2013 Attendance (Split Topic)

sanddunerider · September 12, 2013, 06:50:30 PM

Runner, IF it was scheduled that way. I would understand and agree..

BUT if during the day, the PTB decided to stay open late and only accomadate the Cox group, I don't feel that would be fair...

Important thing is everybody enjoy themselves and have fun.

runner1960 · September 12, 2013, 07:03:19 PM

Sanddune, I agree with your agree.

Ozarks Gal · September 13, 2013, 08:36:11 AM

I have a friend whose mother works for Cox and went to the Cox day last weekend. I do know that it was arranged ahead of time for the Cox employees/family to be able to stay after "park close" to 10. I'm sure fun was had by all (but I personally stay away if at all possible on days like that!).

Joy · October 14, 2013, 10:31:44 PM

Quote from: Runner1960 on September 12, 2013, 05:16:25 PM
Quote from: sanddunerider on September 12, 2013, 01:42:12 PM
Outlaw run, sat the 7th, there were approx. 20,000 - 20,500 people there... yes that would be quite a crowd. had not heard they stayed open late..

Not sure I agree that only cox people could stay and ride? after all, the rest of the people also paid for their tickets and put up with the crowd all day too>>?

It is not really that unusual in the theme park industry for special events and something called a park buyout to happen. I was at one in the Magic Kingdom one time. The park never advertised extra hours, but after 10 p.m. The attractions were closed to everyone except those with a wristband. I only saw 1 upset person who threw quite a fit when she could not enter splash mountain.

My friend and I were at Magic Kingdom for one of their "Extra Magic Hours" nights last year. The extra hours are for guests who are staying in Disney resorts. They don't use wristbands anymore, though; you just show them your "Key to the World" card (which is your hotel room key, charge card, ticket card, etc) and they let you into the attraction. A lot of people were wearing clear card lanyards so they didn't have to keep digging out their cards at each attraction (something my friend and I had to do, lol).

I think it'd be awesome if SDC ever eventually has a resort, they set up a similar program for resort guests.

Back to being more on topic: how's the attendance been? Looks like this thread hasn't been updated in about a month.

sanddunerider · October 15, 2013, 09:22:32 AM

the last 4 weeks or so they have been rung 8-10 thousand on Friday, 12-14 on sat, 6-8 on sunday, however this last sunday they had over 10,ooo there.. great day..

U Smell Smoke · October 15, 2013, 05:27:36 PM

We were at SDC this past weekend. I asked the guy on the back of the tram Saturday as we were leaving how many they had that day, he told me 11,000 and they were expecting 12,000. The Saturday morning rain may have kept a few people away. He also told me they were expecting 9,000 Sunday. Since Sanddune reported they had 10,000 it was indeed a good Sunday for them.

cowboy · October 16, 2013, 08:03:30 PM

I'd expect a big weekend this weekend because most of the Oklahoma schools are on Fall Break. We'll be headed up on Friday and Saturday ourselves.

Jay

sanddunerider · October 17, 2013, 05:54:26 AM

cowboy, good chanve of a good weekend there.. this is also the last full weekend of the fall festival... next weekend they are actually closed on sunday. final prep for OTC,.

chittlins · October 17, 2013, 08:30:09 AM

Quote from: cowboy on October 16, 2013, 08:03:30 PM
I'd expect a big weekend this weekend because most of the Oklahoma schools are on Fall Break. We'll be headed up on Friday and Saturday ourselves.

Jay

also arts and crafts fair weekend in NWA. No clue if the blue hairs that hit that stuff hit SDC some but it brings in folks from out of town.

Junior · October 17, 2013, 04:26:39 PM

Geezzzzz....so I'm a "blue hair?"

chittlins · October 17, 2013, 04:35:55 PM

Quote from: Junior on October 17, 2013, 04:26:39 PM
Geezzzzz....so I'm a "blue hair?"

as soon as I posted that, I read an article in the paper about the Spanker Creek fair and it quoted some blue hairs err... older ladies from Okie and they said they were going to finish with the crafts fairs today and head to Branson to ride roller coasters. So some discounted coffee drinkers do coordinate the arts and crafts fairs with SDC trips.

okiebluegrass · October 19, 2013, 08:19:20 AM

my sons in the Yukon school district were out last week. however my little daughter goes to more and they were out this week.

History Buff · October 19, 2013, 09:26:49 AM

Hey Okie. Do you live in Yukon, or is it just your son? My parents are in Mustang.

okiebluegrass · October 19, 2013, 11:26:50 AM

I live in SW OKC now but I lived in Yukon for years and years and still play guitar for Canadian Hills church of the Nazarene

sanddunerider · October 27, 2013, 09:19:49 AM

Well the last day of fall festival saw 9600 people.... They were "expecting" 10,500......

COME ON OTC!!!!