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dxmetal
Dec 31, 2003, 5:23 AM
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I am thinking of opening up a gym, that provides the following services ..
what do you guys think ? am i missing anything ?? how much should i charge for membership fee vs a daily pass?
1 section cotaining 100 feet climbing wall with lead and top roping
1 section bouldering wall
1 section for 100 feet Ice Climbing
1 section paint ball arena
1 dirt section for mountain biking
1 Indoor Wave pool for surfing
1 Indoor 60 feet scuba diving pool
1 Indoor snowboarding arena
2 floors of retail space
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richeyks
Dec 31, 2003, 5:30 AM
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sounds huge... where are you opening this up? if it's anywhere near me, i'll help if you need an employee :twisted:
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realization
Dec 31, 2003, 5:39 AM
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Where are you going to get funding for a project like that? It sounds enormous ..
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dxmetal
Dec 31, 2003, 5:41 AM
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i also havent come up with a name for it yet. Any ideas ?
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timstich
Dec 31, 2003, 5:51 AM
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X-treme-O-rama
Simula-Barn
REI Megaton Store (add six floors of retail)
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fbj
Dec 31, 2003, 6:01 AM
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hahaha, ims fdrunkk and this shsounsgds dunntuy
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w6jxm
Dec 31, 2003, 6:08 AM
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This idea is not far new in a way. I can't remember the name right now but someone had planed to open something like this in southern Cal but it was funded my guess who. Enron. So that idea never when anywhere. Wish it would have though.
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scotto
Dec 31, 2003, 6:13 AM
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2 million dollar insurance policy
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climber49er
Dec 31, 2003, 6:13 AM
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I would have to say if you don't know what to charge for a pass, you could not be doing any more than thinking about this as a dream.
I imagine you don't have even the slightest clue what it would take to build and staff such a facility.
The troll-o-meter is ticking...
I say T2
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dxmetal
Dec 31, 2003, 6:20 AM
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Climb, Surf, Board, Bike, Dive.
L.I.V.E
U R B A N C H A O S
22nd Centrury Gym
Can u imagine how much money is there to make just by selling corporate packages to big corp companies.
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dxmetal
Dec 31, 2003, 6:33 AM
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seriously though, i would guess that the reason that making an xtreme sport theme park is not feasible as how many family gathering or outings that actually involves sports or any physical activities at all ??
just look at people that go to disney land :)
But make it like a gym ...... :twisted:
Indoor ICE CAVE and ICE WALL !!! below
http://www.ice-factor.co.uk/our-facilities.html
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roughster
Dec 31, 2003, 6:39 AM
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roughster moved this thread from General to Indoor Gyms.
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legless
Dec 31, 2003, 7:40 AM
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dont forget to throw in a litle room in the back where you can smoke crack...
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climbsomething
Dec 31, 2003, 7:41 AM
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In reply to: am i missing anything ??
1 ATV course, with 3 levels of difficulty a la ski run ratings. If you do not have enough broken glass, shotgun casings and burnt-out mattresses to authentically decorate the course, please ask any New Jack City local to bring you a few.
1 fishing pond, stocked with inbred trout
1 recording studio
1 midway arcade. Please include skee ball, a shooting gallery, and those races where you squirt the water gun into the clown's mouth to blow up the water balloon the fastest. Those are so cool.
1 Starbucks
1 opium den
Make the 5.10 Dragon the rental climbing shoe of choice, install a monorail for easy transportation from one land to another, and staff your facility with Oompa Loompas. All Oompa Loompas must be for sale- I WANT AN OOMPA LOOMPA NOOOOOOOOOOW, DADDY!!
You should name it Xanadu (Rose... bud...) and charge $39.95 for a day pass, or for $59.95, you could hawk an ExtremeMountainDew Adventure Pass, which allows the bearer admission to both your theme park and mine, which will feature a 24-screen multiplex that screens every bad bouldering vid ever made, a library stocked only with Hot Flashes from the past 5 years, a simulated version of Mt. Everest's Hillary Step, a combination yoga studio/Subaru dealership, and a Burger King.
That is all.
