Cory Butcher

No. Busch Gardens, Parc Management parks, Universal, Legoland parks, Disney parks, and Hershey. It sure would be a good chunk of them however!

That is a private matter, and not for the public view-they should do like they did with Steve Irwin, and completely destroy the tapes. Steve Irwin's video was a private video, owned by the producers of his show (partly himself). Although looked at to prove an accident, the videos having not shown any irregularities were given back to the family/producers. In this case, these tapes are owned by sea world's security team, and those tapes are needed to examine the extent of this issue. As has been stated in Florida these become public record. I am not sure how I feel about this, I am all for the sharing of information, on the other hand I don't think people need to see Dawn's death. I think the investigators viewing the tape and commenting on its contents would be enough, but still others would want to know more for themselves. I guess the question is, do you own the rights to the image of your own death? And, can the image of your death prevent others from happening as well?

I would hardly call that quick and easy.

In regards to the last paragraph, I agree with Mr. Speed. For one, a merger of Six Flags with Cedar Fair would darn near constitute a monopoly. And a poorly capitalized one at that!

A familiar name in that article....

Oooh, I have the one on the far right! haha Yeah, I really have nothing to add to this thread...leaving again, lol.

Emphasis added.I do not agree with this statement at all, and am somewhat surprised to see this stance taken in a Reuters article. It makes me wonder aloud how well the author knows the industry of if he just went off someone else's argument that he overheard. Six Flags is not Disney World, the attractions do not have the same staying power some 5-10 years after they are built (aside from a few standouts), as they aren't attached to some other marketing vehicle or multimedia property. Not to mention, as The Interpreter and others including myself have stated here time and time again, the parks are not directly competitive with each other, they are competitive with other media, the roller coaster arms race is in the past at least temporarily. There is a reason these theme parks are known as "regional". My worry is that some of these noteholders and bondholders fighting over Six Flags ownership, have this same line of thought, and I hope they don't. These parks will STILL have to have large amounts of Cap Ex to continually attract customers as they get bored with the same old multimillion dollar attractions. In the past I have been one to say that I thought Six Flags would stave off bankruptcy, and then they didn't, I was wrong. I have since looked further into their debts and operational achievements or lack thereof and they nearly doubled their loss this year. Even after bankruptcy this company does not seem to have a sound direction, they have SO much work to do.

You read my mind! I hope she learned not to feed bears!

Yes, it is an interesting Q. Q has quite a few equity options on the stock already. They could be part of it. That being said, it is a good question too! I really think that anyone who knows explicitly how to negotiate a "put option" on FUN right now, IS. Especially technical traders. Those guys reading graphs right now other than the 50-day moving average have got to be wearing out the mouse submitting short sells and negotiating put options! Even the fundamentalists for that matter have had a field day taking advantage of that supremely high debt load!

To steal a line from the Famous Johnny Cash, the stock "fell into a burning ring of fire, and it went down down down and the flames went higher, and it burns burns burns"! Basically, If I am buying a "Put option" I am buying the idea that a stock will fall below its current price. If the stock falls below the price of my option, before it expires, then I may exercise my option and buy the stock at this lower price. As the price of the stock falls below the option price that I negotiated I can buy the stock at the current low price and sell it to the person who had previously agreed to buy my stock at a certain price higher than the now current price. I make an instant buck essentially as the company's stock price tumbled. Lots of people right now are betting that the Cedar Fair per unit price will tumble below $11.00 per unit. If I can get a buyer to agree to buy Cedar Fair Stock for $10.50 a unit, I will write a put option for so many shares at 10.50 and hope that the price falls below that price...if it does I buy those real quick according to the call, and sell them to the guy at 10.50...I make a quick buck, and if the price goes up down the road for the buyer, he too will make some money...AND that buyer didn't have to pay the full $11.00 to get the stock only to see it fall short-term, he could wait until it does fall, and then buy it with hope towards the future. The people currently buying Put options are believing that the transaction will not go through, and that the price will fall. Afterall, if they thought they could get 11.50/unit with the acquisition they would put out a call right now, and collect that higher price!

