Captain Nemo

I’m on the side of closing all clamshell B&Ms until investigation findings come out. If the reports of the restraint returning to the station open are true that changes a lot and in itself deserves further investigation.

So Goliath at SFMM was closed out of the abundance of caution as per park officials in a local article. Other than sharing the same name the ride has no connection with this incident unless I’m missing something.

Awful day for the industry. Hearing reports of a failure of this kind especially on a B&M is extremely worrying and tragic!

The ride is inherently bizarre. Fun, but two decades into a post Paramount world where this came from there have been so many changes to the park itself that no longer fit its original narrative. Today it feels like a relic byproduct of a studio company right before acquisition. All the “upgrades” to make it themed to Cincinnati are fun yet didn’t ultimately amount to anything when the last impression of the ride is listening to a mono version of “flight of the Valkyries” in what clearly was a scene that used to do something. I believe the ride will continue be ‘bizarre’ till the end of its service date or until it is ultimately removed.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this coaster stays SBNO for a while. All these new announcements from Six Flags this past week has led to about an 18% drop in the company’s value. Big changes need to happen immediately.

What I find sad in all of this is we lost Cedar Fair as a company. Before purchasing SIX, they had a good reputation. Sure the purchase of the Paramount Parks in hindsight wasn’t the best decision for them at that time, yet they made it out in the late 2010’s looking good. Matt Ouimet as CEO got Cedar Fair back on its feet enough to the point Zimmerman could take over in 2018. Maybe that optimism the takeover team was feeling led to the SIX purchase. A lot influenced that choice. In the end Zimmerman is the one that made the handshake with Selim. I’m not going to bother having to explain what has happened since, the sentiment is very loud among the enthusiasts, general public, and stockholders.

I’m on the boat that would totally jump onboard the idea of Premier doing a total retrack, trains, support treatment so we can have this ride around 30+ more years!

At this rate, We may not see six flags last long enough to even dismantle the coaster.

Past and some recent projects are the result when he had a team I’m sure! A quick google confirms there was a mass layoff summer of last year. The work on Rapterra, Adventure Port, Orion all had passion written all over it by workers who were true fans of parks. That team was let go. The ai logos, t shirts, merch since… it’s just sad

Shareholders are worried when they hear investment because unfortunately, six flags can’t afford it right now. They still have a debt to pay.

All the creative people were fired last year. Turns out AI can’t replace human creativity, but we all knew that (except Six Flags suits)

New App - Pump $$ into an integrated system with a new UI that better serves the largest needs of all guests that visit the park. If we’re going to have guests use their phones for needs inside the park I for sure want the app to work 100% of the time! Stop all AI image generated content - This isn’t a gas station convenience store. I’m hiring back artists. That is all. Entertainment - Festhaus to move away from stage shows and introduce more live soloists or duos there and around the park. The Gardens, Action Zone shade structure. Shade structures added to all outdoor venues. More Human Interaction Meet & Greets like characters from Phantom Theatre, Charlie Brown’s teacher who walks around the park talking in the same voice, Raptor Encounter but The Beast or Mystic Timbers tree. ride closures/replacements - Total overhaul of Flight of Fear to last 30 more years. Have a Vekoma Thrill Glider ready for when The Bat ultimately closes in the same area. close Congo Falls. Remove TRTR building. Replace WWC with MACK rocking boat using same trough. overhaul technical services - I don’t like burnt out lights so I know it will require a larger team! More shade - In general add more shade locations with seating. I could go on but this is what I could think of before going off on a tangent

I’m not saying that no one saw problems and there weren’t any warnings beforehand. A lot of people were very vocal about their skepticism of the merger. When I say ‘in hindsight’ is that now post-merger after seeing the consequences that came from it, we can clearly look back and confirm our predictions. Doesn’t mean no one had concerns before it happened.

A lot of good people were let go in the merger, including talented people who brought a lot to the company. Unfortunately tends to happen all the time in cases like these. Was it a mistake? In hindsight yes, the timing and execution wasn’t very good. Nothing can be done about that now the past is in the past. Now I look to the direction they are going. To be honest I see a very (VERY) small trajectory upwards but with caveats. Six Flags and Cedar Fair made these mistakes before, because of it parks suffered for a while and some parks were closed/sold as we’re seeing currently. These decisions did help the company get back onto their feet financially but took time to build back trust in their customers. Six Flags was still trying to earn that trust back when this merger happened.

In the case of KI a parking lot roller coaster. going along the old Colombia road between Great Wolf Lodge and the front gate beside preferred parking would be a fantastic location for a thrill coaster. growing up walking towards the entrance in the parking lot Face/Off was such a awesome introduction. Made the experience of walking into a park that much more memorable. Same with GateKeeper and Fury325 among others. I don’t think we need a front gate coaster like Cedar Point as the Eiffel Tower is the main focus point but a coaster by the side of the main gate as I stated above would be a very welcome addition.