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Manual on elective ii - theme parks and attractions

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Types of <strong>theme</strong> park<br />

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Theme Parks <strong>and</strong> Attracti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

The type of <strong>theme</strong> park is <strong>on</strong>e of the factors affecting visitors’ preference. Theme <strong>parks</strong><br />

can generally be classified into seven <strong>theme</strong> types <strong>and</strong> related attributes as follows:<br />

Table 7 – Types of <strong>theme</strong> park<br />

Type of <strong>theme</strong> park Attributes<br />

1. Adventure • Excitement <strong>and</strong> acti<strong>on</strong><br />

• Frightening<br />

• Mysterious<br />

• Thrill rides<br />

2. Futurism • Advances in society <strong>and</strong> technology<br />

• Discovery<br />

• Explorati<strong>on</strong> of science <strong>and</strong><br />

technology<br />

• Robotics<br />

• Scientific<br />

• Science ficti<strong>on</strong><br />

3. Internati<strong>on</strong>al • Flavours of the world<br />

• Internati<strong>on</strong>al village<br />

• Miniature replicas<br />

• Scenic spots<br />

• World expositi<strong>on</strong>s

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