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ATTENDANCE PROJECTIONS

    Visitors   Visitors   Visitors                  
Other Museum Comparisions   2010   2009   2008   Adult v1 Adult v2 Adult v3 Child  Senior Avg Tkt   Est Tkt Sales
Childrens Museum Of The Upstate       125,000       $12.00     $12.00 $12.00 $12.00   $1,500,000
Greenville Zoo       278,000       $7.75     $4.50   $6.13   $1,702,750
Roper Mountain Science Center   252,618           $6.00     $5.00 $5.00 $5.33   $1,347,296
                               
Georgia Aquarium       2,200,000       $24.95     $18.95 $20.95 $21.62   $47,556,667
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry   1,481,352           $15.00     $10.00 $14.00 $13.00   $19,257,576
South Carolina Railroad Museum               $15.00 $10.00 $12.00 $7.00   $11.00   Unknown
Riverbanks Zoo Columbia       1,000,000       $11.75     $9.25 $10.75 $10.58   $10,583,333
North Carolina Transportation Museum       1,000,000       $6.00     $5.00 $5.00 $5.33   $5,333,333
Biltmore Estate   1,069,359           $64.00 $59.00 $54.00 $32.00   $52.25   $55,874,008
Baltimore and Ohio Museum               $14.00     $8.00 $12.00 $11.33   Unknown
Northlandz (Felmington NJ)       547,500       $13.75     $9.75 $12.50 $12.00   $6,570,000
California Railroad Museum (2002)       566,000       $9.00     $4.00   $6.50   $3,679,000
Castle Museum (Saginaw, MI)   16,379           $1.00     $0.50   $0.75   $12,284
Twin Cities Model Rairoad Museum   1,790,497           $6.00     $6.00   $6.00   $10,742,982
Miniature Wunderland Hamburg Germany   1,000,000   1,000,000       $14.00         $14.00   $14,000,000
Virginia Museum Of Transportation   31,000           $8.00 $5.00       $6.50   $201,500
Pittsburgh - Carnegie Science Museum       448,500   711,623   $17.95     $11.95   $14.95   $8,671,919
                               
                               
                               
Averages   805,886   1,023,571   101,660                  
Combined Average   609,819           $14.48     $8.46   $12.31   $7,507,055
                               
                               
MWOT PROJECTIONS*                              
MWOT 1st Year 2013   100,000                     $10.00   $1,000,000
MWOT 2nd Year 2014   200,000                     $10.00   $2,000,000
MWOT 3rd Year 2015   300,000                     $12.00   $3,600,000
MWOT 5th Year 2016   400,000                     $12.00   $4,800,000
MWOT 6th Year 2017   500,000                     $14.00   $7,000,000
                               
*MWOT projects that initially 80% of opening attendance will be from the Upstate Of South Carolina             
based on Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area (CSA) 2006 population figures of 1,203,795         
of 60199 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), it had a population of 61,782 as of the year of 2009      
MWOT projects that initially 50% off opening attendance will be from the MSA as well as               
Greer population 26,040 (2008), Taylors 20,125 (2000), Simpsonville 14,352 (2000) and Travelers Rest 4,099 (2000)        
of an additional 6,320 visitors                              
                               
The balance of 31,898 visitor will come from outside the upstate area including but not limited to Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbia and Ashville.   
                               
                               
American Association Of Museums                              
2006 Museum Financial Information survey found that the median annual attendance for different types of museums         
                               
Arboretum/Botanic Garden   106,235                          
Art Museum                             59822                          
Children’s/Youth Museum          78500                          
General Museum                     43500                          
Historic House/Site   16000                          
History Museum    10750                          
Natural History/Anthropology   62803                          
Nature Center   52850                          
Science/Technology Museum    244589   <<<<< MWOT fits into this category              
Specialized Museum    20000                          
Zoo    440520                          


 

 

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David Leaphart
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Jimmy Jones
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George Fletcher
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Gregory Cherry
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Scott Dam
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Doug Alexander
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