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Potential for Dev. Theme Park Residuals from Expo '86 Potential for Dev. Theme Park Residuals from Expo '86
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'!'lIB _BII'I'IAL P()R DEVELOPIRG ftMII PAD aalDIIALII r_ aPO ' U III
VILNCOIIVER. ftlIl'l' 1 811 COLOllBIA
January 21-22. 1'86
P •• poo • ..:! by,
Har r ison Price co.pany "6 SOUtb Bronaon Awenue
Loe Angel • • • California '0005
(2UJ U7-l457
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"'"-I Il"l'RODOC'I'ION. ....... ............... •. ... ... ... ... .. .. ... ., PROJECT BACl GROOIIO •• ..............•.... . .. . . . •.. . .. . .. . . ,
Site Requlreaent • • ....... • • • • -... • • ., Site Avd l abil ity . ...... • •• • . . . .. ., s.uonallty OM Weather . • • • • .... • • . . . . . . . ••
THE M u tt ........... .. •••.•. . .. . .. . .... . .. . • -....... . .. 12
The Ruident Mar ket • .•••••• The Tou r le t Vi.ltor Ma rket . Attenda nce POtentl.I ••• . •
• • • •
. . • • .... ....
AVAILABLE ASSETS AT EXPO 86. .. . .. . . . . . . .. TIlE TIVOLI APPROACH TO IITTRl\CTiOlI DESI GN.
EVOLUTIOII or II TH Eft E AND CONC EPT •• . •••• . •
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PRELI Ii INARY ecONOM IC PEASIBIL ITY IINALYSIS . ............. Oeve l op.ent Ind i cat i on.
Coa t •.•••••.• . .. . .... . ..
SUMMARY or rINDINGS •.••••.•• . .. . .... .. .
..... ." ." .n
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LIS!' OP ,. ... IILBS
tabl.
I Lht oC hrelclp.nu •••••••.•...... . .. . .•... . ••••••••••.• 2
2 SIH Requlre .. enU POr AnnuAl Attend.MU In th . Rang. ot 1.0 to 2.0 IIUlIon . . .... . .. . .. . .• . •••. . .• 8
3 ~nl .... te ot g.po 86 Av.U.bI. 'I'our l •• Mel lIon-linlel.nt VI.it.tion Jl.1I.ngu ••• . •• . ••••• . ••••••••• H
4 Attend.nc. potential Po r A 'I'he.eel P •• ~ Attraction In the v.nCouver .... ,ket •••.••••.••.••.••.•••• 16
S Rldn .nd EnUrUln .. nt C.p.oclty .nd Co.t •.••.•••••.••.• 31
6 1I"ch.ndl .. and Pood 'I'h ••• structure , Vldeopolh .nd Other SIU Structuree •.••......... . .. . ... 32
7 Site OevelopJIent Co .... . .. . .... . .. . .. . .... . .. . ..... . .. . . 3 4
8 'I'ot.l oevelopJI.nt co.t .... . .. . .... . ••.••.••••. • ••.••••.• 3~
LI S!' or P I GURBS
p.ge tabl. II2a....
1 SIU I\&p •.•• . ••.. . . . . .... . .. . .... . .. . .... . .. . .. . .. . ..... 10
2 SO.nd 100-111 I e Annual Ring ' Arounel V.ncouver ........ . .. 13
SIX."I' I ON I
IH'tKODOCTIOII
Hu r laon Pdc. Coapony wu retaln01l by lilt Gr""p on behalf
of the II lnlatry of ~and , parka and """.ln9 of t he Province ot
.rl t hh ColuJObia in January of 1986 t o organise and ca.,y out a
charrUh conference dl .. cted at detua inlng th. potentlala for a
.. jor th.aed a""ullent attraction \n the Vancouver He- and the
d.g ... t o which t he .... ailability oC c.rtain ,uldua! a<jui .... nt.
tacllHi .. and o t h •• valu .. in e~po 86 can a tl "" l.t . t h. c .. ation
of s uch a proj.ct.
Accordingly , HPC Invito;! a group of npa.o. in the attnc
tlon bualne .. t o join with the cHent 9roup uuJObled by IBJ and
the lI\nhtry of I.and8, Pa d s and Housing to t.eat t hh question
In depth In a two-day con f u.nce held at the offlcn of IIC Piace
In Vancouver on t h. 2ht and 21 nd of Januety , 1986.
Pa rticipation in the confe r ence Is IdentiflRd In 'rul. I.
ouo.ld. participant . U .. ed In th h tabla ... u .. lected for th.
range and quality o f th.l. uparience and background in the
.. tt •• cUons bu . ln . .. .
Corpon t ion , In addition to direct .... ac t lona .. padence at th.
Space Needle, hu an uuna lve bactground In attraction ... oa<].
.. nt at SI . rla9a Includln<J par ks In Orlando , St. Loul. and Buena
... lan
!ake .... u ruponslble fer the ueeUent al t . dev. lo ..... n t phn at
lie" Orleans f or Louisiana Wor l d !'poaltion snd head. up an .... n
a ive s.chltec t ural practice .. ith heavy focus on recreation p.oj-
Ni c k Wlnalo .. snd Barrhon Prlca have an utan. lYe back-
ground in . cono. lc pl.annlng and feulbLll t y analy. 1e f o r .. "e .. 1
.... Uve year hesd of parsllOunt ' s rutu ••
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Table 1
LI87 or P~ICIPAHTS
~ . D. 'letton. Deputy Mlnleter Joe ~. Loyer, Reqlon a l Director . Lover ftalnland
G. A. Rhoodeo , Re910nal Direc t or, ftajor Proj.c t a
MINlsrNI or LANDS. PARlS AND UOQSI8G . PROVIIIC~ or BRITI SH COLtlllBlA
Nickey R. I. Perret , ~ucut1ve Auht.nt to t he Mlnlete.
III lfIsrNI or COtISDIIU /\lID CORPOAA'FI! .... 'A I IlS PROVI IICI! or BRITISH COL!!IIB I A
Stanle y Ivo~ , Pre. ident Mu rr.y Coo~. Vice Pre . ld. nt, Dev. lo~nt
BRl'F I SH CDLllIIB IA PLlICH
rrank Dillon , Vice P. u ldent . Ope ratione
Phil selnhaker . Nana91n9 Dlr~to r D.vld N. Tholl . Direc t or
IBI GROUP
R. Alan E. k . .. , ftan <l.91n9 Partn.,.
ESIEW, YOG'!'. So\LVAl'O I\lID I'ILSON
Grady !..orkin .
GRAD! lARIIIIS ASSOCIA'FIIS
J ...... E. wrlqht. predde nt
SPACE IIl!mU CORPOAA'FIOH
Harrl _on A. Price Nichola. S. Wln.lo ..
IlARRISOII PRICI! COIIPAHT
technolO<jy approach ... to the a.t .. ctlou indus t r y . '!'he diveuely
back<jrounded dlent <j<oup al.o contain@'d a n att u ctlon. indunry
profe .. iona l in Pran k Dlllon--Vica Pud dent Operation. at g. po
8 ~ and ... ny yu .. a n operatlnq uecutiv. " Ith 51> , I&<j. and Taft
par k • •
ru t ore th e U8~ ~.po. it i on site within 60 days aft.r the clo88
of tb. event. Purthar , ! 'po ... n&qe.ent intenda to p r e-sell all
di aposable it ... prior t o t he ~, pos l t lon ' s openln<j on May 2 .
Provlnch l <jovern .... n t haa uh@'d a '!u u tlon of potentia l for
.... jo. th .. @'d a.uuunt and <,..,uation center i n Va,\<,ouve . .. hlch
could ta ke advanta<ja of E. pos ltlon r n l d ual. . Consequ.ntly , It
is conteap l.ted t ha t should an •• u . ..... nt facility b. de •• ed
.pprop.late a nd a cono.lcally viable , the a.uuunt f.cll ity
" ou l d have flr.t choice In t he ua. ot t hen .......
The Iape t us for the idu ot a the •• par k In Vancouver de
.Iv •• troa t he f ollo" ln<j conslde rationa,
I . The Northwut contains t..., or the IU<ju t rulden t ... r ke t a
In Nor t h _dca not u.vltd by such an at traction (suttla
and Vancouver) .
di s tant .
2. Th. Va ncouv", ar .. ben. f l .. tr"" a 1&<<je acala toud •• in
a6dltlon to i n r .. ldent b .. e --and t hat tour h . .. Ill 800n
r..:. he a pe .... n.nt upvard t hru ...
I . Attrac t ions In VanCOuver du." " e ll--a ua l !!e pa rk in
Stan l ey Par k d r a va close t o a aUlion aUandance and ala"
qude , _rgiul , po ... bl e , hard ride , carnhal par k on the
PN£ g r oundS Ie ... ll attended sa t he only avaUable .. u •••• nt
attrac t ion in t~e .rea .
4. ~he •••• Ive 1n. tallatlon at E~po 8~ creetea a one- t i ..
avall.billty of cuhln nruct"' .. , ddu. nt racUon .of t
"au and ancillary devices "hicb could serve to lo ... r the
de velopaent coat andlor _tl_ ulat e the develop-ent pot entl.l e
of • Vancouver attraction.
~ng the goala of .he charrette ar e the following tentative
and p . ell.ln.,y objectiv •• ,
• ""antHy tha potential vhitor .arkat for an a.b .... en t
..... ctlon .
a enl ... te the IIkdy .. rket penetration relatlva to pd.-,y,
e ~curelon .nd tou,l.t vleltatlon .
