweden is the Company's first push into the Swedish market, having previously worked extensively in other areas of Scandinavia.

Paul Thomas, Managing Director of Haystack commented 'We are delighted to have installed at Liseberg. Liseberg is a fantastic park with a great team and we are looking forward to working with them for many years to come'.

About Haystack Dryers

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has become the world's leading manufacturer of body dryers. The company has established itself as a major industry player, with advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers the world class manufacturer of body dryers have recently installed dryers at all of the Palace Entertainment Theme Parks.

Installations at Storyland, Kennywood and Lake Compounce have given Haystack a significant presence in the North East of the US.

Commenting on the installations Wayne Jacks said 'We are delighted to have Palace Entertainment come on board with our dryers. We are looking forward to working with the parks over the next three years.'

About Haystack Dryers

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has become the world's leading manufacturer of body dryers. The company has established itself as a major industry player, with advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers, the world's leading provider of body dryer systems for the theme park and water park industry are delighted to announce a multi-year extension to their existing contract with Universal Orlando.

Universal Orlando were one of the first parks in the US to install a Haystack Dryer and currently have more dryers on park than any other facility in North America.

Paul Thomas, Managing Director of Haystack commented 'We are delighted to be able to continue our relationship with Universal'.

About Haystack Dryers

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has become the world's leading manufacturer of body dryers. The company has established itself as a major industry player, with advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers are delighted to announce the installation of their award winning body dryers at three of the main theme parks in Australia.

The dryers are located at Sea World, Movie World and Dreamworld, and represent Haystack's first foray into the Australian market.

'We are delighted to have started work in the Australian market, and in particular with these three excellent parks.' said Paul Thomas, Managing Director.

About Haystack Dryers

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has become the world's leading manufacturer of body dryers. The company has established itself as a major industry player, with advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

EEF Future Manufacturing Awards − South West winners announced

Haystack Dryers, a Ferndown manufacturer of full body dryers found at theme parks and swimming pools, has been named among the country´s top companies in this year´s EEF Future Manufacturing Awards.

The Dorset-based company has won the EEF South West Region Business Growth Award in recognition of its success in growing its business even during the economic downturn.

The annual awards are hosted by EEF, the manufacturers´ organisation, and recognise excellence in enterprise, innovation, environmental performance and skills development among UK manufacturers.

The company received the accolade at a special award ceremony in Bristol in acknowledgement of the success of its innovative range of full body dryers developed for installation at water parks and theme parks.

Haystack´s strong export performance has led to growth in sales across Europe and in the US, where the company opened a new office and succeeded in attracting customers such as Universal Studios and SeaWorld.

Chair of the judging panel, Professor Steve Evans, Professor of Life Cycle Engineering at Cranfield University, said the company was an exemplar for the region in driving business success.

"This is just the sort of business that British industry needs," he said. "This is an inspiring story of a company succeeding through innovative product design and focused marketing, which has resulted in a doubling of turnover and a significant increase in profitability."

Terry Slater, South West Region Director for EEF, commented: "Manufacturing in the South West is increasingly important as an economic driver for the UK. Innovative companies such as Haystack Dryers demonstrate that well-run manufacturing businesses have a very bright future and are critical to the long term economic success of the region and of the country as a whole."

The regional winners will compete in the national finals, the winners of which will be announced on 27 January at a ceremony at Merchant Taylor´s Great Hall in the City of London.

The UK´s battered economy hasn´t held back an award-winning Dorset firm as they go on to compete for a top business accolade.

International Body Dryer manufacturer Haystack Dryers Limited picked up the Award for Achievement in International Business in the South West sponsored by RBS and NatWest.

The thriving business will now go through to battle it out for the top national trophy in the British Chambers of Commerce´s Chamber Awards 2010 later this year.

Neville Reyner, President of the British Chambers of Commerce said: "We´ve been delighted with the consistently high standard of confident companies out there that have been flying the flag for British business, despite the uncertain times we find ourselves in.

"These strong businesses have demonstrated that they are thriving – and they´re doing this through innovation, hard work and determination to succeed at the highest level.

"These awards have revealed some good news for the British economy – which is good news for us all."

Lindberg Road-based Haystack Dryers has seen a dramatic increase in the export of its body-drying cubicles to the US, as well as insignificant growth at many European attractions.

