Leisure
As cities sprung up and flourish, theme parks provide the artificial built environment for people to seek entertainment and leisure. And very often, theme parks are associated with the entertainment and leisure of the masses, consumption and the stimulation of tourist activities. The origins of theme park could be traced back to the European fairs of medieval origin, and along the way theme parks have incorporated conceptual and operational breakthroughs that have been successively innovated in other kinds of leisure activities and facilities.
Examples of successful theme parks are Disneyland and Universal Studio Singapore.
As cities sprung up and flourish, theme parks provide the artificial built environment for people to seek entertainment and leisure. And very often, theme parks are associated with the entertainment and leisure of the masses, consumption and the stimulation of tourist activities. The origins of theme park could be traced back to the European fairs of medieval origin, and along the way theme parks have incorporated conceptual and operational breakthroughs that have been successively innovated in other kinds of leisure activities and facilities.
Examples of successful theme parks are Disneyland and Universal Studio Singapore.
Disneyland park was opened in 1952, in Anaheim, California. The whole building process was supervised by Walt Disney, who came up with the concept during a trip to Griffith Park in Los Angeles with his daughters. While watching them on the merry-go-round, he thought of having a place where both adults and children can go together for leisure.
Universal Studio Singapore opened its doors to the public recently in 2010. It comprises of seven zones namely Hollywood, New York, Sci-fi city, Ancient Egypt, Lost World, Far Far Away and Madagascar.
