Never counted it as a coaster in the first place. What about you?

Surf Dog has officially been reclassified by Kings Island from a roller coaster to a thrill ride on the park’s website.  This change begs the question if you counted Surf Dog as a credit, does it still count as a credit because it was classified as a roller coaster by Kings Island when you rode it? 

Here's your answer:  Cedar Fair shareholders can't stop merger with Six Flags | wkyc.com https://share.google/ujdsU1jMfZWUaR2ur

I think the only ones who could have had a chance at stopping the merger would have been the stockholders. It felt like the higher-ups from both companies wanted the merger to happen. If they hadn't merged I think there's a world where some of the lower-tier legacy Six Flags parks would've been in danger of closing instead of being purchased by a chain or operating independently. Either way, the merger is already done and we're beating a dead horse. (I also think the Cracker Barrel rebrand was always planned to be reversed in some way, but that's neither here nor there.)  After my last post I watched a Green Tagged video about this letter from JANA Partners and they mentioned a few things that I hadn't remembered hearing. It was said that they want the board to replace Marylin Speigel as Chairman and to reorganize/replace other board members either in an effort to bring in fresh ideas and move away from the old guard or to replace them with board members who align more with JANA's goals. Allegedly the Travis Kelce x Six Flags brand partnership might not have paid off like they wanted so this letter was the next move. It was also mentioned in the letter that they like John Reilly and what he's trying to do for Six Flags. Generally it seemed like they might see certain board members as road blocks to making this vision a reality so I'm inclined to agree with JANA if this is the case. That said, there is a chance that they want to replace board members in a private equity-esque manner. Going back to the use of legacy branding (especially on social media) I'm convinced that this is still used because of some board members trying to hold onto that brand despite it being synonymous with poor quality.  If I had my way I'd try replacing board members with non-Cedar Fair or Six Flags veterans (but still amusement/theme park company veterans), and see how that goes before thinking more about splitting the company. If that doesn't work then I'd split the company into two independent operators based on location and what I think they'd be best suited for. I've written about my wishes for a new KECO on here before so I'll keep this to just my lists for now. You may not agree with my choices but I think they could work well. Company 1 (Thrilling Theme Parks): Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, SF New England (renamed Riverside Wonderland), Great Adventure, Fiesta Texas, Knott's Berry Farm, Darien Lake, and Chicago's Great America Company 2 (Themed Amusement Parks): Cedar Point, Discovery Kingdom, Frontier City, Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Georgia, Dorney Park, Magic Mountain, SF Mexico, SF Qiddiya City, and the park-independent Hurricane Harbor locations

What were coaster enthusiasts supposed to do? They/we have no sway over anything. Not sure those are good examples. Last I checked Tennessee and A&M are still underperforming considering their revenue and fanbases. And Cracker Barrel...well, okay they should have known better but the change was completely harmless. I still can't believe I had to hear about that nonstop for a full week as if it was a national tragedy.