sports leisure & recreation Case Interview Questions & Answers

Chicago White Sox Trying to Attract More Kids to Games

Case Type: increase sales.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation.

Case Interview Question #00199: The vice president of marketing of Chicago White Sox, a successful Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois, would like to attract more kids to the team’s games. He has proposed to the team’s general manager (GM) that kids’ tickets be… Read the rest

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Disneyland Park to Buy Land Next Door for 200 Million

Case Type: investment; growth, expansion
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Entertainment; Leisure & Recreation.

Case Interview Question #00182: The client is Disneyland Park, a large theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). The Anaheim city government is selling… Read the rest

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Colorado Ski Country USA to Increase Resorts’ Profits

Case Type: improve profits/bottom line.
Consulting Firm: Advisory Board Company final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation; tourism, hospitality, lodging.

Case Interview Question #00181 The client Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) is a regional association of ski resorts. CSCUSA was established in 1963 with the purpose of promoting skiing in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region, in the face of… Read the rest

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Disney Bids on Controlling & Operating NYC Central Park

Case Type: pricing & valuation; estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: entertainment; leisure & recreation; government & public sector.

Case Interview Question #00178: Suppose the city government of New York wants to lease Central Park to raise some revenue. The lease is for 99 years. The client has retained your consulting team to advise them… Read the rest

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DeVere Group Assesses Health Club Industry Trend

Case Type: industry analysis; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation; tourism, hospitality & lodging.

Case Interview Question #00177: Our client DeVere Group runs a major chain of health clubs in the UK (Greens Health & Fitness), alongside hotels, resorts, venues, and casinos (which are not the focus of this case). The… Read the rest

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