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Developing Ideas, Constructing Dreams:
Material selection in contemporary themed spaces
Upon nullrst considerationnull issues surroundinnull
materials in themed attractions may seem lonullical
to the point of futilitynull Surely theme park and
leisure operators should simply choose those
desinullns that look null and feel null most realisticnull While
this is indeed sometimes the casenull Adrian Lennonull
discovers why desinulln and the materials used to
shape themed creations nullrinnull up a numnuller of
different null and sometimes connullictinnull null ideas

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operators and, indeed, visitors have never had it betternull
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Technological advances over recent years has paved the
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way for manufacturers being able to engineer themed
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attractions using the latest techninullues and materials
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that would have been unheard of just nullnull years agonull
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creation of completely new, manmade materials that
are perfectly suited to modern theme park incarnationsnull
and visitors have a more enjoyable enullperience at those
nullith the symbiotic relationship between manufacturer,
attractions due to the fact that they no longer have to
operator and visitor in mind, it immediately becomes
spend so much time suspending their disbeliefnull In many
apparent how advances in materials, on both a
ways, this is the ultimate winnullwin situationnull
construction and aesthetic level, filter down through the
nullet on closer inspection it becomes apparent that the
supply chain null operators benefit from cuttingnulledge designs
way in which theming is “constructed,” both indoors and
through reputation and a subsenulluent increase in footfallnull
outdoors, brings up a number of different null and sometimes
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