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roughster
Dec 31, 2003, 7:44 AM
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Come on Hillary, he's trying to be serious here! :lol:
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Dec 31, 2003, 7:47 AM
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Dec 31, 2003, 8:55 AM
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It sounds like a millionaire investment so maybe the fare could be like 100 bucks. Here in Monterrey for a gym like that it costs you 200 bucks a month! and 1800 Usd for the membership! So I don't know if it gonna worth it :shock:
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Dec 31, 2003, 10:06 AM
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:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
that sound immense.
maybe you could spare little space and insted of a bouldering wall make a few free standing boulders and a bouldering cave??? that would be a dream. or if you MUST have a bouldering wall, install some hidraulics so you can change the angle. but IMHO its better to have free standing boulders (about 5 9x9x9ft ones should do, more and bigger would be better)
also make sure youve got good showers. maybe even buold a souna for members.
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j_ung
Dec 31, 2003, 1:30 PM
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Something similar is actually slated to be completed in Charlotte, NC in the next few years. It's mainly a whitewater park with an artificial river (olympic training), but there's supposed to be a big phat climbing facility and a mt. bike park.
Some logistical details can be found here:
http://www.charmeck.org/_News/County/park081203.htm
The project is headed by a non-profit organization, and is at least partially funded with public money. Estimated cost of construction $21.5 million, but as anyone who has worked in outdoor rec administration can tell you, the overall cost will be higher... much higher.
j_ung
PS - I had a little business idea, too. There are places where you can go - with little to no experience - to shoot things, climb things swim in things, skate on things and many other types of recreation, soooooooo...
What if there was a place you could go to blow sh_t up?! Just think of it... An explosives expert wires all of the tnt for you, then you get to push the plunger! Woo-hoo! It could have a big concrete/plexiglass bunker, so you could be right near the action. There could be warm-up activities, like smashing watermelons with sledgehammers (a la Gallagher), or dropping baked ham into pools of acid or... or... piranhas... yeah! Birthday parties! Corporate teambuilding! The possibilities are endless!
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offwidthclimber
Dec 31, 2003, 3:04 PM
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troll aside....
there is a place to do this stuff already. it's called OUTSIDE. check it out sometime. i hear it's great! and it's usually free.
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Dec 31, 2003, 3:17 PM
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In reply to: troll aside.... there is a place to do this stuff already. it's called OUTSIDE. check it out sometime. i hear it's great! and it's usually free.
But what if it's all humid outside and you don't want to climb?? Or like, what if it's too cold outside for ice climbing?
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Dec 31, 2003, 3:20 PM
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good idea, but you are missing a few things.............let me help you......
1). An IMAX theater, complete reclining-rumble seats
2). A runway large enough to accomadate corporate jets of any size, large hangers, control tower, etc.
3). A bigger Wave pool
4). A driving range
5). 9 hole executive golf course
6). Large corporate mansion complete with pool tables, ping pong tables, origional Pac-Man arcade game, and putting and chipping green outside- beside the patio/full service bar
7). A lake stocked with largemouth bass and catfish. complete with boating dock, unlimited number of wave runners (weak jet-skis are unacceptable) and ramps, rails and jumps for wakeboarders, waterskiiers and kneeboarders alike
8). 18 Hole championship mini-golf course
9). 2 seperate skate parks. One composed of concrete only, another composed of wood and metal ramps. Concrete water slide for longboarders would be an excellent touch
10). Ski-resort complete with 19 trails and 4 lifts and snowboard park
11). Olympic size swimming pool with 1 meter and 3 meter spring boards, and platform diving. Movable bulk-head in pool to accomadate such things as water polo and short-course swimming events
12). 3 rollercoasters. One wooden rollercoaster that would be sure to upset the spinal cord of any theme-park-extremeist. One steel rollercoaster where riders hang from the track, feet dangling, loops are good but not a must. One more steel rollercoaster with 300 foot, 90 degree initial drop, followed by 17 gut-wrenching loops. Top speeds should reach around 95 mph +/- 5 mph. Bumper Cars would be a nice touch too.
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dxmetal
Dec 31, 2003, 4:37 PM
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The charlotte NC park is AWESOME !! Sicne it is a public park is it basically free ?? Man !! I wish our city has one or building one.
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