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Thorpe Park have food companies at their attraction to receive money from them for renting the area within the park and so they don't have to provide food for their visitors themselves.

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conflicts which could arise due to thrope park is with the local due to the amount of noise pollution and traffic congestion.

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- Environmental damage - clash with voluntary sectors/local peoples

- Visual pollution and noise pollution could lead to conflict with local peoples

- Increased traffic on small roads - Cause conflict with local people and voluntary organisation

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Thorpe Park

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* An overnight stay in the THORPE SHARK Cabins or a nearby hotel
* 2 day theme park entry
* Buffet breakfast

Plus THORPE SHARK Cabins guests also get:

* One hour Fastrack between 10am - 11am on your 2nd day
* 10% off snacks and merchandise in our shops
* FREE car parking

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Home to thrilling rides, attractions, live events & a themed hotel, THORPE PARK Resort is the ultimate destination for thrill seekers featuring some of the UK's most popular roller coasters and amusement park rides. Reach new heights with Stealth the UK's fastest roller coaster launching riders to 205ft at 80mph in just 2.5 seconds. Take flight on THE SWARM, or face one of Jigsaw's most twisted traps with SAW - The Ride the world's first horror themed roller coaster featuring a 100ft "beyond-vertical" drop.

Plunge down the super-soaking 85ft drop on Tidal Wave, get drenched on the 64ft spiraling descent on Storm Surge and play splash roulette on the Island's ferocious Rumba Rapids as you experience the UK's wettest water rides.

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NEW 2023! Say your final farewell as you depart the mortal world on a one-way ticket beyond the veil into darkness on THORPE PARK Resort's newest ride experience - Ghost Train. But watch your tracks, death is always one stop ahead.​

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One of the greatest theme parks I have ever been to. The roller coasters are absolutely fantastic and this park is such a good place to visit...

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Thorpe Park Resort: The UK's Most Thrilling Theme Park

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Experience over 30 thrill rides, family attractions and unique events on a day trip or short break at one of the UK's best theme parks. Book online now!

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Book 2 days in advance online for the best savings, with Standard tickets from just £24.99!

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Thorpe Park attracts customers by offering their hotel customers a free next day pass. This attracts customers because it shows that Thorpe Park customers are getting more for their money, which attarcts them to stay over at the park.

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Alton Towers promotes other attractions in the area and the other attractions also promote Alton Towers by having leaflets of the other attractions and posters and things around the attraction. Alton Towers has
sponsorship with Cadbury which brings money for Alton Towers and Cadburys name's promoted which will also bring them business. However, only Cadbury chocolate can be sold at Alton Towers as its part of the sponsorship. Often sponsorship links are outside of the travel and tourism industry. The benefits
are that Alton Towers gets money which could be put to building new rides or updating existing rides and the company who sponsors the ride will be promoted  at Alton Towers which means that the public knows more about the product and service that the company provides and may increase sales, for example Cadburys chocolate sponsors Alton Towers and were given an exclusive contract to provide only there products at the theme park this meant that the Cadbury name and image would be promoted throughout Alton Towers, once people have tried Cadbury’s chocolate and may like it they are more likely to go and buy it in other places which is bringing Cadbury’s business.

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'New wildlife garden opens featuring tiny animal habitats made from LEGO®' 

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'New wildlife garden opens featuring tiny animal habitats made from LEGO®' 

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13 May 2014

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'Surrey NHS trust backs Thorpe Park Asylum maze rename' 

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'Surrey NHS trust backs Thorpe Park Asylum maze rename' 

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5 Novemeber 2013

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A mental health hospital trust has backed a petition calling for a Surrey theme park to rename an annual Halloween attraction called The Asylum.

Nearly 6,000 people have signed the petition, which says Thorpe Park's maze stigmatises those with mental illness.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has now sent a letter to the park urging it change the name.

Thorpe Park says the maze is not meant to be a realistic portrayal of a mental health institution.

'Outdated stereotypes'

In the letter, Jo Young, who is director of quality at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, writes: "We accept that your Fright Nights are designed to appeal to people's sense of fun around Halloween - but unlike vampires, zombies, werewolves and other fictitious horror figures, people with mental illness are real...

"Misrepresenting them does cause offense, does reinforce old and outdated stereotypes of people who have experienced mental ill-health, and does reinforce stigma and discrimination."

It continues: "We regret that we have not approached you sooner about this attraction, but the fact that this has been open for eight years is not a good reason not to reflect on doing things differently in the future.

"We believe this would be the responsible thing to do: an act that is in the best interest of vulnerable people.

"We appeal to your humanity and kindness and ask that you rename this attraction and rethink this concept for your Fright Nights."

The petition was started by Katie Sutton, who is a mental health nursing student at the University of Salford.

'Not deemed offensive'

She said she first became aware of the maze through Twitter and wanted to take a "stand against this sort of lazy and damaging stereotyping".