• Identify • • u .... nt poork content So as to utablhh an appro
prl.ta qu.lity of .~perlence togethe r with. type of a ' perl
ence which wOUld dhtlnguhh thl_ facllity u decidedlY ot the pacific Northweat and eora spaclfically of Vancouver .nd
Can.dlan flavo r .
• Aue .. the baalc vlaual U."or an<! aU.action of s uch an
.tt raction.
• Revle .. the current hclllt1u undu construction for tbe
UU EXpo_Itlon .nd id.ntHy which coe ponen" of th.t event
could be of "al"s to a new .. useeent cent er .
• Ravie .. a l •• 10ca U ona rd.tive to the general geog.aphy of
V.nc""va, an<! acce .. ft ... t he g,e.t .. Seattls and P .. rUand
.etropolltan .,aaa to th e aouth and .. ther lcc.t l on fact .....
• Dater_Ina It the projec t Ie .., .. no. lcally viable baud .. n
pull.iouy d •• e •• lnnlona of ita deve l"paent c ... u, s ite
acreage requlre.enh. revenue and upenu g.ne .. t1 .. n.
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Operat i ng In th. 0 <191nal "storyboa r d" conference a t yle
d .. veloped by "alt Dian.y. an advance Agenda .... prepa r ed .. a
rou9h 9uldellne for the .eetlng . It b outlined .. folio ... ,
1. In t roduction and o r ientation • Participant. • Role of t hia charune In t he plannln9 proceu
(p rocedure. and objective.)
~ . Project bac k9round • Oevelop.ent Objectlvu • Revie .. of alU option. (. he. location .
acceulbillty , au«oundlng land uau) Including the upo .Ite .. an In t er I. poulbUlty
• Poulb l e cons t nlnt . On ope ration. (,.u t her condltlona/ •• a.onall t y , .It. t . r r aln , local availabili t y of . upport l n9 Infrastruc t ure-hotela/.ot ell , ca.P9roundo , food aervlce)
3. Prel1 . lnary Indlc.tlona of .. r kl t .upPOrt • Ruldent .. r " et .'oe and characteriaticI • Tour l .... r ket • Co_tithe envirollllen t (othac attractlona in area and
attendanco nperlence) • Vialtor accoOUlO<!atlonl In the ...... a check on
tourl •• count.
4. ! . pe r hnee ot other at trlctlona In the area • llar ke t pen"tution and a ttendanc. • Operating .... On • Ad.l u l on p rlcn
S . Baaie develo_nt pan •••• u • Gonlral acope ot projlct vl a -a-vl a indicated .. r ke t
"uppert • aeco_ndad operating .... on • Vbltor l"n9th of .. a y objlctlve
6 . Upo rulduall • ""'u ..... nt. • Pavlilona/uhlblt. • Other .. ructur .. and . oftwa r e
7 . SpeCific con t en t • Th .... Hc or;enUtlon • entertalllllen t /rlCr . Ulon ac tivltlu • Pood/beverage service faclllt1 .. • lIe<chandl .. ul •• faclUties • Ad_lniatutlve and auppe rt hcitl. t ea • probable phnlng ot develo~ent
8 . Pul1.inary utl .. tu fer preposed attraction • "ar ka t penetutlon and attendance • Dul"n day att .. ndance • Phy s ical capaci t y require .. n .. • Oveull acru"a uqulu ... n •• (f i u t phua pI" . future
upanaionl
9. Suaaary and adjourn .. n t a Rec a p of eharrett. flndin"a a projectad "chedule of co.pletien of ouaaa r y paper • ..... 19n_nt of individual r n ponslbill t l .. and folio ..
up i npu t fro. participants e ... djo"rnaent
Tha nctions that folio .. et t .. pt to highli ght and 8"","arlze
the COnC a nS,," of the participants In the churette. Altho.,,, h
oplnlon8 w .... diver .. , the g r o"p wo. .... nU a lly unani..,,,. en
..,n hy . le • • nta·-par t lc"larly In reterence to t he final cOn
cept, the nature and .cope o f tbe oppor t unity and the general
outl i ne ef t he •• and conten t of t he attracHon .
SIIC!'I OII ~
The ch ... ette opened with • d b cuu ton of .. venl t opici
cond t tlonln9 .Iule.-ntlthe.., pa r~ oppo.tunl t lel In VancOUve r .
They were li t e requlr ... nt l , l ite avallabilltie. , ••• • onali t y and
.. eathe< .
Area uqulrue nu for an a." ... e nt perk .. ith annual
attenda ncn In t he rang . o f 1. 0 to 2 .0 Ililion are c a lculU"", In
Table~ . The valu u a hown r eUe c t a ahor t .... on !>'Irk (120-140
daya pet ye ad wi t h. 2S pe.cen t pe ak aonth at t e ndlnce (u I
percen t of t ho annual vo lu le) . The tange a hown II 50 .4 acr .. for
one Ililion at t e ndance , 76. 2 acua for 1.5 Illlion attendance and
100 .6 acr .. for I 2 I Ullo" annual attendance .
A larg .. d h thI n the valoea Indicated .. ould allow f or
periphe ry land developooent I n .dated ven t ure. (ot her attuc
t l"nl , .elated u rvlcu , RV dnel"~nt and "th". Icco-xlnlonl ,
etc . ) . Thl l can be a u l efol .t.ategy depending on how l uch soney
can b. tied up In b.nk lng land for peripheral de ve l o_nt .
A thue poor ~ wil l n"t pencH "ut On high COl t land. Th • • • -
f"r . It .... . n agreed pr u vlptl"n t hat ""barban land II .... n-
tlal . I t .... a la" Ig r .. d thn t he d l rectl"n "f I "vel.nt f"r the
c e nt .. "f 9tavlty " f tho gu.ter Vanc"uYer oar ket II I "u t heut.
Si t ea t " the I "u t he .. t Int .. r cept the _in sove...,nt "f t "urill
to .... d vanc,,"ve, frol t he .... t .nd the large oa.k et to t he l outh
In Seattie /Tacol . and Por t land .
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Tabl e 2
SITE Jt£QOIREllt,.,.S !'OR AIINlIA.L Aftll:lOlM!lCBS III THE RAJlCB Of' 1.0 !'O 2.0 II I LL IOOI
AnnulI AttendAoce
~.k "ooth (2") Peak IN. k (f 4 . 43! 'uk Day (20t) Plak On-Sit. (70t) ACr" of Required A •• a
( 400/aeal Ae . .. of pa ... E.p,aulon
Ar ... (lOt)
PHUn9 for Via Ito,. (3.2 car, 120 "".'.crl)
Parking for ~ploy ••• (21ca<, 1 ,.ploy"/IO vl.lto • • , 120/ae. el
p.rklng t opan.lon A l lo~.nc. (20tJ
Grand Total Requl . ... nt (ae . .. )
l. QOO.OO P
2 40,000 54,116 10.Bl5 7.585
19 .0
->...< 22 • 8
19.8
23.0
21.6
50 .'
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1. 5QO , OOO
360,000 8l.2U 16 ,252 11.)77
29.0
H.8
n.7
3'- 5
76.2
iI . OOO , OOO
'80,000 108,352
21.670 15,170
38.0
-L>
45.6
39 .5
-'...<
55.0
100.6
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1\ preuntatlon by Ileaben of the Minhtry of Land • • par ~ .
and Houllng Idlntifled t .. o p r l .e gov ....... nt-o .. ned .1tu on or
nea. Highwa y n ... ong o t hen that ... y b. Ivallable In o r near
Surrey . "he U r n and prehrrad dte h the Sun.hlne HUll Golf
Clu b in Oe I U. It contlln. about 150 acrn . o f .. hlch 30 h uled
I. I PO' 3 golf Cou.ll . It 1. p.esent ly Illtad by thl gove rn .. nt
n uce .. land .. ith a $100,000 asUng price . Thl d t . II porat
land in 1 rive. delto " hleh .. ould c.eatl n tu coni of coutcue
tion and d .. inoge typical or Ie .. g •• d. alluvhl ' '''.phnd. At
Uth Avenue and lO t h St r eet. It h " dl locatad odjlcent to th
ne .. Ann.cll Uland fru".y i nto Vance"v" n"" obou. to open .
The ncond dte clole to the O.S . bo.d .. --ollo o wnad by the
governlent--conUlnl lOO acrea and h Iccealot<! fro. tho Ca.pbdl
River Road . up On n to the north and eut 10ae , aUu dhtanc.
In Surre y . It h .. a difficult t .. o 14ne .cc .... ,oad. Soil condl
tionl erl h . ouperlor to t hl golf Cou." land . It II curuntly
priced .t u~ , ooo to 120,000 por. 4c.e. An oddiUonl1 1,000 aern
II Iva liable o n adjacen t land .
Surr . y h the ru t en g.""inq City in Canadl .and both o f
the .. dtu "" centeced in vancouv .. ' . pr.l .. q'",,'h Ifeo .. 1th ucdhnt gen .. l l ICCUI t o Incoalng tou . ilt t .. Hic.
It 10 I pporent t hat gove.nalnt land , ... d . aVIUable on
app.opriAt o t.,a. by the Mi nh t ' f of Loom! , P"~I and Hou.ing , can
be a ... jo. auhUn". in iaplellenti ng t he p.opolld p.oject .
Th. tvo .itn dhcuI .. d ar . Iho .. n in P i q u . I.
sel.onal i t y end weltbe .
It .... ag ... d by the g r oup that In .. uu.ent par~ operating
in the Vancouver envi.on.on t "Ill li t ely be Ualted to a unon
of l20 to 1 ' 0 daYI, full tl .. June , July and A~9~ot threuqh ea . ly
sept ..... Or all of Septelbec , weekendl only 1n April , May and
pe.bopo the lA t ter port of Septe.be. Ind a .... kend Or tve In
October .
