It’s not too surprising that the aerial adventure park industry, being young and fast-evolving, has attracted more than its share of innovative, opinionated leaders.
And given this rate of change, it’s not surprising that there are diverse and strongly held opinions about the best ways to build, operate, and manage adventure parks.
To help parks sift through these ideas and see the forest for the trees, we present the following questions and our panelists’ thoughts, from some of the industry’s most outspoken players.
Q1: Adventure Park Insider: WHAT KEY ASPECTS OF THE AERIAL PARK BUSINESS MOST NEED ADDRESSING?
Q2: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HELMETS: GOOD IDEA OR NOT? IF SO, FOR WHOM?
Q3: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BELAY SYSTEMS: PROS AND CONS OF VARIOUS TYPES?
Q4: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HARNESSES: FULL, OR SEAT?
Q5: “JUST SAY NO?” HOW DO YOU POLITELY TELL SOMEONE THEY ARE UNFIT OR OVERWEIGHT FOR AN ACTIVITY?
Q6: RELEASE WAIVERS—HOW USEFUL ARE THEY? PAPER OR DIGITAL?
Q7: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON ZIP LINE BRAKES: ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
Q8: GROUND SCHOOL: HOW MUCH CAN YOU TEACH? WHAT’S THE BEST METHODOLOGY?