I love Disney movies too. I'm just wondering what Burton's "spin" will be like for this classic. Many of his movies seem to go boom or bust, as he certainly has a different take on many things. Yeah, I feel the same way about his films. Alice in Wonderland is a pretty trippy movie in its original form as it is, and I think it will lend itself to some of his unconventional story-telling. I actually can't wait to see what Tim Burton's "smoking caterpillar" looks like. His mad hatter character played by Johnny Depp certainly looks the part. It will be an interesting film. I had read one review that stated the movie was not a Tim Burton film distributed by Disney but rather a Disney Film with the Tim Burton touch. I think the latter will actually be a recipe for success!

Seeing it Friday at 4:15! I'm excited, I quite enjoy Disney movies!

Guess they missed the website, park commercials, park marquee, marketing materials, as well as any stories about Halloween Haunt written in the local paper? You can't save the whole world, but you can try.

It is an honor to "beat" a legend Don't let it go to your head

That is by far the best 5@5 yet!

Standbyme, minimum heights for rides are established by the ride manufacturers and the insurance companies.

From Kings Island's official Twitter account: http://twitter.com/kingsislandpr

And, the same opening day as Kings Island. Stay tuned.

While working on a project the other day (writing up a business plan and loan application) I was shocked to find out that a 6 foot tall Fiberglass Gorilla costs $1500, and that's on the cheap end! Similar animals are all that number or higher. If you were to put out animals as Standbyme suggested, that would cost quite a few more nickels than many here would think. I really would like to see Kings Island take the same approach to the train themeing as an acquaintance of mine did with his amusement park in his backyard known as "Chapman Falls" in Springfield, OH. Kevin Miller built his old west town using recycled building materials and old pallets. Check out his video here to view his town: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y7ZoqBaYXg It's amazing sometimes what money can't buy!

03162010 Opening weekend trip to Dollywood and Carowinds. Opening day of Cedar Point Working opening day of Kings Island Large summer trip to multiple parks. 2010 Freedom's Call Military Tattoo at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base on June 25th! Multiple Columbus zoo trips The Wilds A nice weekend trip to Hocking Hills, OH

http://toledoblade.c...1/-1/BUSINESS01 This firm is definitely up to something, and it is NOT just to block this sale.... As usual, not a peep in the Sandusky Register, which has taken to running cutesy stories about its business reporter having a conflict of interest as he purchased a unit so as to be able to attend the 031610 meeting. They would want me to post a link... I for one, would sure like to know, what guarantee Q funding would have that the original holders of the units would not vote entirely or vote no. Obviously if they sell to Q, they will be predisposed to not voting at all, which counts as a "no", I just wonder what would guarantee Q of the proposed vote.

Why would they care? Safety is much more important, and as The Interpreter stated, a park is not going to pay a higher premium for insurance just because a violent wooden coaster has buzz bars and no seatbelts.

Not quite like Maverick. With Backlot, the train needs to be physically pushed back to the launch position before it can be relaunched. It only rolls back to the safety brakes. He's right. It has to be pushed back to the station. Very Heavy. The station goes slightly downhill out towards the helix, so it gets pushed up hill, and through the brakes. Not quite like Maverick. With Backlot, the train needs to be physically pushed back to the launch position before it can be relaunched. It only rolls back to the safety brakes. That's not true.....when I saw it go back from the top, it went right into the station. You're wrong. It has to be forced back into the station. Lots harder than pushing a neutral car. There is lots of friction in that spot to keep the car from rolling back into the station. Those cars are very heavy, if you have seen the cars pushed back into the station you know it takes quite a few people, and the leverage needed is difficult to achieve.

Is this topic really two pages long (27 posts)? Wow, I can't believe I'm adding this comment...

This whole darn thing is a mindbender. This court case is going to be a scorcher. The park may have been better off had it been hit by a cyclone. This goliath case could set amusement industry precedent in terms of property/contract law for years to come! You have to love the Great American court system!