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S ITS IlAP
n, .. ". , = L.-",
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S.,.e • • hndon of IU80n ... y be gained by " e athedzing .nd
cover In,) ... nw.y . an<l the use of va< . al •• cteenl . So .... le .. n • •
of th o proj~t coul<l be <leol9ned for .11 yeor operation but th ..
... jorlty of the attraction I , enentlally outdoor entert.ln.,.nt
with a nltrlcted .... on .chedule ,elated to lntrtnalc cll.ate,
tourl.tlc .nd echoO l I chedule con8t,alntl .
lihUe Vancouver enjoy. a _orately
hu quito a bit of d . llIlIng rain an<l/o. fog .. hlch create <I;'coa-
fo.t fo, uterior •• u .... nt park gu ..... . lIbetevu poulble the
d.119n lolutlon, , hould .cknowledge the need for • ,ather Ilgnlf
lean. a..,unt of " .. the, p.otection but at the ..... tI ... 'ltC"'lnhe
that • large !'II'. of the gu ... t ' a upectatlon t. for an outdoor
park. Effo,t. to Inclu<le giant galle,la., ... 111 , .. gaenclo.urel,
etc .... y very ... 11 win the battle of cll ... t. cont.ol but 10l e the
.. ar of !'II,k-liko nperlence . e.utlon Ihoul<l b. taken In otte .. pto
to u.e the InU,n.tional building _ul .... I gian. covered
.I<I"ay. On goo<l day. people In Vancouver want to b. outdde . If
the a.uo • .,.nt po,k I I perce ived a. e •• en t l.lly .n In<loor Iven. , I
lot of the .oglc of thl dte I nd .nylron.ent will b l 10 •• .
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SECT I ON 1
Par \'. develop ... nt 1a generally auppo.titd by th r ee distinct
.... I'.eu v Hh dUre. l ng p"netutlon uP<ld.n"e~-th"y are t he
prl .. . y local ... , 1'. • • gene rally cons idered to be within an hou .' s
".hln\! ti .. (up to SO a11u) 1 the ucu •• ion aark.'--ac"" .. lbl"
In " round tr i p in .. long day vl ' hou t naying o vernight (110 •• or
leu 100 allu dthlng distance) ."" the tou,b' ..... ket v hlcb 1a
t he nu ..... . o f via Ito •• to an Un [."e ounld .. the p.bary and
e. curalon .. r k .... .
The p<I ... y IM. k . ... olden. population In vancouv .. , ... t en
.... one bou, 'hiving tie .... dlue . ia UtiMtltd at 1.5 _Ulion
(cOIOpare<l t o the SMSA at 1. 2 a l111on). The . ""ond .. y .... Ident
populatlon--" two bou , dtlvlng ti •• dng o u t t o .. 100 aile d r iv
Ing dhun"," In &0 .. dh""tiona--in"lud •• t hou ."clltlona' ... 1_
dent. who could .ttend the par k in a One day t r ip withou t staying
ove. night .
ha H trOll
Thh ring adds app.od ... t a ly 9~O . OOO . abou t haH and
Vancouve r Island a nd the . ea.lnder f r ca Khatcom .
Snohc.hh and Skagit Countiea in the nate of waahlng t on . The
oute r periaeter of th ... ... . k.t. h app.o~iuted In Pi g .... 2. 50
and 100 .Ile annula. tinge .. our><! Vanccuver .
es t lutltd .vailable tour i .. wi th in the pd.ary ar><! seccndary
u,ket. 18 derived froa an .. tiute HI'<: p.e pa .. d for EI po 8~ In
DecelObe, 1984 , .. shc .. n in '!'ab l e 3 . I t sho" . toud .. In tbe .....
.... ch i ng 5 . 857 .Illion in 1986-- a leval ... .. ould upect to be
... Intdned th ..... fter as eo_thing of a pe,.anent upward se t In
the t .end of Vancouver t ou,ie • .
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ES'I'IIIA'I'I! or laPO U AVAIIABLI! 'I'OOItISll IUtD IIOIf-IlI!SIOI!ItT VI Si'l'A'I'IOfI RAlfCCS
1. 1977 Toud • • in perlOn o"G<night tripl to 8C 1.lllionl)
2 . Oitto 1982
3 . Cr o v th raU 1977-19$2 fa 1.3 percent per Y" "
•. Po, 1981-IU6 ... u_ 1. 3 pe rca nt g'''''th per yur Or 1.053 Or 1986 i.
S . BWBC geu 51 percent Or
6. Senon adjun •• nt fa 75 percent
7 . Pair kicker fa 20 percent of 6 .155 0'
10.725
11.no
12.088
6.165
•• 62 4
1.2H
5 • 8 5 7
Source. 9"ri lon P,ic .. C0"Pany , 'orecnting Para.eten for ! , po 86 in Vancouver, B. C.
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At t enda nce Pot e nt i al
Tabl e ' . hOl'. pot enth1 attendance ungn for an attuction
of the kind conte.plated takin" Into accoun t no •• al _rket pene
tution upetience of lilt s e nterpri .. s in other co .... niti u In
Cauda and the o. S . The attendance un"s ahown 1 •• u en t hlly 1 . 0 to 1 . S .H11on .
BuUt into the equ a tion of pote ntial h t he tac t t hat
ne ither the Vancouver o. Su ttle ... r t eu a r . u.".d wi t h a .. jo.
pa d a"action a "" the Hut to e nter thh Held s hould duw
he avily f<oe the othe . . The nea rby seatt 1e/T.eo. ••• "Ional
... . t et area contains 2 . 1 .UlIon and h a a ol1d eOu.ee to. tour
bt derived attendance at • Vancouver park .
seve.al facto r a ve re dhcu ... d eonennlng the s trength of
Va neouv • • touri •• • "" r .. ident ... rketa and the econo. le e nvlron-.ent for the proposed p.ojec t,
1. e.po 86 .. 111 create an . .. a .... ene .. o f t he quality a"" powe.
of Vancou"e •• a • t ou.la . deatination.
• 2. eI change ratn create an induce.ent for viaite t ion and a. e
likely to con t inue In the p r e.ent ba lance .
l. The .ove of the P<ine ... Line teo. the " edite .. anean to
Vancouver and t he Inland Water " .y nut . u .... . e"",,,u"icat ..
t he " . e ngth a"" a tabllity of Vancouver .. • tou,iet destination .
t . The role of Vancouv .. h upandlng as a ... y eeono.ie unit within the pacifIc Ria e nvi.on.en • •
5 . The """e.served cond i tion of t he .... ket .
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Ta bl .. 4
"ftllR)AHC B POrEPn'IAL POR A 'l'llElilm PAR! "ft~IOlI III THE YAIICOIJVKR _"
Nrk U SegU Dt
Prl .. ,y Ruld.nt 1.500 n hour)
Secondary R •• ld,nt .. , (2 hour)
Tou,ht lIa ' ket 5 , 851
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lla r ket Pe ne tnUOl\
"'QQ'
'"' '"' '" m
>0, m
>0' .. "'-
'"
m
U.
879
1, 473
6. Ttl ... UlIngn ... of t"_ govarn_nt to .ntar Into. joint
prJut.fpublie v.ntlln to etl ... I ... th cr •• Uon of • project of t"l .. natur ••
t. !!:Iougenc. of a fli. and ,.I ... d .nt.'tel .... nt Ind~"'y .. a
atl ... lant to • vent u •• of the .ype cont .. plat .....
HOtel and .atel availability In .he .... (16 , 000 plu. <oou)
h nat a conet rain. on the tourh. a .. enden". potenthl Indlc .. od
in T&bl. 4. Th. dlatr1butlon b ...... n cedd.nu and t oude ..
• " .... n Ie aha "onaleUnt v it" t,,_ p.ork uperle"". "hie" fo. 42
.. '0. ope.atlon In t". U. S. end Canoda agg.eget .. a .... Onably
,1.lla .... ult--.I>o<I. S5 pe,e.nt tou.iet darhed, 45 per".nt •• ,Id.". de.l.ed.
~ cbarr.tte Identified ,.ve. al profltabl. p.o._. of a a"ope
and dl_n,lon app.op.iat. fa. a ... k.t ot ."Ie .1 •• , for • • •• pl ••
1IO.ld. at 'un In lana .. City (19" att.nda""e l.lU .llllon) and
Vall.y Pel . In IIlnn .. polla (1914 atUndanc, U5,000). Taft'.
Caro .. I"", In Charlotte, 1I0.tb C .. oUn. (lU4 a.tendance 1.135 _nUon) Ie aha In the rang • •
AIIoth,. poeaha
.. ne. at the PHe rid. I .. ,bart run and eo ..
non-t.l, .... on. Th.
au~u.y i n the ... ketpla". Ie the pe<fo.
pe.k--1,500,000 att.ndane ... the hit In 600.000 atUndanc. III tha ddt park In Ita
per cap Ie a "Iathely I .... n . 50 . "b. qu.lIty of the ..... cUon 1& I .... and lte •• lathely hl9b att.n
da""e ,.Info." •• tb. Id.a of an IInde.e.tve<! ... k •• condition.
H .... tha "oneillelon o f tb. cb."ett. thet "hat bapperuJ to the Pill carnlv.1 dde park d .. , not bpaet thla p . oj.ct heavily.
