Hospitality Industry Theme Parks

Runninghead:HospitalityDiscussion HospitalityDiscussion NameoftheStudent NameoftheUniversity AuthorNote: 1HospitalityDiscussion Topic:Whyshouldthemeparksbeconsideredpartofthehospitality industry? Thehospitalityindustryreferstoawidecategoryoffieldswithintheserviceindustry thatconsistsoffood,lodging,drinkservice,eventplanning,travel,themeparks,andtourism. Fromthisstatement,itcanbestatedthatthemeparksareoneofthepartsofthetourism industrythatfeaturesvariousattractionslikegames,rides,andothereventstoentertainits customers.Morespecificallythemeparkisatypeofamusementparkthatismainly developedandstructuredfollowingaparticulartheme(Kaushal,andSrivastava). AthemeparksuchasthefamousDisneyWorldplaysanimportantroleindeveloping thetourismorhospitalityindustry.Fromtheanalysis,itisdeterminedthatdespitebeinga standalonedestinationtheparkexperienceahugevolumeofcustomerattractedtothepark. BasedonthisdeterminationitcanbestatedthatcentringonDisneyWorldtherearevarious restaurants,localshops,andothercommercialelementsthathavebeendevelopedwhichhas asignificantimpacttoinfluencethefinancialaspectsofthelocality.Accordingtothestudies, hospitalityindustriesarethegreateconomiccontributorthathelpsthedevelopmentofthe localcommunityandthecountry(Fuetal.). Whileinvestigatingthecontributionofthemeparkstothelocalcommunityand countryitisdeterminedthatthepresenceofthemeparksinfluencesthecommunityand economicdevelopment(Panetal.).Fromthestudies,itisdeterminedthatthepresenceofa themeparktriggersthedevelopmentofrestaurants,shops,medicalsectorsaswellas transportfacilitiestoaddresstherequirementsofthevisitors.Inadditiontothis,atheme attractsvisitorsfromdifferentpartsoftheworldthatwillempowerthelocalcommunitywith culturallydifferentlearningfacilityanditalsohelpstobringpeopletogether(Patrocnioet al.). 2HospitalityDiscussion Followedbytheaboveanalysisitcanbestatedthatthemeparkscontributealottothe hospitalitysectorsintermsofeconomic,community,andculturalaspectsthus,athemepark shouldbeconsideredasapartofthehospitalityindustry. Response1: DearJulia,ThankYouforyourpost!! Icompletelyagreewithwhatyouarethinkingaboutthecontributionofthemeparkstothe hospitalityindustry.ToinsertthisstatementmorestrengthIwouldliketomentionthata standardshospitalityindustryconsistsoffourkeysegmentsthatincludefood&beverage, tourism&travel,lodging,andrecreation.Basedonthisdeterminationitcanbestatedthat largethemeparkssuchasMagicKingdomThemeParkatWaltDisney,DisneysAnimal KingdomaswellasTokyoDisneylandentertainsidefood&beverage,tourism&travel, lodging,andrecreation.Thus,theseparkscanbeconsideredasaparkofthehospitality industry. Response2: HiTina,ThankYouforyourpost!! IreviewedyourpostandImustsayyouhavedescribedtheoperationsofthethemeparkvery well.Toinsertthisdiscussionalittlemoreedgeitcanbestatedthatthemeparksaremainly developedtoseekvisitorsattentionwithattractiveelements.Asidentifiedfromthepower pointsitistruethatasuccessofathemeparkmerelydependsonthethemetheyhave selected.Tosharemyopinion,Iwouldpreferthrilloverfunactivities. 3HospitalityDiscussion Reference: Fu,Xiaoxiao,etal."Investigatingtheconsequencesofthemeparkexperiencethroughthe lensesofself-congruityandflow."InternationalJournalofContemporaryHospitality Management(2020). Kaushal,Vikrant,andSidharthSrivastava."HospitalityandtourismindustryamidCOVID- 19pandemic:PerspectivesonchallengesandlearningsfromIndia."InternationalJournalof HospitalityManagement92(2021):102707. Pan,Haoyuan,FridaBahja,andCihanCobanoglu."AnalysisofUSthemeparkselectionand internationalimplications."JournalofTransnationalManagement23.1(2018):22-38. Patrocnio,RachelFariasdoetal."TheVisionOfTheDisneyWorld:AnExperience MarketingStudyAtTheWaltDisneyCompany".ArchivesOfBusinessResearch,vol5,no. 9,2018.ScholarPublishing,https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.69.5067.