The Global Theme Park Industry

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9781845932084 | 1845932080
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/14/2007

Rent

(Recommended)

$53.67

Term

Due

Price

Semester

Dec 12

$59.64

Quarter

Sep 6

$56.66

Short Term

Aug 13

$53.67

*This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping bag.
Buy New

Usually Ships in 3-5 Business Days

$76.35
eBook

Available Instantly

Online: 180 Days

Downloadable: 180 Days

*To support the delivery of the digital material to you, a digital delivery fee of $3.99 will be charged on each digital item.

$52.20*

Since the 1980s, the theme park industry has developed into a global phenomenon, with everything from large, worldwide theme parks to countless smaller ventures. From the first pleasure gardens to the global theme park companies, this book provides an understanding of the nature and function of theme parks as spaces of entertainment. Illustrated throughout by worldwide case studies, empirical data and practical examples, the book portrays the impacts of theme parks as global competitive actors, agents of global development and cultural symbols, particularly in the context of their role in the developing experience economy.In conclusion, this book is a practical guide to the planning and development of theme parks.

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Development of Theme Parks	p. 1
The Social Origins of the Theme Park Concept	p. 3
The Heritage of the European Garden Design	p. 5
Lessons from the Universal Expositions	p. 8
Amusement Parks' Entertainment Background	p. 12
The Language of the Cinema	p. 16
The New World in Singapore, an Early 20th-century Amusement Park in Asia	p. 18
Development and Categorization	p. 21
The Invention of Theme Parks	p. 22
The Nature of Theme Parks	p. 27
Definition and types	p. 28
The concept and the utilities of the themes	p. 32
The Social Bases of Success	p. 37
Synergies with the Media Entertainment Industry	p. 41
Efteling, the Best Childhood Memories for Everyone	p. 43
Huis ten Bosch, a Replica of the Dutch World in Japan	p. 44
Cedar Point, the Roller Coaster Capital of the World	p. 45
Globalization of the Theme Park Industry	p. 48
Location Tendencies of Theme Parks in the World	p. 49
The Diversification of the Industry in the USA	p. 56
The Transformation of the Amusement Park Model in Europe	p. 64
The Growth of the Markets in Asia/the Pacific	p. 72
The Proliferation of Initiatives in the Rest of the World	p. 85
The Recent Growth of the Theme Park Industry in Brazil	p. 90
A Profile of Major Theme Park Operators	p. 93
The Role of the Large Operators in the USA	p. 94
Disney's integral strategy	p. 98
Six Flag's orientation to regional markets	p. 106
The positioning of Universal as an operator of destination parks	p. 112
The consolidation of Cedar Fair as an operator of regional parks	p. 121
Anheuser Busch's corporate strategy	p. 124
The Emergence of Regional Operators in the Rest of the World	p. 128
The development of transnational groups in Europe	p. 129
The Tussauds Group	p. 130
Merlin Entertainment	p. 131
Grevin et Cie	p. 133
Parques Reunidos	p. 136
The diversity of operators in Asia/the Pacific	p. 137
Oriental Land	p. 138
Samsung Everland	p. 139
China Travel International Investment	p. 142
Village Roadshow Ltd	p. 145
Sanrio Company Ltd	p. 146
The uniqueness of the CIE in Latin America	p. 147
The Family-run Europa Park	p. 149
A Chocolate-related Entertainment Destination in Hershey, Pennsylvania	p. 151
Suncity, Entertainment and Property Development in Malaysia	p. 153
Theme Parks in the Entertainment Society	p. 155
Theme Parks and the Commercialization of Leisure	p. 157
Commercial Access to Entertainment	p. 160
Consumption as a distinguishing factor of contemporary leisure	p. 161
The multiplication of themed leisure environments	p. 166
The McDonaldization Paradox	p. 170
Disneyization as a Model	p. 177
The components of Disneyization	p. 180
Interpretations from postmodernity	p. 183
The Ecohistorical Parks of Grupo Xcaret	p. 187
The Globalization of Leisure and the Sesame Street Characters	p. 189
