This article describes the role of the Environmental Officers that disney had on board their cruise ships as well as their waste management system.
To date, the environmental programs of Disney Cruise Line have:
* eliminated more than 6,400 tons of metals, glass, plastic and paper from traditional waste streams through recycling.
* removed more than 31,000 pounds of trash and debris from beaches and waterways.
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This article deals with the advances that are being made in the travel industry through the use of intelligent robotics. It provides several videos showcasing what each of the robots can do, from delivering toiletries, to checking for concealed weapons at the airport.
This article is about Disney's new foot tracking technology and how it uses the cloud network, to cater to customer needs and interests, in real time.
"As guests become recognized, robots throughout the park are able to greet park goers."
"By having all the data uploaded to the cloud, the robots or employees that are designated to greet guests can access information instantly."
"This tracking allows Disney to mine data for visitor preferences and how much foot traffic they are obtaining. "
"This information is useful so they can monitor the guests' movements from ride to ride to identify the park's most visited attraction. "
"By monitoring and tracking the movement of visitor's the park can deploy more employees to the busier areas throughout the park."
"Using the cloud's capabilities, robots can access data for each guest quickly to maximize the amount of park goers that receive this innovative technology."
This article deals with virtual reality and how it is impacting the future of the steel coaster.
"While VR product development and integration strategies are still in the early stages, as it currently stands, VR is identified as a key role player and complementary technology for further consideration in the roller coaster industry going forward."
"With leisure experiences such as amusement and theme parks attracting both domestic and international tourists, and tourists being a highly sought-after commodity capable of turning almost any tourism destination and its attractions into thriving exports (Louw, 2017)"
"Furthermore, the US attractions industry grew at nearly twice the rate of the overall US economy and over a timeframe of seven years (2004 - 2011), the impact of attractions grew 50%, with an average growth rate of 6% per annum (Oxford Economics, 2013)"
'This implies that there is not much of a new experience on offer for visitors who have already mustered the courage to conquer these rides which may prove to be cumbersome for park management as far as visitor attendance is concerned and, especially, as far as attracting return visitors is concerned. "
"Google Trends indicates a steady increase for the search term "Virtual Reality" over the past 5 years, with a notable spike occurring during 2016 (Google Trends, n.d.)"
"With the introduction of VR, however, existing roller coasters and their infrastructure can be revitalised at a fraction of the cost of a complete rebuild by introducing a digital experience overlay (Louw, 2017a:135)"
"Naturally, future work could include gaining a better understanding of how VR additions to existing roller coasters affect park visitor numbers with prior studies having indicated positive results of introducing new attractions lasting up to 2 years (Cornelis, 2010)."