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want to:
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Ensure existing customers keep coming back again
and again? |
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Get more customers through
your turnstiles? |
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Produce effective marketing
materials to keep your park name in front of
potential customers? |
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Maintain trained and
productive employees? |
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Make the best use of your
time to build a
successful business? |
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Understand and stay ahead
of the trends that
impact the recreation industry and your
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Take advantage of discounts
that are so
cost-effective that their use alone pays for
your
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Of course! And that’s what membership in the World
Waterpark Association is all about!
The Association provides valuable benefits that
allow members to stay in-the-know on myriad aspects
of the industry. Each benefit has the ultimate goal
of helping you—our members—in a wide variety of
ways. For example, the member magazine—World
Waterpark Magazine, published 10 times each year and
available ONLY to members—provides valuable
information on waterpark-business topics, industry
trends and dozens of other subjects. Similarly,
members receive essential supplementary
publications—many valued at more than $200 each.
These publications—such as the newly revised
"Considerations for Operating Safety"—are considered
critical in helping parks to operate safely. Other
incentives for membership include numerous discounts
and special deals that WWA has arranged with partner
companies, such as Yellow Roadway Corp., Airborne
Express and Emery, Hertz and Thrifty Rental Cars,
and Paymentech, the premier provider of electronic
payment solutions. These special programs alone pay
for your membership every year!
 
Read below to learn about the numerous other
benefits available to members of the Association.
Join the thousands of others who have benefited over
the years from being a member of the World Waterpark
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Discover the Magic!
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Plan to attend the 26th Annual Symposium & Trade Show
Walt Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort & Conference Center, Orlando, Florida - USA
Oct. 18-22, 2006
The WWA’s Symposium & Trade Show continues to be the exclusive showcase for the waterpark industry. There, you’ll find:
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The world’s largest gathering of waterpark experts! |
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The greatest number of waterpark exhibitors anywhere! |
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The most comprehensive program of waterpark-focused educational courses! |
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Whether you’re a waterpark in the public sector, affiliated with a hotel/resort, part of a corporate chain, privately owned or international, WWA’s educational program covers topics that will interest you.
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Update your membership information here including
details on your park’s data such as size, features,
staff names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses, as well
as the ability to change your password.
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What is WWA Groups? The easiest way for WWA members to
communicate on the Internet! Discuss common concerns and
current events in an online community in which you can
share and exchange information with peers from around
the globe as easily as sending an e-mail.
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The WWA has negotiated and endorsed an interactive platform
designed for Entertainment Venues. The WWA Award Winning ePlatform
by Convergence allows water parks to easily manage website content
and to strengthen eMarketing efforts with eCommerce, eTicketing,
promotions, and online loyalty clubs.
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One of the most valuable member benefits you receive
from WWA is your inclusion in the official Park Locator,
which makes it easy for future visitors to find you.
When potential guests visit www.waterparks.com,
the Park Locator allows them to search for parks in
specific locations via city, state or country or by park
name. Then, when they find your park, they can read
details that will spark their interest and increase your
attendance!
Plus, you have easy online access to update the
information regarding your park’s details, such as:
directions, description, phone number, Web-site link,
dates of operation, hours of operation, admission
prices, schedule, group sales information, and
food/beverage/beer/wine policies. To update your park
profile, click here.
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WWA offers a variety of publications, from its
member-exclusive monthly periodical, World Waterpark
Magazine, to specialty journals that provide tips on
operating safety.
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Substantial savings are available to members through
elite discounts WWA has arranged with numerous business
partners, including Yellow Freight, Roadway, Airborne
Express, Emery and Thrifty and Hertz rental car
companies, not to mention Paymentech, the premier
provider of electronic payment solutions.
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Safety is an ongoing concern of WWA. That’s why the
Association goes to great lengths to develop
opportunities to promote safety among both its members
and the public as a whole. National Water Safety Week is
an integral part of this effort.
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Public Safety Announcements (PSAs) are an important way
to reach out to the public and inform them about the
importance of safety in and around the water.
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You deserve some professional recognition for the
advertising and promotional campaigns you develop for
your waterpark. The Wave Review competition is your
chance to earn awards of excellence and well-deserved
accolades from your peers for your efforts.
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The SWIM! (Superior Waterpark Inspiration & Motivation!)
Awards are a new competition sponsored by the World
Waterpark Association to recognize the hard work and
dedication it takes to train, inspire and maintain
exceptional, motivated employee teams who provide
outstanding guest service at waterparks.
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You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars paying
public relations experts or graphic designers to create
professional brochures to promote your waterpark! The
WWA has done it for you, giving you two options—a
tropical version and a colorful version—that can be
customized with your park’s information.
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Shooting a TV commercial is expensive—especially if you want to shoot more than one. That’s why WWA created
three EXCLUSIVE TV commercials for its members. They are affordable, appealing and customizable for any park!
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Don’t have the funds - or time? - to create a brochure
promoting your birthday party program? Let WWA create a
self-mailer that can be personalized with your park copy
and a color logo.
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Finding opportunities to network with peers in the
waterpark industry is easy when you’re a member of WWA.
From the Association’s Annual Symposium & Trade Show to
various other industry-related events around the globe
to committee connections, you can stay in touch with
others who have similar interests in furthering
themselves via industry and personal goals.
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No where else can you get the kind of waterpark-specific
industry training as you can by attending specialty
events sponsored by WWA. From the Annual Symposium &
Trade Show—where you’ll find more than 50 different
educational sessions—to other WWA-sponsored events at
other industry trade shows and conventions around the
world, you’ll find opportunities to learn and expand
your knowledge base with WWA.
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Have something to sell? A position to fill? Or are YOU
looking for a new opportunity? WWA Classifieds gives you
the opportunity to do all of the above and more!
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Coming Soon!
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