The Urbanism of Theme Parks and Spatial Innovation	p. 191
The Urban Singularity of Parks	p. 192
The spatialization of the imagination	p. 193
Technology at the service of creation	p. 195
The Corporative Urbanism of Leisure Complexes	p. 198
Parks as a Referent for Planning	p. 201
The Scope of Spatial Innovation	p. 209
The privatization of development and the challenge of the public use of space	p. 210
The invention of the landscape and the challenge of the identity of the territory	p. 215
The Creation of a Leisure Destination in Dubai	p. 221
The Impact of Theme Parks	p. 224
Parks in Regional and Urban Planning	p. 225
The Effects on the Local and Regional Economy	p. 233
The economic impact of theme parks	p. 235
Parks and regional development	p. 238
Busch Gardens Europe (Virginia, USA)	p. 240
Futuroscope (France, Europe)	p. 243
Parks and tourist development	p. 246
The Environmental Impact of Theme Parks	p. 250
The Social and Cultural Effects of Parks on Local Communities	p. 257
Theme parks and social cohesion	p. 258
The effects of parks on local culture	p. 261
Environmental Protection Measures in the Redevelopment of Ocean Park	p. 264
The Grand Parc du Puy du Fou and the Valorization of the Local Heritage	p. 268
The Enhancement of the Urban Landscape at International Drive, Orlando	p. 270
The Development of Theme Park Destinations	p. 272
Theme Parks and Economic Development in Orlando	p. 273
The role of Walt Disney World as a catalyst	p. 275
Orlando besides the parks	p. 283
Disneyland Paris and the Planning of Marne-la-Vallee	p. 285
The creation of Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee	p. 291
The role of Disney in Val d'Europe	p. 293
The economic impact of Disneyland Paris	p. 297
The Emerging Entertainment Economy of the Greater Pearl River Delta	p. 299
Hong Kong's tourism and leisure project	p. 303
Park development in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone	p. 306
The role of Macau in the tourism system of the Pearl Delta	p. 309
The Transformation of PortAventura into a Tourist Destination	p. 310
Fundamentals of Theme Park Development and Management	p. 315
Factors Influencing the Development Process	p. 317
The Nature of a Theme Park as a Recreational Product	p. 318
The Locational Factors in Theme Park Development	p. 321
The size of the market	p. 322
The characteristics of the place	p. 329
The support of the public sector	p. 334
The Business Environment as a Factor of Success	p. 337
Effects on Attendance of the Addition of a New Gate in a Multipark Destination	p. 341
Basic Principles of Theme Park Planning	p. 343
Project Development	p. 344
The design of the master plan	p. 345
The management of the development process	p. 348
Project Viability	p. 351
The planning of services and operations	p. 352
The forecasting of operating measures	p. 355
Access for the Disabled at Disneyland Paris	p. 363
The Architectonic Design of a Theme Park	p. 365
The Form	p. 366
Size and Capacity	p. 369
Flows and Transport Systems	p. 370
Components	p. 374
The attractions and the shows	p. 375
The services (food and beverages and shops)	p. 381
A Flow Management Model to Optimize Retail Profits at Universal Studios Hollywood	p. 383
Management Strategies	p. 385
Operations Management	p. 389
The logistics of operations	p. 391
Production	p. 391
Procurement and distribution	p. 392
Maintenance	p. 393
Safety	p. 395
The documentation of processes	p. 396
Quality assurance	p. 398
Human Resources Management	p. 400
The hiring process	p. 403
Employee loyalty strategies	p. 407
Marketing Strategies	p. 409
Marketing plans	p. 411
Product	p. 412
Price	p. 414
Promotion	p. 415
Place	p. 417
The role of new techonologies	p. 417
Operators' Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 419
The Safety of the Attractions at Six Flags Parks	p. 424
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions	p. 426
Bibliography	p. 429
Index	p. 448
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Global Theme Park Industry

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Global Theme Park Industry

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Digital License