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Feasibility Analysis And Conceptual Planning For Isla Santa Rita De Los Ninos Del Mundo, Harrison Price Company Jul 1992

Feasibility Analysis And Conceptual Planning For Isla Santa Rita De Los Ninos Del Mundo, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

In April 0f 1992, Ninos Canloras retained Harrison Price Company to carry out an economic feasibility analysis of the proposed themed family entertainment park. The project would capitalize on improved economic conditions in Venezuela, the family oriented demography of the resident marketplace, enhanced mobility in domestic tourism, and rapidly increasing foreign tourism. The report includes the following sections: 1) Introduction, 2) The site and its geography, 3) Market support for the theme park development in Maracaibo, 4) Selected themes and concepts of development, 5) Attendance projection, capacity, and sizing guidelines, 6) Analysis of economic feasibility, 7) Summary and implementation, and …


Briefing Book Isla Santa Rita De Los Ninos Del Mundo, Maracaibo Venezuela, Harrison Price Company Jun 1992

Briefing Book Isla Santa Rita De Los Ninos Del Mundo, Maracaibo Venezuela, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

This briefing book about Isla Santa Rita de Los Ninos del Mundo, Maracaibo Venezuela contains the following sections: 1) Background of the project, 2) Site, 3) Climate, 4) Resident market, 5) Tourist market, 6) Thematic background material, 7) Concept iteration, 8) Market penetrations around the world, 9) Agenda for the charrette.


Theme Park Potential In Sevilla, Andalucia, Harrison Price Company Jan 1992

Theme Park Potential In Sevilla, Andalucia, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

In February 1992, Exploraciones Alcor, a development company headed by Mssrs. Bryan Jones and Wolfgang Herr, retained Harrison Price Company (HPC) to carry out a preliminary evaluation of the potential for developing a major themed attraction in or near Sevilla. The project would capitalize on the improving economic condition and tourist infrastructure in Andalucia and Spain, increased mobility in Europe attributable to the 1992 reforms and the extraordinary exposure Sevilla will receive from hosting the 1992 Universal World Exposition, the "Age of Discovery."


Charrette Summary - Concept And Economic Feasibility Indicators For Aero Park America In Casa Grande, Arizona, Harrison Price Company Jul 1991

Charrette Summary - Concept And Economic Feasibility Indicators For Aero Park America In Casa Grande, Arizona, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained by Aero Park America, Inc, to organize and carry out a charrette conference directed at refining a concept and defining feasibility parameters for the proposed Aero Park America theme park in Casa Grande, Arizona. Accordingly, HPC invited a group of experts in the attraction business to treat this question in depth in a two-day conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Torrance, California on the 10th and 11th of June, 1991.


Briefing Materials For Aero Park American Charrette, Harrison Price Company Jun 1991

Briefing Materials For Aero Park American Charrette, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained by Aero Park America, Inc, to organize and carry out a charrette conference directed at refining a concept and defining feasibility parameters for the proposed Aero Park America theme park in Casa Grande, Arizona. Accordingly, HPC invited a group of experts in the attraction business to treat this question in depth in a two-day conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Torrance, California on the 10th and 11th of June, 1991.


Baltimore's Power Plant Charrette, Harrison Price Company Feb 1991

Baltimore's Power Plant Charrette, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The purpose of the Power Plant Charrette was to create hypothetical development strategy. It was hypothetical , as opposed to conceptual or definitive, because one week was not deemed enough time to fully think of, (let alone articulate and validate), a development strategy for such a complex project as an "information power plant," as had been described to the Harrison Price Company by Westinghouse. The purpose of the charrette was to define a plausible scenario, a hypothetical development strategy, for the successul development of the power plant, and document the scenario's key assumptions so that its feasibility may be judged.


Charrette Summary: Concept And Development Potentials For A Waterfront Center At Kishiwada Port City, Harrison Price Company Aug 1990

Charrette Summary: Concept And Development Potentials For A Waterfront Center At Kishiwada Port City, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

To facilitate and stimulate the process of development planning of Kishiwada City, management of Fukunan Kaihatsu Company authorized a charrette conference in which company management and an outside group of planning professionals addressed the question of an appropriate concept for development on this site. This report endeavors to summarize the findings of the charrette and its preparatory work. Sections of the report include: 1) introduction, 2) site conditions 3) market orientation, 4) recommended land use, and 5) site planning. The proposed long-term redevelopment of Kishiwada City includes residential, hotel, and visitor attraction elements.


Evaluation Of Attendance Potential For Aero World, Harrison Price Company Jun 1982

Evaluation Of Attendance Potential For Aero World, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Plans existed for several years to develop a major themed amusement park in San Diego County, California, utilizing an aviation/aerospace format and incorporating a wide variety of active and passive entertainment elements. After a search of various alternative locations in the San Diego area, an option was secured on a 340-acre property near the intersection of Interstate Highways 5 and 805 in the northern portion of the City of San Diego. Aero World's developers retained Harrison Price Company to conduct an attendance analysis given the nature and scope of the project as conceived. A secondary objective was the determination of …