"h. telr a .. lf .. y dap . ... att.nda"", ....... h .. du,lng Ita abort
,un bu. tb, ,Id. pa .k during Itt non-fair .... on I. nO. conald-
"ed t o b, a e_HUn thru.. Itt ,I .. Ie an .. phalt p.od. ite
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<lttuction . Ix antiquated and I t do u not offl r t he a.enlU u of
a _un the •• pa rk attraction .
land .. Ill likely be ended In the l ong run . I f In the futur e PNe
we u to ..,ve to a ne .. l ite adjace n t to th o the.e par k It could
Crute .uhnant lal loght l c con f Ullon (pa rk ing , crowd cont r ol,
etc.) during t ho tl.e ot the fair .
Tha Vancouver Aquulu . dre" 756, 000 In UU " ith U perc. nt
"",netrnl o n o f the rn l dant ... rket and 5 pe rcent penetration of
the tour l ': urke t . The pel cap i ta expendlhu wa. a _e.:
n . lO U. S . We ar e t old that In UU the a t tractlon' a attendance
ju.ped to c l o .. to a .Illion plac i ng Ito dra .. equd to that of
the 800ton Aquarlu. In a . uch l arg. , ... . k . t and ahea d of
"a rln. wo ,id In t he large r San Prlnel l CO Bay Area ... r k. t .
In a •••• llng t hl e proj.c t o ppor t unity , Alln &o ke"' . co ... nt.
on the natun of the ... r ket are p*rtinont,
· rh .. d u lgn charrette In Va ncouver repruented .y flr . t vhit. A. In architect a no:! urban d . dgnar, I hId been In troduced to VanCOUvi r t hrough p r ofeulonal journall a nd publlca t lona . My e~ pectatlona f or Vancouve r " ere qui t e high .. a reoul t o f t ho varlou . publlcatlona and g l oving npun • .. hlch I hId received fro. prOhll lonal collngue. . Hovever , .y p*uonal I_prenlon. of t he city uceeded .y IIOlt po.l_ tlve expec t aUona . It I . truly an .. traordlnary city tha t 10 ble .. ed "I t h br e a t hta king natural bea uty cOlIPh"'ftted by a quality of u,ban fabric that h . 0 .. l epun lve . I t appea,. t o b . .. city of grea t civic pride and l o phht l catlon . Cultunl facllltl .. a ppal' to b. o f ... jor llIPOrtanc a to the co_ unity and I gene ra l att i t ud e ot d u ign ucell.nc. and quality .ee ... t o p< ovall . T~rougl>out t he are .. I vt.Ited , I t ... .. thlt deo l gn quality of n." con. trucHon II blended In a very t ~oughtfu l .anner with hi. t orlcal . truct Ur" . trongly n.vo<ed by the Bdtla h p .. u nce . I n I hort , V.ncouvl< po ... .... ov .. " h. I _lng attribu t e. o f a vi b rant , cont u porl r y city . It II a hidden t r ... u .. . •
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AVAIu.JILlI ASS IITS AT D PO Ii
The a fternoon and evening o f th" fint day , the charre tt e
9COUP v1aHed the hi' .ite to 9etn . 0"", flu t ha nd fa.Ululty
.. lth t he kind . of nructuru , <idea, e9ulp .... nt and oupportln9
gu' that . Ight be .. d" avaUable t oc " p"c k deulo\>Olent. On . h"
-o,n lng of the .. cond d"y, .he 9COUP .... t .. I t h punk DUlon , Vic.
Pruldent Operation. , Bzpo 86 , to nvle .. t he 8ubj.ct in b<oad
te, •• .
the follo .. 1ng ,
•• 1. V. ko ... Stu I Cont er
(A",O .. d"d9" , l • • dna)
2 . Challenger Swlngl ng Sp"". shutt l e
l . Claul" 1907 vintage antique "nouul ( I en ed)
4. Two 540-... .. n,hl . k y .. a ya (l.ned) Von Roll Gauuntl
5 . Inta.ln . tul fl u. e , 2 lift. , 1 chu t u 46 paneng .. boot . , ro.ary t u r ntable
6 . To.a l ly auto .. ted de l u. e ".,e •• l lned -ono r . 11 .. Ith 5 . 4 kilo •••• , of r o ll . 10 tuina f oe ?? p .... ng ... ea"h , by lIybagger/von Roll
7 . Gy ro- t o" .. , (pa,.chut. d r o p ) by I nt .. in
pa rac hute To ....
8. IIc liUlan activity park fo r " bUd .. n conta ining 00 •• 24 • • pa •• t . pl ayg,ound
Ba U .. ted b'~
C.pacitr IU du/R""r )
1 ,800-1 ,000
1.200
...
... ... 1 ,600-1, 800
4 , 000
1 , 200 100-800
lte .. .. ith clo.ed Circu i t TV .ani to •• t or oupa,vl.lon a ll In a 10 , 000 .qua, . foot 0 ' .0 ...
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II. ~.fo < .. nc:e Faci lities
1. T-ll 'l'hute , bulldlnq .. Uh a hl9h-nylltd de_GUntabl . -ov ... ble roof containing uati n<j f or C, ODO and subnantial ~u lp" .. nt (leaaedl
2. pacific 11<> .. 1, and cov.red , de..,untable , steel atadlu. , avai l able in Sec t ion. up to 3 . 500 •• a t .
3 . Ger ... n lleer RaIl (20,000 aqua re fu t )
4. " Ie"allaneo"a bandstands
I ll . rood and Orint
I . 'ut food CHta 2 . Va <1ous restauran t equ lpooent pa"hgu J. U"Uble 2. 500 aquae. foot _"h r nructures ,
a" •• In 91 ... a nd nul
1 . R""uble 2 , 500 aq"". t oot _ula •• t.uot" , .. , 8" •• In '11 ... and nad
v. 81h Sen t"e a l'l4 oth ... Struct ure.
1. R""uh h 2,500 .quare f oot _ub. at,uctur .. applicabh to • v .. lety of ... Int.n.n". , ad.lnlatra t lon and ••• vice f unction.
2. securi t y ho" ... 3 . Pint IUd nation 4. Ntsce l laneou. '11 • •• and at •• l _u l a, buildings 5 . Guest ",lations cfflc •
.. , . , . •• , . •• , . •• • • " . u . n . Il . TV .onl t o •• U. I'lag pol ..
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lion all of thl abov ........ pIHy thl kind of hcilltiu and
<!<julPllent found 1n cont ... potary th .... parke and ate of interut
to any .. ntity .. tt ... pting to develop " uch a project in Vancouve<.
Ho .. evee, ..,vlng aO." of th .... it .... ... y b .. l.pucticd fOt a
and ,,11]' p.obably be .. tu(ned, (2) ite ..... y not fit th .. choun
Pl'r k d ... lgn or requtred " In, or (J) ..,vlng coot NY b .. proUbl
tive or .... uh with th .. coet of building nev.
In addition to the for e going liat, ..,veral corporat .. uhlb
It. within the t_podUon .. y conUin <!<juiPllent it e .. of int. r
u t. Worthy of .. nOli nation a n the Pl'vUiona iutalled by Air
Canada, CP, Generd MOtou, CN and Tel .. coOlp "hlch h p(u.nUng
it" " tory in Clrclevl"lon and other ••
S .. veral it .... which .ight Or .igh. not be of inter ... t viII
lik .. ly continue In un on th "it. and .... apparently not availabl .. ouch .. ,
1. The ruotic "'ructu .ea and act lvltla. of the Pclk Lif.
Centet, an a thnlc happening .. ith a th. a' ''' In th .. round.
2. ".Al 3D In Canadian Place.
4. Sh""Scan In t h B. C. 'avilion (leuO<l) .
'l'h .. wo.ld of high I.pact til. vlth Ita apecld e!recta and
ucllhnt c.pacity g .. neratlon ..... U_. n.d In the_e park., h
.or. c( 1 ••• P( ••• pte<! .~c .. Pt poaolbly for Clrc],evl . lon.
Theee h an u<g .. nt n u d to .. ke a detaUO<I on-ane app<ahd
of prac t ". and v.ll defined int .. r ... t In th ..... r .. aldual" conald • • -
ing the dl"POlltlon acbed"],. of E~ po 86.
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The conce naus u U ... te of pot ential .. vln9a In devel0POlent
con to b • • ffeeted bl' uklnq us .. of a vailable and appllcabl .
E.po .... t . In the IJOllI • •• ntation of t he proposed these park
project va. In t he range of 17 _ llllon to '10 .Illion O.S.
Par ~ d .. 19ne . G.ady wr~ ln. had thu. co_n" to ... h In a • • easlng ov • • all . eu.e potentlale ,
"Co.ponen .. fr os Expo cen fors a valuable con t ribution to th e core requlre .. nts of a th •• e par ~ although not In altog.the. obvious val's .
Th e •• b Uut the qu es tion of not vh" " Ill Inve the EOpo but vh.t v lll etal' . "th .... park, vhlch Is a l . pll' an entertal""ent c . nter vl th .. tb ... . hu onll' a finite nusber of I n9,.dl a n" to for. it. vital co' . --th. progus _ h--and ad"'lt1onai co. ponent s .. r va onll' to ,.I nfo,c . and upand the core . E.po obvious ll' " ill have all of the b .. lc Ingredte nta--rldu. ahow. and attuetlons . If .. a l gn i flcan t nusb • • of .nl' of th.se coaponen .. r . ... ln .t t opo t hel' "'nract fro. th. core--the bu tc attraction ponr--of the park . in a pa .k of the d h cu . sed ' nv. n.ent du. It vould be verl' "'lfticuit t o .. och and co",pete ,,1th anl' ka y coaponent let t at upo. It vould t>e "'HflcuH to p<ov l de a ba tt a . co. pone nt. " pa rk v tll e u,vlv. in th Vancouver area only If e uHIchnt .... Is deflec t ed fro. t h e. po . lte and In .. <ted Into oha pa.k . it • .
