SonofBaconator Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 9:53 AM, CoastersRZ said: I agree that they would make good Cedar Fair parks. I would rather they be Cedar Fair parks than Six Flags parks. Six Flags currently operates 15 parks where as Cedar Fair currently operates 12. In all honesty, I think Cedar Fair would be more than capable of operating an additional 6 parks if need be. There's also a possibility that Six Flags might only be interested in purchasing a few parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxxForce Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I'm hoping that they buy Kalahari in Sandusky. I know it's a waterpark hotel, but they did purchase Castaway Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Well, they purchased Castaway Bay before it was Castaway Bay. And it is immediately adjacent to their property. If they bought Kalahari, they would probably buy the entire chain (including the one in the Wisconsin Dells, the one in Pocono, PA, and the one that is coming soon in Round Rock Texas). Other than the one in Sandusky, there is not a lot of overlap with their current markets, and it could provide another source of year round revenue. I personally do not see them making a move with Kalahari, but it is interesting to ponder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I could see them maybe trying to add a park in an area they are not currently in. Maybe Texas or somewhere south and west. Why can't they just do a ground up park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: I could see them maybe trying to add a park in an area they are not currently in. Maybe Texas or somewhere south and west. Why can't they just do a ground up park? Ground up theme parks are expensive to build and are probably a riskier investment compared to an already developed park that has known income & attendance figures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yes, you are talking huge outlays of capital. There are not too many markets that are not already served by a major theme park in this country either. Hard Rock Park was the last ground up theme park built in this country, and look how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yeah this is true. I am just thinking of them getting a park somewhere in Texas for some reason. I actually wouldn't want CF to get another park. They neglect some of their parks they already have. MiA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I would not say that they neglect certain parks, they just do not put large capital projects in all of their parks. Some of the smaller parks like MiA do not need to receive large capital projects to see a return on the investment. Yes, they would likely benefit from having a park in Texas, but I do not see any in that market that they would be interested in purchasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yeah I just feel really bad for the people with their home parks of MiA and VF. They do get new trashcans everyone in a while haha. The only major parks in Tx are owned by Sixflags so yeah you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Maverick44 said: Yeah I just feel really bad for the people with their home parks of MiA and VF. MiA locals use their park for the water park mainly....haven't really heard of them complaining that they haven't got a big coaster in a while. VF does get some investment....including a new section Route 79 and Delirious this past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, chugh43 said: MiA locals use their park for the water park mainly....haven't really heard of them complaining that they haven't got a big coaster in a while. VF does get some investment....including a new section Route 79 and Delirious this past year. Well that's good. Going over things I am not sure there is a park CF would be interested in buying then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeBond Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 2/20/2019 at 1:30 PM, Maverick44 said: Yeah this is true. I am just thinking of them getting a park somewhere in Texas for some reason. I actually wouldn't want CF to get another park. They neglect some of their parks they already have. MiA! I’m with you on Texas. Houston Texas is they 4th largest city in America & they have no major amusement park since AstroWorld was closed. If there is only City that could support a new ground up park, I believe Houston is the answer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I would take that for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenban Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Supposedly there is a park being built in Houston, called Grand Texas. I say supposedly because they have announced work on the theme park will start after the water park is open and operating and at this point they are something like a year behind schedule on the water park. Originally the water park should have opened in spring 2018, then summer, and now it is spring 2019, and as far as I know no opening date is set. But the water park looks like it just needs landscaping to open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Oh wow. They have some space to work with there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 I know this is a stretch but I would actually be happy if Six Flags Great America was part of the Cedar Fair chain. Its the sister park of CGA so it would seem fitting. Imagine if Kings Dominion was owned by a different chain than Kings Island. I know this will likely never happen as Six Flags Great America is one of their "B" list parks but it would still be cool to see both Great Americas under Cedar Fair's control. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 26 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said: I know this is a stretch but I would actually be happy if Six Flags Great America was part of the Cedar Fair chain. Its the sister park of CGA so it would seem fitting. Imagine if Kings Dominion was owned by a different chain than Kings Island. I know this will likely never happen as Six Flags Great America is one of their "B" list parks but it would still be cool to see both Great Americas under Cedar Fair's control. It’d give them a decent foothold if the Midwest market. Anyone know why Six Flags didn’t but CGA? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/29/2019 at 6:44 PM, Benjamin22 said: Anyone know why Six Flags didn’t but CGA? I believe it was a city thing because CGA went through a ton of legal issues when Marriot tried to sell off their parks. I believe a company wanted to purchase their land for real estate which the city didn't want. I'm sure the California park was seen as baggage yo Six Flags where as the Chicago-Milwaukee park was more appealing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 SFGAM is a gem of a park. Although not a single top 5 coaster in the park it had a a large solid collection. It would help alot with plat pass holders in the midwest. But there are things I prefer in each chain. It never would have of received Goliath, Joker, Superman or Maxx Force as a Cedar Fair park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 2:07 PM, grsupercity said: SFGAM is a gem of a park. Although not a single top 5 coaster in the park it had a a large solid collection. It would help alot with plat pass holders in the midwest. But there are things I prefer in each chain. It never would have of received Goliath, Joker, Superman or Maxx Force as a Cedar Fair park. Six Flags still practices what Paramount used to- clone your rides to save $$$; not that other chains haven't done this. If SFGA was a CF park they would load them up with B&Ms, a GCI, and a Mack. It makes me wonder where SFGA would rank in the famed Cedar Fair "tier" ranking. Would it be priority over KI? Would Carowinds, KI, or Canada's Wonderland get put on the back burner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondbackFan Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 21 hours ago, SonofBaconator said: It makes me wonder where SFGA would rank in the famed Cedar Fair "tier" ranking. Would it be priority over KI? Would Carowinds, KI, or Canada's Wonderland get put on the back burner? I am not sure how SFGAm would rank against other Cedar Fair parks. In this article from May 27th, 2009, it says Six Flags Great America was the most profitable park in the chain and this was before the schedule was extended with Holiday in the Park. https://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=296367 Quote The financial roller coaster that Six Flags is riding will have no impact on how the Gurnee theme park is run, CEO Mark Shapiro said Tuesday. The New York-based company, struggling financially because of a $2.5 billion debt load taken on by previous owners' expansion sprees, says the customer will notice only improvements at all of its 20 parks. Shapiro pointed to a new water ride, longer season, a cyber coffee cafe and additional concerts among the additions at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, the most profitable in the 20-park portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 If they wanted some more year round options on a smaller scale: https://www.scpictureproject.org/horry-county/myrtle-beach-family-kingdom-amusement-park.html https://www.familykingdomfun.com/home-mobile/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlandTaxis30 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Or, they could look into the Pacific Northwest for a potential market for a new ground-up park or acquisition. Aside from Silverwood, Oaks Amusement park, and other fairgrounds, that market is mostly untapped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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