Tokyo theme park, Yomiuri Land, has seena40% drop in operating profits for the period April-December 2016.
According to Nikkei Asian Review, this comes despite a 12% rise in park attendance and a 10% rise in sales.The addition of the new Good Job Attractions zone has attracted more visitors but this has been offset by the increase in depreciation which has hit profits.
Good Job Attractions is a factory zone based around four industries.Guests can create and customise items such as cars, food, clothes and stationery.
Jewellumination, the park'sspectacular light-up event, drew record crowds of 40,000 on Christmas Day.
Yomiuri Land is one of theregion'sbiggest theme parks and attracts visitors of all ages. It offers 43 attractions including a water park and the Bandit roller coaster.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Tokyo-Market/Yomiuri-Land-profit-likely-sagged-40-on-depreciation
Charles Read
Charles is co-founder and creative director at blooloop. He attends numerous trade shows around the world and frequently speaks about trends and social media for the attractions industry at conferences. Outside of blooloop, his passions are diving, trees and cricket.
