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Articles by Randy White, CEO

  1. Obsolescence and Real Estate Workouts, Tunnel Vision, Workout Professional Association, Spring 1992.
  2. Managing Property for Zero Defections, Urban Land, ULI, July 1992, co-authored with Miles Hutchinson.
  3. Secret of FEC Success: Know Your Market, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, Fall 1992.
  4. High Score Goes To Those Who Know Their Bowlers & Market, Bowlers Industry, Winter 1992.
  5. Strategic Guest Satisfaction Puts Customers First, Bowlers Journal, Winter 1992.
  6. Making Customers Happy Is What Matters Most, The BCA Break, Billiard Congress of America, Winter 1992.
  7. Upgrade Now--Capture the Family Entertainment Market, Roller Skating Business, February/ March.
  8. Customer-izing for Success, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 1st Quarter 1993.
  9. Bowling and Skating--The Foundation For A Recreational Phenomenon, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1993, Vol 23, No 2.
  10. Design and Development: Creating a Profitable FEC, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 2nd Quarter 1993.
  11. The Shakeout Of FECs: Standing On Wobbly Legs, Tourist Attractions & Parks, August 1993, Vol 23, No.4.
  12. Making the Most of Your Budget, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 4th Quarter 1993.
  13. 'And in this corner, Goliath...' Can the Independent Operator Compete in the Children's Entertainment Industry?, Tourist Attractions & Parks, December 1993/January 1994, Vol 23, No 7.
  14. Building The Right Mix For Your Market, Tourist Attractions & Parks, September 1994, Vol 24, No 5.
  15. Negotiating the Entitlement Minefield, Funworld, IAAPA, November 1994.
  16. The FEC Industry--Taking Child's Play to the Limit, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 4th Quarter 1994.
  17. Defining The Role of Soft Modular Play, Tourist Attractions & Parks, December 1994/January 1995, Vol 24, No 7.
  18. Customer-izing for Your Best Return by Remodeling and Expanding, Roller Skating Business, Roller Skating Association, March/April 1995.
  19. When It Comes to Children's Play, Simplify, Simply, Simplify, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1995, Vol 25, No 2.
  20. Turning Yesterday's Skating Rink into Today's Moneymaker, Roller Skating Business, Roller Skating Association, May/June 1995.
  21. Like any new industry, FECs are evolving, Play Meter magazine, June 1995, Vol 21, No 7.
  22. Third World FECs: Lessons from Latin America, Tourist Attractions & Parks, September 1995, Vol 25, No 5.
  23. Surviving the Children's Entertainment Center Shakeout, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, September/October 1995.
  24. How to Select New Entertainment Options For Your Center, International Bowling Industry, September 1995.
  25. Plan Before Your Leap: An Entrepreneur's Guide to the Feasibility Study, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, November/December 1995.
  26. FECs: Reflections on 1995 and a Peek into the Future, Play Meter, December 1995.
  27. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play, IPA Newsletter, IPA/USA American Association for the Child's Right To Play, Issue No 43, February 1996.
  28. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, March/April 1996.
  29. Four Myths That Keep the FEC Industry From Success in a Down Shifting Society, The Network, The Themed Entertainment Association, Spring 1996.
  30. The Economics of Joining Forces With A Coin-Operator, co-authored with Frank "the Crank" Seninsky, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1996.
  31. Children's Edutainment Centers and Play Gardens, Sproutage, Sprout Scouts, Vol 6, Issue 1, May 1996.
  32. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play--Part I, Intercross, Japan, Issue 168, June 1996 (in Japanese).
  33. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play--Part II, Intercross, Japan, Issue 169, July 1996 (in Japanese).
  34. Building the Right Mix For Your Market, Roller Skating Business, Roller Skating Association, May/June 1997.
  35. How Would YOU Like to Spend the Day Inside a Pinball Machine?, co-authored with Steve Thorburn, FEC Management, IAFEC, May/June 1997.
  36. Putting the 'Family' into Outdoor Fun Centers, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, July/August 1997.
  37. After-School Daze, FEC Management, IAFEC, July/August 1997.
  38. Is Soft Contained Play Dead?, FEC Management, IAFEC, September/October 1997.
