Re: Cedar Fair wants Santa Clara to delay or reject 49ers deal
Yes the big wigs, but not the small wigs...
It always surprises me when poeple assume that park closure means a savings. With a park the size of Great America I doubt they recieve a bill in the mail for thier kilowatt usage per month like a residential customer. In fact I would figure that being closed during certain operating days during the in season would be quite costly, as you still need to keep things like water filtration systems operating, guest relationsh staffed, and security. With no admissions coming in to offset that cost it seems that profitibility overall would de down.
My other concern is the real need for a large scale stadium project right now? Often when my local Fox affiliate is airing the Yankees game I am shocked to see just how empty the new, much needed stadium is. Teams claim they need the space, but in reality, right now I can think of better things that city governments could be spending their time and money on that sporting franchises. Now I realize that prohibiting a team from building a new stadium would lead to that franchise threatening to move to another city, as is the case with our local AAA baseball team. But I say unless you are selling out each and every game, no seat is left unsold for the entire season, and you can show the overwhelming need for such a project, then you should be treated just like any other business looking for expansion. Just my biased two cents, as I would rather have a theme park than a stadium complex in my city.
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