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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Joy rides
Message-ID: <2655@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 22:45:45 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 27 22:45:45 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 30-Jan-86 01:41:51 EST
References: <8601222243.AA04061@s1-b.arpa>
Organization: Circle C Shellfish Ranch, Shores-of-the-Pacific, Ca
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Summary: Balloon rides are $75-100.  Space should be at least as fun!

In article <8601222243.AA04061@s1-b.arpa>, bilbo.niket@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU ("Niket K. Patwardhan") writes:
> (... )                                In my opinion $10 per ticket
> would make it as popular as Disneyland, and $100 would cause most people to
> forget it.

Hot air balloon rides are typically $75-100 for an hour ride.
They sell reasonable well.  Space should have at least a few
hundred thousand folks willing to pay $500-1000 each and many
more who would pay $100.

Compare with skiing:  Ticket $27 at Squaw, equipment rental $20-30?
or more  (I havn't rented in a long time...), not to mention getting
there and motels.  Lots of people skii.
-- 
E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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