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Exploring a theme park's tourism carrying capacity: A demand-side analysis

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  • Zhang, Yingsha
  • Li, Xiang (Robert)
  • Su, Qin
  • Hu, Xingbao

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To better understand a theme park's tourism carrying capacity (TCC), this paper proposes a conceptual framework that classifies the determinants of theme park TCC across three levels: fundamental determinants, mediating determinants, and direct determinants. The authors empirically tested a portion of the framework from the demand side by surveying 1356 visitors at a theme park in China. PLS path modeling, one-way ANOVA, linear regression, and multi-group moderation tests were used to analyze the impacts of attendance from a visitor perspective, day perspective, and visitor perspective at different attendance levels. Results indicate that theme park attendance either directly and/or indirectly affects visitors' experience, satisfaction, and behavioral intention. Theme park attendance also moderates the effects of visitors' experience on visitor satisfaction and behavioral intention, all of which determine a theme park's TCC. Corresponding management practices are recommended based on these results.

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  • Zhang, Yingsha & Li, Xiang (Robert) & Su, Qin & Hu, Xingbao, 2017. "Exploring a theme park's tourism carrying capacity: A demand-side analysis," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 564-578.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:59:y:2017:i:c:p:564-578
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.08.019
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