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City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
TO: Advisory Park Board Members
FROM: Jen McCollian, Revenue Facilities Manager
DATE: February 3, 2020
RE: 2020 Hours of Operation for Menominee Park Children’s Amusement Center
The Menominee Park Children’s Amusement Center area is well known to the community for family
entertainment but it has grown tired and revenues have consistently decreased while expenses
continue to increase. Through a phased approach, our department is working on a plan to increase
awareness of the amusement area while addressing the financial concerns.
Time was spent evaluating data from the past several years and the Children’s Amusement Center data
shows that the facility is very slow during the weekdays and the number of riders is down. We
continue to struggle with hiring enough staff to operate our facilities, increasing wages and rising
operating costs. With this being said, we would like to concentrate our efforts and resources to Friday-
Monday where we see our greatest numbers.
In addition, we will be offering special events on select Tuesdays as well as Beer Gardens on select
Wednesdays throughout the summer.
Staff is proposing the following changes to the operating hours for 2020 and is looking for approval
from the Board.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jenny McCollian, the Revenue Facilities
Manager at (920) 232-5319.
Facility 2019 Season
2019 Hours
of Operation 2020 Season
2020 Hours
of Operation
Children's
Amusement
Center
May 25 –
Sept. 2 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm May 25 – Sept. 2 11:00 am-7:00 pm
7 days a
week
Friday-
Monday and
select Tuesdays
and
Wednesdays for
events