| Amusement Parks all too often get a bad rap and | | | | wonders for a local economy, all the small businesses |
| negative reputation that they do not deserve. This is | | | | and it increases the standard of living and quality of life |
| because often they attract so many people that they | | | | for all. |
| also attract the bad element too and this is said to | | | | Too often the positives are not promoted strongly |
| bring in crime. Of course anytime you increase the | | | | enough to educate the local masses and this causes |
| number of people in an area you have to realize that | | | | problems. But a strategic public relations campaign can |
| the crime also goes up. But also consider all the good | | | | indeed promote the goodwill needed for the |
| things that large Amusement Parks do for a | | | | amusement park. The most important thing in a public |
| community. | | | | relations program for an amusement park is to keep |
| They bring in tourists and money and that means | | | | clear channels open in the media so that they can get |
| increased sales tax revenues for the local community | | | | publicity for an event, new rides and attractions or local |
| and city services. Additionally, an amusement park | | | | community days to allow the local city folks to come |
| might provide up to 8,000 or more jobs and that does | | | | and enjoy the facilities. Consider all this in 2006. |