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Strategic Plan For Fiesta Texas 1995 To 2000, Harrison Price Company, International Theme Park Services
Strategic Plan For Fiesta Texas 1995 To 2000, Harrison Price Company, International Theme Park Services
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
In early June, 1995, Fiesta Texas management met with Harrison Price of the Harrison Price Company (HPC) and Dennis Spiegel of International Theme Park Services (ITPS) to discuss redevelopment and strategic options with the aim of identifying and defining problems facing the organization. Out of that meeting the writing of a preliminary summary strategic business plan was authorized. It would attempt to express where the park was in its marketplace, and what might be done to improve its economic performance. Management requested that three alternative options be addressed and evaluated in the course of the work: 1. reducing costs (expenses …
Present And Future Market Value Of Fiesta Texas, Harrison Price Company
Present And Future Market Value Of Fiesta Texas, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
This report was prepared for La Cantera Development Company in September 1994, Report Number: 416. It is an appraisal of the market value of Fiesta Texas, defined as the value a willing buyer with a strong interest in the San Antonio market would likely be willing to pay for the park assets including its land. In addition, a future value of the park in the year 2005 was also calculated based on likely strategic planning goals in a workout approach to be carried out by the present ownership.
Charrette Summary Report - Attraction Development Potentials At Malmo, Sweden, Harrison Price Company
Charrette Summary Report - Attraction Development Potentials At Malmo, Sweden, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
Euroc Fastigheter AB , Sweden’s major building materials conglomerate, was the owner of a massive quarry site in Malmo, Sweden. It was a primary source of limestone for cement production for over a century. Operations at the site were winding down and the quarry life as a mineral resource ended. Surface area of the quarry was approximately 80 hectares within a 100 hectare site. Through its subsidiary, The Theme Park Development Company, Ltd., Euroc was evaluating attraction and recreational development opportunities on this property, stimulated by the impending construction of a multi-billion kroner bridge connection between Copenhagen and Malmo. The …
Briefing Materials-Theme Park Development Company Charrette Malmo, Sweden, Harrison Price Company
Briefing Materials-Theme Park Development Company Charrette Malmo, Sweden, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The briefing materials of the Theme Park Development Company Charrette held in Malmo Sweden, March 3-4, 1994. Materials include: 1. Site information, including maps, 2. Growth regions and general economic considerations, 3. Resident market, 4. Tourism, 5. Comparative parks, 6. Agenda, list of participants, proposal. Euroc Fastigheter AB , Sweden’s major building materials conglomerate, the owner of a massive quarry site in Malmo, Sweden. It had been a primary source of limestone for cement production for over a century. Operations at the site were winding down and the quarry life as a mineral resource had ended. Surface area of the …
Preliminary Briefing - Nature Of The Reno Casino Hotel Market, Harrison Price Company
Preliminary Briefing - Nature Of The Reno Casino Hotel Market, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
A comparison study of Reno and Las Vegas in terms of: resident market, resident economy, interernational visitors, ground transportation, seasonality, and hotel occupancy.
Feasibility Analysis Of The World Of Oz Theme Park, Harrison Price Company
Feasibility Analysis Of The World Of Oz Theme Park, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
Recognizing the wide popularity and durability of the Oz fable, a Kansas City-based consortium known as Oz Resorts & Entertainment, Inc. proposed the development of a major themed amusement park called the Wonderful World of Oz, to be fittingly located in Kansas where the story takes place. The company acquired the rights to use the characters and images from the film in articulating the park's physical and entertainment content, and an endorsement has also been secured from The Baum Trust to draw on additional material in the Oz books. Landmark Entertainment Group was retained to design the park on a …
Charrette Summary - Concept And Economic Feasibility Indicators For Aero Park America In Casa Grande, Arizona, Harrison Price Company
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
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.
