~ by Jasper Wilms Is that a serious business? Can you get a job with that? These are common questions that I regularly receive when I tell about my study. Therefore, let it be clear, the industry of fun is a serious business! My name is Jasper Wilms and I am a second year Attractions and Theme Park Management student. I chose the ATPM track … Continue reading Attractions And Theme Park Management. What?
MEK, de Stichting Milieu, Educatie en Kinderboerderij, is located in Oosterhout – about a twenty minute – drive from Breda. Or in English: MEK is a petting zoo focusing on education and sustainability. Bart Stadhouders, lecturer Professional Leadership & Development, arranged a fieldtrip to show the variety in the industry. It entails more than just theme parks, as is often limited to. An estimation indicates that there are roughly 550 … Continue reading Fieldtrip Stichting Milieu, Educatie en Kinderboerderij
In September, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year Attractions & Theme Parks Management students went to Barcelona to visit the Euro Attractions Show. Check out the after movie: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFU05eUrg7w] Want us to keep you updated on Attractions & Theme Parks Management? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Continue reading EAS Barcelona after movie
Projects barely started when we went for a trip in the third week of Attractions & Theme Park Management. The group of ATPM students was almost complete with over 50 people from all academic years. On Monday all of us checked in at hotel Aurapark Sud in Barcelona, where we stayed for the rest of the trip. Students could decide themselves to fly earlier and … Continue reading Euro Attractions Show 2016
Toverland, a mid-sized theme park in the South of the Netherlands, is our commissioner for the first project of this academic year. It celebrates its 15th birthday this year. The Magic Valley is the newest area, being introduced in 2013, which adds another dimension of magic to the park. The key attraction here is Djengu River, a water attraction seen regularly in other parks but … Continue reading Operations Management: Toverland
The third year Attractions & Theme Parks Management students are now finalizing their third and final year of Attractions & Theme Parks Management. With that comes the famous competency exam. The competency exam is a test on how your personal development is going. The exam is a 30 to 40 minute conversation with two lecturers. How do you improve yourself, what have you done in … Continue reading Competency exams coming up
After almost nine weeks of hard work it was time to present our findings to the commissioner. Beekse Bergen gave us, the third year Attractions and Theme Parks Management students, the opportunity to work on a major plan that will be implemented in the upcoming years: The Safari Resort. Imagine falling asleep in a luxurious tent and wake up in the morning by the roar of a … Continue reading Presenting for the Commissioner: Change Management
Today, the Attractions & Theme Parks Management students that will start in September have had an introduction lecture on the track. The students had to introduce themselves by giving a short introduction in combination with the picture they handed in to Bart (Stadhouders). Both Maaike van de Sande as Klaus Hoven were present to give more information about the courses and projects. And of course: … Continue reading Welcome to the new students!
“Hi everyone, my name is Mireille van Berkum. Until now, my internship has been a crazy rollercoaster ride. Maybe that sounds a little bit cliché, however the first weeks of my internship was not what I had expected. Six weeks into my internship at Beekse Bergen, I had to stop due to unfortunate events. This resulted into finding myself a new internship. During this period … Continue reading My Internship at Efteling
Here is a great story about Mandy’s experience as an intern at Safaripark Beekse Bergen: “Dear all, It has already been 20 weeks since I started my placement at Safaripark Beekse Bergen and what an amazing time it has been! I do not regret one second that I did not choose for the Disney College Program or any other foreign placement. This is a place where … Continue reading Internship at Beekse Bergen
