Absolute Event Solutions (AES) team has over 50 years of combined experience producing some of the largest events in North America. AES has two major areas of focus; event consulting and promotions. Plus a new division started in 2013, called Big Bite Events. Event consulting includes serving as the project manager on behalf of the client using AES' experience and expertise to build and take the e
vent to a level that exceeds both the client and guests expectations. Experience includes:
Queen Mary's Dark Harbor - an annual Halloween haunt running 20 nights featuring 6 mazes, live shows pyrotechnics, bands and rides. Dark Harbor's attendance has grown over 150% since 2010 reaching approximately 120k guests in 2014 and becoming one of the largest haunts in North America since AES has served as the project manager over the last 5 years. Queen Mary's CHILL - The largest Holiday-themed attraction on the west coast running more than 50 days, featuring The Ice Kingdom (amazing 12,000sf walk-thru ice sculpture attraction), ice tubing, ice skating, rides, live shows and Christmas lights. CHILL's attendance has grown 40% since 2012 reaching approximately 200k guests in 2014 since AES has served as the project manager over the last 3 years. Beer Haven - The world's largest mobile beer bar and brewery exhibit. Beer Haven features the Great American Beer Station which is a semi-trailer with 60 self-serve taps with RFID technology, providing guests the opportunity to pour their favorite local craft beer. Promotions experience includes owning and producing the Passport to Savings coupon book. The book includes super savings of more than 180 offers inside the Fair on food, games, rides and products not to mention savings outside the Fair at restaurants theme parks and shops. Passport to Savings has grown 300% since 2010 reaching more than 60k books in 2014 since AES started the program at the San Diego County Fair. AES expanded the Passport to Savings program to the Arizona State Fair in 2014. Big Bite Events was created and developed to bring a new style of food events to the consumer market called "foodtainment" Big Bite Events launched its very first event in the summer of 2013 and made not a splash, but a tidal wave of an introduction to both the local and international “Foodie” community. The Big Bite Bacon Fest is going into it's 3rd year growing to the largest bacon festival on the west coast, taking place at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California on August 1st and 2nd.
