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Question: I'm thinking of starting an amusement park business. I need help?

What are the essentials to a good park? (I know Roller-coasters is a must.)

Answer: There is an episode of South Park just like this where Cartman gets his own amusement park and has to start paying more and more for the upkeep and staffing.

Essentials, in my opinion, depend on the size and scale of your park. Sure you need attractions, but those attractions must be supported by a solid infrastructure designed around servicing your clientel and maintenance needs. You need a(n)
- expansive electrical layout to power your buildings
- data (fiber) run since everything has a computer these days
- solid foundations for your structures, which is a lot of construction time and work to map
- Plumbing for both your water and waste disposal
- Trash pick up based on the amount of dumpsters and expected generated garbage
- Disposal costs for oils and other liquids you cannot wash down the drain
- Food stands to provide some form of food, since this is a HUGE money maker and keeps people in your park longer
- Gates to keep people from walking in wherever, you need to control access for security concerns especially
- Ticketing system to keep count of occupants per day

God I could go on forever but I am going to stop there. When looking for grants you should probably check with the zoning office, see what parcels of land are zoned for what purpose and check for tax write-offs you can get during construction. You might find a parcel of land that's had a lot of the work you need already done to it.

Acres of land costs vary by area and demand. You will want to select land that is not prone to flooding or you will have a lot of issues with run-off and potentially sink-holes.

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Question: what is a good public university in CA where i can get a finance/accounting business degree? im from MN?

i have completed 2 years at a private university in MN and i am looking to transfer to a nice college in California where i can get a business accounting or finance undergrad degree. It needs to be less than $20,000 for out-of-state tuition and i have a 2.9 gpa right now.

Answer: Even if you apply to a top CSU you need to get your GPA a lot higher. Cal poly slo, sdsu, chico, pomona, long beach are some of the better CSUs. As for UCs, all are great besides UCR.
I know SDSU is a very popular choice for people because of its location and business program. It's nationally ranked. But most UCs and CSUs are great. Just make sure to do some research.

And as far as tuition, and if that's a concern, defintely apply to a CSU because they are cheaper. I go to SDSU and my tuition is $18,000 and I'm a California resident. Im not sure you will find much luck finding a university out of state tuition under 20K. Try moving to cali and going to a JC for 2 years.

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