The flurry of ERA news has begun --
from today's Orlando Sentinel (3/14):
Attendance at theme parks continues to skyrocket
Scott Powers
Sentinel Staff Writer
6:00 AM EDT, March 14, 2008
"Central Florida's theme parks saw modest-to-strong growth in attendance last year, displaying resilience within an otherwise softening local tourism market, according to a new report.
The report, produced by a research company and theme-park trade association, concludes that 2007 was a particularly good year for Walt Disney World, a decent year for Universal Orlando and a year of modest growth for SeaWorld Orlando." ...
"The attendance estimates, produced by Economic Research Associates and the Themed Entertainment Association, are completely unauthorized and unofficial." ...
"John Robinett, senior vice president of ERA, a Los Angeles-based company, defended the report's accuracy and said Busch Entertainment's complaint is a minority view." ...
"'I think it was business as usual," Robinett said. "Orlando did quite well this year. Southern California was a little slow. The Midwest was modest. You add it up, and it was a year of modest and healthy growth, which is to be expected at this point in our industry.'" ...
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From the L.A. Times Daily Travel Deal Blog (3/14):
SoCal amusement park attendance stays flat in 2007
"Attendance at Southern California amusement and theme parks remained flat for 2007 with Disney’s California Adventure experiencing a significant decline in visitors," ….
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From Park World online news (3/12):
TEA/ERA Attendance 2007
New report to be distributed by Park World
Published: 12 February, 2008
"Which were the world’s most visited amusement parks in 2007? For a second year Park World is distributing the TEA/ERA Attendance report" ... "the single most respected and referred to source of global amusement park attendance figures." …
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