Unit 5 Theme parks
2.background information on theme parks i. definition of theme park what is a theme park? · a term used to describe an amusement park that is designed to carry a theme in one or more areas of the park. the theme may carry over to the rides and attractions in that area as well. examples of theme parks include holiday world, islands of adventure, disneyland, magic kingdom and knott's berry farm. · an amusement park, that has been divided into several sub-sections, each with a distinctive concept, such as the old west, or the future. · a theme park is a park that uses themeing to take guests to a new world. · an amusement park which has one or more "themed" areas, with rides and attractions keyed to the theme of their location within the park. disneyland, knotts berry farm, and busch gardens williamsburg are examples of theme parks. · an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow) ii. old aircraft carrier turned into military theme park in china an old aircraft carrier from the former soviet union navy has been turned into a military theme park and will be stationed at dapeng bay in shenzhen, south china' s guangdong province.the 40,000-ton ship, known as the minsk, first arrived at the wenchong shipyard in guangzhou, capital of guangdong province, in november 1998 as scrap iron, the shanghai-based wenhuai daily reported on may 8.
it is about triple the size of a standard football field, 18 stories high, and has more than 2,000 cabins, the paper said.
the carrier, which was poorly maintained by the russian navy after the collapse of the soviet union, retired in 1993 and was initially sold to a south korean businessman as scrap steel after key military components were removed, the paper said.
the minsk was later resold to an undisclosed chinese business. (from: people’s daily) iii. 12 theme park strategies tips to make the most of your vacation by terry riley travel columnist how can you get the most from your theme park visit? for an answer, i turned to robert obenour. he's spent his career in the theme park business and is currently vice president of operations for baker leisure group, an international theme park consultancy. here’s the advice he gave me to pass on to you. 1. plan your visit. buy a guidebook. read reviews. check out the park’s web site. then plan what you want to see and do. unless the park is small, you shouldn’t expect to see or do everything in one day, so set your priorities. the investment you make in planning will pay handsome dividends on “park day.”