Having won regional award, Haystack are now in the running for the national award in their category, as well as the chance to collect the Award for Outstanding Business Achievement – with a top prize of £25,000 and runners up prizes of £15,000 and £10,000.

The national winners will be announced at a ceremony at London´s Hurlingham Club on November 25. More information about the Chamber awards could be found here:

http://www.chamberawards.co.uk/2010/

After a successful year of operating dryers in Cedar Fair parks across the US, the Ohio based company have added eight more dryers to their parks for the 2010 season and beyond.

Additional dryers have been installed at Carowinds, Dorney Park and Cedar Point, with more dryers going to new locations at Knott's Berry Farms, Knott's Soak City Chula Vista and Kings Dominion.

Paul Thomas, Haystack CEO said "We are delighted to expand our operations and continue our great relationship with the Cedar Fair parks".

Haystack Dryers USA are proud to announce the installation of eight new dryers across all Busch Gardens, Sea World and Sesame Place parks in America.

From Virginia down to Florida, Texas to Pennsylvania and across to California, the new Haystack Cyclone Dryer installations have been a very exciting project.

"We are delighted to be involved with all of the Seaworld parks and we have some great installations which all of the park guests will enjoy" said Wayne Jacks, Haystack Dryers US Operations Manager.

As part of Silver Dollar City's 50th anniversary celebration, the Branson Missouri attraction added the new $7,000,000 River Blast ride. SDC have installed a Haystack Cyclone Dryer to help dry off the guests that get soaked on the new attraction. This is the second Herschend owned park that Haystack Dryers USA have installed dryers at, the other park being Dollywood. Dollywood was the first park in the USA to install a Haystack Dryer.

Early 2010 sees Haystack hit the West Coast with dryers being installed at the Cedar Fair flagship park, Knott's Berry Farm, SeaWorld in San Diego, Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott's Soak City Chula Vista and Legoland in Carlsbad to follow soon after.

"It's great to have a presence at the major parks on the West Coast and be able to offer our amazing drying experience to the guests at these parks", said Wayne Jacks, Haystack Dryers US Operations Manager.

Haystack Dryers, the world class manufacturer of body dryers has been recognised for its outstanding international growth in 2009 by the Dorset Business Awards sponsored by UKTI at the ceremony in Poole.

Haystack Dryers have seen significant over the last twelve months in North America, Europe and the MENA region.

Paul Thomas, Managing Director of Haystack Dryers commented "the recognition we have received from the Dorset Business Awards is a testament to the dedication and effort of our staff in expanding our international customer base and the remarkable relationships we have developed with our customers which have include Legoland, Universal, Six Flags and Cedar Fair".

We are committed to further developing our international business and look forward to the continued success of our business and increasing to our great team in 2010.

About Haystack

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of body dryers. In the ten years the Company has established itself as a major industry player, with an advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers, the world class manufacturer of body dryers has been recognised for its outstanding growth in 2009 by the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards. Haystack achieved an excellent runner s up spot in The Business Growth Award.

Haystack Dryers have seen significant over the last twelve months in North America, Europe and the MENA region.

Paul Thomas, Managing Director of Haystack Dryers commented "the recognition we have received from the EEF is a testament to the dedication and effort of our staff in expanding our international customer base and the remarkable relationships we have developed with our customers which have include Legoland, Universal, Six Flags and Cedar Fair".

About Haystack

Haystack Dryers was founded in 2000 and has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of body dryers. In the ten years the Company has established itself as a major industry player, with an advanced manufacturing plant and offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

Haystack Dryers splashed onto the US Waterpark and Theme Park industry in 2008, bringing the amazing family full body dryers first to Dollywood, and then onto Universal, Six Flags, Cedar Point and Great Wolf lodge to name just a few.

The business was exhibiting at the World Waterpark Association trade show and symposium in Orlando last week where they scooped up an international prize for Industry Innovation. Wayne Jacks, Haystack's US Operations Manager said, "it is a great honor for us to win this coveted award. We have been working hard since launching the US arm of our business to make our dryers available to every wet guest in every Theme Park and Waterpark across America. We started almost two years ago with a single dryer at Dollywood, and now have dryers across the country."

