2. Purpose
To help you formulate Pars Pouyan, and to be knowledgeable in the ways used to be successful Amusement Park.
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4. U.S theme park industry
Brand Positioning(promotion and advertising)
Service Marketing Ps
Customers
Financials
Success and Flop Factors
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5. U.S theme park Industry
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6. It’s large and growing:
489 businesses
Revenue:$11.0 billion
Profit:596.1 million
Growth rate:2.1%
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15. Six Flagsdestination of high speed and big drop rollercoaster thrill rides
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16. Promotion/AdvertisingThe premier destination of thrill rides by continually promoting the presence of new attractions
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18. Promotion/AdvertisingThe premier destination of thrill rides by continually promoting the presence of new attractions
•$3 million television commercial
•Because
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23. Six Flags:
freeway signage
identify the location of their parked car
frequent parking trams
trains and cable cars to take visitors up or down hills
defined waiting areas and estimated wait times
Flash Pass system
numerous televisions that display cartoons, popular shows
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24. Universal:
pre-purchase stage
virtual queuing system, Universal Express
trains and cable cars to take visitors up or down hills
Mobile apps
Waiting areas
sit-out-then-swap
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26. Disney:
we don‘t put people in Disney, we put Disney in people
An average visitor will interact with Disney‘s cast approximately 60 times during their stay
“performance cultures”
Employees that exceed guest expectations are rewarded
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27. Six Flags:
Exceptional memory
Friendly
outgoing
self-motivated‖
able to function in a fast paced environment
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28. Universal:
energetic‖, enthusiastic‖, outgoing‖.
hourly positions (mostly front-facing)
salaried positions (mostly back end)
entertainment roles
Motivations:
-quarterly free park access passes
-discounted movie tickets
-onsite convenience stores
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30. Disney:
“Everything Speaks”
Examples:
-Disney hotels doors having two peepholes, one for adults and one at a child‘s eye level
-all trashcans being within 27-foot intervals of each other to improve the overall appearance of the parks, every trashcan‘s design reflects each area‘s theme
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31. Six Flags:
“cleanest park in the world”
Examples:
-Park cleanliness
-sounds of machinery
-highest priority on safety by partnering with trusted manufacturers of rides
-extensive training of employees on safety topics, technical monitoring, inspection and maintenance.
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32. Universal:
“senses of Sight, Hearing, and Touch”
Examples:
-continual upbeat music
-characters perform their iconic sayings or actions
-park employees wear bright colors and smile to patrons
-the surroundings are colorful
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34. Theme Park Customers
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35. “A market segment is composed of a group of buyers who share commoncharacteristics, needs, purchasing behavior, or consumption patterns.”
Theme Park Customers?
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36. Disney:
Disney primarily targets families with young children
First-timers
heavy users
International Visitors
Florida Residents
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37. a typical household has a lifetime value of more than $50,000
and consists of 3.6 people
What is life time value?
38. International Visitors
Creating personalized web pages
hiring international employees.
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39. Hourly rate ($175-$315) with a 6 hour minimum
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41. Six Flags:
Primary Customer Segment:
Young Adults and Teens
Secondary Customer Segment:
Families
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42. $199 to $249 per person
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43. Season Pass
online survey panel
business to business sales STRATEGY
•licensing sponsorship and accommodations
•24 million people visit Six Flag each year more than any sports league, and typically spend 10 or more hours per visit, 7 hours longer than the average sporting event.
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44. Universal:
geographical segmentation
In-state market
Out of area visitors
Light users
Heavy users
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45. $150 per person, up to 12 guests get a tour of all grounds as well as priority entrance into at least 8 rides
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46. gaining feedback from customers while they are in the park
e-mail
direct mail
mobile marketing communications.
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47. Exhibit 6 Theme Park Ticket Prices
Ticket Type Disney Six Flags Universal
Daily $85.00 $36.99 $85.00
VIP Tours $1,685.00 $299.00 $150.00
Season $649.00 $61.99 $189.00
ThemeParkTicketPrices
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49. The U.S amusement park industry
Mature
high barriers to entry
high revenue volatility
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50. The U.S amusement park industry
high market share concentration
high levels of capital intensity
medium levels of regulation
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51. The U.S amusement park industry
high competition
high level of technology change
no industry assistance by the government
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52. Disney:
In 2009 sales fell 7.3% to $10.7 billion and operating income decreasing by 25.3% to $1.4 billion
Recovery:
1) quantity:intense focus on
promotions to increase attendance
2) quality: increasing the per capita and per room guest spending opposed to increasing attendance.
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53. Six Flags:
Six Flags filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March of 2009
Recovery:
1)New management
2) Focus on attracting regional visitors
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54. Universal:
In 2009 Universal Studios Orlando, Universal‘s Island of Adventures, and Universal Studios each experienced declines in attendance of 12%,
13.8% and 6%, respectively
Recovery:
1)forced to take cost cutting measures and increase the price of its adult tickets
2) opening of the new WizardingWorld of Harry Potter attraction
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55. Success and Flop Factors
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56. While commodities are fungible, goods tangible
and services
intangible, experiences are memorable
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References:
Daniel Adler-Golden, Lia Bertoni, Solomon Iyasere, Wayne Woo. AMUSEMENT PARKS, 2011.
Samadi, Nina. Amusement Parks in the US. IBISWorldIndustry Report 71311, IBISWorld, June 2011.
Birgit Pikkemaat and Markus Schuckert. Success factors of theme parks -An exploratory study