Amusement Park Social Performance

Briefly describe your company and then benchmark the codes of conduct used by similar companies in the industry. Critique the codes of conduct of at least three (3) similar companies in order to write codes for your company

The company is an amusement park that features all different kinds of water slides, splash parks, water playgrounds, surfing and body boarding areas in our wave pools. The areas are age specific, and curtail to the public at large. It is built on fifty acres that was bought from a landowner in the Stafford County. The land that was purchased for this project boarders' three different major shopping malls that include numerous restaurants, exercise facilities, and department stores.

After reviewing the Six flags of America, Club Theme Park Review and Walt Disney World's Codes of conduct when it comes to parks such as the water park described above. There is a set of codes that I think all parks should have implemented. The first is too establishing a set of rules for the general public. Without rules to follow, the public cannot be held liable. The park will need have these rules posted throughout the park. The first sentence will read; "all patrons of said park must obey all verbal, written, and implied park rules. No exceptions! This includes, but is not limited to:

1. Circumventing any ride restraint system in prohibited;

2. Trespassing into areas not allowed by guests of this park; and

3. Stripping naked and running around the park (Technically it's not posted that you can't do that, but this is an example of implied park rules)" (Club TPR/Theme Park Review, 2012).

Six Flags over American and Walt Disney have similar codes of conduct for their patrons such things as guest safety, behavior, dress code, and language. Numerous other codes can also be implemented for pets and smoking in designated areas.

Six Flags says it best in their opening statement on their park policies.

Because Six Flags is a family park, we expect guest to behave appropriately.

Unruly, disruptive or offensive behavior, including line-jumping and profanity, is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. Violating our parks policies may be cause for ejection from the park without refund. For more information, please review the park policies" (Six Flags America, 2007).

A strong set of codes of conduct will ensure that the park remains a friendly and fun loving atmosphere.

Analyze ways ethical challenges affect your business and create a code of conduct for your company. Provide a rationale on how these specific codes enhance your company's ethics program.

Ethical challenges affect very company. In creating a code of conduct for patrons of the amusement park, we also must create a code of conduct for employees as well. Amusement parks can create a lot of different ethical challenges. Someone starting a new business like this have a lot of competitor's in the surrounding areas. One has to make sure not to stage the work at the new amusement park to as such to alter or recreate a seen from another amusement park. If it happens it must be told to the audience. Employees will have to make sure that they find ways to amuse people without staging or taking something from other amusement parks. The material needs to be new, never seen before, and original.

By providing a code of conduct for employees and implementing at the beginning of starting the new business, and continuing training throughout the existence of the business will ensure that amusement park has a good set of ethics. If one finds out there is problems, management must take action immediately. Waiting could create more of an ethical problem, and hurt the business. If we take employee under our wing and lead by example, building trust with employees along the way. I believe the business will