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Article: Orange County, Calif., Theme Park Experts Take Expertise Oveseas. (Originated from The Orange County Register, Calif.)
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- September 15, 1994
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Sep. 16--American-made cars may not be the best on the road, much of our electronics industry has moved overseas and even clothing is likely to be made somewhere else. But we apparently still know how to have fun better than anyone.
In theme-park sated Southern California, it takes a $100 million addition to draw in the visitors. But in Asia and elsewhere in the world, even rudimentary amusement parks can draw multitudes.
Given that demand and with the domestic theme-park market near saturation, Southern California companies that design and build theme parks are finding lucrative markets in what executives call "very underthemed" Asia:
Through its ...