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[quote user="riogrande5761"]Naturally if potentially a few million were invested (just a wild guess), it would need to be part of the plan to recover the input expenses in ticket sales. Perhaps the culture in Germany and the many visitors from surrounding countries makes it viable to get enough visitors to pay for the cost of building the layout (materials, models, labor etc.)[/quote] It is certainly a million $ business, which is making a good profit. The capital investment to date runs up to about  $ 16 - 18 million , out of which the airport alone was a stunning $ 4 million. Entrance fee is about $ 14.50, which, I think, is moderate and worth every single cent or penny! Senior citizens and children enjoy a noticable discount. About 16 million people have visited it since it opened in 2001, an average of over 1 million each year. The vast majority is, of course, from Germany,  followed by Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and the USA. Annual sales revenues from fees and merchandise are in excess of $ 20 million, not a small business anymore. None of the other model train shows come anywhere close to these figures, nor the quality of the product. MiWuLa is exactly what the name implies, a miniature wonderland. It is certainly not a model railroad as we understand the term.
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