A 50-Year Panorama of the Attractions Industry
Won here. This is my interview with Ray Braun, partner emeritus at Entertainment & Culture Advisors, and former lead partner of the Attractions Practice at
Won here. This is my interview with Ray Braun, partner emeritus at Entertainment & Culture Advisors, and former lead partner of the Attractions Practice at
Updated as of October 2023. Encompassing everything from theme parks to zoos, museums to resorts, the attractions industry plays a pivotal role in the global
We have a love-hate relationship with penetration rates. As you might be aware, penetration rate methodology is the predominant method used to forecast attendance at
This post is a brief primer of the indoor theme parks of the world along the lines of revenues, size, visitation, and development costs. This
Variability causes chaos. And variability when it comes to the attraction world, is perhaps nowhere so present or prominent as it is when designing and
In the first part of this series, we evaluated the revenue side of theme park business models. In this series, we’ll continue our exploration of
Revenues: Not Created Equal Revenues are the starting point for all cash flows. While revenues can be disaggregated into its components, attendance and per person
Mandate: Conceptualize new potential attractions for the Argo Cable Car in Batumi, Georgia. Source: Georgia.travel As one of the city’s most iconic attractions, the cable car takes visitors on
Mandate: Conceptualize the program and components, recommend sizing, and develop an illustrative financial model for a new type of retirement village that combines elements of world-class wellness resorts. For this
Mandate: Conceptualize and provide high level economics for a Discovery-branded adventure park and educational camp. Our client was a Jiangxi Province-based real estate developer who owned several hundred hectares of
Introduction On the news of the potential merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair, we thought it might be worthwhile to look back at their history and consider their place
