tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671336425684391720.post4446453711334350809..comments2022-06-13T03:01:34.596+01:00Comments on Life Of A Flibbertigibbet: Anti-ClimaxFlibbertigibbethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948101105232980465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671336425684391720.post-29177227596254320782007-12-28T12:12:00.000+00:002007-12-28T12:12:00.000+00:00I am far from annoyed by your ramblings, I very mu...I am far from annoyed by your ramblings, I very much enjoy finding them!<BR/>I was reading about Solfest recently and it said their costs in just a few years have risen from 50K to 500K which is just terrifying.<BR/><BR/>It does feel like a lot of places just want to pack the people in and to hell with the resulting atmosphere as there are too many people for the remaining space.<BR/><BR/>As for charging people for re-entry, absolutely ridiculous! That's never going to work, who would bother? People are insulted by such things, you expect to get your hand stamped, just as you would at alton towers or the NEC or the like. It doesn't matter if it's just a couple of quid, people would rather go elsewhere.Flibbertigibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948101105232980465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671336425684391720.post-88918297836429694022007-11-28T18:07:00.000+00:002007-11-28T18:07:00.000+00:00I read this and the one after it, and thought it b...I read this and the one after it, and thought it better to make one post as I am sure you are getting annoyed by my ramblings about your ramblings by now.<BR/><BR/>Festivals have not been the same since the late 80, early 90s. I know they are huge regenerators of cash for the organizers, but there was a sense of fun and adventure, and it was enjoyable. Business has taken over and it is all about the money.<BR/><BR/>You get new people in, who think they can make more money, but it does ruin the festival for the people that go.<BR/><BR/>We have a balloon festival in Northampton, and it was always pretty successful. It used to be free, obviously ride and food and drink you paid for, but it was free. <BR/><BR/>This year the council decided to charge. Now not a huge amount and most were happy that to keep the festival going to pay a little. Now this was a con. It runs for a few days, and most people would pop in early, have a look around pop back in teh afternoon, and then after the hopeful sunshine pop home for a rest and then back for the fireworks. You would think this would be fine as it is what everyone did for years, or so I have been told.<BR/><BR/>The organizers decided once you left to get back in you pay again. It was a disaster, and they lost money, all the stalls lost money, as people just didn't go back. The attendance was down some 50%.<BR/><BR/>Whereas a little common sense would hav had more people come, spend more money, and have fun. Whereas everyone who i knew that went hated it.Domster1974https://www.blogger.com/profile/08946933557324483371noreply@blogger.com