Theme parks lure guests with fun lines to cut wait times
Theme parks invest heavily to entertain queues from Florida to California. Interactive lines at Disney World Universal and Six Flags include games, videos and animatronics. VIP and front-of-line passes persist as paid options. Despite longer lines overall, guest satisfaction rises when waiting is engaging.
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Jim MacPhee
Walt Disney World Parks
Florida
Southern California
Disneyland
Universal Studios Hollywood
Six Flags Magic Mountain
North America
Aecom
Los Angeles
Disney Parks
Six Flags
Disney World
Orlando
MacPhee
Kelly Ferreri
Pennsylvania
Santa Clarita
Calif
Kirk McKoy
LOS Angeles Times
Mobile apps lure more car shoppers to buy
The San Jose Mercury News reports shoppers increasingly use mobile devices to research and buy cars. The Car Connection and Edmunds.com note rising mobile traffic and time spent, with buyers even completing purchases via apps. eBay Motors reports weekly sales of over 11,000 used vehicles through mobile channels.
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San Jose
Calif
Jeff Birkeland
High Gear Media
Briabe
Menlo Park
Car Connection
Birkeland
Edmunds.com
Santa Monica
Stephen Gandee
eBay
eBay Motors
Amanda Coffee
Researchers seek adults for medical study of investigational medication
Researchers recruit adults aged 18 to 80 with leg pain or fatigue limiting walking. Eligible participants must be on stable statin and aspirin therapy for at least six weeks or unable to tolerate them. Symptoms include intermittent claudication, coldness, numbness, or cramping in the hips, thighs, or calves after activity. Participants may be reimbursed for time and travel.
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