Motor-less play equipment, as the name suggests, are relatively powered play equipment, who not require electricity or any energy to power them. The advantages, I think, are threefold:
1.The first is energy efficiency.
If you Google “How much does it cost Disney to run Disneyland per day? ”, there is one answer on Quora: $114 million a day, for example, California Adventure and Downtown Disney. Aside from Labor and other costs, I believe that a large part of cost is energy; by contrast, the motor-less activities like climbing net, slide, swinging, and so on, require only the participant’s personal energy.
2.The second is the difference between active and passive entertainment.
Whether it is a flying wheel or a merry-go-round, a person is passively placed in the equipment and does not have the right to choose how to move. However, there are many ways to play on power-less facilities such as swings and slides. Different Ages, different moods, different time periods, children can create a variety of play, play the process will also have more interaction between children. Active and passive entertainment will lead to a different frequency of use, a non-powered activity space, can play every day, from morning to night play; On the other hand, large-scale amusement parks should be played several times a year should be considered high frequency (of course, there are large venues, small number, difficult to reach and other factors) , after all, the extreme stimulation should not be frequent and not a daily.
3.And finally is malleable.
Since no need for large-scale equipment and power, the unpowered play equipment venues are flexible and easy to integrate with other venues, such as community space,schools,street corner green areas, shopping mall, country parks, etc. .
