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I am by far not the only one on this thread that gets the property owners can do as they please, so why attack just me... If you don't like people presenting a different view point than yours, then that is your problem, not mine. I am not violating any TOS by providing a rational difference of opinion than your emotionally driven viewpoint. I have as much right to post a differing viewpoint just as you do against mine... Sometimes change happens - many companies or places with historical significance have closed over the years due to a variety of issues and this is no different. If you think I don't have a connection to Coney Island and its historical significance, you are sorely mistaken and my emotional connections may even be deeper than yours... But when I take the emotional aspect away and look at it logically, a property owner's bundle of rights is legally binding and my emotional connection to the place is not... It sucks, but my emotional connection or its historical significance wasn't paying their bills... If someone doesn't like a piece of property is changing its use and thinks they can keep it running as is, then buy it. I have seen groups of people buy something that was going to be demo'd and changed to something else and they bought it and kept it as is. And I have seen others that when they looked at the financials, determined it wasn't worth buying and didn't want to take it in the shorts financially just for their emotional connection... How would you like it if you tried to sell your property and the neighbors wouldn't let you? That isn't the way it works, emotional or historical significance or not. Some people also forget the place was slated to close in the early 70s and in fact a book was written about it saying Goodbye to Coney. The fact that Coney lasted this long after originally being scheduled to shut down when KI was built is just extra years, but outside of Moonlight and Sunlite, the memories disappeared when most of the stuff was sold off or destroyed then...

Not to be critical at all but how much longer until companies quit using the pandemic as the reason to cut budgets? I acknowledge that during the pandemic and the years following there was a huge financial struggle across the board but are we going to be hearing pandemic well into 2030?

^ I just wonder with the merger of Six Flags/Cedar Fair, if this speeds things up for CGA with closing the park down? I'm sure once they decide to shut that park down, there will be rides going to different parks across the chain.

What could you possibly put in there without going into copyright stuff? I do miss Days of Thunder, but now in days, people might be lost with that movie. Maybe they could call it The NASCAR experience.

An entertainment district would be a great idea and a way to generate more year round income. Would have some of the usual challenges of that property in overcoming the flooding, so it would be interesting to see a cost/benefit analysis on making that happen. Plus something year round would stand a better chance at significant enough improvements to the traffic nightmare that exists on concert nights. Toss in a paddle wagon too and you would frequent it a little more

I haven't looked at any plans (if they've even put them out there) but if they'd make it an entire entertainment district with the casino, music venues, Moonlight Gardens already in place with the addition of what you suggest @Tr0y, and maybe even places like Pins Mechanical or Dave and Busters, it could be very promising. An occasional visit from the Central Ohio area would be made on my end.

I don't see how they could be labeled as crooks. They refunded passes and allowed gift cards to be redeemed or refunded. (Or maybe it was part of the contract of sale that mama would bear those costs and mama was the money source). Coney owners took away memories past and future most likely. But the only people who know the rationale of selling are the ones involved...not us. Maybe it was a decision made in October. Passes already sold. Maybe it was made two years ago, but they relied on pass sales money to run their business. People seem to forget that 4 years ago, we started to hear about a highly contagious virus in China around now, the likes of which has had devastating effects worldwide. Imagine if you made 100k in 2019. Things are going great! Now in 2020, because of sickness, you only make 10k. Then in 2021, you only make 40k because you owed the 60k to you banker. And your costs for everything have gone up exponentially, taking away 20k. In 2022, you claw your way up to 90k, but your costs have gone up more, so now you are just taking away 60k. In 2023, you've gone back down again to 80k and your costs remain steady at 30k. Now you have 50k. In four years you have made $140k. Had a catastrophic event not happened, all things being equal, you would have made 400k. You are barely surviving, if at all, because you lost 360k. This is why we see things like Coney Island close and SIX and FUN combine. I'd expect more fallout for years.

In a dream world I would love to see Freddy's replace Jukebox Diner.

They could just rename Woodstock Express to The Beastie and make a lot of people happy.

I'm with you 100% that when rides are removed a replacement needs to already be in the works. Unfortunately I think the pandemic scratched any plans they had for The Vortex plot and at this point people have just accepted the fact there's nothing there and probably won't be for a few more years

I wonder if they changed RFYLCB due to people not knowing about the 1970s film and making negative assumptions.

Unforgivable! They had now TWO opportunities to call the Flyers the “Flying Beagles” as a nod to Flying Eagles.

“Charlie Brown’s Rushing River Log Ride” sounds like a bathroom joke.

How about we swap Delirium to Six Flags St Louis for the Colossus (giant ferris wheel)?

Those seats bring back memories. I worked Action Theater in 2000 and 2001. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

All is the shows are listed on the Action Theater page here: https://kicentral.com/parkhistory/past-attractions/action-theater/ Taken last year at Coasterstock. There was a door or curtain down and you could see in there.

