Common Mistakes in Opening a Theme Park
Courtesy of Parques Reunidos and IQPC Middle East, the content below is a summarized version of a talk that Jose Maria Letamendia delivered at an
Courtesy of Parques Reunidos and IQPC Middle East, the content below is a summarized version of a talk that Jose Maria Letamendia delivered at an
Why Do They Matter? The Chinese Government has recently launched an ambitious campaign to develop the winter sports industry within the country, fueled by China’s
This blog is intended to serve as a primer to the business of the theme park and attraction industry. Here is a list of our
Due to their size, theme parks and attractions are typically financed through creative and diversified sources. When done right, attractions generate enormous economic impacts. Daily, they
Variability causes chaos. And variability when it comes to the attraction world, is perhaps nowhere so present or prominent as it is when designing and
Besides the branding, what makes a Disney or Universal different from a Seaworld or Legoland? Are there true differences to speak of? Well, based
In the first part of this series, we evaluated the revenue side of theme park business models. In this series, we’ll continue our exploration of
Here at the Park Database, we like to crunch a lot of data. In doing so, we can’t help but notice patterns and ways of
On occasion, we have the opportunity to partner with truly collaborative and forward-thinking organizations to bring you analytics and data beyond the structured form of
Revenues: Not Created Equal Revenues are the starting point for all cash flows. While revenues can be disaggregated into its components, attendance and per person
This is the first in an exploratory series looking at destination development success stories. From the smallest FECs to the largest master planned cities, our business is the business of
In recent years, the temporary and traveling exhibition format has experienced something of a reinvention. What was once largely the domain of museums and specialty producers has become a battleground
In Part I of this series, we reviewed topline economics for theme parks and attractions, and noted a defining characteristic of the industry: revenue is distributed along an extremely long
At their peak in the 19th century, world’s fairs were unparalleled spectacles of industry, commerce, and entertainment, unique in their ability to draw visitors and leave behind significant cultural impact
