Doesnt half wreck my head listening to people spouting how its a waste of money.
Kids love it and look to be enjoying it so looks like a good day out for families so that really should be enough.
But if the figures of 25000 people visiting to see it then im pretty sure it will be worth it.
Planning on seeing it on sunday at the docks looks like a nice day out.
This article from the Post might calm some of the moaners down...doubt it though
Sea Odyssey little girl giant
LIVERPOOL’S Sea Odyssey is expected to generate a £12m boost to the city’s economy making it the most lucrative arts event since Capital of Culture year.
At least 250,000 people are forecast to attend the city’s biggest ever outdoor event, which begins with a 30ft little girl giant waking up in Stanley Park tomorrow morning.
Advance hotel bookings for April 20-22 have increased by 12% compared to the same weekend last year – believed to be due to the three-day piece of street theatre.
Ged Fitzgerald, Liverpool City Council’s chief executive, said the projected £12m boost – at least £2m more than 2008’s ‘Spider’ – demonstrated the importance of large scale events to the local economy, particularly during financially challenging times.
He said: “When times are hard you have to choose – you can keep plodding along or decide to be ambitious and keep moving forward so Liverpool continues to be talked about in a creative and positive way. You have got to keep reinventing the city culturally. If you don’t do that you risk the city being stuck in 2008 or even the 60s.”
It has cost around £1.5m to put on Sea Odyssey, paid for by a mix of public and private funding.
Around £400,000 represents Liverpool’s last tranche of Capital of Culture legacy funding, with a third of the total sum coming from public bodies, including Arts Council England and Merseytravel, and a similar figure from the private sector, including outsourcing firm Enterprise.
A national and international marketing campaign has helped to draw worldwide attention to Sea Odyssey, said Mr Fitzgerald.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2012/04/19/liverpool-sea-odyssey-expected-to-generate-12m-for-city-economy-99623-30789084/