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June 16, 1986 LehRweladm011ftest7 <br /> goal for the 6 months run has jumped <br /> el TTRACTIONS & from 13 million to 20 million. <br /> PRODUCTIONSThe Superdome's new DomeArena concert <br /> area produced 20,000 crowd in brightener <br /> A survey for the Intl Assn of Amusement of the Eastman-Kodak Co. benefit tour <br /> Parks & Attractions shows that 53% of for the Statue of Liberty, "America <br /> Rocks." The company took a "monumental <br /> the population plans to visits a park <br /> nearly twice before September--the stats loss" (Amusement Business) at box off- <br /> from the U.S. Travel Data Center mean a ice in 100 cities for closed-circuit <br /> 15% gain in park attendance over last simulcast. Show was poorly advertised <br /> year when 200 million visits were re- and poorly organized, with $21 ticket <br /> corded. In their vacation projections, for telecast seen as steep. Youthful <br /> the Travel Data Center said park visits audience targeted for concert and tix <br /> were important in 25% of vacation plans. did not seem responsive to supporting <br /> Park attendance is evenly divided be- Statue revitalization thru donations <br /> tween male/female and adults/children, tagged on to ticket. <br /> * * * * * * * * <br /> The purchase of Facility Merchandising Carnegie Hall's massive remake is under- <br /> I Inc. by MCA Inc. involves concession way and facility is closed until Decem- <br /> sales (not food/drinks, however) at 24 ber in $10 million renovation <br /> auds and arenas from Norfolk, Va. Scope Miami finally has given OK to construc- <br /> to the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, with tion of $50 million downtown sports <br /> Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, the Dal- arena that will seat just under 17,000 . <br /> 1 las Reunion Arena and the Inglewood (Ca.) Atlantic City is arguing over <br /> Forum in between. merits of closing Bader Field, after <br /> * * * * * * * * May 17 crash. Casino execs are espec- <br />{ ially concerned. <br /> 111/1 <br /> The weather notwithstanding at many * * * * * * * * <br /> parks (and the much rain-delayed Indy <br /> 500) , Memorial Day weekend was a rouser " <br /> for a wide sample of surveyedby A prime season in the outdoor market" <br /> 1 p parks is the way Amusement Business charac- <br /> Amusement Business (6/7) , which are terizes the concert summer ahead. Two <br /> looking ahead to the four-day July 4th facilities are under construction in <br /> weekend with great eagerness . That southern states; competition abounds, <br /> weekend marks the reopening of Lake however. Nederlander organizations ' <br /> Compounce amusement park in Hartford, outdoor Riverbend and Timberwolf fa- <br /> Conn. , revitalized by Hershey Entertain- cilities in the Cincinnati area are <br /> ment & Resort Co. and named Hershey- giving Riverfront Coliseum a run. The <br /> Lake Compounce, arena had 15 dates scheduled, as of <br /> last month, and recent sellouts inclu- <br /> ded Neil Diamond and ZZ Top. The arena <br /> Despite a fatality May 9 at EXPO '86 aims at 25 concerts, but must avoid <br /> in the Canadian Pavilion, crowds have conflicts with Cincinnati Reds home <br /> been surging thru at rates between 100- games. <br /> 150,000 a day, and the first full month <br /> attendance reached 3.45 million. The <br /> Ngo <br /> _f � (202) 232-7107 <br /> I <br /> 1 P.O. Box 27488 <br /> Washington, D.C. 20038-7488 Subscription Rates <br /> NAM_. <br /> $95 a year in <br /> COMPANY U.S. - Canada - <br /> ADDRESS and Mexico <br /> fi <br /> 111 <br /> CITY STATE $140 a year <br /> overseas <br /> ZIP TELEPHONE( ) AIR MAIL <br /> SIGNATURE <br /> i <br /> 1 <br />