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MeariK said:
Aren't they building a larger kennel area for the pets for the pet show?? I can't see it going if they are!
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Not larger but they did just complete a refurbishment of the building including a new heating and ac unit designed to provide more comfort so the animals. Not to get off track but I can say with certainty that the pet show is not going anywhere anytime soon. If for no reason then it is ranked first or second on the parks show in the guest surveys and actually has the highest audience attendance of any show in the park. SWSD decision was based exclusively on that parks needs and is not a sign of things to come chain wide. I have reliably been told that there was even an effort maid to keep the show there in some form but that the parks needs for the exiting venue for concerts and the cost of remodeling it to fit those needs and the cost of keeping the pet show even in a smaller form did not fit with the budget that they had to work with.
 
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According to the official website, Sesame Street Let's Play Together is performing all summer in The Globe Theater. This is a huge disappointment to me, so I hope there's more to be announced by way of quality live shows.
 
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I'm sure that Let's Play Together is meant to be the placeholder for the new show in 2020, it sounds very temporary to me. Sadly though, San Marco is going to sit empty this year unless the park brings in the Italian Ensemble as filler.
 
Why do they refuse to put a good show in the Globe?

Or have the past two attempts just been them proving they aren't able?
 
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Maybe there's a cutback in live shows at the Busch Parks. Tampa certainly doesn't have a lot of their website; the Sesame St. show, animal show, ice show and a musical. Plus their winter concert series.
 
Pretzel Kaiser said:
I've said this before, but shows can't bring in guests. They're supposed to keep people off the paths and give older people something to enjoy, so I don't see the point in huge investments.
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I go to the park for the shows only sometimes. I would definitely disagree with this sentiment.
 
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You're right. There are some people who enjoy the shows and want high quality experiences from them.

However, I honestly don't think that group is large enough for large investments in entertainment like we've seen in the past.
 
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From a non-local perspective, shows are crucial to BGW.

The only reason why anyone hours away from BGW would travel to BGW is because it is so different. Nobody I've known cares about flashy new rides and stuff (they usually don't have any idea what new rides are opening or anything), but instead always want to go back to Busch because of the differences between them and every other park. Shows are a good part of that, because things like Celtic Fyre and OktoberZest are so unique in the theme park world because of their dedication to the theme. Things like DarKastle, unique animal opportunities, Pompeii, the hamlets. All the things that make Busch unique are what the people at my university, 5 hours away, know and care about. I'm an hour from Great Adventure, yet still, we all are hyped to go to Busch Gardens.

All of my friends here have never even been to the place, born and raised in New York and such. Yet they have all heard of it from their parents or somewhere else, and know it is super cool and unique. Never once have I heard anyone besides locals to the park give even half a shit about new rides, ESPECIALLY not off the shelf ones.

I personally believe BGW's success lies in not just keeping the locals coming back, but keeping that uniqueness strong, so people feel the need to go there, and it continues to be talked about.
 
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I agree with @Pretzel Kaiser . Just how many times do locals want to see the same show over the course of the season?

And along those lines, I can see why Globe would be the the first choice to go dark. It's a horrible location. They want people to get into the park, to be tempted to $pend. Draw them back to Festhaus or Royal Palace where they're on a highway of temptation all the way back to the exit. Whereas people go see "YaDeeDah" at the Globe, walk out and say "ah, heck. It's hot, I'm tired and the exit is right here. Let's go home".

I'd rather they channel those dollars toward a great lineup of summer concerts.
 
I agree that being unique is important and that shows are also important.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that the park would be wise to invest in entertainment more wisely than before. Let's not forget about London Rocks and how much that failed. There was merch for that show, there were tours, reserved seating, and marketing as a huge new thing for that year.

I think the park should gear entertainment twords smaller productions like Octoberfest or Celtic Fyre. They are popular and don't require projection mapping or pyro.
 
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