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This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.



Table of Contents

1) Introduction

2) Attractions

3) Authenticity

4) Economic Strategy

5) History of Theme Parks

6) Immersion

7) Inclusion and Exclusion

8) Industry

9) Labor

10) Media

11) Metatexts and Reception

12) Methods

13) Planning and Layout

14) Space

15) Theming

16) Time

17) Visitors and Customers

18) Worldviews

19) Bibliography

20) Index

Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies: Understanding

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      Publisher Springer International Publishing AG
      Published 4 March 2023
      ISBN-13 9783031111310
      978-3031111310
      ISBN-10 3031111311
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      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Human geography Regional geography Sociology: sport and leisure

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.



      Table of Contents

      1) Introduction

      2) Attractions

      3) Authenticity

      4) Economic Strategy

      5) History of Theme Parks

      6) Immersion

      7) Inclusion and Exclusion

      8) Industry

      9) Labor

      10) Media

      11) Metatexts and Reception

      12) Methods

      13) Planning and Layout

      14) Space

      15) Theming

      16) Time

      17) Visitors and Customers

      18) Worldviews

      19) Bibliography

      20) Index

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