Fu . ther anentlon .... t be given to t he I .""ct of .ny cosponent coneiderlng t hat it h "the u cond tI • • around" fo, th e at t netlon. that el'lh. be .... ved to the pa.k. Financially . t heu h the consideutlon of r . lo· cation . Rid .. ... especially vuln.ubh to • • heone.ption of reu .. valu. fo. two ... jor reasone- · a} the bul k of the coa t of ... jor <Ide. (wata r f lu ••• • coasta • • • etc . ) h not In tha ~ul_nt tten but <ather i n the Inf'''Uuctu u e nd foundation. n. eded t o alt. tha rid • . Th h h a coat t ha t .. Ill be co.plet . ly repeated , an'" b) t he qu u tlon of public I_co as a ... jo. facto, for a ppeal--th. r1"'a Is aI.pll' not .. atUactlve " hen It Ie w.ll kn ovn. Th. ,. I. aho a potential ps ycholO'llc. l p<obles of the perception of t he park as a poor .. a pchild , 0' vo , .. . Upo II. In atead of t he park havln9 Ita own Identitl' "
"rchlUet lIhn u . . .. offered th .. e eo_nt. In a UeU'n9 ,au.a pot e n t lale,
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'2~ po 86 c e <t aln l y occupl,," One of th" great develo~ent dtea In UCent wo <Id ' . fal<.. . The gove r nHntaI uqul<".ent to clur the . ne uc"pt f o r t h ... or tour .. jor I t r uct ur u will noult In the ell.lnotlon In t he perception of ... ex-fd< lite . 'l'hh decldon t o ch .. t /:le lite h • vuy goo<l technlgua f o r In.ur1ng thn t he POdtin ... ory of the f nl r re.a ln. . s.cau". of the nud to c l u r t he lit. I_O<Ilate l y , t he new a ....... nt par k baa the opportunity t o caplhlhe on th" ruldual bulldlngl and O<julpHnt . 'l'h" architectura l ch. rac t er o f the fd r lite Ia quite I l p r elOlve . The _uI" Itructu r •• /:Iou.lng the In t e <natlon. l pa~ l llon. are gulte .e.orabl. In ahape ."" uterlall . ROw"vu , i t .un be c a utioned that th" .pp rop riaten" .. of the ir I t<ong vlau.l c/:lar.cur for t ba 2opodtlon uy In fact be t oo ov"<po .... lng In t/:l" contut <>f a .uch finer grained a.uu.ent park. . Uhou t doubt t b. _uI .. bulldlng l .. ou l d be a guat <"ou <ce and would p<ovlde n e dble dulgn option. . Their UU<nal apl"'. r ancea .. Ill prob.bly alwayl b. cloul y Identified " I t h l ope 86 and to that end , the d .. lg n tu. "Ill be r egulred t o deal " I th .. collection of bui l d ing_ tha t lIy ge ne r at .. overwhe l .lng .nd I ndelible ..... r y of the ' 86 fair lit.. 11.. pointed ou t during the churnt . , the building" a r e ot such a l uge .cale and ouch a nrong .~ ele t al ge""et r y t /:la t .ne.pta t o dl.guile their vl.ual cha rac t e dltlcl wi ll be difficult , even lapo .. l b le. Theretore , uu of th" .. _ul .. In a r .. ldu a l _ •• u.t b. don" c.",tully .0 .. to wa lk a fine line between conti nuing the ••• od .. of the e.po 86 and d.velop l ng a n.w des i gn loo~ and perlonall t y fot th. new aau .... n t pa rk.
WhU. t~e aodular In t e <na Uonai building_ ara clearly t he IOU <)bvioUl r .. idy a l facilitlu , ther e u . a nuab. r ot oth.r Ita •• tha t can be eff.ctivel y u.ed, the entrance gat.s , aaphlth. at a ,a , hospita l and flrlt aid tacll ltiu , tood and beve<age kloakl and •• <chandlalng .t<uctu ... .
The e, posi t1 on dulgn and construction I. of uceUent guall t y . Given tha hi g h quality . t andud. of the ai te dev.lopooent, ulecUng a pptop r lne plec .. for <.- un In t ~. new • .use .. nt pa r k .hould be an •• I Y e • • rcl ••• Sel.cted .l •• enta can be .ff.ct lv.ly aodlfled and/o< .. novated Into fsclllU .. that ate app rop r iate t o t~e leale and tntuts of • n. w .suae.ent P'I< k."
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SIICTIOII 5
TIll l'IWLI APp-ca '1'0 AftUC7IC* Dl!SICII
II""a aucb dnalo~nt .lgH I_ct. th ... ",I<k. a c""dd
a •• bla .-oun~ of ti .. va •• ~nt dl.cua.lng the ,.Iatlng 111'0 ,It •
• nd Ita r. .. lblJlty ... tutu .. orbanrad .nU,UI .... nt rone. In
~.Ucular. the concept of a Tlvoll-atyla PIo,k vn dbc" .. ed In
du.ll. It v .. tha concenau. of the ch .... tt, that the Tivoli
co"".pt "annot be rapllcatitd on tba ~. po alte b",a .... of nlatlng
con .... ln ... nd thU It h aao .n Intovn. c.nt .. ci t y c"atlon
vhlcb la not applicable to .... b .. rban th .. 1td attracolon .
Tholl Pa r k h. In
.", •• atlon,t PIo.k d •• lgo.
tac~. a IIIghly .. nlq ... pbe_non In Whit. not . ",bnle.lly • °t~. "",ko __
th.t h •• ""rk of 'ag""ntltd .on ... ",h ot vIIl ch la ...... Ily teynotltd by .n •• chlt",tu r .1 o r oth.r vlau.l1y • • I.tltd .atlf--the
.a .. pe.ceptlon of the "".k In I .. n.oh •• nwl<o .... nt of u<~n
tha .... rth ,....Ic.n ... rlda ""rk. Tivoli h actually a coeplat •
• ", ... tlonal c.,.p l .. of dining . d.ytl_ ."" nlghttl"" enU<Uln-
e.nt. & pla .. ant gathe.lng plac. for a vida
In .... ctlon for all _9" a"" . IncldentaUy • ...,hanlc.l <Id ...
v .. lety of oodal
a coaple""nt of
Tivoli Ie ettended by ov • • flv •• llllon In .bout 110 deya In .n In •• nuly u.1td 21 • .,.... The total ... ket ahe In copenh.gan
I. co_ •• ble to tb.t of V.ncouye. eo tbat the .",rat o f the hlgb
at .. ""a"". h .. peat tnd. In tb. c.nt .. of the "Ity v ltb ..... g. a uy ... Iat!v.ly .bart l to 4 _n.
Th. , .. 1 kay to Tivoli 'a p'of .... nd reputation h I ..... b.n
loc.tl on _"" .c" .... bllity In tb. vl<y c.nt .. of Copenh.gen, Ita
v&<11td antettalo .. ot b .... Ita .,ontroUItd e"vlron .. nt ."" .g.ln. I ncldent.Uy , I .. rid ...
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upr .... d In lighting, banne u , "ater vie " . , .... "'untry, Inten ..
hndacaplng and color. Tivoli offe .. A full coa pleaent of feltd
in", and •• rchand l u optlona and a cona unt day aO>d nl",ht array of
fra •• nt • • t a ln.ent--concert a , playa , puppet theat e r, .... r .. d • • ,
fi .. " or k., dancing and ao fonh.
Becauu of cerUln aochl aO>d planula< con s traint. on the
upo . lt a tI,. u.ban progra. of Tivoli cannot be . et. ... park
cannot be gated on tbe E~po d t a and the gate pay" for the dlva r
a 1ty of f ree ente r talnMnt ofhrltd d .. y and nigH. And, lIka any
.. a ll planned a uccu.ful progue , If anyone of the cdUcal
Ingrltdlenta are ddetad froe the Cora ula then the e ntir e bdance
Ia upnt. For lnatance, if the rldea ar e not allowf!d u " p,ut
oC the prO<jrae-- .. nd they are aal d to b. l e pou lble on the after
!Kpo a lta --then the entertaln.e nt bue l a "uke ne" an"'or if the
. del u lon gate Ie dde tltd tb .. n the Integ.lty of the park'" e nvl
ron.ent I . threatened u the gu u t flo" to t he facility c annot be
eonlto .. " Ot con t rallltd and enterUln ... nt f"n"N. Tha Inclus ion
of the .. Ingradle nU Ia critica l to the aucce .. of the urban
park, t he "e!etlan Ina .,r n .. p roduct that I s totally "Hhre nt
froe Tlvoll, The Uelt"tlona on the !~PO slta do not allo .. a
proper progu. atr.,ctuu for a Tivoli replication and the facil
Ity cannot to.. a co. plete Integ . al entertalnMnt pack"",e.
1'hla Ie not to .. y that e ffe ctive . ntertaln.ent. feeding . nd
.etchan"I.lng option. "Ill not be "eveloped In t he !~pO a lta •
... r e l a ted que s tion cona lda rad by the group "a. the pote nt i al
for f u Uval a bOpplng .. an e ntutaln.ant functlcn In V .. ncouv ..
In that contut ,
Granville ta l an<! Ie off and running In a -.on effective for ....
