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Disney's America Theme Park - Research Files, Harrison (Buzz) Price
Disney's America Theme Park - Research Files, Harrison (Buzz) Price
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
Contains research files and reports related to Disney's America Theme Park created by the Harrison Price Company, a theme park the Disney Company tried to create outside Washington that would honor United States history and culture. The project was canceled in 1994 due to rising costs and reduction of profits due to the park being closed for four months each year.
Comparative Economic Parameters For Alternative Regional Attraction Venues, Harrison Price Company
Comparative Economic Parameters For Alternative Regional Attraction Venues, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The task of this Phase 2 research program was to examine the economic performance of several recreation/attraction venues which might serve as role models for entry into various regional and major markets around the United States. The types of operations examined include: I. Family recreation centers, free-standing and mall related (like Forrest Fair in Cincinnati, River Falls in Clarksdale, Indiana, 49th Street Galleria in Salt Lake City and North Philadelphia, and Fame City in Houston). II. Adult-oriented night life activity expressed in venues such as the Sports Bar or Dave and Busters and other similar food and drink night spots …
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 Book And Background Data For Regional Attractions And Children's Parks, Harrison Price Company
Briefing Book And Background Data For Regional Attractions And Children's Parks, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
This report provides market analysis of the regional attractions in the US, background information for children's parks at Universal City & Orlando and gives insights on investment opportunities in regional parks and children's parks at Universal City and Universal Studios, Florida. Includes appendices: Legoland, Sesame Place, Idlewild Park and Castle Amusement Park. Prepared for MCA Recreation Services Group. Includes tables and appendices. Report no. 488.
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.
Texposition: Disney Enterprise Initial Feasibility Study, Walt Disney Imagineering, The Disney Development Company
Texposition: Disney Enterprise Initial Feasibility Study, Walt Disney Imagineering, The Disney Development Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
This report includes part III to V of the feasibility study of Texposition, Disney's festival marketplace in Dallas, Texas. These parts cover attendance estimate, attendance distribution, facility size, pricing, and revenue. Includes tables and graphs. Handwritten on cover "1089 A5 B" (Report no. 1089, Subject category A5, Restriction code B).
Feasibility Analysis For Proposed Entertainment Facilities At China City In London, Harrison Price Company
Feasibility Analysis For Proposed Entertainment Facilities At China City In London, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
Mountleigh Tianjin Dockland P.L.C. retained the Harrison Price Company to prepare a feasibility analysis for the revised entertainment program. The contract calls for an assessment of the potential markets, projections of attendance and patronage, recommended sizing and capacity guidelines, pricing, revenue generating potential, and a proforma financial analysis. This report summarizes the most pertinent data, analysis and findings of the feasibility analysis.
Market And Financial Feasibility Of A Themed Attraction At The Rio Nuevo South Redevelopment Site In Tucson, Harrison Price Company
Market And Financial Feasibility Of A Themed Attraction At The Rio Nuevo South Redevelopment Site In Tucson, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The Downtown Development Corporation in Tucson investigated the development potential of a 20-acre site in the Rio Nuevo South Redevelopment Project adjacent to downtown Tucson. The Harrison Price Company (HPC) was engaged to study the economic potential of the site, concentrating on the feasibility of an inner-city attraction. The research effort focused on an evaluation of alternative land uses for the site including a themed or other attraction, specialty retail, museum, hotel, and commercial office space. This report has the following sections: introduction, summary and conclusions, demographic characteristics of the Tucson region, survey and comparative regional demographic analyses of "Old …
Potential For Dev. Theme Park Residuals From Expo '86, Harrison Price Company
Potential For Dev. Theme Park Residuals From Expo '86, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained by IBI Group on behalf of the Ministry of Land, Parks, and Housing of the Province of British Columbia in January 1986 to organize and carry out a charrette conference directed at determining the potentials for a major themed amusement attraction in the Vancouver area and the degree to which the availability of certain residual equipment, facilities and other values in Expo 86 can stimulate the creation of such a project.
Briefing Material China City Charrette, Harrison Price Company
Briefing Material China City Charrette, Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
The Mountleigh Group retained the Harrison Price Company to prepare a feasibility analysis for the revised entertainment program for the proposed China City development in London England. As part of the feasibility analysis a China City Charrette took place on August 9-10, 1988. The charrette agenda includes: 1) introduction and orientation, 2) summary of the proposed development program, 3) overview of the market environment, 4) specific concept and content, 5) preliminary estimates for the proposed attraction, 6) summary and adjournment. Charrette briefing materials are included in the pdf.
Forecasting Parameters For Expo '86 In Vancouver, B.C., Harrison Price Company
Forecasting Parameters For Expo '86 In Vancouver, B.C., Harrison Price Company
Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers
Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained by the Ministry of Land, Parks, and Housing of the Province of British Columbia to compile forecasting data related to Expo 86. The report includes the following data: population mileage rings, resident market estimated fair attendance by mileage rings, estimated fair attendance from beyond 150 miles and total, estimated available tourism within 150 miles of destination at time of fair and market penetration, attendance to population ratios market penetrations by mileage segment, weaknesses in New Orleans, Harrison A. Price track record on exposition forecasting, effect of distance and percent of attendance at Montreal and …
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 …
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 …