Kill Devil Hills, NC
August 18, 2003
Lawrence A. Belli, Superintendent, Outer Banks Group, National
Park Service has announced ticket sales numbers to date for the First Flight
Centennial Celebration, taking place December 12-17, 2003 at Wright Brothers
National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC. During the first sixteen weeks
of ticket sales, Thursday, April 24 – Friday, August 17, 2003, there were
83,067 tickets sold.
Ticket breakout per day is:
- Friday December 12 – non-ticketed day
- Saturday December 13 – 15,346 tickets
- Sunday, December 14 – 15,288 tickets
- Monday, December 15 – 15,357 tickets
- Tuesday, December 16 – 16,321 tickets
- Wednesday, December 17 – 20,755 tickets
Ticket buyers have the option to purchase tickets for each individual
day or as a five-day package (December 13-17).
The majority of tickets sold to date have been in five-day package increments, accounting for 15,047 tickets each day. Fewer buyers purchased individual day tickets. December 17 had the highest number of individual day sales with 5,708 tickets.
“Reporting of ticket sales will give us a much better understanding
of the scope of the upcoming Centennial Celebration and how to best prepare
for it,” Belli added.
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Tickets are currently available online at www.wrightbrothers.reserveworld.com
or by calling 1-800-973-7327, or (301) 722-1257 for callers outside of the United
States.
Individual one-day tickets are $10 per day. As an incentive,
if an individual adult purchases entrance tickets for all five days at the time
of original purchase, the package price is a one-time fee of $25.
Although children age 12 and under are free, they will still
need a ticket to enter the park.
Senior citizens, age 62 and over, and disabled individuals may
purchase a daily ticket for $5 each. Incentive package price for all five days
is $20.
All of the most recent information on the First Flight Centennial
Celebration can be accessed at the Centennial website on www.firstflightcentennial.org.
First Flight Centennial Celebration
Wright Brothers National Memorial
December 13-17, 2003
Presented by:
United States National Park Service
State of North Carolina First Flight Centennial Commission
Dare County North Carolina
First Flight Centennial Foundation
DAILY THEMES:
Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14 2003
REMEMBER THE PAST, IMAGINE THE FUTURE
Monday, December 15, 2003
PROTECTING THE HOME OF THE BRAVE
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
IN HISTORY’S FOOTSTEPS, CELEBRATING 100 AVIATION PIONEERS
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
12 SECONDS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Ticket Availability
Tickets can be ordered by calling 1-800-973-7327 or through
the internet address
www.wrightbrothers.reserveworld.com
A separate ticket for each day of the event is required. Ticket
purchases are limited to 6 per individual and 60 per tour group.
Ticket Prices
Individual Tickets |
$10.00 per day |
*Senior Citizens (62 or older) |
$5.00 per day |
*Disabled Individuals |
$5.00 per day |
Children 12 and under(must have ticket) |
Free |
*Discounted prices apply only to the individual ticket holder.
Packaged Prices
If tickets are purchased for all five days of the Celebration
at one time then the discounted prices for these packages are:
Individual Tickets |
$25.00 per package |
Senior Citizens (62 or older) |
$20.00 per package |
Disabled Individuals |
$20.00 per package |
All Sales are Final
The ticket may not be resold or refunded
The event will be held rain or shine
The ticket allows entrance onto the park grounds, buildings
and tents that are open to the public.
Parking and Transportation
There will be no parking on site at Wright Brothers National
Memorial from December 13th through December 17th, 2003. Access to the park
must be gained on foot or by taking one of the off-site shuttle busses, which
will be available for visitors. Parking and transportation information will
be available in the fall at www.firstflightcentennial.org
Security
During the five days of the First Flight Centennial Celebration
access to Wright Brothers National Memorial will be limited to ticket holders.
Alcohol and coolers are prohibited. All persons and containers will be subject
to search for entry to the site. For updated information about the event please
see www.firstflightcentennial.org
Visitors are encouraged not to leave the site once they have
entered through security. Please check for any additional security restrictions
prior to your arrival. These can be found at www.firstflightcentennial.org
Services
Food and drink vendors will be available onsite for individual
purchase.
Updated Information
Information on the First Flight Centennial Celebration,
including the events calendar, safety requirements, security restrictions, available
vendors and transportation can be obtained by going to www.firstflightcentennial.org
Additional First Flight Centennial Celebration Ticket
Information:
- All advance tickets must be purchased online at www.wrightbrothers.reserveworld.com
or by calling 1-800-973-7327.
- There will be a separate ticket for each of the five days of the event.
- Tickets are $10 a day for adults or $25 if the entire five days are purchased
at the same time.
- Senior Citizens (aged 62 or over) and disabled are $5 per day for a ticket
or $20 if the entire 5 days of tickets are purchased at the same time.
- Qualification for Senior Citizens : 62 years old or older; a National
Park Service Golden Age Passport or driver’s license will be required.
- Qualification for Disabled – must be a citizen of the United States
or permanent resident who has been medically determined to have a permanent
physical, mental or sensory impairment that substantially limits one or
more life activities, including the caring for one’s self, performing
manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking breathing, learning or
working. The qualifications are usually obvious but if the visitor does
not hold a National Park Service Golden Access card, some type of state
or federal benefits card could be used.
- This discount applies only to the individual ticket holder and would not
include anyone else in the group or family.
- Children age 12 and under are free, and they will still need a ticket to
enter the park.
- The only free entrance (non-ticketed) day will be Friday, December 12th.
- The ticket only includes entrance into the park grounds, buildings and
tents that are open to the general public.
- The ticket does NOT include any parking or transportation costs from satellite
parking lots to the Wright Brothers Nat
- The physical site can handle approximately 30,000 people.
- The limit on tickets has been set at 6 per individual and 60 per tour group.
- There is CURRENTLY no limit on the number of tickets sold per day. However,
ticket sales will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and if ticket sales are
brisk, then a limit may be imposed on the number of tickets sold for each
day. If sales per day have to be limited, then there will be a press release
to indicate that to the public.
- Cutoff for purchase of tickets online or by phone will be approximately
a week to ten days prior to the event.
- Tickets will cost the same whether purchased in advance or on site.
- All sales are final – no refunds.
- Commercial bus groups should identify themselves when purchasing tickets.
- Tickets are being sold to help the National Park Service and the State of
North Carolina estimate the attendance at the First Flight Centennial Celebration.
The park will not make a profit selling tickets.
- Where will the money go? The proceeds from ticket sales are being collected
under the authority of the National Park Service fee demonstration program.
First a percentage of each ticket will go to the reservations contractor.
Of the remaining amount, 80% of the fees will be retained for Wright Brothers
National Memorial to pay administrative costs involved in setting up the ticketing
system, including design and printing. Any remaining proceeds will go toward
the cost of the celebration. The other 20% of the fees collected go to parks
that do not have a fee program.
Contact:
Erin Porter
Centennial Planning Office
Tel: 252 441 6291, ext. 224
ErinPorterNPS@aol.com
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