Evaluation Of Attendance Potential For Aero World, Harrison Price Company
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 …
Economic Feasibility Analysis Of Water Wonderland, Economics Research Associates, Sharon J. Dalrymple
Economic Feasibility Analysis Of Water Wonderland, Economics Research Associates, Sharon J. Dalrymple
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The Netherlands National Tourist Office, in conjunction with Rijkswaterstaat, was planning the development of a major new entertainment/educational complex designed to commemorate the long history of Dutch struggle against the sea. The proposed development was tentatively called Water Wonderland and was planned for development at a site near Lelystad, Netherlands as well as an alternative site near Willemstad. The study focuses on delineating economic and physical planning parameters necessary to develop Water Wonderland at a site in the Netherlands that would be both commercially and financially viable. The report has the following sections: 1) introduction; 2) summary and conclusions, attendance …
Impact Of Casino Gambling On The Redevelopment Potential Of The Uptown Urban Renewal Site And On The Economy Of Atlantic City, Economic Development Program And Strategy For Atlantic City, New Jersey- Draft Final Report, Economics Research Associates
Impact Of Casino Gambling On The Redevelopment Potential Of The Uptown Urban Renewal Site And On The Economy Of Atlantic City, Economic Development Program And Strategy For Atlantic City, New Jersey- Draft Final Report, Economics Research Associates
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
In 1977, the City of Atlantic City retained Economics Research Associates to carry out a broad-ranging evaluation of the city’s economic structure. The analysis, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was undertaken to identify programs and strategies by which the city' s economy could be diversified and strengthened in future years. This report presents ERA's findings and recommendations resulting from completion of a thorough analysis of such factors as: the economic climate of Atlantic City, employment conditions in the City, tourist-related and non-tourist oriented components of the City's economic base and area resources, the impact of casino gambling, offshore …
Memorandum: Economic Planning For Mineral King, Economic Research Associates, Harrison A. Price, Fred J. Cochrane, Daryl J. Butcher
Memorandum: Economic Planning For Mineral King, Economic Research Associates, Harrison A. Price, Fred J. Cochrane, Daryl J. Butcher
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
An economic analysis of Mineral King, California authored by Harrison A. Price, Fred J. Cochrane and Daryl J. Butcher of Economics Research Associates (ERA) for Robert B. Hicks. The memorandum report includes the following sections: total visitor days to Mineral King, road capacity and visitor parking planning factors, physical capacities required, estimated visitor days and accommodation requirements, estimated visitor expenditures, distribution of housing facilities, food and beverage requirements, retail and service facilities requirements, estimated facilities requirements. The report includes 21 tables.
Economic Feasibility Of A Major Theme Park In Toronto (Genesis Of Canada's Wonderland), Economics Research Associates
Economic Feasibility Of A Major Theme Park In Toronto (Genesis Of Canada's Wonderland), Economics Research Associates
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
In 1972, Conklin Shows was investigating the development of a major theme amusement park in Ontario, Canada. Four tentative sites were being considered: near Brantford, Galt, Milton, and at the Toronto Zoo. The envisioned concept of the park was generally similar in type and scope of development to the Six Flags parks and Cedar Point--that is, a family-oriented attraction featuring permanent rides and other entertainment facilities built around a unifying theme of the history, culture, and love of Ontario province. Prior to making definitive commitments involving site acquisition , financing, and design, management recognized that a professional study of the …
Economic Analysis Of Rail Transportation System For Mineral King, Economics Research Associates
Economic Analysis Of Rail Transportation System For Mineral King, Economics Research Associates
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior requested Walt Disney Productions to submit data on the relative feasibility of two transportation systems to Mineral King, California. The alternatives were a modern all-weather highway, as proposed by the State Division of Highways, or a railroad. The original economic evaluation of Mineral King’s development potentials prepared by Economics Research Associates (ERA) and submitted to the U.S. Forest Service in support of an application for a use permit assumed a new highway. Dependence on rail transportation in lieu of an adequate highway has serious implications for both attendance and …
Preliminary Investigation Of Available Acreage For Project Winter, Economics Research Associates
Preliminary Investigation Of Available Acreage For Project Winter, Economics Research Associates
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The management of Walt Disney Productions has expressed interest in determining the availability and price of large acreages in the central Florida area. More specifically, the client has shown an interest in the area between and around Orlando and Ocala. Before proceeding with any internal planning studies, it has been deemed advisable to conduct a detailed field investigation of available ranch land in the general area mentioned above. To accomplish this, Economics Research Associates (ERA) was requested to conduct such a field survey. The primary objectives of this survey were: (1) to evaluate in greater detail the location advantages offered …