Investigating cultural uniqueness in theme parks through finding relationships between visual integration of visitor traffics and capacity of service facilities. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoon Hyun, Kyung; Min, Aram; Kim, Sun-Joong; Lee, Ji-Hyun
• Other Names: Fok Wendy W guest-editor.; Lee Hyunsoo guest-editor.; Datta Sambit guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of architectural computing. Volume 14:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 247
• Page End: 254
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Theme park localization -- cultural uniqueness -- service facility placement -- visitor traffic -- visibility analysis; Architecture -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Virtual reality in architecture -- Periodicals; Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Data processing; Periodicals; 720.2840285536
• DOI: 10.1177/1478077116663346
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-0771

Abstract

The goal of the article is to find the relationships between theme park visitor traffics and service facility location along with their capacities. To do that, we analyzed four Disneylands situated in Paris, Tokyo, and the United States (Florida and California). By analyzing the visual integration of visitor traffics at each Disneyland and calculating the capacities of service facilities such as the attractions, shops, and restaurants, we ran through a linear and a geographically weighted regression analysis. Our results indicate that there is a unique relationship between the service facility placements and the amount of predicted traffic flows for each Disneyland.