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Attraction Capacity Calculator

Calculate maximum daily visitors from throughput rate, operating hours, and safety capacity limits.

Inputs

visitors/hr
hours
hours
people

Results

Max Daily Visitors

1,667

Max Simultaneous500
Turnover Rate3.3x/day
Peak Hour Estimate250
75% Capacity Day1,250 visitors
Annual Capacity (300 days)500,100
At50Pct834%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the Hourly Throughput (visitors processed per hour) and Operating Hours per day.
  2. Set the Average Visit Duration in hours — longer visits reduce simultaneous capacity.
  3. Enter the Safety Capacity (maximum simultaneous visitors allowed).
  4. Review Max Daily Visitors, Max Simultaneous, Turnover Rate, and Peak Hour Estimate.
  5. Use 75% Capacity Day as a practical operational target for comfortable visitor experience.

How the result changes with Avg Visit Duration

Avg Visit DurationMax Daily Visitors
1.652,000
4.521,106
7.98627
11455

What each input means

Hourly Throughput
Maximum visitors that can enter per hour (ticketing/gate capacity).
Operating Hours
Hours open per day.
Avg Visit Duration
Average time a visitor spends at the attraction.
Safety Capacity
Maximum people allowed on-site simultaneously (fire code / safety).

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Hourly Throughput = 200, Operating Hours = 10, Avg Visit Duration = 3, Safety Capacity = 500 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Max Daily Visitors
    Max Daily Visitors
    1667 = 1667
  3. Calculate Max Simultaneous
    Max Simultaneous
    500 = 500
  4. Calculate Turnover Rate
    Turnover Rate
    3.3 = 3.3

Engine last updated .

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