Tourism: Theme Parks Around the World Report (Assessment)

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Updated: Oct 21st, 2021

Website Comparison
The analysis of these two websites starts with a look at the similarities they share. At the base level, both provide
comprehensive directories of the various leisure facilities around the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. They
make use of optimized search engines, allowing for access to information about given topics.

Nevertheless, there are discernible differences between the two websites. Firstly, themeparkinsider.com is more attractive, as it
makes good use of color, and the information bars are placed in strategic places. This points to a high degree of user-
friendliness when compared to themeparkcity.com, which appears rather bland. Themeparkcity.com simply presents hyperlinks,
without giving an overall description of what the site is about. Moreover, themeparkinsider.com enables easy navigation
between pages via the provision of navigation tabs under the site banner. These tabs individually refer the visitor to topics such
as park reviews, top tips, hotels, safety data and budget help. A user can directly access the information without having to go
through a mountain of data that they consider unnecessary at that moment in time. With themeparkcity.com, the navigation is a
tedious task as visitors have to go through the entire page, opening the different hyperlinks in the hope of finding what they
may consider relevant (Theme Park City, 2001 – 2008).

Another glaring difference is the provision for notifications directly to the visitors’ email addresses. All visitors have to do to
activate the service is to provide their address and follow the necessary prompts. The interaction between visitors to
themeparkinsider.com and its visitors is further enhanced by blogging. Visitors can freely exchange views, ultimately providing
useful feedback to managers of the recreation facilities mentioned (Theme Park Insider, 1999 – 2009).

In closing this discussion, the analysis presented indubitably indicates that themeparkinsider.com provides the most
comprehensive information to potential theme park enthusiasts.

Case Studies

Great America, United States

The rides here depict the general consensus that the park is the best option for family adventure and fun in Northern California.
The thrill rides test visitors’ threshold of fear. These include FireFall, Delirium, Grizzly, and Xtreme Skyflyer. A look at ‘Vortex’
illustrates this. It features a ninety-one-foot hill and a twisting track that loops weave and threads through the loop’s eye.
Patrons ride standing or straddling saddle-like seats in train cars traveling up to 45 miles an hour. For a calmer experience,
family rides provide the solution. The main attractions under this class are Celebration Swings, Barney Oldfield Speedway, and
Carousel Columbia. Kids will also derive hours of pleasure by visiting Nickelodeon Central, where they can interact with their
television stars, and KidZville, the large, busy town designed solely for kids. For those with an appetite for live shows, Great
America has it all. In fact, the whole park becomes one big stage. The line-up is constantly updated, ensuring that kids and the
young at heart get the best from the latest acts. The final attraction is Boomerang Bay. This facility features water slides,
interactive waterfalls, simulated ocean waves, a large heated lagoon, and the exclusive Cabana Village. Access to all these
facilities ranges from $29.99 to $53.99. Season passes also exist, offering competitive discounts and perks like free parking
(California’s Great America, 2009).

This park also offers exciting employment opportunities, be they seasonal, full time, the Preferred Shift Associate Program and
the evergreen entertainment employment.

Six Flags, United Arab Emirates

The theme behind this theme park is fun and adventure. Dubailand is destined to be the first location outside North America to
the theme park of the Six Flags franchise. It boasts renowned entertainment franchises like the famed child music group,
Wiggles as well as Tony Hawk the professional skateboarder. Like most developments in Dubai, there are several noteworthy
concepts. They include braided restaurants, water parks and a myriad of retail outlets. Apart from catering for recreation needs,
this park offers unique travel as well as vacation opportunities to all, regardless of the place of origin. Delving further into the
details of the park’s area of three billion feet, the major attractions are DreamWorks Animation Park, BAWADI, Universal Studios
Dubailand, Motor City, Dubai Heritage Vision, Al Barai, and Falcon City. To illustrate the scale of this development, BAWADI is
the leading entertainment and hospitality project in the world, featuring fifty-one luxury hotels and over sixty thousand hotel
rooms (Six Flags Dubailand, 2008).

Six Flags Dubailand makes one thing clear: the hospitality industry is under steady development as developers endeavor to
offer the best to their clients (Six Flags Dubailand, 2008).

References
Theme Park City (2001 – 2008), ‘Welcome to Theme Park City’. 2009. Web.

Theme Park Insider, (1999 – 2009), ‘Welcome to Theme Park Insider’. Web.

California’s Great America (2009), ‘Welcome to California Great America’. Web.

Six Flags (2008), ‘Six Flags Dubailand ‘, Web.

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