amusement parks/theme park links

[Anonymous]

Do you mean articles about them, or the actual websites? I have a fun article about the Window of the World Theme Park.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/08/chinese-theme-park-opens-angry-birds-attraction/

[Anonymous]

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://eng.szwwco.com/&ei=YiCjTt7FI6OUiAL1_blq&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CF4Q7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwindow%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bworld%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Dimvns

Here's a translated website version of the website to Window of the World in China

[Anonymous]

I would bring up the theme parks in China and all over the world by telling my students about the performance opportunities in the theme parks. For example, there are flash mob performers in amusement parks in China. We are planning on going on a trip to Disneyland to perform for a Community Arts showcase next year, so I can easily tell them about the Disneyland in Hong Kong and Tokyo, as well as Window on the World, which had an interesting "Angry Birds" section in their park recently.

[Anonymous]

For a World History class, I would put my students in groups and have my students come up with a plan for their own theme park for a particular region of China. They would have to research a specific region of China. For their assigned region, they must research some of the following: cultural history, geographic topography, climate, political structures and economic conditions . Using this information they will come with a concept for a theme park that will be marketed within the region, as well as inside and outside of China. Each theme park must have characters, stories and rides that would be culturally relevant. Each group will present their plans to the class. There will be a socratic seminar once the presentations are over to give students a chance to discuss, which of the many theme parks would be successful and why.This assignment would give students a chance to learn more about both China and theme parks. I would end with a lecture of theme parks in China.

[Anonymous]

For my econ class, I would show the figures of all the Disneyland Theme parks around the world and have them come up with reasons of why Disneyland is so profitable. Then I would have them look up other theme parks (one park each from US, Asia, and Europe) and then have them create their own theme park as a "business plan."

In World History I would talk about theme parks when we cover modern nationalism. When I cover Nationalism in the 1800s most students bring up Disneyland as a symbol for the US, so i would want to bring this back into the growth of modern nations in the 1980s and 1990s and have them research theme parks in the US, Europe, and Asia and how the parks represent nationalism for each country they are in.

[clay dube]

Great links! Please keep them coming.

Also, good ideas on bringing theme parks into courses. Let's hear from others. How could they fit into an econ class, into a science course, or into a course on ancient history?
edited by Clay Dube on 11/1/2011

[Anonymous]

Well I guess it's time for me to check in. Just call me STRAY 1. How would I bring up theme parks in my U.S. History class? I would bring this topic up when we discuss the industrial revolution. In many ways, China and other parts of Asia are going through quasi industrial/economic revolutions. I would pose this scenario to my students: Imagine China's door swings wide open for one U.S. company to build a financially viable theme park around Chinese cultural icons. China has chosen you because of your creative approach to conveying history and the fact that you seem to have your thumb on the pulse of today's leisure market. Come up with 10 characters/figures that you can build a theme park around. Try to imagine characters that will have merchandising appeal to park customers. After all, we want theme park customers to take some of our merchandise home. Think about characters who might have appeal on the silver screen and that appeal to people from a variety of age groups and cultures. Next, come up with (create) five attractions or rides (again, they must revolve around Chinese cultural icons) that are sure to bring the leisure crowd into your park. In addition, design at least one ride/attraction that revolves around all the Chinese dynasties, one that revolves around Chinese inventions, one that revolves around Chinese dance/music, one that revolves around Chinese martial arts, and one that revolves around Chinese cinema/theatre.

[Anonymous]

For my regular and leadership Gr. 8 classes I would introduce the subject of "Theme Park in China" with an interdisciplinary approach. It would contain culture, economics, math, anthropology and management issues.
Culture - show a clip from the movie 'Monkey King'
Economics - revenue chart of Disneyland with market slice pie-chart, Tokyo Disneyland, etc;
Math - conversion chart for RMB = U S $
Anthropology - a brief description of 'brand names' in theme parks - connect it to how the recognized brand names have performed through this economic downturn
Management - marketing of the theme park and creating and establishing a unique brand about the 'monkey king'; personnel needed, energy/power requirements and availability, parking or bringing mass population to the theme park, etc.
Students will work in groups of four for a two week period. Their presentation would be on a display board. It will focus on "What are the chances of a new brand-name being successfully introduced for the theme park? How would you be doing it? Who would your target population be?" It will also include a layout about the proposed park.
The conclusion would be a class discussion as to who presented the most impressive and feasible options and why.

[Anonymous]

I would compare the plan of Disneyland and pick a map of an amusement park in China and compare the two. Then I would have the students design an amusement themselves -- taking the best from both China and the US.

[Anonymous]

I would use the topic of theme parks to introduce the concept of cultural diffusion and cultural exchange. I would have the students list inventions we have borrowed from China- (example- gun powder, the compass, the art of papermaking, etc.) Then I would show images of theme parks in China and explain how China has borrowed the idea of theme parks from the United States. Students can make a list of similarities between Disneyland and a theme park in China.

[Anonymous]

As an introduction to the topic of theme parks I would begin with a KWL chart, asking my Resource students what they know about theme/amusement parks and what their favorite theme/amusement park would consist of. We would then look at parks in both US and China compare and contrast and come up with our "new and improved" park. We would then come up with a scenerio of how much our park cost and how many participants we needed and the cost in order to break even in a specific amount of time

[Anonymous]

If I would introduce the topic of theme parks in my U.S.History class, I would use an activity Give1/Get1 in which the students list their ideas for a theme park and have them share their ideas with the members in their groups.I would use Disneyland as an example for us to follow and create our own theme park using group ideas.
edited by asilvestre on 10/31/2011

[Anonymous]

My students are young enough that they still tend to assume other countries are completely different than the US. They often seem to have an image that, for example, Japanese people wander around in ninja or geisha outfits on a regular basis in 2011 and only eat sushi. Theme parks could come up in a discussion of cultural diffusion and the American products that are present in other nations -- along with Coke and Starbucks. For kids in LA, a discussion of Universal Studios and Disney in Japan as well as of the various theme parks in China helps to make those nations seem much more like real places in the modern world. They can relate because it's something familiar.

[Anonymous]

http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/happy-valley-beijing/ Happy Valley in Beijing!
IT's the largest theme park in China!

Window of the World is great for travelers! I'm a traveler and it sounds really interesting.
http://eng.szwwco.com/

And of course, I have to put Hong Kong's Disneyland!
http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage

[Anonymous]

http://www.at0086.com/DDK/

Here is a direct link to one of the largest theme parks in China. Dalian Discovery Kingdom. This theme park is located in the Liaoning Province. Fun fact Dalian is larger than Disneyland Hong Kong! And so, if you want to spend a day walking through the Magic Forest or the Mysterious Desert then this is your theme park!

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