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8 July 30, 1986 <br /> this month Mud Island has turned <br /> ATTRACTIONS & into the premier attraction Memphis want <br /> - <br /> ed; he $63 million:tourism draw is_also <br /> _ROD CT ONS - -` w <br /> mm due ofnst111/1 <br /> Mud Island is managed by the city parks <br /> Five million on June 17... .7 million by department, AB noted. <br /> July 4....8 million by July 11.-..EXPO <br /> 86 proved its drawing power early on, <br /> and attendance of 100,000 a day on aver- Memphis is the site of an Elvis Presley <br /> age is affected only by Canada's cold International Tribute Week, Aug. 9-17, <br /> weather and rain. EXPO is heading into as part of Tennessee's year-long 'Home- <br /> what should be its best month, for wea- coming" fete. Graceland, Elvis' home, <br /> ther and crowds Canada's Calgary is the site of several events; others <br /> Stampede topped the 1 million mark in are being sponsored throughout the city <br /> its 10-day run this month for only the and at Mud Island London is <br /> 5th time in its 100 years. the site of the 100th anniversary of the <br /> first World Chess Championship. The <br /> July has been a good month for New York month-long event pits two Russians; the <br /> City and its spectacular Fourth; for first event was in the U.S.-- in New <br /> baseball teams, for county fairs like York, New Orleans and St. Louis, 1886. <br /> that at Del Mar (Ca.) which had its high- Faneuil Hall Marketplace in <br /> est one-day ever (72,034) and record Boston is celebrating its 10th birthday <br /> revenues the Cleveland Indians ball this summer; beginning Aug. 7 thru the <br /> team drew the largest major league crow- 31st, parades, Boston Pops concert, <br /> in more than 13 years July 4 when 73,320 premiere performance by the Boston Bal- <br /> turned out (Amusement Business) . let are only some of the free activi- <br /> ties planned for the celebration. <br /> Sea World of San Diego was experiencing <br /> an 8% decline earlier, as reported in This year honors belonged to the Statue <br /> last issue of DIGEST, but July is show- of Liberty; in 1985 it was the Brooklyn <br /> ing a turnaround, led by July 4 when Bridge.. . .next year it's San Francisco's <br /> revenues were up 15% though crowds were turn to celebrate the 50th birthday of <br /> about the same as last year Walt its Golden Gate Bridge. Fundraising is. y <br /> Disney Co. Imagineering design/project underway on a $22 million kitty for a <br /> arm has been called in by Seattle's Fun party. May will kick off events in ' 87 <br /> Forest and Center House, assisted by with a walk-over Colonial William- <br /> Harrison Price Co. of Los Angeles on the sburg has been restored by private funds <br /> financial packaging. A study will help and the number of donors is nearing the <br /> determine future possibilities for Fun 30,000 mark, 'and annual giving over the <br /> Forest, unchanged since the Seattle past 10 years has grown from $51,000 to <br /> World's Fair when it opened $2.5 million:—Total gifts of all kinds <br /> Wild Rivers waterpark in Southern Calif- totaled $63.7- ilion in the past decade <br /> ornia, located on the site of the old though CW was 'Ystarted nearly 50 years -. <br /> Lion Country Safari, is drawing 3,000 ago. <br /> people daily on average since its debut <br /> !WIWI. re_ITALZalTZEligeSt <br /> :. " °11/ s -7' :iii:::::-77::::::::' <br /> 1C o <br /> Marj Jensen, Editor (202) 232-7107 l _,� . _ - - <br /> P.O. Box 27488, Washington, D.C. 20038-7488 G / --r <br /> •iii•n111o1" <br /> FIRST CUSS WAIL <br /> City of P7 . ' <br /> 10 <br /> View III/1 <br /> 2401 Hwy 10 <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112 <br />