.. lth u l ea gene ration r eportltdly In .. c ... o~ 1300 pet s qua.e
foot In an attra ctive aettlng. 1'h. B.C . Pavilion Ie s un as an
Ontario l'loce fo .... t--.n Into" n a .. eablage at fea Uval cente< .. nd
onUrtal".ent e le •• nu In a 1"'10 apace . The Mark e t Ie ""ported
to contain 9~,OOO aquo .. f u t o f .hltd a pecla Ity retail and food
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and ,ene<u!n, volu.e In nc ... or noo pu aquare foot. lion. of
tbe.e option. InflueDC. tb. dl,ectlon ta~.n by tbe p,opoaed th ...
""'_ .. c~ to und.,lin. that any conelduHlon of e f u tiul c.nt., opa<etion In Ite Ubu,ban fo,... I. .li.l .... tO<l by definition.
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~ k.y co ... lduUlon or the 9'OUP .... the Hnd o f t heMtle
p","ntulon "w, op,h t e In the VI""OIIU , .. ,k i t Ind _ thh
to , .. t .. ould be .. p ....... in I eoneeptu.1 phn.
Thl 9'''''P conold "ecI hhto,lnl pr ... nntl an. of Canad a Ind
t he lIa' th .... t . Intun. tlonl ll •• af the Pleltlc Ri • • t he I l l"'ct of Ea po ,," Idudl on t h .... d.velo"",nt. hl9h t ech .. a n lepo ' tlnt
he t o. in thl IconOIY o f the lOO'th .... t Ind • varluy ot tor .. n lYolvO'(! in the P'le k bulln ... In the tb ... dec I du II"ce WIlt
IH.""y Ihook up Ind dce .. ed up t bl ........ nt P'I . k .. I t h t b. el"-
tlon ot • th ... tle d.119" "W. oecb.
It ..... C""".noUI t b.t I v."eouvu P'I . k ._Id bu. I n.., l ook. tMt it .hould not bot I \Iu I,IiM! up .to,y P'I.t in tb. \I.n"
of Ih PlI\lI lubject t o bi\lb oblolue."e. ot It. fo ... t . I n It.
u .. of E. po , .. lduall I t , bould find • hllt .. "t Ivoldlnq t he
to.lIn9 ot In !:Opo budll g ro und . It _uld d .. " on the ln t unl-
It \IOuld to ke I cu. fr OI
Roull--aval d t " d IUana! th •• i "q I " d CUUI 10"" of P'I<lo"" 11ty
.. ith • d .... tl c colo r uphut. . Th ... d ... .. "'u out ropldly-
pe .. on.Uty ..... Cln b. Idd O'(! t o Ind d.velopiM! a nd p.ovld. I
p luto,. tor I h .. vy u .. a f liu .ntlrt.I .... "t • • "ld. utly of
popular .nd fo lk IH. PI,fo ' II""". Th. Id .. ...... puned ...
" .... to c.l.b •• t . t he 1'II"ey of tapa '"th., tba" cov., i t up .. ith
I t.eld. of .reat . deco., I \101 1 at d.veloplnt I fte" k ind of P'I , k
f o t Vlncon".
TIle look o f the pile. " Ill b. drh.n by t ho _ul., build
Intl--I nl .. l ook .. Ith a hi\lb- t ecb di , ectlon. Th ... doel not hIve
to ... n , OC::coco 0 ' q uh otlc f.c . d. . It
_IU cultufll. It CI" contoln hlqh-tech
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"The overwhel.ln" suCCe •• of e~po will cut II~e a aword throu"h all futur a conceph lo r a ne .. par~, The group dlacuued th e "legacy· of th le aucce .. at length,
E.po h co. pond of e l e.ents of un.htakable vlaual Ide ntity aa well a a lngular eaotlonal lapact, TOgether then a .. aeen , and not qu .. Uoned, .. a cOllpleta onceIn-a-lifeU_ upedence . But he .. the phyaleal ele.. nt . are re.aved and ar e vi ewed s ingly beco.. . a que.tlon of profour>d l a poruncs, Seen .. al n"le unlta (Mlnly tbe architectural otrueturea), or I n ao .. dl . lnhhe<l fora ar>d left unaltered Or hohted the eoapounta run the rl . ~ of being percelYed .. pale ghona of a glodous event or _al..,d artUacts of que. tlonable value--out of place, cont ••• and tl .. .
It la an laportant god of the coneeptore of the par~, both vlual and ... na~ac1aL to ..,Id and blend !Ipo coaponent . Into a nev Identity, Ilfa and vitality .
.... to vleud conalde .. Hone , the use of eIpo coa ponen", npeclally Ita architecture, "Ill fII .nd drive the concept of .he park, The .. hlgbly dynea lc "ructutU nclude and elialnate a park of .he traditional "th ... " or erena adventur" and architecture n t apart In tidy "theae Ion"a ," Th" vl.ual enargy of the us.ble coaponen .. ere far too .t rong foe alaple dl&9ul .. 0' claddln", BOVeY", whn peope<ly used In a ne .. contut the .I ... nta will 10 •• the Identity of &lIpo and dlnet tha lr v h ual ene<gy to the new Id.ntlty of the ne .. par~ .
Th. en" rgy that ...... be dl<ec te<l, how.vet, auat nov be allowed to b. coaproateed through cluasy ... napt. at conceellng the orl"ln.l Identity ot the coaponent, Th.r e will be no need .0 .... ...,t thle once the treditlonal Idea of th_ Ie abar>doned. 'I'h ie , then , dlove the coapount . to delve and det",.lne that the pu k la e pi e ce ot pee_onallty, an envdope for even" , not. backdrop tor .. t . -b.lieve. ~lle thl e doeen't preclude .. adltlonal th_e In particular ·..,ed-zon" · Or intuiOU, the overall prog .. a will b. one of dlv., .. energies .. en .. the pereonalltl .. of tb. part--e .... tblng far I ••• definable, .luelve and the,.for. acr •• zcltlng than areas defined by .rchltectural th .... cont .. nt.
It Ie thle e nergy, thle Individual penonaIity, that "Ul preurve the leqacy of upo--a place of profound upede nca, a •• .., .. ble vi sit, • ", .... d1ng ac.lvlty~·e v •• y s pecial placa,"
"I ...... Id c ... tlon .. gdnn " "",,,Iv.I-Ute .ppr.,."b to tbe Pilrt . V."COUY., ..... to b •• ,.tb., .a~I.tlc.te<l .. ,tilt thn "1' lin. upecUtlon, • bit hlgller tb./I " typl""l AMrlc./I .. ,ht. tUUlnly, quillity of tood and bev.,.ge "neI "1 .. /111,, ... of phy.lcill t.cilltlu .. u.t b. IIlglln t il." ..,n AM,I"./I nanel.rd.. Motll .. c,,"tlon iii th ove,t tll •• I"g of tile " Pilul SU"ya"/RiliIbo lu" .. rj.ck/Indh" Tote_ Pole' g""" wlllcll it "II too obvlou.. Rath.r than building 0/1 .. " .. I""ture of til" Pilcltl" ~o'th .. eat, .""1>* til .. th, .. tlc cont"nt arou"d vi . ... of th. tutu< •• nd tile .... glllg HII.hlp of til. PilcHI" Nortllv ... t to til.. Pilcltlc Ill_ "neI ".hn "uitur .. .
V .. neouv., project • •• en." of e'"ell"ne". T"" ne .. PiI,t "lIould cO/ltlnu. thAt . p lrlt. Aut"-ntl"lty of til. "/lYiro..-e/lt of tb. P.cHl c North""U "hould b. "neour.",iId. Ce/l\ll/lenil .. of pl"c •• bould toil pu,.ulld wber.vu padbh. Til. PiI'_ ._Id toil decldildly C"/I""I"/I . It ,,_Id toil .... 11 ... dhUnct Yhlt to .n lnt ...... Uond dutlnnion for tbo .. ~ .. u cO .. I"'I h_ th. S.Uth and Porthnel .. ,tilt. TIIiI Pilrk .lIould lin. " for .. ",d looting per.an"llty .1Id not r"vert to .yrupy tlle.l/l",.
Itfort .lIould b. ..d. to c.ptu.. tb" ..... nC. ot V.n"ouve, In botll food, _,,,II,,nell ... "d quiliity of .Ite d.villo_nt. .e<II.p •• n org.ll laln", th" .. "Igllt b. 'A T .. t" of v"n"oun, ' .. lIlcll vould build on til. podtln l_poill tlon upe<lence. "vhlt to till" ne .... u .. .ent and ,ec,uHon f • .,Ulty .hould ",Iv. the gu •• t .. Uu" ••• pl .. of til. V,,/lCOuv'" .nvlron .. nt.'
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PRELI NI NARY BCoNoNIC PKAS l a lLITY ANALYS I S
The final delibe,aHon of the cha.nt t . group "U concerned
with ,efinftlent of e preUainecy deulopooent con .odel, p , ojec_
tion of ,eve nue generation fro. vi . ltor expenditu • •• , e . pen.es of
op..atlon and IndIcated operaHng eu.plus generation.
