{"id":470,"date":"2011-07-15T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2011-07-15T03:41:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T03:41:18","slug":"lion-king-sells-5-3-million-in-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/blog\/lion-king-sells-5-3-million-in-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion King Sells $5.3 Million in Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/lion-king-on-tour.html\">Lion King Broadway musical tour<\/a> sold $5.3 million in tickets<\/strong> and attracted nearly 70,000 people to 32 performances, Ken Neufeld, president and chief executive of the Victoria Theatre Association said Wednesday. The \u201cLion King\u2019s\u201d local economic impact was $15 million to $18 million, Neufeld said. <\/p>\n<p>The four-week run of Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King\u201d that ended Sunday at the Schuster Performing Arts Center \u201cexceeded our expectations in every area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On average, Broadway tours generate an economic impact of 3.5 times the gross ticket sales to a local metropolitan area\u2019s economy, according to the Broadway League, a national trade association. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRestaurants were full, parking garages were doing well, the bars were full after the shows,\u201d Neufeld said. \u201cIt was fantastic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Uno\u2019s Chicago Grill on North Main Street saw nearly 10,000 customers during \u201cThe Lion King\u2019s\u201d engagement, doubling its typical summer business, said Joe Kiley, general manager. \u201cWe would have done about 4,500 to 5,000 normally,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Read the complete story via {<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.daytondailynews.com\/entertainment\/ohio-theater-arts\/lion-king-sells-5-3-million-in-tickets-generates-up-to-18-million-locally-1206256.html');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/entertainment\/ohio-theater-arts\/lion-king-sells-5-3-million-in-tickets-generates-up-to-18-million-locally-1206256.html\" target=\"_blank\">DaytonDailyNews<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lion King is currently playing on tour in Ottawa, ON Canada. 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The \u201cLion King\u2019s\u201d local economic impact was $15 million to $18 million, Neufeld said. 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