Originally Posted By fkurucz I wonder wha IOA's attendance would be like if it was across the esplanade from DL?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer FYI, Amusement Buisness has decided to stop publication, and their website is closing at the end of the month. Should be interesting to see if someone else comes in to continue to track attendance.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Answer ... it would still lose to Disneyland.<< No doubt. But how would it compare with just about every other Disney park in the US (except for MK)? I think IOA is a pretty decent park. Its a shame that its owners have not continued to improve it.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^My point was if IOA was next door to DL (and could be accessed via DLR hoppers and AP's) that its attendance would be far higher than it is now. Of course, it probably is too big to fit intro DCA's footprint.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt “FYI, Amusement Business has decided to stop publication, and their website is closing at the end of the month.†Wow, now there's some interesting news. I wonder how the industry will analyze attendance without the year-end attendance summations.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The website is acting as everything is normal, unless you try and enter the member pages, where you find this message.... >>Dear Amusement Business Reader, It is with careful consideration and a heavy heart that Amusement Business has decided to close its doors. The website will be shutting down on May 31, 2006. Thank you for supporting Amusement Business over the years. Should you have any questions about your subscription, please call the Amusement Business Subscription Department at 866.851.6547 or 646.654.5449. Sincerely, Amusement Business Staff AmusementBusiness.com is a VNU eMedia service.<< I presume that either another VNU publication dealing with business might continue tracking the numbers, or that Amusement Business allows another company to take over the tracking.
Originally Posted By bean just when the next numbers were going to show some very interesting numbers even if wrong like always.
