Today with the web you can go online and find out about any park that you could possibly think of. Nearly every major park in the world has a guide built for it. This has made the competition between the parks much more fierce than it ever had been. It also has caused people to fight over what park is the best. Every park has something unique to offer it's guests.
Some parks have breath taking rollercoasters, others have beautiful themeing.
Parks are seeing Millions of people every single year now. It has become a craze, and everybody is left begging for more. The bragging right for having records has also become much more important. A record may make the difference in what park gets the most visitors. As much as I love seeing all this competition, since I know it'll mean more rides for us to try I also see a strong downside to this battle.