Category: Park Bloggin’

by Jack Lindquist In a special edition of Park Bloggin’, official ‘Disney Legend’ Jack Lindquist (pictured), who began his 38-year career with the company as Disneyland’s first ever advertising manager, explains how...

by Anthony Goret The SNELAC (Syndicat National des Espaces de Loisirs, d’Attractions et Culturels) is the French national union of recreational, amusement and cultural sites. As a trade association we represent all kinds of...

by Dennis Speigel Food, glorious food is as much a part of the amusement/theme park experience as riding a rollercoaster or playing a midway game. However, since the birth of American theme parks, food service has been by and...

by Olaf Mordelt As the end of the 2012 season approaches, I believe that, once again, the German amusement park and attractions industry can be proud of the steady growth achieved throughout these turbulent economical times....

by Dr Jack Samuels Each year I make an annual visit to lecture at Shanghai Normal University, and these visits have provided some interesting food for thought about the amusement industry in China. My Chinese students are often...

by Dr Jack Samuels The amusement and attractions business is extremely diverse but it is also part of a much wider industry, that of the leisure, entertainment and hospitality – or tourism if you prefer. It’s amazing how often...

Our industry has always been identified with certain intensities, but in recent years additional factors have had a real impact on park attendance. First, I believe we are weather intensive. While we always have to deal with...

Remember the Frank Sinatra tune, That Old Black Magic? The lyrics went, “…and down and down I go, round and round I go, like a leaf that’s caught in the tide…” At Zorb Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, I...

by Jeremy Reed As the new chief executive of BALPPA, I am greatly looking forward to representing the interests of the UK private sector visitor attractions industry and to further pursue the association’s lobbying goals. Our...

by Dennis Speigel For the last decade, I have been perplexed by rising prices at theme parks. I have also been concerned about the enormous amount of discounting that parks and attractions find necessary to continue to “pump up”...