On 30 October she delivered a copy of the petition to the theme park while she was dressed as a zombie.

The Asylum maze has been part of Thorpe Park's Fright Nights, which are held in October and November, for eight years.

In a statement, the theme park near Chertsey previously said the maze was a very small element of an event aimed at adult visitors.

It continued: "It is not intended, nor is it deemed to be by those who have actually experienced it, to be in any way offensive or to be a realistic portrayal of a mental health or indeed any other institution."

In September, supermarket chains Tesco and Asda withdrew two Halloween outfits - one called a "mental patient fancy dress costume" and the other called a "psycho ward" outfit - after they were also criticised for stigmatising people with mental illness.

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A mental health hospital trust has backed a petition calling for a Surrey theme park to rename an annual Halloween attraction called The Asylum. Nearly 6,000 people have signed the petition, which says Thorpe Park's maze stigmatises those with mental illness.

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We are first and foremost an entertainment company. Our passion is putting smiles (or screams) on people’s faces and giving our customers memorable experiences. Through creativity and a relentless drive for excellence we aim to immerse our visitors in our brands, constantly delighting them and enriching their understanding through fun learning. In simple terms, we love what we do!

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1 - Why does Thorpe Park use sponsors to promote their business?

2 - Which sponsors do they use?

3 - Why is it good that Thorpe Park has partnerships with food companies such as Pizza Hut?

4 - Should Thorpe Park change their maze name? and why?

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5) What conflicts may arise with Thorpe Park?

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5) What conflicts may arise with Thorpe Park?

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- rival theme parks/leisure organisations, local

residents/governments may have problems with it,

environmentalist groups will most likely have

problems with it.

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4a) What other sectors do they work with?

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4a) What other sectors do they work with?

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Alton Towers works together with the popular businesses such as KFC, pizza hut and burger king as they provide the food at the tourist attraction. Theses popular businesses will make more money rather than an Alton Towers own brand pizza shop as people know what to expect and know what they like at the popular brands and are more likely to buy food at the popular businesses rather than the ones they don’t know.

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Investigating the Travel and Tourism Industry

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Visitor Attractions have a major impact on the tourism sector as it brings in an enormous amount of money as not only domestic tourists visit attractions but inbound tourists too, Visitor Attractions are mainly the reason why people visit Britain for example the Olympics which brought a major amount of tourists into Britain. Tourism is very important for the UK and visitors will spend money in lots of businesses such as hotels, restaurants and transport when they visit an attraction which helps provide employment and puts money into the economy. Tourist attractions are normally clustered in particular tourist destinations; an attraction is normally why people visit for example Stonehenge.
P1 description of component
P3 interrelationships and contribution to the economy AJW

There are many cultral and historic attractions in the UK. Stonehenge is a Historic place in which years ago you could walk around but now you are not allowed close to the attraction in order to preserve the site. However if you are a member of English Heritage you get to go to the heritage attractions for free but for an adult it is £7.80 and £4.70 for a child or for a family it would be £20.30(2 adults, 2 children) which is in the public sector. It attracts domestic tourists also, inbound tourists as it's a world heritage site.

P1 Example Purpose Built AJW
Alton Towers is a purpose built theme park which has 33 rides and 8 roller coasters and 5 water slides.. Alton Towers is not just an attraction for rollercoasters it's also an attraction for the waterpark and has 3 hotels in which you can stay for only £99 from Monday to Friday, and a day ticket is £45pp. the association is also in the private sector. It attracts domestic and inbound tourists as its one of the top 10 most popular attractions.

P1 Example Natural AJW

The National Park is the place people go for a relaxing holiday or for health and fitness (leisure tourism) like walks and cycling. To visit the Peak District is free to all tourists, but if you wish to do any of the activities there may be a charge (Public sector). This would attract domestic and inbound tourists as it's a National Park and there are 15 national parks in the UK.

P1 example Events as Attractions AJW

Earlier this year the Olympic Games were help here in Britain, London. the stadium cost more than 9billion pounds to build as well as all the tourists coming into Britain to watch the games even though the games was only on for 18 days, but then the Para-Olympic games start. It would attract Domestic and Inbound tourists. This event has brought a MAJOR amount of money into Britain as when inbound tourists come to England there going to need accommodation and transport and food and drink.

P2/M1 Aims of the organisation AJWAlton Towers is the largest theme park in the UK with other 2.8 million visitors a year, which is located in Alton, Staffordshire which is owned by Blackstone CVC, Kirkby and management. P3/M1 Contribution to the economy AJWP3/M1 working with other T&T organisations AJWMerit
To meet key organisational aims eg to make profit

However, it's a private limited company and is in the private sector in which you cannot buy shares into the company. Alton Towers does not publish their annual accounts and give details of the money they make as it is a private limited company.
Alton Towers has legal requirements such as height restrictions and no pregnant riders etc.. Which they have to follow carefully. This is to make sure visitors are safe and meets the Health and Safety at Work Act regulations.
However, Alton Towers has a positive effect on the GDP as it attracts inbound and domestic tourists and also encourages jobs for local people or people in the area. Alton Towers creates lots of jobs mostly seasonal jobs from March till the beginning of November but have 750 permanent jobs. In the high season which is July and August and in those times 3,500 employees are employed to work at Alton Towers.