Yh e beginning point of the p".k develepooent .ode! is lt a
.equired ride and enU.tain ... nt capaclty "hlch 1 • .ap.e .. ed In
unita pa . hour. "pa rk d .. i9n-.l for a n annual cro,"" of 1,500,000
" Ill have an en-a lte d .. ign day a ttendance o f 11,400 (t.0II Tabh
2) . Th ie In turn . equl , e s a ca""city of .Ide. and ente,talnaent
of 20,000 to 25,000 unita per hou • •
"a aho"n in Tab l e 5, • capaci t y of 1 ~ ,700 la conte.plated .e
tha Pha .. I coapl ..... nt of rid .. , about half hoe expo inv.nto<y
and half in new rid... It is uco_nded thn • cla .. ic woo<l
<011 •• coute . be inatalled in Pha .. II. " fine "<10<1 .oller coute, is PtI.cdved a. the Rolls Royca of pa<t .ide devic .. but
ita coat is high and it s hould co_ la.... Ph .. e I .ide cost
totala Hl . O e Ul10n O.S. Entutain.en. capacity is 5 , 650 unlta
PtI. hour b.inglng totel capacity to 21.150 unl • • pee hou ••
ente.tain ... nt is a p<lo<ity ite. in eVOlvIng the Vancouver
pa.k . Three .... 11 th ...... and the IKIVed and r e const.uct..! '1'-11
and hcirlc 1Ie,,1 thea t e r . .. t e up " 5 facility coaplu costing
f 4. 0 e 111ion O. S . "child,e n' . a ... conta i ning EXPO ' S "c 'Ullan
pa.k and a colJ.c.ion of chUd.en ' s ,id ... h coned n '1 . 0
aUBon O.S •
.... ahown In Table 6. ' &<jui.ed epace fo r foo<l and drink at
fl . 00 U.S. per capita, 1.5 . illion at tendance snd '200 PtI, aqua • •
foot revenue generation 1a 22,500 . quue het. Si.ila,ly , , e-
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RI DKS AlII) t llTDTA I lIIIlUrr CAPACITY AlID COST
!Iai0[ lid"
Coutu 8Vinging Spec. Shutth Cuou .. l I S~y ... y Gyro To .. er Plu .. 10 Sdect.d N ... Ridn
• 700 ~r ho~r
ItDtlltJiU ' pt
T-II Theater MCMillen Activity P.r~ Uddi . ~idn (51 peclflc Bowl Theater S.g •• nt I Slall Theet e r a
(bird a ho .. , Uunt abow, hl9h divIng, .. loon ah",,)
10 Pitch' 'HI/nch Video
TOtal
So~rc., Harellon Price Co.peny.
capacity Pe[PO\I(
1,800 1,000 ... 1,800 1,800 1,700
2.000
15,700
1,000 ... I ,500 ...
no
4 , 650
... 100
1,000
~u .. ted hu.. or I"" t a U..! con ""'"
If IUUOga U. S. I
t5 .00
8.00
111.00
'2.50 0.50 0 . 50 0.10
LlJ!
'5 .00
10.75 o..u
fl.OD
119.00
Tabl .. ,
III!IIC~ISI AHD FOOD THEIl!! STli;OCTURI! . VlDI!OPOt.1S NIl! OTIII!R S IT!! STROCTURU
rood Service. n.soo cq . ft.
lIercha""Ju service. 25.000 . q. ft .
The.e Structure
Site Structu r e. ' Front of Houae--IO.OOO aq . ft. (9u.at •• ,vlcee . fl,et ald . 9a t • • • t icket ing. cecurlty . r.ntale , ka nn. I .1
sack of Pou .. --50 , 000 aq . ft . (ad.lnlatrat lon . e.ploye • • ardrobe , . a,ahou.lng, a to rage . chopa . 9a,ag.1
Con !lOIt
*,O/c q . ". 6O/cq . " .
---
If Coct
.UUop
'1.35
LSO
---1.50
0. 40
1. 25
, ~ .00 l!I . OO
pSI
quifed OpeCI for ",hi! .. I. of . ",,,h ... dl .. at n.oo D. S . per
"apI U . 1.5 .HUon atte""'ance and USO per aqua .. f oot r.venue
'leneration per y .. r Ie 25.000 aqoa n feet . Ave rage co. t of the
food c""ph.ent Ie utl ... ted at $60 U.S. per . quue f oot laud on
a vuage coa t of t h ntell lutallation Ie uU ... ted at UO D. S .
per aqua", foot be .. d o n ua ln,} Expo _ul •• e"'" ao" fhturu.
Pood .. rvlce 10 vleualhed .. a collblnatlon of e bur hall wit "
enterUI""ent and de ncln,} , hat tood, .nac~a , c .. ta, "U""' " and
" It down rutauunt ca"",clty of '00 .uta . A _uh and .... lor
.. jor 'l r OUP plcnlca la conte.plated for apeclal 'lathering" of all
dzu . ToUI coat of " rchendl .. and f ood hclllU .. Ie e.U
.. ted at ".15 .Iliion D. S .
A theae _t ructu.e I . required probably at the ent.ence which
could ta ke th e for. of t ope'o giant hoc~ .y a tlck, the gy r o tow • ••
or an .legant ",ate In all II kdlhood drawn fr .,. .uldual i nv.n
tory. I t would probably b. dulubh to acblev. a new Id.ntity
In thla tra at.ent.
Vldeopelle 1& a dance and recreation center foe young adulU
_el.d In pert a ft e r a 11.lle, Mghly lucc ... fol Installation
recently placed In Dlan.yland . It Ie • conteopeury , " holuo ••
hl>gout plac. fo. te.nag... . It. k.y featorel Include .. _ ta",.
with uoUc lights for Ihe and video u ped pe<fo,aancu ( ~TV) ,
l tac ~ a o f vide o ..,nlto ... howlng pr e-r . corded tapee , live danc
Ing , ... t l ng are .. (including 00_ ralaed aUn for o. coplngO)
and U.lted food .. rvlc e . Ite cna t allocation la 11 . 5 olilion
U. s .
The r .... lning hud con.trucHon coeta .. e •• d. up of {.ont
of t he hou .. and b.ck of the hou .. lite "t r uctu r .. ('1 .65 .1I110n
~.S.l and al t . d.v.lo~.nt COl t . Iho.n In Tabl . 1 totAlling
U~.29 .UlIon D. S . Thua , tb . tOU I "erd coat conlt r uctlon
.. tI .. t . i. "l.a _illion D.S .
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81'1'E DEVELOPREN'I' COSTS
Grading, b.r., en-lite utilltl.a and aeve r package on CO eC, ••
LandBcaplng, elgnage , graphlc l , paving, hardacape, "It rOo ..
Off-lite "tilitlea , acc . .. roada to gete
Reatroo.a-100 fhtu ...
P .. k1ng lot for 3 ,555 vleltor can, 5U .. ploy •• Cara , 4 ,124 totel, 110/acr& • 38 acre.
Peat Preal". on Site IlUllbe r 1
COl t !!nit
f750/ fhtuu
H,lOO/CA<
,-, If a l ll loR qS!
3. 40
2.00
0.75
3.2Q
'16.29
25.00
' 41.29
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Th. fin. l nep in t b. c"eputatlon of d.velQ~ent con ia the
.9gr~atlon of .oft con •• ~.,..n In Table 8. The }argen La
" ... Ign and architectural hu at '4.95 .. lI11on U.S. U2 percent
of hud co.h) , foHewN by p'e"penlng coaU of '2 . 10 . 11110"
0 . 5 . , dutin and t u ... of $1 . '5 _Ill ion U.S . and contingency of 5
pe rcent (U.52 el1l1on 0 . 5.). The grand tohl of developooent
con I. '52 . 39 _Ulloo 0.5. ". t7 t. 07 . UlIoa Canadian . nat
coat would approach U5 to no .I1)1on O.S . or aou without the
conteeplated Inf0810n of Ea.,., ruldull .
1\ park of the t ype di."u .. ..., ahould gao. ute pe r caplt_
, ,,venuea of 118 Canadian "r " total ,evenue a t •••• of '21 .Illion Canadhn. Opoonting p rofit before any land ,.n t , H . ed chug ..
and dap. echtlon ... utlaa t "" at n . 5 pe rcent of the revenue .t ..... (62.5 percent o~,atlng coet. i . " relatively high
lM<centage coalM<ed to Mulc.n puke) , en annual a_unt of
flO.13 allUon Canadian . Depr...,laUon char9u .. o .. nt to ' 4. 9 4
_ n Uon Canadian (bued on typica l 15 year e tralgbt lin .
eo_poeit .. On tbe total $1 4 .0 4 ,IlUon cenedlan coe.) luvlng e
bela""e bdou t .... ot '5.19 ,11110n cenadlan . ... • •
capita lization ,a" of 10 percent thh behnea j .. niflu •
de ve.op.ent e~pendlt .. u of aP1'<o~ l ... te l y '52 .llllon Canadian
l e ulng an unju .. HI01I bdence o r gap of '22 .UlIon Canadian.
The conel .. e lon fol1o ... thn • join. p<iva.e /publlc app roa"h
la r*Q .. iud to l'pl .. eM the p r oject . Co<po<a" . pon.o ra hlp ... y
cover e po<tlon of t hl. gap but e .. batentlel e,e l ' .ance i ,
nonet he le,e reg .. lred . P<0, p8"te for corporate apon,o<ehlp In the
park ehO<lld be enhanced by expected rupon .. at EXpo 86 •
... p<oj e n of the type unde< dhc .. ulon hat • vu y at <on9
8"ono.lc lepect reflected In pe ,k vial to, •• pendlt .. , e" • • t<.
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Cott Up U If .i lllO!! pSI
Cuauhth. Nerd Con.t ructlon Coet. ~.bl •• 5. , . 7 $41.2'
D .. I," A , E. 12 percent 4.~5
Pr.-openln~ Coet OnHo r_ Itatt M."hendl .. II .. lUi"') .Ao!v .. ,lelng
Dutl ... ,.., Tu ..
. " 1.300 ... '" ... '"
l . 5\ ot bud con
hbtoUI ContJI>gency 5'
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2 .16
1.45
t50.lf 2 ' 52
'52 . 91 os
uay ti.e end upenditur... by tour1au. Up"ndltll'" of
.. ploye ... . P"Yllent. fo r ... tuhh and t.... . H h • yoUtH.
cuh budn ... with .. high econoDic iDp"ct .ultlpU.... It VQuld
b. • •• y to d •• on"trate a rapid a-o rtlaatlon of any public
iny."tD.nt In the proj ec t .