"Our head office is based in the UK where we have been a core feature in the attractions industry for over a decade. Launching the US business was an exciting challenge and we have been fortunate enough to win awards from all of the industry associations as well as being recognized for excellence in manufacture and export."

Haystack Dryers are planning on further expansion in all markets in 2010.

Leisure facilities and hotel operators can now learn more about the ultimate drying experience through Haystack Dryers' newly designed website.

The new look site showcases the complete Haystack Dryers' range and focuses on the benefits that each individual dryer can bring to enhance your facility, whether it be a public or private sector leisure club, theme park or hotel.

Paul Thomas, Managing Director at Haystack Dryers, says "we are delighted with our new website. We work closely with our national and international customers to create world class, fit-for-purpose products and the website is yet another tool for us to communicate the rewards that these can bring."

A new feature of the easy-to-navigate site is the further information provided on each product. The drop-down area details the 'customer experience' of each product, the operation and themeing options and also information on the impact the dryers could make on your facility's carbon footprint.

Haystack Dryers splashed onto the US Waterpark and Theme Park industry in 2008, bringing the amazing family full body dryers first to Dollywood, and then onto Universal, Six Flags, Cedar Point and Great Wolf lodge to name just a few.

The Murfreesboro based business was exhibiting at the World Waterpark Association trade show and symposium in Orlando last week where they scooped up an international prize for Industry Innovation.

Wayne Jacks, Haystack's US Operations Manager said, "it is a great honor for us to win this coveted award. We have been working hard since launching the US arm of our business to make our dryers available to every wet guest in every Theme Park and Waterpark across America. We started almost two years ago with a single dryer at Dollywood, and now have over 30 dryers across the country."

"Our head office is based in the UK where we have been a core feature in the attractions industry for over a decade. Launching the US business was an exciting challenge and we have been fortunate enough to win awards from all of the industry associations as well as being recognized by the British Prime Minister for excellence in manufacture and export."

Haystack Dryers are planning on doubling the number of unique family dryers that are available to US park goers in 2010.

In his guidebook, Vanderwilt describes the Dells' history, explaining how, in 1886, photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett used a stop-action camera he invented to snap a picture of his son Ashley jumping from one ledge to another. The photo, which caught the boy in mid-flight, became a sensation and drew people to the area for its natural beauty.

Today, many people come to the Dells and never see the wild, content to stay within the tourist zone marked by neon signs and oversized carnival-type attractions. But Chula Vista, a resort a few miles away from the bright lights, embraces the environment.

A higher-end resort with a golf course, Chula Vista is built on the banks of the Wisconsin River; the views from many of its rooms are of pine trees and woods. Our gang of four -- including an 11-year-old daughter and a teenage son -- stayed in a two-bedroom condo that included a fireplace and a full kitchen, spacious enough to handle twice that many people if you're considering sharing with relatives or another family.

Water park wise, Chula Vista has some winning features. The Jungle Adventure Bowl ride sends raft riders in a centrifugal spin before dumping them down a tube. A bit rougher, the Fly'n Mayan Water Coaster uses spinning belts to help speed riders up and down riverlike chutes. Chula also offers a way for folks to race each other aboard mats, with a digital timer declaring the winner.

Chula has a spa for adults and better food offerings than most water park resorts. We ate at the buffet but the steaks at Chula Vista's white tablecloth restaurant, Kaminski Brothers Chop House, had me itching to pull out the plastic and indulge.

Chula Vista has a couple amenities that made it memorable for us: a large, outdoor, pool-sized hot tub -- where you relax in the warm waters while snowflakes fall around you -- and a device I had never seen before: a Haystack Dryer.

The Haystack, made by a British-based company, is similar to a photo booth, only it is large enough for four people. And instead of pictures being snapped, warm drying lights pop on and a windstorm of warm air blows inside. For a buck or two, the whole family can be dried and toasty in a few minutes. And it's fun!

Haystack Dryers award winning family dryer now available worldwide.

The gobally compatible family dryer is the must have service for all parks, resorts and wet attractions. Not only does it dry a wet family in under 4 minutes, it also creates an amazing revenue stream, an innovative customer service, reduces an attraction's carbon footprint and extends seasonal usage of all wet attractions. Haystack Dryers are the innovators in towel-less drying, and are now supplying their dryers to major attactions and resorts across Europe, the Middle East and North America.

