Are we big enough to support a Theme Park like Valley Fair? The biggest obstacle is weather. Minneapolis proves it can work. They draw as far away from Bismarck. And they also have a 2nd theme park in the Mall Of America! Both do very well.

The key is having year round activities like a hotel resort, a GIANT indoor waterpark, underwater world, cross country skiing, go karts, ice skating, snowmobiling, and things like laser tag and video games. It can't be a 4 month seasonal business.

I think we have 220k people already and when you expand to a 200 mile radius were over a half million. We would draw from Bismarck to Winnipeg to Sioux Falls to the entire Lakes country. Fargo could be an entertainment center for the midwest. If I had access to money I would do this in a heart beat.

The city could donate land or give a huge tax break.