Vol. XXV, No. 5, May 2025
- Editor's corner
- Consumer expenditures for out-of-home entertainment and recreation not keeping up with inflation
- A paradigmatic shift for LBEs; the entertainment is no longer the primary attraction
- Gen Zers have global palettes
- Novelty seeking; the decline of repeat appeal
- As if arcade games aren't already large, welcome to the Human Crane
- If your entertainment venue isn't experiencing valueflation, it's probably losing ground
- The growing number of amusement and theme parks
- Saving clients from themselves
The growing number of amusement and theme parks
Since 2013, the number of U.S. amusement and theme parks has increased by 43%, far faster than the 6% increase in the population. Surprisingly, their numbers have increased by 18% since pre-pandemic 2019.
The amusement and theme park industry has become much more competitive since the number of parks is increasing faster than the population.
Amusement and theme park admission fees have not increased to keep up with inflation since pre-pandemic 2019. On average, they have only increased by 15.8% compared to the 23% inflation.
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Vol. XXV, No. 5, May 2025
- Editor's corner
- Consumer expenditures for out-of-home entertainment and recreation not keeping up with inflation
- A paradigmatic shift for LBEs; the entertainment is no longer the primary attraction
- Gen Zers have global palettes
- Novelty seeking; the decline of repeat appeal
- As if arcade games aren't already large, welcome to the Human Crane
- If your entertainment venue isn't experiencing valueflation, it's probably losing ground
- The growing number of amusement and theme parks
- Saving clients from themselves
