PSP/NPPL announces OPEN PRESS CONFERENCE Sun. Jan 12th
- Thread starter Craig Miller
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Hrm...
DWWS is built for money spending spectators or money spending participants (and their families), and it is my opinion that after all the traveling costs, playing costs, and work costs associated with a 5 event series, by and large that ain't us.
Not surprising.
Right, either you're a player or a spectator. But none of the players pay what we must pay just to enter. And we don't have the spectators to flood the parks and spend money.
And what 5-man and 10-man team did you play for during the week? What 10-man team did you play for in LA, Vegas, Chicago, and AC? Do your teammates live off of the hotel's continental breakfast? If your hotel is s**** enough to have one, that is. If I didn't live in Florida I'd have been flying home Sunday in order to not miss another days work and loose more money.
Aside from the pro label in this sport, I'm not aware of any non-major league pros. If you're referring to B.F.E. High Schools' Girls Softball Team and how they're treated, well how much will that red carpet extend when there are 1500 of them? It's my opinion that DWWS Complex is the ideal place for a 100-200 participant event, but not for 1500.
Never said no one did. If you have say 50,000 participants nationwide in Pee-Wee baseball and they all pay $150-$250 at the start of the season, then yes their revenue is considerably higher. But it's still a non-profit operation, plus they get corporate help too; remember "Chico's Bailbonds" from the Badnews Bears? For those who compete throughout a season in the PSP/NPPL spend roughly $2000 each in entry fees and paint costs alone, and only take enough time off work to play and to travel, spending more money and time chilling with the mouse may not be viable.
DWWS is built for money spending spectators or money spending participants (and their families), and it is my opinion that after all the traveling costs, playing costs, and work costs associated with a 5 event series, by and large that ain't us.
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raehl
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I don't know about that...
I'd imagine if we wern't able to provide this year, next year wouldn't be an option.
As for team, none - I sink my money into keeping the college league afloat
I did cover the paint bill for one team at Chicago and it's starting to look like entry fee at Cup though, even though I didn't play. I'll probably be playing Chicago events and Cup this year though.
I think it's important to note not just how many participants we bring, but when we go - end of October, which is Disney's slow season. We don't necessarily have to beat every other alternative - we just have to provide more money to Disney by being there than not. Having us means more business than Disney would normally have - especially when compared to a HS event with 200 people. There were 1900 participants in 10-man alone, not counting non-players. Even with minimal theme ticket sales, there's come good money on concession rights alone.
From what I could tell, there wasn't a whole lot of stuff going on at WWS when we had X Ball there. Paintball going on is two things: It's something to fill the empty space for people who are just there because it's Disney, and it's something to draw additional people into the area.
I guess I'm still not seeing what you're so worried about - if entry fee stays the same and we play in DWWS instead of the old cow pasture location, where's the downside?
- Chris
I'd imagine if we wern't able to provide this year, next year wouldn't be an option.
As for team, none - I sink my money into keeping the college league afloat
I did cover the paint bill for one team at Chicago and it's starting to look like entry fee at Cup though, even though I didn't play. I'll probably be playing Chicago events and Cup this year though.I think it's important to note not just how many participants we bring, but when we go - end of October, which is Disney's slow season. We don't necessarily have to beat every other alternative - we just have to provide more money to Disney by being there than not. Having us means more business than Disney would normally have - especially when compared to a HS event with 200 people. There were 1900 participants in 10-man alone, not counting non-players. Even with minimal theme ticket sales, there's come good money on concession rights alone.
From what I could tell, there wasn't a whole lot of stuff going on at WWS when we had X Ball there. Paintball going on is two things: It's something to fill the empty space for people who are just there because it's Disney, and it's something to draw additional people into the area.
I guess I'm still not seeing what you're so worried about - if entry fee stays the same and we play in DWWS instead of the old cow pasture location, where's the downside?
- Chris
I'll see you there. I'm there to cover it for WDR, full recorders in effect. If thre's time, wanna go hit up CCP (Local indoor field, just up the road from the press site)?
-Tyg