Subjects
Mineral King (Calif.); Walt Disney Company; Transportation; Railroads; Roads; Automobile parking; Ski resorts; Skiers; Real estate development; Feasibility studies; Marketing research; Economic research; Tourism; Business planning
Description
The National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior requested Walt Disney Productions to submit data on the relative feasibility of two transportation systems to Mineral King, California. The alternatives were a modern all-weather highway, as proposed by the State Division of Highways, or a railroad. The original economic evaluation of Mineral King’s development potentials prepared by Economics Research Associates (ERA) and submitted to the U.S. Forest Service in support of an application for a use permit assumed a new highway. Dependence on rail transportation in lieu of an adequate highway has serious implications for both attendance and economic feasibility of the proposed development, as discovered in a preliminary investigation of access by train (or monorail) prior to the use permit application. Therefore, WDP requested ERA to update its previous analysis to reflect recent economic planning. At the same time, the firm of Voorheis-Trindle-Nelson, Inc. was retained to perform a preliminary engineering study on the alignment and cost of a railroad. This report summarizes the findings of the economic analysis including inputs for the engineering study.
Publisher
Economics Research Associates
Client
Walt Disney Imagineering Staff Workshop
Date Original
4-1-1967
Document Type
Report
Identifier
1100; DP0004656
Language
English
Rights
Copyright: University of Central Florida Special Collections. Permission to publish must be obtained from Special Collections in writing. Contact (407) 823-2576 or online at http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Number of Pages
14 pages
Keywords
Mineral King (Calif.); Walt Disney Company; Transportation; Railroads; Roads; Economic analysis; Ski resorts; Visitors; Skiers; Real estate development; Automobile parking; Feasibility studies; Market research; Economic research; Tourism; Business planning; Tourism
Place
Mineral King (Calif.)
Type
document
Digital Reproduction Specialists
Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.
Is Referenced By
http://purl.flvc.org/UCF/EAD/CFM2003-12h (University of Central Florida Special Collections Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers finding aid); https://ucf-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_UCF/6a1ouu/alma990332062850306596 (University of Central Florida Libraries Online Catalog)
College
Information Technologies & Resources
Unit
University Libraries
Recommended Citation
Economics Research Associates, "Economic Analysis of Rail Transportation System for Mineral King" (1967). Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers. 15.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/buzzprice/15