One of the hottest items on the show floor - literally - was the new Haystack Dryer, a full body drying machine for people. The Haystack is made for amusement or waterparks where soaked guests want to get warm and dry in a hurry. Up to four people step into the machine which then blasts them with 113 degree hot air for up to three and a half minutes.

Possibly coming to a theme park or acade near you:
The walk-in Haystack Dryer. The answer to park patrons drenched by rides who don't want a day of soggy shorts. For $2 or so, it dries a family of five in three minutes with infrared heat and fans. In Britain, the $50,000 unit is touted to pay for itself in a year.

Items displayed at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo range from tiny bits of batter to virtual skee ball to a triple-deker carousel. Here are some of the standouts...

Full-body blow dryer

A futuristic capsule built by Britian-base Haystack Dryers rids five people of moisture all the way down to the socks. "It's good for the park because it keeps the customers dry and they want to stay in the park longer," said Paul Thomas, managing director. "For customers, it's another attraction." When the show ends, it will have a trial run at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure near its saturating Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges Thomas said.

One of Theme Park Mom's tenets is that you plan for getting wet at a theme park by wearing lightweight clothing, bringing a change of clothes or a bathing suits, etc. But what if you could get your family dry almost as quickly as they got wet?

Enter the U.K. - company Haystack Dryers. the dryers are on display at an Orlando convention for amusement operators this week. They use infra-red lamps to dry you and your clothing in minutes after that wet ride. The company says the theme-park version will dry a family of five.

A number of theme parks in Europe privide the dryers. There's often a change of about $2 to use them. Unless it's a very hot day, I'd gladly pay $2 to get my family dry. How about you?

The dryers were installed at Dollywod earlier this fall. Theme Park Mom hopes this trend sweeps the U.S!

IAAPA. Say it with me, please: "eye-AP-pah." It's the sweetest sound in the theme-park business. Take the entire north and south wings of the massive Orange County Convention Center and fill them to capacity with every product imaginable that's offered at an entertainment attraction, then set loose a sea of polo-shirted salespeople for a week of networking and negotiations. To an industry outsider, it's like a free day at the fair, except the carnies have business cards and there are grown men in ties on the kiddie rides.

Since 1918, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions has been an advocate for the "common defense and common advancement" of amusement-park operators. But this year's expo came on the cusp of the most challenging economic environment in a generation. On the surface, everything appeared much as it did at last year's convention, with only a slightly detectable decrease in attendance. But in the two days that I spent on the expo floor (still not nearly enough time to examine every exhibit), I detected a chill wind whistling through the carnival tent.

I saw less emphasis this year on the "next big thing," and more on making the most of what attractions already have in play. There were few ambitious new domestic projects; the most impressive concept art displayed at the convention will be realized in places like Dubai and China. Many attraction offerings were from the bargain bin, with Ital International and Rides-4-U heartbreakingly advertising Coney Island's and Cypress Gardens' stables of "high-quality rides in search of new homes." Instead, I saw less expensive but still innovative ways for park operators to "plus" their products and hopefully pull more coin from visitors who can still afford a vacation. Here's my subjective sampling of products and proposals that may impact your parkgoing experiences in the years to come:

Rides
At last year's convention, ride manufacturer Zamperla took the thrill-king crown with its oversized exhibit. The powerful Parachute Drop was back this year, but a simple circular flyer replaced the award-winning Kang-A-Bounce, and the fun-but-tame Surf's Up substituted for the far-wilder Disk'O Coaster. This backed up a general trend away from the terrifying and toward the family-friendly instead. The biggest, most awesome ride on the convention floor this year was Felimana Luna Park's fabulously old-fashioned threestory classic carousel. Other signs of tough times included Premier Rides, still proudly displaying the Maximum RPM! Ferris-wheel coaster they built for the short-lived Hard Rock Park, and Sally Rides' fantastic Forbidden Island dark ride, which remains a bluesky concept in search of a buyer. One notable exception was Maurer Söhne's scale model of Universal Orlando's under-construction Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, which finally provided concrete confirmation of the prototype coaster's groundbreaking track layout.

