chainedbanana
Hyper Poster
Something thats just been buzzing round my mind for a while - Is how Theme-parks will adapt to the future like everything else in these times of increased ecological awareness.
I know the future of ‘roller coasters and theme parks has been discussed before, but what are your thoughts or predictions on how theme parks will develop in the shadow of the growing climate crisis/ need for sustainability etc or what theme parks roles will be?
What might be the repercussions of future laws, policies or taxes? i.e. if plastic was outlawed?
Will theme parks be frowned upon as energy wasting consumerist products? or will they be an important distraction - and meet a social function?
how will the way theme parks manage themselves and change?
Here are some of my thoughts:-
How will people view wooden coasters - wasteful use of wood/deforestation, or actually viewed more positively- as in the use of sustainable natural material? I suspect steel coasters and their production is actually much more impactful r.e. energy use/CO2 emissions.
A move away from polystyrene, fibre-glass and ‘plasticky’ use of theming to more ‘authentic’ processes and materials - i.e. buildings and sculptures made from wood and timber and glass
as theme parks relies on fast food and catering - hence createing a lot of waste - a move to dump plastic, which has already marginally started.
Theme parks trying to generate some of their own power via Solar panels/ wind turbines etc
Theme parks could serve as another function if air-travel and fossil fuel transport and touristic overdevelopment becomes frowned upon and/or prices go up and travel becomes more expensive - domestic tourism could rise, and the need and demand for better quality domestic diversions might see domestic theme park resorts meet an important social function.
in our lifetime Im sure the use of fireworks will be curtailed - unless technology can create noiseless/ smokeless fireworks - can you image the impact on Disneys entertainment department if fireworks are ever outlawed? - you may say that will never happen, but considering animals in circuses have just been banned - something people 100 years ago probably didn't think would happen!
also the use of balloons - and then the sale of plastic trinkets.
Im not an expert in anything, so its just something interesting to ruminate on!
I know the future of ‘roller coasters and theme parks has been discussed before, but what are your thoughts or predictions on how theme parks will develop in the shadow of the growing climate crisis/ need for sustainability etc or what theme parks roles will be?
What might be the repercussions of future laws, policies or taxes? i.e. if plastic was outlawed?
Will theme parks be frowned upon as energy wasting consumerist products? or will they be an important distraction - and meet a social function?
how will the way theme parks manage themselves and change?
Here are some of my thoughts:-
How will people view wooden coasters - wasteful use of wood/deforestation, or actually viewed more positively- as in the use of sustainable natural material? I suspect steel coasters and their production is actually much more impactful r.e. energy use/CO2 emissions.
A move away from polystyrene, fibre-glass and ‘plasticky’ use of theming to more ‘authentic’ processes and materials - i.e. buildings and sculptures made from wood and timber and glass
as theme parks relies on fast food and catering - hence createing a lot of waste - a move to dump plastic, which has already marginally started.
Theme parks trying to generate some of their own power via Solar panels/ wind turbines etc
Theme parks could serve as another function if air-travel and fossil fuel transport and touristic overdevelopment becomes frowned upon and/or prices go up and travel becomes more expensive - domestic tourism could rise, and the need and demand for better quality domestic diversions might see domestic theme park resorts meet an important social function.
in our lifetime Im sure the use of fireworks will be curtailed - unless technology can create noiseless/ smokeless fireworks - can you image the impact on Disneys entertainment department if fireworks are ever outlawed? - you may say that will never happen, but considering animals in circuses have just been banned - something people 100 years ago probably didn't think would happen!
also the use of balloons - and then the sale of plastic trinkets.
Im not an expert in anything, so its just something interesting to ruminate on!