I'm not saying that Expo is at that point. But if that is the case, I'd still argue that disallowing those at the show to take part would actually work against you, as it would make people's feelings less positive. The only way you'd be losing is if you and / or others feel that the initial event is no longer the main stop, and that people are picking whether to attend Expo *or* the Open House, in which case people at Expo would be losing money. It's a wash for the vendors in attendance, Expo actually DOES make more money, and people get an extra experience to enjoy. Your vendors lose out on that money, but gain the other money. Now, let's say that an additional 100 people that would attend Expo go to the Open House anyway. Generally, no one spends 100% of their money offsite, so they are also bringing in more money. Those 100 people put money directly into Expo by also buying tickets for the show, thus benefiting the event directly.

Let's say that Pinball Life's Open House attracts an extra 100 people to come to Expo that wouldn't otherwise be there. If, however, you believe that people either extend their Expo stays or have the Pinball Life Open House as part of the reason that they attend, then you can make the argument to the vendors that they actually get paid more because of it. If you think that 100% of the people who go to the Open House would *also* attend Expo and just stay there if it wasn't offered, then your argument that Pinball Life should be at Expo and vending there instead or not at all would be valid. My point is this - Mike, you should decide if you think that the Pinball Life Open House ultimately benefits the entire Expo through *attendance* or not.

Some of you may draw parallels there, but that really wasn't my point. The thing is, Universal has been adding and upgrading their facilities so much lately that now they are becoming the first stop and getting more of the almighty dollar from the mouse who has been very slow to change much of anything. However, once they could control what was around their property directly, this is how Disney has felt about Disney World for the most part lately - the idea was that if Universal built Islands of Adventure, Disney would still get the first bite out of the Orlando vacation, and Universal would get the scraps left over. That's why they bought a bazillion acres for Disney World, so the extra stuff in the area wouldn't creep directly into the competition. When Disney first built Disneyland, and everything sprung up around it, he HATED it. It only creates more reasons to go to the area and you can bet Disney World is the biggest winner.Īctually Terry, this is basically the opposite of the truth. What is Disney World's take on it? They love it. First there was Disney World, then 100's of amusement attractions were built in the same area.

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