Do you know that moment when you feel so many different emotions at the same time? That was how this first week here in Orlando felt like. It was a crazy week – but certainly not the last crazy week – a lot of sight-seeing, meeting new people, learning and understanding things, and most importantly fun. On Monday we checked in at Vista Way, a … Continue reading 2nd years report: First week at Walt Disney World
On Friday 22nd of January, an interactive workshop was given to 1st year students about Attractions & Theme Parks Management (ATPM). Students received more information on Projects within ATPM, placement opportunities and the selection procedure. Amber van der Laar (3rd year ATPM student) gave an interesting presentation about the different projects she has worked on and about her placement experience as a front office employee … Continue reading ATPM orientation workshop
At the beginning of this academic year, the 3rd year students of Attractions and Theme Parks Management started off with a project on operations management. The commissioner for this project was Attractiepark Toverland (Sevenum, Noord-Limburg). Attractiepark Toverland was founded only 15 years ago and has already received multiple awards. The project consisted of giving Attractiepark Toverland more insights in how visitor flow and the operational … Continue reading Project Year 3 Toverland: Operations Management
How do you manage a large crowd? It might seem quite straightforward at first, until it turns out to require ongoing extensive planning. Can you even imagine how big the organisation of a crowd can be safety-wise? Marc van de Laar, a security officer working at PSV Eindhoven, gave a lecture about crowd management to second and third year Attractions & Theme Parks Management students … Continue reading Fieldtrip PSV
Serious fun! A true statement, we experienced that already in week 1. School from Monday to Wednesday, followed by a two-day fieldtrip. Our destinations? The Merlin Cluster and CentrO in Oberhausen and Phantasialand in Brühl! The tours taught us a lot about the organisation and the industry. Besides that, we were free to discover the different leisure activities ourselves. The picture was taken in Phantasialand … Continue reading Field trip Phantasialand
