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At TDAC we are in a fortunate position to travel a lot, visit intertesting places and meet inspiring people. This leads to interesting insights and thoughts, which we like to capture in articles. A selection of these articles you can find on this page.

Observation 10

The success of many attractions depends on creativity.

Many investors plan from Excel sheets and have trouble seeing the need for creativity. Cost controllers get caught in the middle, trying to keep everything under control.

How can we as a Themed Entertainment industry deal with this?

Observation 9

WDI is leaving Los Angeles. Another step in the attraction design landscpae in Los Angeles.

But this change is already longet happening. The design world is not based in LA anymore.

A short article how we saw the design landscape change over the last 25 years.

Observation 8

After speaking a few times at shopping mall conferences, I got more and more interested in the trend of getting leisure into malls. I decided to write an article on Blooloop, which got published end 2019.

After that article got published, I got many requests to visit new built malls, which made me realise that the essence of success with visitor attractions still is not in the genes of most mall developers.

Time to write a new article, which got published on Blooloop again

Observation 7

After accepting the job as CEO of Unlimited Snow, Bart recognized something remarkable: Snow play attractions are only build in the Middle and far East. Why are these succesfull attractions not build in Europe and USA?

Observation 6

Many cities are depending on tourism. Interesting is that more and cities look towards waht they can learn from other tourism related business and / or seek help by companies as TDAC. Some thoughts about this subject in a new "Observations" for Blooloop.

Observation 5

During the Corona Crises we got several requests for reviewing and editing business plans. We were surprised by the lack of a strong Vision or Mission Statement. It was time to write an "Observations" for Blooloop.

Numbers vs creativity in attraction design

Observation 4:

How to boost Shopping malls

Shopping mall still think that adding an entertainment offering is providing the solution for increasing footfall. But they did the same 40 years ago....

Observation 3:

The shopping cart model

An article about the strange behaviour of spending a lot, but forgetting the finishing touch

Observation 2:

Raising the bar.

Is 'raising the bar" depending on budgets? A great subject for our second LinkedIn article.

Observation 1: Numbers or Emotion?

Our first publication on LinkedIn in which we share our obeservations about the Entertainment industry.

Creating a guest friendly Masterplan

An interview by Attractions Management on how to create a Masterplan that is more fun and guest friendly.

What shopping Centers can learn from the Entertainment industry.

The research department of ICSC interviewed Bart Dohmen for their article: "What shopping malls can learn from the Entertainment Industry."

Forest Adventure

On invitation of Attractions Management I visited the just opened CenterParcs Les Troits Forêsts

Branded Attractions

A Blooloop interview in an article over Dutch Brand Centers