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How, why don’t we model after some hamburger chain that knows how to move through people quickly and do it. It’s nice to have full scale restaurants that have a great menu if you wanna do kind of an evening thing. But during the day, if you’ve got, I mean… Read More

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So I wanna look at what are the concession stands doing?… Read More

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Or if their kids are overheated, what are you doing to provide them a comfort area and how, why is that important?… Read More

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Well, not only because it’s comfortable, but it says they’re gonna stay longer and the longer they stay, the more you might get, you know, you’re gonna bump things up from concession stands to to whatever. So your per caps that they spend, not just at the gate, but your… Read More

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I think that depends upon where you’re doing it. As far as climate goes down south, it’s pretty easy to do up north, you’ve got winter issues. The the goal is to make it as easy as possible and as comfortable as possible for your patron, for your guests. So… Read More

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Are you creating environments for them to rest or get out of the heat?… Read More

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What visitor amenities do you think are important and why?… Read More

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Cow wall is a, is a density acrylic. It can be UV emitting, but it’s also a light diffuser. And it has, depending upon what size you get, it has a range of anywhere from R three to an R 12 insulation factor. It’s what a lot of the European… Read More

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I believe that if you do local and you bring in the expertise that you need, you solve problems, you know, five, 10 years down the road as far as maintenance costs stuff. So You’re building a zoological park. Read More

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Do you know what cow wall is?… Read More

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Tons of money from having to go back and refurbish things like, you know, steel that was, you know, hot dip, galvanized. But when you put it together, you expose it. So now you got rust and other issues that you gotta deal with. And so by bringing in everybody,… Read More

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There’s a product out there called Extre. It’s a high density polymer plastic. They make eye beams out of this stuff for skyscrapers. I did the qual exhibit, the Komodo exhibit, our Otter exhibit. I’m trying to remember what else I did down in Miami. Now we’re talking, I left… Read More

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Are there materials out there that can change that, that are maybe less expensive but can take the wear and tear better?… Read More

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You know, in the old days we say, oh god, stainless steel and tile, well it’s expensive, you know, you gotta have a heli arc welder. It’s not just a regular welder. Read More

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And I look at it and say, what materials are you using?… Read More

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And then as you begin to design it, you need to go, what’s my day-to-day operation?… Read More

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And only those people can help you. You, you wanna come in with new technology, you better make sure your plant facility people either know it or can learn it or be able to say, yeah, I’ll, I’ll, I’ll pick up that technology, I’ll be able to do that. You… Read More

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Are you going to breed animals?… Read More

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Are you gonna become a part of a national program?… Read More

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SSP safe, whatever it is, that all has to be brought into the table. Read More

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