text: Off-season Between the 1964 and 1965 seasons, the WFC hired 400 security guards to oversee the fairground, though exhibitors were obligated to maintain and guard their own pavilions. The WFC planned to spend $1.3 million on renovations, and 3,000 workers began winterizing the fairground in November 1964.  The WFC planned to create a promotional film and advertisements for the fair, and it kept some of the paths and fountains illuminated. Deegan said several existing pavilions would be renovated, and a dozen new restaurants would be added. Moses also traveled around the world to convince foreign exhibitors to display additional artifacts , such as a Gutenberg Bible and Spanish artwork, during 1965.
  WFC officials claimed that attendance would rise and anticipated 37.5 million visitors during the 1965 season. The prediction was unrealistic: previous world's fairs typically had fewer visitors during their second season, and no new pavilions were being planned. Furthermore, in its balance sheet, the WFC counted profits from advance ticket sales as part of its income for 1964, which meant that revenue would be much lower than expected during 1965. Nonetheless, unless the fair had at least 37.5 million visitors in 1965, it would not be profitable. WFC officials, fearing reprisal from Moses, waited weeks to tell him about the fair's financial troubles. Ultimately, Moses told Wagner in November 1964 that the WFC might not be able to repay the city's $24 million loan.  The WFC's financial advisors raised suspicions of financial management the next month.