Theme Park’s Historical Photography Creation of Generation Y with the Repertory Grid

Abstract

This is a qualitative research using quantitative tools. To understand the process of construct meaning of heritage tourism photographs of Generation Y in the theme park and to understand how Generation Y perceived their creative elements that photographs sharing power to persuade audiences of theme parks.

The research found that tourists need content that presents stories about the past which are related to actual events and prefer the daily life of the general people and the story offers a positive way of living in peace. Moreover, the content of the photographic media has an impact on the behavior of media response and the expectations of tourists. In addition to watching and sightseeing the activities in the historic area, Travelers also have to decide to participate in activities in that area from the invitation of the actors communicating to the audience.