The Attractions Network

The Attractions Network is for themed attraction professionals. Network, collaborate and learn with industry peers.

Why you should join: Networking, education and peer learning for the attractions industry, Bar Napkin Sessions for early ideas and chat rooms to pull in colleagues and work through ideas together.

The one-liner

A free network for themed attraction professionals, vendors and suppliers.

What they actually sell

The Attractions Network is free to join and aims to connect the themed attraction industry. The page lists networking, education, peer learning, bar napkin sessions for early ideas and collaboration as the main benefits. It uses a picture of thousands of tiny dots forming a masterpiece to describe how professionals, vendors and others fit together. Vendors and operators sit in the same room, which is the real draw. Anyone copying this should notice that the sale rests on one clear outcome rather than a long feature list.

Who pays and why

People who work in theme parks, attractions and the companies that supply them. The pull is meeting peers in a small, specialised industry. They join for networking, education, peer learning and collaboration. The emotional pull is being around people chasing the same thing, which matters as much as any single lesson.

Where the members come from

The Mighty Networks page is the main door, and it links no outside channels. Growth most likely comes from the network behind the Attractions Group and word of mouth rather than paid traffic.

What's holding it back

Free membership needs sponsors or vendors to keep it going, and the page does not say how it is funded.

Steal this

Run informal idea sessions with a playful name, like bar napkin sessions, so members bring rough ideas without pressure.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for any niche trade with suppliers and operators, such as events or hospitality. Weak for consumer audiences.