Disabled access is also available Alton Towers say 'Members of the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) welcome visits by disabled people and will do all that is possible to

Ensure a safe and pleasurable stay. However, certain rides/attractions in our parks can be physically demanding and vigorous. We therefore reserve the right to refuse admission to certain rides/attractions
should we feel there is a danger to a particular individual or individuals for whatever reason'. Alton Towers is not just for rides it also has other attractions such as ice age 4d, sharkbaite reef by sea life, extraordinary
golf, the gardens, sky ride, the live shows and characters. There is also a waterpark you can visit which is at a very reasonable price for only £36 for a family of three for a day.

To be responsible to stakeholder
Alton towers is run by Merlin Entertainments, Merlin Entertainments also runs other places such as Thorpe park, LEGOLAND, sea life sanctuary's and the Blackpool tower etc.. Merlin is a privately owned company

P3 integration AJW
Alton Towers are horizontally integrated as the hotel and the tourist attraction are on the same level of
distribution.

Links and working together

Alton Towers works together with the popular businesses such as KFC, pizza hut and burger king as they provide the food at the tourist attraction. Theses popular businesses will make more money rather than an Alton Towers own brand pizza shop as people know what to expect and know what they like at the popular brands and are more likely to buy food at the popular businesses rather than the ones they don't know.

P3/M1 Interrelationships with other T&T organisations in the area and outside organisations-sponsorship, working together. AJW
Alton Towers promotes other attractions in the area and the other attractions also promote Alton Towers by having leaflets of the other attractions and posters and things around the attraction. Alton Towers has
sponsorship with Cadbury which brings money for Alton Towers and Cadburys name's promoted which will also bring them business. However, only Cadbury chocolate can be sold at Alton Towers as its part of the sponsorship. Often sponsorship links are outside of the travel and tourism industry. The benefits
are that Alton Towers gets money which could be put to building new rides or updating existing rides and the company who sponsors the ride will be promoted at Alton Towers which means that the public knows more about the product and service that the company provides and may increase sales, for example Cadburys chocolate sponsors Alton Towers and were given an exclusive contract to provide only there products at the theme park this meant that the Cadbury name and image would be promoted throughout Alton Towers, once people have tried Cadbury's chocolate and may like it they are more likely to go and buy it in other places which is bringing Cadbury's business.
Alton Towers also promotes other businesses in the area as it has a stand with leaflets and brochures about other attractions that are in the area in the Guest Services Centre.
Alton Towers offer reduced price tickets to coach companies. This helps the coach companies as they can offer good deals to their cusotmers who want to visit Alton Towers, but Alton Towers also benefit as they get extra customers who will spend money inside the theme park on souvenirs, food and other things that they sell.
Interrelations are good for Alton Towers and the organsiations they have links with because it helps bothe companies become more successful.

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Visitor Attractions have a major impact on the tourism sector as it brings in an enormous amount of money as not only domestic tourists visit attractions but inbound tourists too, Visitor Attractions are mainly the reason why people visit Britain for example the Olympics which brought a major amount of tourists into Britain.

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3) What roles do they play in developing tourism? 

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3) What roles do they play in developing tourism? 

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Organisations such as Thorpe Park and Alton Towers offer their guests hotels within the park to stay over.

'The newest thrill isn't a ride, it’s our THORPE SHARK Hotel. Relax and unwind in bite-sized rooms designed for comfort in a stunning waterfront location a few steps away from our world famous roller coasters.'

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THORPE PARK Breaks | Ticket and Hotel Packages

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Book exclusive ticket and hotel offers with THORPE PARK Breaks, the official short breaks provider.

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Thorpe Park make their money by promoting their park through promotional techniques such as online, through supermarkets and their products. This is a good way to promote their tickets because it can be accessed my everyone.

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THORPE PARK Resort Discounts, Offers, Fastrack and Ticket Prices

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Official ticket prices for entry to THORPE PARK Resort. Exclusive discounts and offers plus print at home and get in first, only at THORPEPARK.com. Beat the queues and buy your fastrack tickets in advance!

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Our aim is to deliver unique, memorable and rewarding experiences to millions of visitors across our growing estate. We believe that we achieve this objective largely thanks to the commitment and passion of our team and the strength of our brands, which will never fail to be distinctive, challenging and innovative. In every respect and to every group of stakeholders, Merlin will always be an exciting company to be involved with.