SCP-9035 — SCP-9035 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9035 Menagerie1 ~ medium confidence

SCP-9035

Expected annual

$7.6B

One-time setup

$16.9B

Annual recurring

$7.6B

Personnel

32500

One-time startup costs are dominated by land acquisition, park construction, and specialized containment buildout (~$16.9B total). Recurring annual costs (baseline ~$7.56B/year) are driven by payroll (operations + specialized staff), COGS, security/containment operations, maintenance/amortization, and large contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.9B

Facilities $16.1B

[#1, #2, #3, #32] Land acquisition/site prep, core park construction and themed buildout, anomalous containment structural work, and initial community/environmental mitigation capital.

Equipment $512.0M

[#11, #22, #23] Initial anomalous-security equipment procurement, fleet acquisition for secure transport, and initial IT/server build.

Ride Integration Engineering $200.0M

[#4] Specialized engineering and ride retrofitting to integrate anomalies safely (custom mounts, redundancy, certification testing).

Veilfall One Time Reserve $50.0M

[#33] Initial set-aside / technical debt spending related to Veilfall preparedness and redundancy investments.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30.0M

[#12, #24] Initial lab buildout and instrumentation for amnestic provisioning and R&D startup.

Permitting And Legal One Time $20.0M

[#5] One-time permitting, MOUs, legal fees and initial agreements with local/national agencies.

Medical Facilities Capital $20.0M

[#16] Capital cost to outfit on-site clinics, trauma rooms, ambulances and related medical infrastructure.

Cover Ops Startup $10.0M

[#30] One-time startup costs for shell-company formation, initial covert asset acquisitions and front operations.

Guest Screening Capital $5.0M

[#26] Capital for entry screening hardware, signage, and gate infrastructure for cognitive-risk mitigation.

Amnestic Equipment One Time $2.0M

[#12] One-time procurement of amnestic delivery systems and mobile response equipment.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.6B/yr

Staff Wages $1.2B/yr

[#6] Baseline non-anomalous employee wage bill (ride operators, F&B, custodial, retail, admissions) — estimated for ~30,000 operations staff.

Supplies And Consumables Cogs $1.0B/yr

[#19] Food & beverage and merchandise COGS with anomalous-safety premium; assumes large park-level COGS.

Contingency Reserve For Escalation $1.0B/yr

[#29] Annual reserve set aside for rapid mobilization, emergency amnestics, mass relocation, and diplomatic cover-ups.

Lost Production Reserve $625.0M/yr

[#35] Reserve to cover lost gate revenue from temporary closures (approx. one-week revenue buffer; plan for multi-week contingencies via contingency_reserve).

Specialized Personnel Wages $600.0M/yr

[#7] Specialized staff wages (containment officers, reality-tech technicians, thaumaturges, research scientists, memetics analysts) — ~2,500 specialized personnel.

Payroll Taxes And Benefits $600.0M/yr

[#9] Payroll taxes, social insurance, healthcare, pensions and benefits (25–40% on top of wages).

Insurance Reserve $500.0M/yr

[#15] Self-insurance and legal/liability reserve for lawsuits, settlements and long-term liabilities.

Capital Refresh Depreciation Reserve $500.0M/yr

[#21] Annualized reserve for multi-year refurbishments and containment system overhauls.

Ride Maintenance And Inspection $300.0M/yr

[#20] Daily maintenance, inspections, spare parts, and anomalous-component spares and testing.

Research And Monitoring $200.0M/yr

[#24] Ongoing R&D, applied anomalous engineering, safety studies and attraction development.

Anomalous Staffing Premium $150.0M/yr

[#8] Hiring/vetting/hazard pay/housing premium associated with 60/40 anomalous staffing quota.

Public Relations Marketing $150.0M/yr

[#13] Baseline marketing, PR, tourism promotion and crisis PR budgets.

Utilities $150.0M/yr

[#17] Electricity, water, gas and other utilities for rides, facilities and anomalous draws.

Security Physical $125.0M/yr

[#10] Physical security personnel, private contractors, coordination with local police, perimeter and access control.

Veilfall Amortized Costs $100.0M/yr

[#33] Annual amortized spending/reserve related to Veilfall-driven redundancy and extraordinary-event preparedness.

