Time to let out my hopes and predictions:
The hope: Diamondback and Orion are open again before the end of the season (Winterfest doesn't count as part of the season for this). Same for the Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland rides. And yes, Goliath at Magic Mountain as well. Raging Bull and Nitro will remain closed, just like SFOG Goliath.
The expectation: Everything remains closed until next year.
The overreac--no, I'm not going to give you one.
I was also thinking about something else: dropping the Goliath name from all coasters except the SFMM one. Six Flags has no control over the Walibi Holland or La Ronde Goliaths, but I see a repaint and rebrand of SFOG as realistic, and I would prefer a rebrand of the Great America RMC (I doubt it would happen, though) just to limit the overused name.
That said, I can imagine Six Flags Under Private Equity would end up largely abandoning preventative maintenance and sticking to reactive maintenance, leading to an even greater safety risk. The PE firm wouldn't be liable, given the ownership structure, and they would still profit regardless. The burden would remain on Six Flags itself, and any other hope of paying off the debt would be destroyed by dividend recapitalization.
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