Are cable parks actually making money?

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

Initial investments are one thing but it seems to me like they are popping up everywhere.

someone school us on the numbers

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

POPTART, ive been thinking the same thing.

Around the dallas/ft worth area next season we should have 3 or 4 cable parks open, if i remember right.

it seems like it would be a super hard market to build the successful sales needed to stay open.

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Nov 29, 2010 6:32 pm Post subject:

Mastercraft and where? I heard they pulled the plug on the Dallas one on 35. Which other ones?

Woody Farmer · Ollie Joined: 29 Apr 2010 Posts: 77 City: Denton

Mastercraft, Cresson, Cowtown, and I think they are still trying to work something out on the one in Dallas.

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

TTUFAN24, i head dallas was on again. could be a rumor.

i know of these, and i hear theres one in houston and one going in in lubbock too? I guess they're not all super close but damn. lol

http://texasskiranch.com/

http://www.texasmastercraft.com/

http://www.wakesportranch.com/

http://www.dallaswatersportscomplex.com/

http://www.cowtownwakepark.com

Evan71 · Posted: Nov 29, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject:

and 0 in california Sad

eviltweak · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 839 City: Nor Cal

How's that cable in sandiego coming along?

Is it still supposed to be open spring 2011?

Evan71 · Posted: Nov 29, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject:

http://www.santeelakescableboardpark.com/index.html

looks like it, hopefully it happens!

RUSSIAN · Posted: Nov 30, 2010 12:58 am Post subject:

paulmc · Posted: Nov 30, 2010 8:21 am Post subject:

The last one i ever heard going pop was the one in Sydeny... but even they have a new one there now! 60+ in germany, 7 in the UK, they can't be losing too much money even in the recession. Otherwise you'd see them closing, not opening. Alot seem to be gonig for the S2 aswell, limits your finacial risk, but will not make as much due to 1 rider at a time limit.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

There is already a thread dedicated to a list of parks

I want to talk about the business.

who knows?

I would like to think they are making it work.

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

I'll be in Dallas/Ft Worth in the next few months............ this is good news for me.

andy ross · Posted: Nov 30, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject:

PIRATE, come to san marcos

masi · Posted: Nov 30, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject:

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

andy how far away are you from south FT worth area?

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

who's going to odub tomorrow?

wakemitch · Posted: Nov 30, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject:

I am also curious how good of an investment a cable park is. The initial costs just seem so high and it would take a while to pay off the loans and then hopefully make some kind of profit.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

?what dose it cost to buy a cable
all the features and insurance¿

? vs the same amount of money spent on a 2.0 park ¿

like 1 cable = 8 riders for (X)dollhairs
1 2.0h=1 rider (x)dollhair

how many 2.0's = 1 cable
(excluding feature builds)

?how many ppl must come per year(rentals excluded) to pay the loan¿

¿how is a Raven like a writing desk?

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

PIRATE, san marcos is about 3-4 hours from the dallas/ft worth area. im here in dallas, i think ttufan24 is around here too or at least within an hour.