Tupa’i Bruno Loyale of Samoa’s Magic Circus and Fiafia Park gave word on the great progress of the Fiafia Park work.

“There are a lot of things to do as we’re not close to being ready yet,” he said.

Regarding public gathering, we have to work. We can’t stop, everybody has to work.

“We can’t just stop, we’d have to continue,” he said.

All the rides have been inspected by inspectors from the United States (U.S.) including Doug Clark.

The only now what we’re doing is touching up the paint and fixing and decorating things in our way.

For one of the rides that was American themed with its flag painted all over it, having nothing against the U.S, he redecorated it by taking off the stripes and all and with a splash of coconut palms trees, made it more Samoan inspired.

“So that’s what we’re doing, we’re making things themed and having that skill being developed with an outdoor amphitheater with free shows,” he said.

There are a lot of rides for both children and adults of all ages.

All the rides are basically finished, including the 100-foot tall, 16-seat Ferris wheel that he refers to as “The Samoan Giant”.

“Right now what we’re basically doing is touching up the lighting, touching up paint and making new tents for everything,” he said.

“We’re just changing, making things, putting down the gravel, cleaning the land, installing the electricity because we have local power, we have backup generators, we have all that,” he added.

There are a lot of elements and of course everything is accessible to the disabled from the very beginning all the way through the park.

“Everything is disabled, even the toilets, everything! Something for everybody.”

“So it’s a fun place for people to enjoy themselves,” he said.

Tupa’i thinks that it’s very fair for every kid around the world to ride a merry-go-round and have fun.

The magic circus is included as well as trainings are conducted for local boys and girls from the villages of the big Island of Savaii and Upolu for the show.

Tupa’i believes in creating jobs, creating fun and the magic circus of Samoa.

“It takes a minimum of 6 months of training to create a new show where they will showcase it to Pago, here and there to get it ready for another world tour,” he said.

They conduct their training for about 6 to 7 hours a day with their teachers from Cuba and Argentina doing it with math and safety, as they’re all acrobatic training.

They’ll have a total of about 15 to 20 new locals hired to be trained for the amazing new show ideas.

20 year-old Hitila Ima from Salelavalu village of Savaii told Samoa Observer in an interview that being the eldest, the purpose of joining the circus was his desire for a better future for his parents and four younger siblings back at home.

There’s nothing else I am focusing on right now as I am fully focused on my trampoline training in preparation for the show that is nearing for the grand opening of this park.

Ringmaster of Samoa’s Magic Circus and Samoa Fiafia park founder Tupa’i Bruno Loyale comments personally on the tragic measles condition in Samoa.

Tupa’i in an interview with Samoa Observer said that when something such as the measles outbreak is happening, he believes that our friends from New Zealand should get off of their bum and should’ve already been here in Samoa with a team of doctors with the vaccine and going around the villages.

And not only vaccinating children, but people in any age as anyone can get the measles and die.

“40, 50, 20 years of age, measles has no limit of whom it targets to attack,” he said.

“If they’re vaccinating children, what happens to the adults? And you have three adults in your house and if one gets it another can contract it,” he added.

He said that it’s a very bad thing and they should’ve been here already helping the Government of Samoa (G.O.S.) to deal with this crisis.

“The thing is that we cannot stop, we’ve got to continue working,” he said.

Tupa’i says he is not going to let this measles epidemic be a barrier to the great progress of their work to get the park ready.

“This can’t last eternity, it has to end somewhere and we have to get it fixed,” he said.

He wishes that New Zealand or even Australia just gets over here and bring 30 plus people to go to the villages.

He elaborated and emphasized on how hard it is you have to go and wait at the hospital at certain hours and even worse, it’s closed on the weekends and certain hours as it is not open 24 hours.

“It’s very hard to gather up a whole bunch of people and go down there,” he said.

Tupa’i said the he then called the other day wanting to take his group down there and they said that they were too busy and they would only vaccinates children.

“Now wait a minute, where is New Zealand at a time of crisis,” he asks.

Vaccine is very cheap and it’s not expensive for the measles.

He shared his experience when he was with the circus in New Caledonia when this outbreak happened in the U.S.

And in stating how they were intending to go over to the US with his crew to buy the rides, he bought the serum from the pharmacy (as they were not conducting it in New Caledonia), took his crew and went to a private doctor where he had them vaccinated because about 5 or 6 of them were traveling to the States with him.

He also had it as it’s been so long that he’s haven’t had it since he was a little kid.

“You can take it twice, you need to,” he said.

He went and had the vaccine himself again along with his little boy who is in school in the States.

“I did it before this even started in Samoa or even heard about the measles here yet,” he said.

But here, this is a crisis, it really needs help from outside sources and can have one place such as going to the mayor to set up a little something and vaccinate as many people as you can.

He suggested to get the serum in from New Zealand and Australia and to tell them to help a little bit because this is a small population in Samoa.

“This thing can kill a lot of people of all ages,” he said.

Of course you want to get the children vaccinated, that’s a must.

“But you’re going to need to get everyone vaccinated not just the children,” he said.

And you’re talking a couple of hundred thousands of people who could do this in a week if they wanted to.

“And what are they doing?” he asked as he advised that something seriously needs to be done as this is not good.