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We are opening a small (7,000 total sq ft, 3,650 exhibit space) Marine Science Center in Santa Barbara, CA. I am trying to project our annual attendance and am having difficulties. Can anyone suggest a method/ formula? I am anxiously awaiting the 2003 ASTC survey data and will order the 2002 survey data as well.

 

Our facility will open next year and be situated in Santa Barbara on a high traffic area wharf. The Wharf sees between 500,000 to 1 million visitors and Santa Barbara has over 400,000 residents. We are about 1 ½ hours from LA so the population pool is enormous. Our facility will only have approximately 3500 of exhibit space. Our old facility was about 2000 sq ft and served ~70,000 visitors. The new improved and much more interactive facility will be 3600 sq feet.

 

Can anyone point me in a direction?

 

 

Jenny Theodorou

Sea Center Director

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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 

2559 Puesta Del Sol Road

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

 

(805) 682-4711 x342

(805) 569-3170 fax

 


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