{"id":12406,"date":"2014-10-06T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/?p=12406"},"modified":"2020-06-22T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T20:36:32","slug":"rides-slides-splashes-sounds-like-perfect-holiday-canadians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/rides-slides-splashes-sounds-like-perfect-holiday-canadians\/","title":{"rendered":"Rides, Slides and Splashes: Sounds like the Perfect Holiday for Canadians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a travel survey conducted by tripcentral.ca and Ipsos Reid, Canadians selected theme parks as their favourite style of vacation after all-inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Theme parks are especially popular among young families. Much to the welcome ears of elementary school kids, over a third of parents said they would take their young kids out of school for a week in order to take in a vacation at a theme park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParents want family vacations that everyone will enjoy,\u201d says Richard Vanderlubbe, who said theme park holidays go beyond what we think of as a typical or traditional day at the park. \u201cWhere families might have booked a stay at one theme park in the past, parents are now exploring other options and doing a whole week of travelling to various parks. For younger families, parks like LEGOLAND Florida and SeaWorld Orlando remain the favourites. They really connect with the young and young-at-heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For parents wondering what interests their kids while on a trip to a theme park, the survey offers some insight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u009e\u00a0\u00a0 Almost three quarters of those ages 13 to 15 chose waterslides as their favourite thrill, with hair-raising rollercoaster rides and athletic-testing activities like rock wall climbing, coming a close second and third choice<\/li>\n<li>\u009e\u00a0\u00a0 In contrast, those ages 16 to 19 put rides strongly in first place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These results don\u2019t surprise tripcentral.ca President Richard Vanderlubbe. \u201cIt makes perfect sense. For families that have kids in both age ranges, and even younger kids, they want to find a park that suits everyone.\u201d Parks, Richard says, have begun to appeal to a larger set of demographics. \u201cAquatica Orlando is a good example. They have amazing waterslides and water rides, which attract teenage kids and parents, but also have lagoons and a huge white-sand beach that makes it ideal for younger families. Everyone can go to the park, but enjoy different things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems, too, according to the poll, that parents don\u2019t get the eye rolling or moaning and groaning that may have been associated with family vacations generations ago. Sixty-three percent of 16-19 year olds and fifty-four percent of 13-15 year olds love travelling with their parents. Perhaps these types of exciting theme park vacations have something to do with that!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional results from the tripcentral.ca and Ipsos Reid survey can be found at:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/promos\/Modern-Family-Travel-Survey-Results-Part-4.html\">http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/promos\/Modern-Family-Travel-Survey-Results-Part-4.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here to browse our available CLC Encantada vacation packages: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1wN1Oyn\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1wN1Oyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Pam DeHaan<br \/>\nManager Marketing &amp; Specialty Products<br \/>\npamdehaan@tripcentral.ca<br \/>\n905-570-9999 x 7380<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a travel survey conducted by tripcentral.ca and Ipsos Reid, Canadians selected theme parks as their favourite style of vacation after all-inclusive. Theme parks are especially popular among young families. 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