The 2026 TPDB VIBE (Visitor Insights & Behavior in Experiences) Report
We surveyed a cross-section of U.S. attraction visitors. Here’s what they told us. New TPDB research reveals how Americans choose, spend at, and evaluate attractions
We surveyed a cross-section of U.S. attraction visitors. Here’s what they told us. New TPDB research reveals how Americans choose, spend at, and evaluate attractions
Introduction On the news of the potential merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair, we thought it might be worthwhile to look back at their
At its height, Evergrande Group was the largest real estate developer in the world, with contracted sales amounting to more than 700 billion RMB (~$100
Once primarily of appeal to religious tourists, Saudi Arabia is now positioning itself to become the ultimate leisure destination. Under the Vision 2030 Plan, launched
Japan in the 1980s was a legendary time. The country experienced a stock market and property boom the likes of which has never been duplicated.
Sizing an attraction correctly is one of the primary issues in the planning phases of development. Size too small, and operations will suffer during peak
In the last decade, China has gone from being an attractions backwater to one of the world’s most significant theme park and attractions markets. But
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
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
We surveyed a cross-section of U.S. attraction visitors. Here’s what they told us. New TPDB research reveals how Americans choose, spend at, and evaluate attractions – across eight categories from
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
