I was 46 years old, divorced and reunited with my high school sweetheart.
Luckily I have a picture made with her in our wedding album. I am so glad to see Joette’s message here. Does it really need two restaurants? And what red-blooded American male would want to get married at a Precious Moments Wedding Island? But it struck me at the time that Sam Butcher’s park was way too sprawling for its own good. I feel bad for the 11 full-time employees and 29 part-timers that will be laid off. My wife and I visited Precious Moments park a few years ago. The park is not on Route 66, but it’s such a big attraction that it’s inextricably linked to the road. The Precious Moments park was created by Sam Butcher, who came up with the popular, angel-like child figurines during the 1970s. In response to the changing patterns, Huwel said Precious Moments is shifting operations “to mark sure the parts of the park that are visited most often are well-maintained and supported.” To eat, they would either want to just get a sandwich, or choose to go someplace else.” “Those in cars wander the grounds, stop at the chapel and gift shop and leave. The people in bus tours wanted sit-down meals and booked tickets to the Fountain of Angels,” Huwel said.
“Our traffic historically consisted of bus tours and people driving in cars. Park attendance is down only about 1 percent, from 205,476 visitors through 2005, compared to 203,053 through Thursday in 2006.īut the number of motor-coach tours had dropped about 21 percent in the last year, while the number of tickets sold at the Fountain of Angels had declined by about 15 percent, according to information provided by the park. The company says it instead will concentrate on “core operations,” including the Precious Moments Chapel. The Joplin (Mo.) Globe reports today that the Precious Moments Inspiration Park, located in the Route 66 town of Carthage, Mo., announced it will close several attractions because of a steep decline in bus tours.Īmong the attractions slated to close and likely won’t reopen are the Fountain of Angels, Wedding Island, an RV park and Super Sam’s Restaurant.
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