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For most readers the theme park concept is undoubtedly epitomised by Disneyland at Anaheim in California or by Walt Disney World at Orlando in Florida. While these parks are well known, popular and eminently successful, they represent the elite, rather than the typical theme park in terms of investment, sophistication and design. Additionally, there are numerous small scale theme parks attracting yearly audience of between 50–200,000 visitors. They may be Wild West worlds, Santa Claus Lands or villages recreated to a particular era. Together the large and small scale theme parks represent a significant component of the international tourism industry.
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Pearce, P.L. (1988). The Theme Parks. In: The Ulysses Factor. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3924-6_4
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