Journal of Themed Experience and Attractions Studies (JTEAS) is the first scholarly journal dedicated to research, scholarship and pedagogy in the academic disciplines relevant to the planning, design, operation, and analysis of themed experience and attractions. The Journal is supported by an international editorial board comprised of leading themed experience and attractions scholars. It is produced as a result of a collaboration between the Themed Experience and Attractions Academic Society (TEAAS), Ryerson University and the University of Central Florida. JTEAS is a peer-reviewed, open access publication. All content is freely available without charge to the user or institution.
Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2022) Special Issue: Impact of COVID-19 on themed entertainment
Special Issue Papers
Introduction: Theme parks and COVID-19
Salvador Anton Clavé and Florian Freitag
Are European theme parks likely to suffer from long COVID?
Pieter Cornelis
“It takes people to make the dream a reality”: Disney’s HR strategy in response to COVID-19
Jaime L. Williams and Allison A. Toth
Disney during COVID-19: The tourist and the actor’s nightmare
Jennifer A. Kokai and Tom Robson
Theme parks, staycation practices, and COVID-19: opportunities and uncertainties
Salvador Anton Clavé
Brighter but not clearer: Entertainment-dependent destinations dealing with long COVID
Louis-Etienne Dubois and Frederic Dimanche
When the magic closes: Examining how Disney fans coped with theme park and resort closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Cody Havard, Carissa A. Baker, Daniel L. Wann, and Rick Grieve
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Editors
- Editor
- Kathryn Woodcock
- Special Issue Editor
- Salvador Anton Clavé
- Special Issue Editor
- Florian Freitag