Central FL Fair sees flat admissions and decline in spending

from today's Venues Today enewsletter (5/15):

SPENDING DOWN AT CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIR

"A lot of free tickets went out the door to maintain the status quo at the Central Florida Fair, Orlando. The April 17-27 fair drew 198,000 total attendance, about the same as 2007 when 200,000 were counted, but paid attendance was 93,000, down considerably, and spending on food and games was significantly down, said fair manager Charlie Price." ...

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