It would likely be something similar to what happened to both Great Americas when Marriott sold them off in 1984/1985. We could end up with Kings Dominion and Six Flags Over Kings Island (I hope nothing like that ever happens) just like we had Great America (1985-1992)/Paramount's Great America/Great America (2007)/California's Great America and Six Flags Great America
One reason why Fiesta Texas feels like a Herschend park is because it has been able to retain some of the goodness that was built into it from the start when USAA Real Estate and the Gaylord Entertainment Company opened it as a show park like its sister Opryland USA. I think after Six Flags (under Time Warner) took over in 1996 they felt the need to keep some of the things guests liked about it, thus saving it from some of the Six Flags Curse.
They could sell off one without the other for the right price, but just as to who might be willing to pay that price I shudder to think about. We all would like an operator who knows how and wants to run a theme park, but it seems the amount of companies or individuals who can do that is shrinking by the day. (And I do think whoever might buy KI should be willing to put in the time and effort to return it to a true thrilling theme park status.)
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