Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44Attraction Attendance 9 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Wichita Thunder Hockey 201,005 228,374 194,283 174,725 174,332 Wichita Wingnuts 257,292 262,619 151,373 153,325 145,212 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 15,561 17,818 29,229 20,465 16,687 Arts & Museum Attendance 9 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Botanica 76,383 123,494 105,239 138,375 154,114 Exploration Place 171,828 216,266 192,751 170,270 176,810 Great Plains Transportation Museum 1,962 3,155 2,998 2,850 2,747 Kansas African American Museum 1,962 3,824 1,644 2,845 2,747 Mid-America All-Indian Center 32,416 10,301 25,515 21,171 26,706 Museum of World Treasures 34,958 40,007 36,748 42,175 43,178 Old Cowtown Museum 44,297 47,378 57,817 59,889 61,495 Wichita Art Museum 50,414 50,402 52,462 57,134 62,028 Music Theater of Wichita 64,886 59,872 75,852 65,277 57,665 Wichita Symphony Orchestra 27,931 47,224 47,325 56,539 52,692 Wichita/Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum 14,983 10,749 13,112 13,591 16,514 Top Conventions and Events 10 Top conventions, events and attendees in 2015 Riverfest 380,000 BlackTop Nationals 180,000 National Baseball Congress 68,000 Automobilia Car Show 60,000 Outdoor Living & Landscape 20,000 Prairie Fire Marathon 20,000 WABA Home Show 20,000 The Women’s Fair 16,000 Tallgrass Film Festival 15,000 Venue Attendance 2015 80,025 2014 65,200 2013 60,000 2012 54,551 2011 43,474 Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center 13 2015 439,767 2014 298,825 2013 411,121 2012 384,603 2011 391,801 2015 413,505 2014 441,302 2013 438,751 2012 528,708 2011 454,864 INTRUST Bank Arena 15 Orpheum Theater 14 Downtown Wichita is home to big-city amenities, which makes it a top destination for visitors. Favorite destinations include Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center, INTRUST Bank Arena, Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, the Old Town Entertainment District and the Museum District. Downtown’s central location made it a favorable place to host approximately 200 conventions and tradeshows in 2015, which brought 613,979 attendees to Downtown. 9 INTRUST Bank Arena celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2015 with a special concert series, including six sold out Garth Brooks concerts which brought 75,000 visitors to Downtown. This single event had a direct visitor economic impact of $3.89 million and an indirect and induced visitor impact of $2.5 million. 18 Total economic impact exceeded $6.4 million. The Arena recorded its second best year in 2015 following only their opening year in 2010. 15 For the fifth year in a row, the Orpheum Theater increased its attendance, and in 2015 recorded over 80,000 visitors. 14 V I S I T 1 8