A new University of Houston study shows that Houstonians want a theme park, and industry experts say it could happen within five years.
University of Houston’s Hobby School conducted the study. It showed 57% want an NHL team, 60% want a Houston WNBA team, and the most popular entertainment option was a theme park.
“A large proportion, more than half, say they would go once a year,” Rice University Baker Institute Fellow in Political Science, Mark Jones explained.
“If you go down to parents with children under the age of 18, 40% said they would go twice a year, if not more.”
These findings have made their way to theme park industry experts, including International Theme Park Services founder Dennis Speigel.
“It came as no surprise,” Mr Speigel recalled.
Mr Speigel said the University of Houston study may entice investors to look closer at Houston.
“The next step would be to hire an organisation to do a feasibility study that would develop the economics and metrics for what size of a park,” Mr Speigel said.
