3. OBJECTIVES:
? Define recreation and leisure
? Determine the views of recreation and leisure
? Describe the motivations for recreational participation
? Differentiate theme parks, water parks, and fun centers.
? Enumerate the different Career opportunity in THEME PARKS
6. Varied views of recreation and leisure
? For some recreation means the network of public agencies that provide
parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, sports fields, and community
centers.
? For others recreation may be found in a senior center, a sheltered
workshop for mentally challenged individuals or a treatment center for
physical rehabilitation.
7. Varied views of recreation and leisure
? Environmentalist may be principally concerned about the impact of outdoor forms
of recreation on our natural surroundings such as forests, mountains, rivers, and
lakes which are the national heritage of a nation.
? Recreation and leisure are all these things. They represent a rewarding form of
human experience and constitute an important aspect of economic development
and government responsibility.
16. ? A specialized type of theme parks are the water parks. They
feature wave pools, slides, chutes, shows and other forms of
water-based play and entertainment. Water parks are
usually part of larger theme park operations.
17. ? In heavily populated metropolitan areas, entrepreneurs
have developed variety of indoor fun centers, ranging
from children¨s play, gymnastics to family party centers,
video games arcades and big restaurants with games
area.
19. Food and Beverage
? There are two operation areas within the
scope of the food and beverage service
industry C quick service and table service. In
quick service locations, employees will be
expected to perform in a fast paced, high
traffic area, standing on their feet for several
hours at a time. Tasks include filling
beverage and food orders, wiping down
tables, collecting trays, filling condiment
dispensers and displays, answering guest
questions, taking guest orders, and cash
handling.
20. Merchandise
? The bulk of a park¨s daily profits come from
merchandise sales, so it is important for
employees to be comfortable with making ＾hard
sells.￣ Workers will be asked to perform cash
handling and register functions, tally inventory
sheets, answer guest questions, restock
shelves, keep a clean work area, and catalog
new merchandise. One perk is the ability to
＾play￣ with the merchandise, both to speed the
workday and create enjoyable guest
interactions.
22. Custodial
? Although not the most glamorous of the theme park jobs, there
are a lot of perks with this role. Employees clock lots of travel
throughout the park, thus allowing for time in the fresh air and
sunlight.
23. Front Entrance/Ticketing
? These employees are some of the most important in the parks, as they are
the first ones guests will encounter. Tasks typically include crowd control
(especially when the park first opens in the morning), ticket sales, making
guest dining reservations, answering questions, and solving guest ticketing
problems.
24. Entertainment
? There¨s more to the theme park entertainment industry than fuzzy animal
mascots. Theme parks actively seek dancers, singers, storytellers,
acrobats, and actors for daily guest interaction and shows.