None. Give me more original food options. Bring back German food. Whatever it is, I just don't have any desire to purchase chain food I could get any day of the week.

Wasn't Opening late Spring the same language used for Adventure Port?

The restaurant chains I would like to see in Kings Island that have Ohio origins within them. Like CityBird, Montgomery inn, even The Pub.

The sheer scale of this merger would be off the charts. Think about it – combining Cedar Fair's regional dominance with Six Flags' national footprint could create an amusement park juggernaut. More parks, more visitors, and, hopefully, more rides. Economies of scale, y'all! With a mega-merger, they could slash costs left and right. Bulk purchases, shared tech investments – it's like getting a season pass for your wallet. And you know what that means? More money for mind-blowing attractions that make your stomach do somersaults. Now, picture this: Cedar Fair's cozy family parks meeting Six Flags' thrill-seekers haven. It's a match made in coaster heaven. Diverse parks would mean a diverse fan base, appealing to everyone from adrenaline junkies to families with little daredevils in training. Could SeaWorld join the party? Imagine the New Six Flags Entertainment Corporation with marine life, rollercoasters, and killer shows. SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) blending into the mix? It's like the Avengers of the theme park world, right? However, let's not ignore the elephant in the room – antitrust concerns. The regulators might be eyeing this merger like a hawk. But hey, if it goes through, we could be witnessing the birth of a theme park empire. So, buckle up! Arms down, head back! The Cedar Fair and Six Flags merger might just be the thrill ride that shapes the amusement park industry for years. And who knows, maybe SEAS will join the squad for the ultimate theme park crossover event!

Camp Snoopy is new for 2024. What efforts has the park made to ignite interest, excitement, and anticipation since the August announcement? There's a lack of news stories, social media buzz, and blog features about the new ride, about Camp Snoopy, and all there will be for families to do. Why didn't the Kings Island communications team capture a momentous occasion -- the groundbreaking for Camp Snoopy -- by photographing General Manager Mike Koontz alongside Snoopy and Charlie Brown, all sporting hard hats and holding shovels, and subsequently share this captivating image with the Associated Press? By capturing that photo, and including a cutline such as, "Snoopy, Kings Island's EVP/GM Mike Koontz, and Charlie Brown make history at the groundbreaking ceremony for Camp Snoopy at Kings Island Amusement Park in Mason, Ohio. The park's award-winning kids' area is set to unveil this exciting addition in spring 2024," they could have secured extensive earned media coverage across news outlets spanning Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and beyond. Nobody at the park or corporate team is going to notice missed opportunities like this because people outside of PR can't really judge how well a PR person is doing because they're so out of the scope. Camp Snoopy is geared for storytelling. Hoping to see some stories soon across all communication channels!

If you look at the normal six flags logo, the dot on the i in six is a flag along with the other six in the logo itself so they all have 7 flags.

And Selim to get a large bonus at merger close, with a percentage being given up front and a percentage after a period of time, as a retention bonus. If I remember the article correctly, it's in stock vs cash..

Six Flags (NYSE:SIX) and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) pulled and refiled their premerger notification and report under the HSR Act. The amusement park chains withdrew their respective notifications on Wednesday and refiled them on Thursday, according to a proxy filing Friday. The waiting period has now been extended until Jan. 22 https://seekingalpha.com/news/4050284-six-flags-cedar-fair-pull-refile-merger-notification-with-antitrust-regulator

Well if that would mean we could get some Nickelodeon back in some form whether that be a retheme of a section of the current kids area that isn't getting the Camp Snoopy makeover or Nickelodeon events like a Slimefest or the old Nick Celebration Parade I would be one happy KI fan.

Paramount Global is currently in talks to merge with Warner Bros Discovery. There may be an alternate universe where park fans are currently sweating over Six Flags and Paramount Parks being combined.

TL;DR Kelly Ford out as CMO. Will stick around until March in a non-executive role. No replacement or plans for the position disclosed. With mergers, the cuts are deep. The first thing Six Flags is going to want to do is see how they can save money by centralizing positions. They may have a small PR team out of corporate rather than one at each park, same with social, strategic alliance and so on. If they bring in another CMO, they’ll want to bring in their own people. I’ll be surprised if Elizabeth, Selfie, Tony, or anyone that is marketing-adjacent comes out the other side of this still holding their employee badge.

And people thought Cedar Fair gave away the gate. I thought the SIX CEO said he was trying to improve the clientele by charging more. I guess that idea didn't last now that they are merging

Six Flags is currently running Black Friday sales. 55% off park add ons, including their all season, all park flash pass. https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas/store/black-friday-sale

CF investor objecting: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cedar-fair-investor-cries-foul-233059072.html