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8tad }Digest April 30, 1986
<br /> to raise $440 million in sales tax reven-
<br /> A TTRA C TIONS & ue passes. Largest concert facility now•
<br /> is the 6,000-seat hall in Ohio Center.
<br /> PRODUCTIONS The new facility, which would have 65,000
<br /> movable seats, could be used for concerts
<br /> (large) and sports (some)--Variety.
<br /> Reopening of Lake Compounce near Hartford
<br /> (CT) will be delayed beyond planned Mem- Atlanta's fabled Underground could rise
<br /> orial Day gala. The park, the country's again from its desolation of the past 5
<br /> oldest at 141 years, was closed for re- years. Mayor Andrew Young has called on
<br /> building by new owners, the Hershey Ent- the Rouse Co. to bring its "festival mark-
<br /> ertainment & Resort Co. , which spent over etplace" success package there by 1988--
<br /> $20 million on overhaul March at 3 times the original size--as a lure
<br /> was a record month for The Spectrum in for the Democratic or Republican national
<br /> Philadelphia, as 441,777 fans attended 34 conventions. The Mayor is determined,
<br /> events, including 16 sellouts: 8 Flyers' and undismayed by the $130 million to
<br /> hockey games, 3 Grateful Dead concerts, $200 million price tag. He sees Under-
<br /> two "Mud Bog & Motorcross" events, con- ground as generating 250 new business
<br /> certs by Aerosmith and The Firm, and the and 2,000 permanent new jobs.
<br /> Hagler-Mugabi fight.
<br /> Comic Relief Inc., the charitable effort
<br /> Kings Island, Ohio, looks to break last for the homeless that aired on HBO, also
<br /> year's record and surpass the 3 million netted $345,334 from ticket sales at the
<br /> mark this season. Its theme will be the Universal Amphitheatre program March 29.
<br /> park's "total package" of entertainment,
<br /> rather than features of special attrac- The facilitygave a S
<br /> rent cut and
<br /> tions. Repeat visitors during a season dropped percentage sharer on merchandise.
<br /> buy 100,000 season passes, which are used
<br /> 4-5 times. The 100 rides/attractions are Political wrangling is holding up a $445
<br /> augmented with concerts in the 10,000-seat million convention center project in Phil-
<br /> Timberwolf Amphitheater. adelphia. The state legislature's houses
<br /> are divided, and the city may "go it on
<br /> The park has the highest admission (as do
<br /> its own," through bonds or private devel
<br /> Busch Gardens, Williamsburg; Six Flags in opment the Meadowlands Complex-will
<br /> Jackson, NJ) of 40 parks surveyed by Am-
<br /> usement Business. who have a one-price host a "full-fledged" fair Aug, 3-10....
<br /> opa
<br /> admission. Mud Island in Memphis had one in lat mon County, Ariz., the
<br /> county fair lasst month for 4 days attrac-
<br /> of the lowest (.$6) . Eight of 56 parks AB ted record 72,963, up 19.5%, with paid
<br /> surveyed had a free admission, with ride
<br /> attendance
<br /> Rose-
<br /> and attraction tickets priced separately. ofup 30%ccroft Raceway
<br /> has bought controlling in-
<br /> terest in another Maryland harness track,
<br /> Suffolk Downs race track will gain a new Ocean Downs.
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<br /> convention center that will go after the * * * * # * #
<br /> Celtics as tenants and acts that now book
<br /> the Boston Garden and Centrum, according
<br /> to new owners who paid $20 million for
<br /> race track Columbus, Ohio, could gain
<br /> a new World Center if a May 6 ballot issue
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