THE
THE ALAMO? WE CHECKED TO VERIFY.
>> WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?
+@
>> WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM? DID YOU COME HERE ESPECIALLY
FOR THIS?
FOR THIS?
FOR THIS? >> IT'S WONDERFUL.
THE STOR+@Y STARTS WITH AN
ARTICLE FROM THE WACO TRIBUNE.
IT SAYS, MORE PEOPLE VISIT THE
MAGNOLIA MARKET, THEN VISIT THE
ALAMO.
ALAMO.
ALAMO. I
ALAMO. I WANT TO VERIFY IF THAT'S
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. A
TRUE. A QUICK QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE MAGNOLIA MARKET?
MAGNOLIA IS THE CREATION OF CHIP
AND IS JOANNA GAINES.
THEY LIVE AND WORK HE+@RE.
THEY ARE THE ROYAL FAMILY OF
CABLE.
CABLE.
CABLE. THE INSANE POPULARITY HAS MADE
WACO A TOURIST DESTINATION FOR
HOME IMPROVEMENT FANATICS.
>> WE ARE FORTUNATE.
THE WORD HAVE THOUGHT THERE
+@
+@ WOULD
+@ WOULD BE ANY?
SCOT UN OWNS A TOUR COMPANY.
HE'S PART OF THE MAGNOLIA
EFFECT.
EFFECT.
EFFECT. NEW COMPAYSPRINGU AROUND
TOWN, AEIGT THE NEW
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. >> YOU KNOW, SHE LIKES TO TAKE
CABIEST THE CEILING
DON'T ATWSE +@PC.
>>ROTR EBUH A HOUSE
SEEO THE SHOW.
THE IHIH O THE TO+@UR HIS
VISITOS SNAPPING UP HOME-
IMPVMN DA,T TAKE HOE
FOR THMEVS
FOR THMEVS THIS RNEFR$550 IN ONE
NIGH.
NIGH.
NIGH. >>REPOTR HNHE EIE TO
S+@TAR HSBUSINES,DID YOU
FOREE HS
FOREE HS
FOREE HS >> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. LET' GET BY TO THIS TOURISM
THE MAGNOLAMKE DOES NOT
PUBLISH ATTENDAC INFOMIO.
IT DOES SHARE INFORMTO,WITH
PENDGRAS WITH THE VISITOR
+@
+@ BUREAU
BUREAU
BUREAU SHESHEONE WHO SAYS, THAT
MORE VSTS HNTHE ALAMO.
YOU STARTE CONTROVEY.
I THINK YOU DID.
>> IT COUNTS THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THERE
DATE.
DATE.
DATE. WE
DATE. WE THINK IT'S A PRETTY ACCURAT
GAUGE READ THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN AT 1.6
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. BUT +@1,619,925 VISITORS.
THAT SOUNDS OFFICIAL, HOW
ACCURATE IS IT?
HERE'S HOW INFRARED TECHNOLOGY
WORKS.
WORKS.
WORKS. YOU CANNOT SEE IT BUT AT THE
POINT OF ENTRY, THIS BEING GETS
BROKEN EVERY TIME SOMEBODY
WALKS THROUGH.
WALKS THROUGH. WH+@EN IT BREAKS THE COUNTER SA
ONE MORE VISITOR.
PROFESSOR MICHAEL THOMAS KNOWS
ALL ABOUT HOSPITALITY AND
TOURISM.
TOURISM.
TOURISM. HE TEACHES IT AT THE HOTEL
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AT
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY. MET YOU WILL END UP WITH AN
OVER COUNT, TYPICALLY.
YOUR PEOPLE WALKING IN AND OUT
MULTIPLE TIMES.
MULTIPLE TIMES. OVER COUNTING AS POSSIBLE.
HE ALSO SAYS, THE LOCATION OF
THE POPULAR PHYLLO SPEAKER,
COULD CREATE AN OVER COUNT
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. THE FRONT DOOR O+@F THE BAKERY,
IS OUTSIDE THE MAIN GATES.
DIMENSIONALLY WALKS INTO THE
MARKET, THEY WALKED BACK OUT,
THEY COME BACK IN.
THAT COUNTS AS TWO VISITS, EVEN
THOUGH IT'S ONE PERSON.
THEY ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH
TWICE.>>REPORTER: WHY IS THIS
IMPORTANT, TO THE WORLD?
>> ITS UNIVERSAL VALUES IT
REPRESENTS.
REPRESENTS. SLAVERY, SELF-SACRIFICE, HONOR,
STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU
BELIEVE IN.
BELIEVE IN. THE CURATOR OF ALAMO SAYS
VISITORS ARE COUNTED WHEN THEY
COME T+@O THE FRONT DOOR OF THE
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. >>REPORTER: HOW MANY VISITORS
DOES ALAMO GET K+@ICK UP A TEXA
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, WHICH
CONTROLS THE ALAMO, SHOWS OVER
1.5 MILLION VISITORS YEARLY.
THAT MEANS THE MAGNOLIA WINS BY
ALMOST 120,000 VISITORS.
THERE +@IS A PROBLEM.
THE LAND OFFICE TELLS ME, F+@OR
YEARS, IT HAS MISTAKENLY BEEN
USING IT AND OUTDATED NUMBER.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT IS ACTUALLY
1,679,065.
1,679,065. THE ALAMO WINS BY ALMOST 60,00+
PEOPLE THAT STATISTIC DOES NOT
REFLECT PEOPLE T+@O STOP BY TO
TAKE A PHOTO IN THE PLAZA AND
DO NOT ENTE+@R CHURCH.
>> THEY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.
THEY DON'T GET COUNTED BECAUSE
THEY DO NOT GO THROUGH AN
ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE. A WRECK THAT WILL CHANGE.
THERE IS A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
HAPPEN, THAT WILL TONE DOWN THE
HAPPEN, THAT WILL TONE DOWN THE@ CARNIVAL VIBE. HE WILL CLOSE
THE ROAD TO NOISY CARS AND
+@
+@ BUSES.
BUSES.
BUSES. IT
BUSES. IT WILL MOVE IN AND ALAMO
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. +@
MUSEUM. THERE WILL BE FORMAL ENTRY
POINTS, ALLOWING ALL VISITORS
TO BE COUNTED.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE NUMBER
WILL BE HIGHER?
>> I THINK IT WILL BE HIGHER.
+@
>> I THINK IT WILL BE HIGHER. >>REPORTER: A LOT HIGHER?
>> HIGHER.
>> HIGHER. PARANOIA TURNS OUT THE ANSWER
IS N.
IS N.
IS N. IN
IS N. IN FACT IT'S PO+@SBETHE
MAGNOLIAOVER COUNTS, WHILE THE
ALAMO NECUT
ALAMO NECUT +@
ALAMO NECUT THE ANLA IS IMPRESSV.
COMPARDT WACO, SAN ANTONI
+@
+@ IS
+@ IS A
+@ IS A TOURISTMCA THE GETS 10
TIMES MORE VISITOR WITH THE
ALAM, AS ITS CROWN JEWEL.