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Orlando Eye, Sea Life & Madame Tussauds
djtruefitt
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I think the reason they have so many is clearly this is where Merlin make their money, apart from the initial build cost and general day to day costs you don't have any major costs throughout the life of the attraction, compared to a theme park. You also dont need to add new rides every year, and like most sealifes, they just move fish and stuff between each one.
And by adding a group of attractions together, they can do what they do in Blackpool, price them on their own, but do much better deal rates, which I imagine 99% of people buy.
And by adding a group of attractions together, they can do what they do in Blackpool, price them on their own, but do much better deal rates, which I imagine 99% of people buy.
TheMan
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The Sea Life Centres is something Merlin do rather well to be fair.
You can cut/copy/paste those as it's a winning formula, I have certainly never read anything negative about the conditions the feeshes are kept in, and they are quite educational and on the whole pretty relaxing chilled out places to visit, especially when it's quiet.
Joking aside there's a huge difference between Sea World and Sea Life, who knows with the nonsense about Sea World and people who like aquatic life, perhaps this may turn out to be a little stroke of genius on Merlin's behalf.
They seem more interested overall in the responsible (I hope this is right lol) maintenance of their incumbents, and Sea Life rocking up next door might actually do some good in the world.
You never know.
You can cut/copy/paste those as it's a winning formula, I have certainly never read anything negative about the conditions the feeshes are kept in, and they are quite educational and on the whole pretty relaxing chilled out places to visit, especially when it's quiet.
Joking aside there's a huge difference between Sea World and Sea Life, who knows with the nonsense about Sea World and people who like aquatic life, perhaps this may turn out to be a little stroke of genius on Merlin's behalf.
They seem more interested overall in the responsible (I hope this is right lol) maintenance of their incumbents, and Sea Life rocking up next door might actually do some good in the world.
You never know.
It's actually a quite clever design. The usual problem with the wheels like this is that your view is obstructed with the supports, which is why most modern day examples the capsules are on the outside of the structure which then themselves rotate. But this looks like an improvement on the traditional style which I imagine is significantly cheaper, particularly knowing what Merlin are like.
Craig
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There's still quite an attraction to ferris wheels, so whilst I'm sure they'll see a drop in attendance with Skyplex and their observation tower/coaster, there'll still be plenty of demand. Tussauds and Sealife will always draw in the crowds, especially in the iDrive area and the masses of redevelopment it's getting at the moment.
