About this episode

This episode discusses the current state of location-based entertainment, focusing on the lack of announced closures and the impact of staytainment and licensing on consumer expectations.

Sponsored by Intercard! On this week's show we zoom out on why location-based entertainment keeps announcing openings while closures suddenly go quiet, and why that silence can signal bigger risk than bad news. We also track how "staytainment," IP licensing, and next-gen active play are reshaping what guests expect and what operators must execute. • lack of announced closures creating an unhealthy logjam • consumer trade-offs squeezing travel and discretionary spend • stayta...

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Willey

Topics covered

• location-based entertainment
• closures
• staytainment
• IP licensing
• active play
• consumer trade-offs

Keywords

• location-based entertainment
• closures
• staytainment
• IP licensing
• active play
• consumer trade-offs
• discretionary spend

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Intercard

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