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It won't be an RMC.....Mack track is on site.

Selective narrative. Legacy six flags parks may have had a slight increase. Parks like Kings Island who are pass heavy and charge 115$ may have a slight affect on the average six flags legacy season pass. I wonder how much revenue was lost by including the APP? Or did many people buy the equivalent product from the legacy companies?

The new version in the Six Flags app still shows everything that has been open this year, except for Batwing and the railroad. I suspect we might see some more early permanent closures before November arrives, but hopefully there will be some light at the end of this tunnel.

They are reporting despite a 3% increase in attendance they have a 2% decrease in revenue. Also keep in mind that more people in the parks is going to increase expenses to maintain the parks. The loss and profits will be even greater than 2%. Their business plan is not “resilient.” It is a failure. Anytime more customers result in less revenue and less profits that’s a failure. The other thing to keep in mind is that if people weren’t buying, they already underpriced season passes and decided to buy them because of this lower price, they probably aren’t going to be the kind of customer that’s going to pay the high prices in the park and contribute to end Park spending We should enjoy what we can of what’s left of 2025 because I have a feeling that they are going to be massive cuts in 2026 if they’re revenue is decreasing They may have a short term bump in revenue because of their up charge of the haunted houses, but that is not going to reverse course.

Another great article.

nope - check out the teasers and all the discussion from the past few months.

These ads are getting a bit weird/crazy...

“Notably, our 2026 season pass program is off to a strong start,” continued Zimmerman. “Early unit sales of 2026 season passes are pacing well ahead of cumulative pass sales at this same time last year, with the average season pass price up 3%. The robust sales trend is driven by the strong appeal of our all-park add-on, reflecting the value proposition of our unmatched network of parks.” Of course 2026 season pass sales end of July/beginning of August outpaced sales at the same time last year as they were not being sold then LOL Who here experienced that season pass price went up? Every post I saw across multiple fan sites of the different parks showed the price went down. I guess there must be some outlier somewhere lol.

I feel like every year around this time we hear about positive attendance trends and momentum toward next year after a busy fall since fall is in fact the busiest time of the year.

https://investors.sixflags.com/news/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Six-Flags-Reports-Strong-Attendance-Growth-and-Season-Pass-Unit-Sales-Through-Labor-Day-Weekend-Reaffirms-2025-Guidance/default.aspx?utm_source=ITPS+Leisure+News&utm_campaign=c09a5b7ad3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11_07_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c09a5b7ad3-231742673&fbclid=IwY2xjawMxS2JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFmWjJKTmFsUHkwMThWdUJTAR4ANYMZev83cjk3zZ21AuXRFd1IcDwrey1WeHP_69kTsvo0jvbRGK2sJFoimQ_aem_G_ZBEykd5KwKttAXJDwWQw This was posted by corporate and it looks like the company may be on the come up!

Much agreed. It's wise to note that Panda Express is the only outside vendor left in the park from this list. I believe Starbucks, Panda Express, and Dippin' Dots are the only exterior dining vendors still operating within Cedar Point's park boundary. Using third-party food vendors in a park is good when used in moderation, but with parks the scale of Kings Island and Cedar Point it would look very tacky to make every dining location a vendor. Any money gained by being a landlord could be lost in perceived quality of the park. Great parks like Dollywood don't win the Golden Ticket by having outside vendors for a majority of their food options. Neither do any of the other four of the Top 5 in that category. Sadly best food was not a category this year, but the Top 5 from last year's awards don't rely on outside vendors either. Removing the meal plan may be even harder than this. Raising the prices might do something to help if they are perceived to be a net loss by Six Flags, but remove it and overall park visits from locals will go down while in-park F&B spending might only see a marginal boost. I've said it before, but I believe that removing the meal plans will ultimately result in a return to pre-dining plan methodologies. It's clear that I think messing with Dining Plans is a horrible idea. If they want to make up any "lost" money then they should seek to do it another way.

FUN closed down over 5% in trading today. We are now down to $21.66/ share. Wonder what the retired teachers of Canada think?

Specific discussions on that are here if you or others are interested.

Six Flags agree to extend Peanuts IP till 2030: https://investors.sixflags.com/news/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Six-Flags-Entertainment-and-Peanuts-Worldwide-Extend-Licensing-Agreement-to-2030/default.aspx

I just had an idea of what Dollywood is building. Maybe it’s an indoor RMC dark ride coaster like the new Fire in the Hole in Silver Dollar City. I rode that twice last month and it has a splash down element. Hence where the water element comes from.

I unfortunately don't see the light at the end of the tunnel with how much their stock keeps dropping and their attendance is crashing too. Cutting events at parks where they aren't the most profitable is probably the right move unfortunately. Selling off land around some of the larger parks I think is smart. However they are in so much debt that I think history is probably going to repeat itself and they will be facing a bankruptcy situation sometime in the future. Big parks like CP, Kings Island, Magic Mountain etc with be safe but smaller or mid size parks may not survive. All I can say is, enjoy the parks while you can. I just visited CGA and actually really enjoyed it and it sucks that park is going to get closed. Six Flags America has sucked for a long time so I wasn't surprised nor too sad to hear it was closing but CGA was arguably the best park in the bay area market and it's unfortunate that they are going to lose it