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SOIIIlART OP PUOIIICS
The churetU confer.nee .... unani ... be in It. opinion thn
all Indicatlona point to a bloc~bu8Ur pertor .. nce by e l po 86.
Vancou~er .. III be discovered by a lot ot tbe vorld aa a rea ult ot thi8 effort In the .... ... y that seattt. v .. d h eovered a. a
ruult of I t. hlr. It quality a. u .... n. park cau.d c e rtainly
ta~e advanta~e ot thh .., ... ntu. of dhcovary and in . 0 doln"
continue tb. e hove .. ln" of Vancouver to InUrnaHona l vial tor s .
It v .. t he group opinion that the British ColuMbh/united
Shtn North" .. t ar .. 1a a n unhpped u,~et for such an attuc
tlon. The vitality ot the u9ion, t be paucity of e uch entutsin
•• n. and the flu eh ot uclteMen. of E~PO 85 all point tavo'ably
to th e u tahllah .. n. of a th •• e parL WhUe Initia l pop,lhtlon
para u u .. will not Il><Ilca •• t he a"pport ot 8 • • • "apar t " <an
invu t _ nt in uceu of '150 . UlIon Canadian) It would appear
that ther e Ia s ufficient ba .. for a aodeat i nitial invest .. n. of
no to 180 ail lion Canadian.
project . utUden. core, .... and content to qualify u a full
e nt e rtal"..nt vehicle and enable it to deu nd a a ubnantld per
capita e~penditure fro. the ~uut. '!'1I1a Invu t .. nt level upan<!
ed by at .. actlon and ae rvlce ite .. a vailable fro. Eopo, could
incorpora" . uff l elen t e nUrUln .. nt unl. a to Ina ure a s olid
place In t he r~lon_ 1 recre. tlonal .. rxet.
Given prell . 'nary dl8cuulona r*'l a rdin" .apleaentetlon, It
..... po .. lble that a new part hclllty could I:>e opened .. itll the
.. cond annlv4l< eary of upo 86, lI.y 2, 1988 . The ~wo yea < "ep ""uld be enougll .i_ to deal9n and coutruct the new part and the
po .. lbility of c.leb<_tle" th "S.cond I\nnlv .... ry of the S. eond
Life" could be a good .. ,tetlng approach.
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G<>od pub Uc .!tu ata avdhble aouth.ut o f t he ci t y Cn
HI9h~.y ~9 in the opt la". direction of growt h t o t a p the •• aldent ... kat and f or inUr cepting tourl •• t o VanCOuve r c041ng In f roe
the au t and . out!> ,
'I'h .. probable econ".le P<luaetua f or a project of the type
conteaplate<! are u followa ,
Inltl.l Annual ~tt.nd.nc. coal Puk Kont h Attend a nce
hek Day Mtendane.
On-alta ou19" Day AUendance
Act"age Requlre.enta wi t h " ~D pe rcent hP<O nelon Allowance
Probable prl .. ,y S • •• On
1, 500 , 000
HO . 000
16 , 252
11 .l17
H . 2 eCtU
120- 140 daye
" a<kat else In vancouve r I . adequate to e"pport In l aporten t regional park ,
PriM'y .... ket (one hour driv i ng U .... l
Secondary E~cu r . lon lIa .ka t (t..o houn d,lvln,] ti •• l
TOllth.
TOtal
1,500 , 000
5 , 8H , QOO
8,317,000
lit 1.5 .11l1on a t tendance, .. . u kU penetration o f 18 per
cant Ia Indica t ed " hlcb h .. dl .. ithln .tlndnd. of thll IndUI
t ry . "at ket ouUOOk II enhancitd by lack of coapeti tion in t he
II0. t h .... t , tho '""entul ot ~,po , tbe I conol ic vitality of
Vancouver and itl t r Ick r ecor d te . ,,"cutlon of projlct ' wltb I
hl9h ccnUnt of quallty arch l u .. , t ".e a "" dui9n .
"' U ...... ndou. inventory of per k o le .. nto 10 Ivanabl e It
hpo, a vadety of ridu, , c h ildren ' . activity perk, parlor .. ne .
theater. , _ular ' t ructuu. nltoble tor food a nd drink, retall
.. reha ndiaing , ad.lnlatraUon and unlce. , a nd all kind, of
oqulpaont t or handling tho operat io nl l Ind .. intenanc. activit Ie.
of .. pa rk. " ... jor reduction in de ve l optlent con c a n be efhcted
by .. ki ng un of t h ....... t . . TI •• 18 of the .... ne. In con
[or. l n9 t o t ha dhpoa ltlon achedul. of hpo 86. We have Identl
fhd ' 0 .. deal rab l e co.ponenu , undo~btedly .. ny a o r e .. Ill b.
det.ral ned to b. ~aable on da t alled .~ •• In.tlon .
The cha tut U . ... Ined the Tivoli pa rk concept to .. e It It
. Igbt b •• n alterna tive c holc. to a , ubu r ban th • • e park. SUch a
project require. an In t ovn locnlon . It 18 ne t applicable to t h
expo alte becauae of cons tralnU agalnat ga ting and rid .. .
Th e refor .. , no coape t ltlon of t his kind l a fo r ele.n . Th. PHe ride
par k 18 not viewed .... U.l tatlon of t he oppor t unity for t he
propoaed th .... par k .
In IU deUberation on t b ... and concept, the group r..,o..end. d the follov lng approach.
.. St u .. hi gh tech trea t .ent
• Pre.ent aul t l n.tlonal , ault l cultural chara c t ar
• lI:edreu Expo .... u to a n .. v Identlty--c. lebrat. t he legacy o f expo
• pocu . on enUrta ln",.n t and peuoullty
• tIlphulu folk a r .. In . archand 18e pr ... nU t lon,
• St u .. quali t y In rid .. , f ood and entertaln.ent , cleanlin ...
of the ground' and opera t ion,
• Obtain at rong children ' , a nd t .... n ele.entl
• St .... color , pageant ry , lighting , .uale , hndec.plng a nd other Ing,ed l enta of . abl.nc.
• !:volve a n. w kind of pat.
Oon ' "
• .. plicate SI> Plag. o. II .. ato H led dr .... l ng. ,. C . .. t ,. .. bur l d ground for E>pe arUfact .
,. .. peat tradit i onal thell1nq approach ..
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Cue .un be taken nOt to have the new developeent .ee ... a
cuce .. of the a ucceuful E~PO 86. IIhlle a nulObe< of the parte
of t~PO U .. ill be r a-uzed, they ahould be r a-uaed In a dignified
... nner. Given the
auccee. that t . po 86 will c.rtainly enjoy , the reaidual uae of
it. buildlng8 .un b. done with aUll and c.... The E.podtion
reaiduala _hould have a noble afterllf. In the new park. They
ahould not be allowed to .. Her the kinde of indiqnitiu and lou
of r .. pect that HI.e previou _ fair a itea created.
The p .. k evol ve d on the blackboud by the chur. U e 9rouP
haa a capacity of 15,700 unin per hour in a ... jor rid .. and a
ge.e and video ueede.
lnq a MCMillan Activity
It haa a ... jor chlld .. n'. 4ua contain
park and 5 kiddi e rid.. . In k.epinq with
ita . I u ion to aUua antu t ai""ent , the park contain. the 1'-11
and Pacific Bod th. ateu ho. tIPO and 3 .... lI.r theat.r a for
dive ... entertai"..nt. It a f e eding operetion_ contain a beu
hall with antartai""ent , and Vldeopol18, a Dhney-inoplud tun
hangout of high contetlPGrary quality . Total capaclty--ridn and
entutain. ent--ia 21,350 unite potr hour. ". jor eluent. of coat
are'
Rid .. and Entertain.ent Food and lIarchandiu Sit . Structura. Site ~velopaent
Subtotal
Soft Coat.
" , Pu-opotninq Dutiea end Tun Continge ncy
Subtotal
-u-
con in lIi11ion.
u~.oo OS 4 . 35 loU
u . ;g
I4l.a US
14 .~5 "' 2. 70 1.45 2 . )2
$11.62 "' '52.91 "' '71 . 07 "
On the bnh of an He Canadian per capHa .. p.ndlture,
avenue generation Ia *27 .lIlIon Canadian, op.uting profit
before depr.chtlon HO.ll "Ulion Canadhn, net after depr...,h
tlon n.n .UlIon Canadian. On a 10 percent capitalisation
ute. tl>e par~ juatUln about 70 pe.cent of Ita d.velo~ent
con. Indicating that cerUln jOint public/private approach ..
will b. n.c .... ry for It. I.pl ... entatlon. 'l'h . p,oje H hu " high
econo.lc I.pact which .. y ju.tlfy that approach.
Given the quality or dlacuulou during the two day "har
r.tte and the option. "hlch we, a Identified, a poat-falr u,u .. -
.ant and rec.eatlon facility ...... to be an l.porUnt opportunity
for continuing to a howc ... the peuonality of Vanco""". 'l'h.
advantage of r .. lduab fro. the fair .H. a hould gl". thl. facU
ity tl>e kind of acono.le headnut that Ia not avaUable to ..,at
the park . hould be able to .. ~. the kind of r.,.lonel . tete .. nt
n.c .... ry to utablhl> It .. a .. jor tou, iat dutln"Uon and an I.portent component of the Vancouv'" tourist d.a,,_
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