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Los parques temáticos como estrategia didáctica para la enseñanza de la ciencia
2012
La enseñanza de la ciencia en los últimos años ha cobrado importancia, por los avances de la ciencia y la tecnología. La educaciónha utilizado diferentes estrategias didácticas que ha ido evolucionando a través de los tiempos. Se analiza la importancia delos parques temáticos como recursos didácticos aprovechables para la generación de actitudes positivas en el aprendizaje de laciencia; y confirma la utilidad que representa, para los profesores, preparar el aprendizaje, utilizando estrategias didácticas, antes,durante y después de la visita a estos sitios que, por sí mismos, son lugares que motivan la participación activa de los estudiantes.Por esta razón se presentan los resultados del dis…
Comment gérer des expériences extraordinaires ? Analyse et recommandations à partir d'une immersion dans les parcs à thème
2011
The designers and managers of amusement parks seek above all to encourage the visitor's immersion in the heart of an extraordinary experience. Yet access to this type of experience is not systematic and the visitor's immersion does not seem permanent. The aim of this paper is to deepen understanding of the park experience. The analysis of 41 introspective diaries of visitors to amusement parks identifes states of immersion but also other states submersion, emersion, reject). On a managerial plan, this approach offers understanding keys to theme park managers on experiences related to this offer.
Ark Encounter: The Making of a Creationist Theme Park
2019
“Ark Encounter” is a creationist theme park in Kentucky, a “life-size” replica of Noah’s Ark, which aims to prove the biblical story true by materializing it in stunning detail. Opened in 2016, it ...
Brand love is all around: loyalty behaviour, active and passive social media users
2019
This study posits that the satisfaction derived from a visit to a theme park triggers positive emotions which, in turn, impact on revisit intention, word-of-mouth (WOM) and electronic WOM (eWOM), t...
Are fossils enough? Palaeontological tourism based on local dinosaur discoveries
2020
Fossils of dinosaurs and other tetrapods have long aroused interest of scientists and the public opinion alike. Every finding of a new (especially large) species receives coverage in national and international media, and thus, local fossil discoveries might constitute a good basis for local tourism development. The paper aims to examine whether fossiliferous sites on their own may be enough for the development of palaeontological tourism to occur, or do they require the support of additional amusement infrastructure. For this purpose, the interest in chosen localities was analysed using Google and Wikipedia searches, and was further discussed against a survey on dinoparks and their elements…
Comment gérer des expériences touristiquesextraordinaires ?Analyse et recommandations à partir d’une immersiondans les parcs à thème
2011
The designers and managers of theme parks seek first of allto encourage the visitor's immersion in the heart of an ex-traordinary experience. Nevertheless, access to this type ofconsumption experience is not systematic and the visitor'simmersion does not seem permanent. In this article, we of-fer a better understanding of the park experience. Buildingon the analysis of 41 introspective diaries of theme parkvisitors, we identify states of immersion but also other ex-perienced states (submersion, emersion, reject). On a ma-nagerial plan, this approach offers understanding keys toparks managers and more globally to managers of touristsites offering extraordinary experiences.
Critical Theme Parks : Dismaland, Disney, and the Politics of Theming
2017
AbstractThis essay discusses Banksy’s 2015 installation ‘Dismaland’ and identifies it as belonging to a new subgenre of theme parks: the critical theme park. Whereas immersive spaces have increasin...