  39. Adventure Play Gardens: Sometimes, You Just Gotta Make Mud Pies, Tourist Attractions & Parks, September/October 1997, Vol 27, No 5.
  40. Expanding Waterparks with Dry Attractions, Splash, World Waterpark Association, January 1998.
  41. Developing Successful International Family Entertainment Centers, Leisure Arabia, The International News Magazine for the Middle East Leisure Industry, Spring 1998.
  42. Prepare for the Next Millennium, FEC/LBE Management, March/April 1998.
  43. Not Mere Child's Play, Athletic Business, May 1998
  44. Lion Country Safari Study Guides Massive Renovation and Expansion, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1998
  45. How Entertainment Can Make Shopping Centers Profit Centers, Shopping Center Business, in publication
  46. Beyond Leisure World: The Process of Creating Storyline-based Theming, FunWorld, IAAPA, November 1998.
  47. Bowling, the Foundation for Expanded MWR Entertainment Offerings, MWR Today, in publication
  48. Bad News for Us Guys: We Are Not the Target Market for LBLs, RePlay, March/April 1999.
  49. Upgrade Now -- Capture the Family Entertainment Market, RIM magazine, March/April 1999.
  50. Niche Marketing: The Difference Between Hitting and Missing Your Target Market, Fun World, IAAPA, April 1999.
  51. The Feasibility Study: Guard Your Investments from Wishful Thinking, FEC/LBE Management, March/April 1999.
  52. Target Your Market - Marketing LBLs: Love the Ones You're with, Entertainment Management, September/October 1999.
  53. Designing FECs for the International Market: Imitation is the Quickest Course to Bankruptcy, Entertainment Management, July/August 1999.
  54. Child's Play: More Complicated Than It Looks, Entertainment Management, January/February 2000.
  55. Adding Children's Play & Entertainment to MWR Fitness and Recreation Facilities. MWR Today, May 1999.
  56. Beyond Androcentrism: How to Design LBLs to Please Guests (Women & Children) Instead of Owners and Architects (Men), Entertainment Management, May/June 2000.
  57. The Role of Culture in Location-Based Leisure Design, Official Proceedings of TILE 2000 Conference in London, UK, May 2000.
  58. Guest Sacrifice: A Sure Trip to Prison or a Path to Profitability?, Entertainment Management, in publication for July/August 2000 issue.
  59. Designing Safe Play Environments for Children
  60. Beware of the Western Conquistadores
  61. TEN MYTHS: How Common Wisdom Can Kill Your FEC/LBE
  62. Size Does Matter: Selecting the Right Size For Your Center
  63. Learning from the Black Box: A Decade of Lessons
  64. The Industry Must Take a Socially Responsible Stand on Violent Entertainment
  65. A Spoonful of Sugar Makes an Existing LBL a Smart Decision
  66. A Multi-cultural Challenge: Designing for Children in Dubai
  67. Fill Your Bucket by Managing for Zero Defections
  68. Finding the Investment Sweet Spot, in publication
  69. Increasing Membership & Revenues with Children's Entertainment & Edutainment
  70. The Importance of Food to Location-Based Leisure, Fun Extra, IALEI, September 2001
  71. The Importance of Cultural Competence to Location-Based Leisure Projects
  72. The Convergence Zone of Entertainment and Education
  73. Only You Can Prevent Road Kill: Build 3 Critical Success Factors into Your Leisure Facility
  74. Not All Populations are Created Equal: Understanding the Differences to Maximize Success
  75. How Can I Finance My Leisure Project?
  76. That's Edutainment!
  77. Child's Play & The Family; Complexities and Opportunities
  78. That's Eatertainment: Everything you need to know about food service that builds profit and repeat business
  79. Adults are from Earth; Children are from the Moon: Designing for Children: A Complex Challenge
  80. The Feasibility Study: The Foundation for Success
  81. New Luxury: Rich Design Is No Longer Optional
  82. Prime time: knowing the prime cost formula can keep your restaurant on track
  83. Time is more than money. It's the minutes, not the moolah: Making your LBE worth their time
  84. The Death of Entertainment; Welcome to the New Mindset of Leisure Experiences
  85. Is an accountant good for your business?
  86. A Leaking Bucket, International Bowling Industry, March 2008

Articles by Vicki L. Stoecklin

  1. The Nine-and-Under Niche, FEC Management, IAFEC, September/October 1997.
  2. Designing For All Children, 1999
  3. Twenty Ways to Become More Family Friendly, IALEI Fun Extra, February 2002

Articles by Randy White and Vicki L. Stoecklin

  1. Multi-Cultural Dimensions of a Children's Play & Discovery Center in Arabia.
  2. A Children's Play Center in Arabia

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