STORY: Chinese theme park industry poised for growth: industry insiders
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 28, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:37
LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMYSHOTLIST:
1. various of Chimelong Tourism Development Forum
2. various of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELISSA OVIEDO, International Board President of Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BOB ROGERS, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of BRC Imagination Arts, recipient of TEA Buzz Price Thea AwardSTORYLINE:Global tourism leaders have met in south China’s Zhuhai City for the Chimelong Tourism Development Forum. Key players including Disney, Universal Studios, and Chimelong joined experts from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and Chinese tourism associations to discuss the future of global cultural tourism landscape.Global insiders have expressed strong confidence in the Chinese market, citing its growth and prospects.SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELISSA OVIEDO, International Board President of Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)
“I think China’s parks, in particular, do a great job at blending the right mix of cultural environment and cultural relevance and then a touch of that fantasy world as well.
The market is so strong here in China as new attractions, new experiences, new opportunities for families to be immersed both in current theme parks, new theme parks, new attractions. It is only getting stronger and stronger.”SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BOB ROGERS, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of BRC Imagination Arts, recipient of TEA Buzz Price Thea Award
“China is just now starting to take off. There’ve been great accomplishments already. We see a great future for the people in themed entertainment and theme parks, the people who create those in China.
There are characters that we love. We love their struggles. We love their personalities. And that helps us to fall in love with the park itself because they become ambassadors and symbols of the park, and that’s already something they’re doing well, and something as the Chinese theme park industry moves forward, they will do even better in the future.”Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China.
(XHTV)