Fair food
Food freebies took a big hit at this year's expo, both in quantity and quality. As it was last year, the longest line was for the Noble Roman's Bistro, which can reportedly turn out 4,000 pizza slices an hour. I also saw a machine that shot out piping-hot flat cakes at an astounding velocity and volume; shame they tasted like freeze-dried ass. The best thing I tasted was old-fashioned sarsaparilla served from Chuck Wagon Soda's wooden barrels - probably because the Pennsylvanian company uses real sugar instead of crappy corn syrup.

4D and interactivity
While there were fewer low-end simulators shown this year, the buzz around 4D and interactivity continues unabated. Many vendors were offering incremental upgrades to existing products, like Alterface, which demoed a new Pirate's Plunder program for their excellent Desperados horseback simulator/light-gun video game. Everyone and his brother had a 3D movie with rocking seats and spritzing water; I wish local parks had the peripheral-vision-friendly wraparound glasses offered by FantaWild Adventure, a jaw-droppingly detailed park in Wuhu, Anhui, China. The only thing I experienced that felt like a true breakthrough was the Augmented Reality demoed by Total Immersion, where guests used digital "binoculars" to experience well-rendered CGI creatures interacting with physical sets in real time. Already in use at France?s Futuroscope park, this technology looks like the next evolutionary step beyond clunky ?90s-era virtual reality.

Upsell option
Many vendors at IAAPA don't make theme parks; they make theme parks better (or at least a tad more expensive). I chatted with the big man at Colorvision International, vendors of the photo ops offered as you exit Universal's attractions. He showed me an e-mail-enabled kiosk intended for the Simpsons Ride (installed only in Hollywood because Orlando didn't ask in time). And he explained why the scores disappeared from the Men in Black photos: They suppressed sales to the losers. He also confirmed that his company will handle the cutting-edge cameras being installed in every seat of the new Rockit coaster (though he wouldn?t let slip if said souvenir would be delivered on DVD or virtually via YouTube).

Most interesting upcharge opportunity: Haystack Dryers' speed-drying booths, coming soon to a water park near you, can take an entire family from drenched to bone-dry with just three minutes of hot air.

Due to its enormous success in the U.K. and Europe, Haystack Dryers have landed on U.S. shores with the first dryers going to Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Haystack Dryers introduced people drying to the public 10 years ago and in that time it has transformed the way people dry themselves in the U.K. and Europe.

The original body dryer, the Family Dryer, is designed for drying up to five people at a time and is now a standard feature at theme parks and waterparks throughout Europe. The robust design allows the dryer to be operated in a variety of environments and year on year offers great benefits such as excellent revenue, extended seasonal ride usage and improved customer service.

Paul Thomas, managing director at Haystack Dryers says, "This is a very exciting time for us and we are thrilled to debut at such a great park as Dollywood. Since introducing the dryer some six weeks ago at the exit of the fantastic new River Battle ride, the dryer has been a hit with all customers." "We are very pleased to have Haystack as part of Dollywood and the New River Battle. The overall reaction and response from our guests has been outstanding." said Jason Boothe director of amusements and attractions for Dollywood.

Due to its enormous success in the UK and Europe, Haystack Dryers have landed on US shores with the first dryers going to Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Haystack Dryers introduced people drying to the public ten years ago and in that time it has transformed the way people dry themselves in the UK and Europe. The original body dryer, the Family Dryer™, is designed for drying up to five people at a time and is now a standard feature at Theme Parks and Water Parks throughout Europe. The robust design allows the dryer to be operated in a variety of environments and year on year offers great benefits such as excellent revenue, extended seasonal ride usage and improved customer service.

Paul Thomas, Managing Director at Haystack Dryers says: "This is a very exciting time for us and we are thrilled to debut at such a great park as Dollywood". Since introducing the dryer some six weeks ago at the exit of the fantastic new River Battle™ ride, the dryer has been a hit with all customers.

"We are very pleased to have Haystack as part of Dollywood and the New River Battle™. The overall reaction and response from our guests has been outstanding™. Jason Boothe - Director of Amusements and Attractions.

Further dryers will be at a park near you over the coming months and looks set to be the next standard feature for all Theme Parks and Water Parks.

Haystack Dryers will be exhibiting at The World Waterpark Convention (WWA stand 650) and IAAPA Expo (stand 3731) over the coming months.