Information Security $80.0M/yr

[#14] Cybersecurity, anti-leak operations, DRM and offensive/defensive counter-proliferation work.

Housing And Relocation Allowances $50.0M/yr

[#27] Housing subsidies and relocation allowances for anomalous employees and rotation staff.

Cover Operations Offsite Assets $50.0M/yr

[#30] Ongoing maintenance of shell companies, front assets, retainer payments and covert procurement channels.

Security Anomalous Maintenance $30.0M/yr

[#11] Recurring maintenance/replacement costs for anomalous-specific detection/filtering/scrubbing systems and secure vehicles.

Transportation And Logistics $30.0M/yr

[#22] Day-to-day transportation fleet operations, secure transfers, and logistics.

It And Reservation Operations $25.0M/yr

[#23] Ongoing IT operations, ticketing, analytics and server maintenance.

Guest Medical Operations $20.0M/yr

[#16] On-site medical staffing, consumables, ambulances, airlift contracts and mental-health crisis teams.

Waste And Hazard Handling $20.0M/yr

[#18] Waste disposal, hazardous/anomalous byproduct handling and secure storage costs.

Training And Drills $10.0M/yr

[#25] Staff training programs, periodic large-scale drills and joint exercises.

Guest Screening Ops $10.0M/yr

[#26] Recurring operations for pre-screening, waivers, gate personnel and cognitive-risk mitigation.

Cultural Education Programming $10.0M/yr

[#31] Educational exhibits, localization, school programs and public liaison efforts.

Audit Oversight And Internal Compliance $10.0M/yr

[#34] Internal audits, compliance teams and ethics oversight to maintain containment rules and staffing quotas.

Amnestic Provisioning $5.0M/yr

[#12] Annual provisioning, training and small-incident amnestic usage; per-year contingency provisioning.

Mascot Anomalous Character Upkeep $5.0M/yr

[#28] Costume/containment upkeep, rehearsal and replacement/neutralization budgets for anomalous mascots.

Environmental And Community Mitigation $5.0M/yr

[#32] Ongoing noise abatement, traffic mitigation payments, and community goodwill programs.

Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr

[#5] Annual legal retainers, ongoing compliance, and cover-story legal operations (small ongoing portion; larger covert/cover included in cover_operations_offsite_assets).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.6B/yr

94.3% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major anomalous incidents; routine containment and operations only.

no major breaches routine visitor incidents only

🚨 Minor Incident $7.6B/yr

5.0% probability / year +$73.0M vs baseline

Localized anomalous incident requiring on-site MTF response, targeted amnestic deployment, medical treatment, PR response and small legal payouts.

mascot/ride anomaly malfunction small-scale containment breach

🚨 Major Breach $9.6B/yr

0.2% probability / year +$2.0B vs baseline

Significant containment failure affecting attractions or guest safety leading to large-scale mobilization, legal liability payments, mass amnestic use, and extended closures.

multi-attraction breach fatalities or mass exposures

🚨 Political Exposure $10.6B/yr

0.5% probability / year +$3.0B vs baseline

Major public/political disclosure of anomalous operations requiring international cover-ups, large settlements, accelerated buyouts of IP/front companies, and long-term reputational remediation.

press exposure of anomalous operations governmental investigations

👥 Personnel 32500 total

Role	Count	Notes
Operations Staff (Ride Operators / F&B / Custodial / Retail / Admissions)	30000	[#6] Baseline non-anomalous employees; headcount chosen to match the operations wage estimate.
Containment Officer / MTF Agent	600	[#7] Frontline anomalous containment and rapid response personnel included in specialized payroll.
Research Scientist	500	[#7, #24] Scientific staff for anomaly study and attraction development.
Reality-technology Technician / Engineer	700	[#4, #20] Engineers maintaining rides and reality-technology integrations; included in specialized wages.
Memetics Analyst / Occult Specialist	300	[#7, #12] Specialists for memetic/thaumaturgic hazard mitigation.
Security Specialist	200	[#10] Armed response teams, executive security and coordination staff.
Medical Officer / Paramedic	100	[#16] On-site medical staff for guest and staff emergencies.
Administrative Staff / Managers	100	[#5, #30] Administrative, legal-liaison and managerial personnel included in overhead wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and comparable large-theme-park costs; anomalous-specific containment, incident frequency and severity remain uncertain which reduces confidence from high to medium.

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