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Experience Required It's the new mantra of strategy and marketing: If you want to keep your customers' attention, you've got to deliver a compelling experience. Bob Rogers and his colleagues are designing those experiences.   |
Wired
March 2001
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One Fast Blast The next-gen roller coaster: Get up, get down, and get off... |
Fast Company
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The Messy Business Of Reinventing Happiness Inside Disney's radical plan to modernize its cherished theme parks. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
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Can Spidey Swing to Islands' Rescue? The web-slinger's got his work cut out saving Universal's sinking Islands of Adventure. |
Salon.com
July 31, 2000
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Roller sprawl The renaissance of coasters is a bonanza for the amusement park business. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2009
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Thank Queue, Disney The theme park giant reinvents the waiting lines for its rides. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2005
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When Size Matters Building bigger rides doesn't always translate to better parks, but it does attract bigger spotlights. |
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March 1, 2007
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In the Nick of Time The media giant gets into the theme-park business. Again. Viacom blew it by letting so many lucrative opportunities slip through its clumsy fingers in the past. Now is the time to right its wrongs -- in the Nick of time. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
How to Build a Theme Park Investors, the future of the amusement park chains is brighter than you think. |
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May 5, 2005
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Disney's Golden Opportunity The entertainment giant has got its groove back, and the world is about to notice. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
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Conquering Everest With Expedition Everest, Disney is banking plenty on the ability of a single thrill ride to help improve the fortunes of its least-visited theme park in the Sunshine State. Will the move be a thrill for investors? |
Fast Company
May 2010
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Wheeeeee: The Business of Roller Coasters As theme parks open for the season, so do their marquee-attraction thrill rides. This year, 63 new roller coasters are expected to open around the world, including two vying to be the world's fastest. Buckle in as we roll through the numbers. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
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Waiting Is the Cruelest Part Amusement park lines have been revolutionized by technology -- but not always for the better. Guests pay plenty for their treks, and their time, in every sense of the word, is money. Will Disney fix this? |
Wired
December 2002
Scott Kirsner |
Rebuilding Tomorrowland For 50 years, Disney's Imagineers have put the tech magic in the Magic Kingdom. Now economic pressures are bringing the grand ambitions back down to earth, where it's a smaller world after all. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2005
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GE: Too Dumb to Ride It was a good year for most amusement park operators, save for Universal Studios. Sooner or later, GE is going to have to decide whether it has the backbone to own a chain of year-round theme parks. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2007
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Tomorrow's Theme Park It's never too early to click through a turnstile to the future. Investors, regional operators can't match the capital investments that the Disneys and the Universals are doling out. |
Popular Mechanics
February 1, 2010
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Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Disney's Expedition Everest Roller Coaster We live for the nitty gritty and the techy, and despite the company line that "magic" plays a greater role in propelling Disney rides than physics, seeing the coaster's guts made the trip on it that much more enjoyable. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
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Can Disney Kill You? Billing itself as "the happiest place on Earth" does not exempt a company from the grim realities of human mortality. Should Disney stop building thrill rides? Investors, take note. |
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January 19, 2011
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Can Mickey Mouse Surpass Potter? Disney tries to regain some of its sizzle in Florida. |
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October 17, 2007
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Disneyland's Ugly Siamese Twin Disney's California Adventure is getting a much-needed makeover. Disney can't afford to let a park that bears its name languish. Its reputation is at stake. Dollars are at stake, too. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Take Your CEO to Work Day The new CEO has plans for Six Flags, but the ride may still be bumpy for investors. |
Fast Company
July 2004
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Fast Talk: Summer Amusements It's family vacation time, and we asked the operators of five lower-key attractions how they've adapted to compete in the Spielbergian, conglomerate-driven entertainment universe. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2012
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair Is Not Disney The regional amusement park chain moves in a new direction. |
AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Fastest U.S. Roller Coasters There's something about a roller coaster that makes you feel like a kid again. Maybe it's the amusement park atmosphere or the fact that you scream like a prepubescent boy when the coaster careens around corners at record-breaking speeds. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Dreams Out Loud The family entertainment giant thinks smaller to grow its theme park segment bigger. Investors were in a dry spell a few years ago, but it's great to see the spigot of dreams flowing freely again. |
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June 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Disney Phoning It In? The scent of theme parks is in the air, but Disney is smelling stale. |
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July 12, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Are Roller Coasters Safe? The latest coaster accident in Disneyland has some wondering whether park attractions are no longer safe. |
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July 8, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Is Why Theme Parks Matter An evolutionary coaster in Florida will raise the stakes of what is possible. |
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December 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
New Tank Engines at Six Flags The amusement park operator has some new deals to bounce back in 2007. Investors, take note. |
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September 8, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair's Maverick Run The amusement park operator hopes a new coaster can spur it out of its sluggish slumber. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thrill Industry Rewards Its Own The top prize for the world's best overall park went to Cedar Fair's Cedar Point. The company's gradual yet consistent operating improvement has led to dividend increases every year over the past decade. The payout yield currently stands at 5.95%. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Raising Six Flags The regional park operator continues to struggle, but the potential remains. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2006
Jean Kumagai |
Manni Wong: Serious Fun How this amusement ride electronics and control systems designer at Disney parks worldwide started her career. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Harry Potter Save Florida? New addition draws big crowds in a tourist hungry state. |
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January 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
GE's Burnt-Out Theme Parks The GE-owned Universal Studios parks need a serious jolt of life. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Why Can't Disney Get It Right the First Time? Disney is finally beefing up its unsuccessful Hong Kong theme park. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Machines Fail The world's boldest coaster is stalled, but the company behind the scream machine is not. Thankfully for investors, Six Flags is riding a wave of favorable momentum these days. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What I've Done This Summer While on vacation in Orange County, California, this investor does a little field research into Disney and Cedar Fair. |
Wired
May 22, 2007
Adrienne So |
Splashy Tech Spawns Water Rides Gnarly Enough for Coaster Snobs Here are six slides that will squeeze a scream out of even the most jaded coaster fans. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Harry Gets a Theme Park J.K. Rowling's world of wizardry will come to life in Florida in a few years. Eclectic eateries, mystical shops, and three attractions will anchor the new area between Universal's Islands of Adventure's Jurassic Park and Lost Continent themed lands. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Shanghai Surprise Family entertainment giant Disney confirms rumors that it plans to open a theme park in Shanghai. |
Popular Mechanics
February 19, 2010
Seth Porges |
The Story Behind Universal's Rock-It Roller Coaster What the design process is like for a roller coaster, from conception to the introduction to the public. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Must Be This Tall to Ride in Cyberspace Holiday World and other amusement parks across the country have turned to cyberspace to promote their newest attractions. |
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October 8, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Blackstone the Next Disney? The private-equity firm snaps up the Sea World and Busch Gardens chains. |
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December 6, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Brilliant Hike Disney raises its one-day admission price in Florida, but that's not the only thing that it's raising -- its annual dividend is up, too. |
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July 3, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
It's Just Not Fair Cedar Fair seals the deal with Paramount Parks in time for its seasonally potent third quarter. With shares of Six Flags and Cedar Fair trading on bad day off their 52-week lows, it's time to approach these players as attractive value ideas. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Christopher Palmeri |
They're Wet And Really Wild Daring water rides are borrowing thrills from amusement park rides. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Disney World Affordable? Can Disney be done on a shoestring budget? Of course. But Disney doesn't want to market that vacation. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair Is a Win Seeker The theme park magnate misses again, but its summer's getting better. |
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January 31, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney in 2010 Let's take a look at what Disney may look like two years in the future. |
