Theme of the day...

According to the Theme Park Attendance Report, the global theme park industry as a whole experienced moderate growth throughout 2006. Worldwide theme park attendance grew 2.2 per cent in 2006, with the top 20 US theme parks attracting 120 million visitors and Disney’s parks as expected, remain the most visited. On this side of the water, British theme parks according to consumer magazine Holiday Which? are too expensive, queues are too long and serve too much fast food, (May 07). In a survey of six of UK’s top theme parks the magazine found that family tickets can cost up to £89, with food and travel costs excluded; most of the parks charge children aged 12 and over full adult fare. The report advises people to book ahead to get better ticket deals, buy ‘fast track’ tickets to avoid waiting in long lines – over an hour on some rides – and to pack a picnic. New attractions keep coming - Dickens World in Kent is now open and Harry Potter fans are in for a treat as a Harry Potter-inspired attraction is to be developed in Florida. The $1 billion park, is due to open in Orlando in late 2009.

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