Going to town
Serino, J.
Leisure Management 16(1): 26-28
1996
Document Number: 324163
This article reports on the continuing growth of urban entertainment centres (UECs) in the USA. It suggests that the task for UEC developers is to combine diversity, comfort, broad appeal, changeable programming, technical functionality and a complementary retailing mix into a fun location that has high return visitor appeal. It examines some of the main developments in the sector, as well as some of the major players such as Intensity UECS, part of the Village Nine Network, the Walt Disney Centre, and the Chelsea Piers Management Inc.