BeeastFarmer

I don't really have a home park. I'll probably go to Christmas at Kentucky Kingdom and WinterFest. I just don't have much of a motivation to go to parks much anymore.

Did the restaurant near the new coaster reopen after the pre season fire?

Fascinating...I was correct as a novice enthusiast and The Interpreter was wrong. Lol

They have 2! Three if you could count West Coast Racers with how similar it is to Twisted Collusus. ;)

Sorry for the double post, but I think this is important: https://www.sixflags.com/blog/update-from-john-reilly-six-flags?utm_campaign=john_reilly_message_2027_park_national&utm_source=park_facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&fbclid=IwY2xjawVI2ddleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHupntSYUSVWdTL8bp-T_V5UbjsyQNfHy8ULIbEGk_JDMRlYmwJh_L4M4YqaJ_aem_tLNcty2ujR8-igsyIMLcEw

And Ohio's regulatory agency found lots of issues with Millennium Force after they were called out to inspect it. Is safety at the center of everything you do, Six Flags? It's a shame how far Cedar Fair parks have gone downhill in the shadows of this combination.

If The Interpreter was still around, I wonder what his thoughts would be about KK outperforming most Six Flags parks in key metrics? (From my perspective, I only have anecdotal evidence to back this up). But excuses have been around KI for a long time: we don't have ice because of the heat, we don't have the food you like because demand isn't there for Pigpen's Mess Hall, we banned you from following us and commenting because we only want praise, Vortex was at the end of service life ( we don't want to fix it and pay for staffing), and The Royal fountain looks stained because geese poop in it. Most of those would be followed by fans saying " we are just lucky we have King's island" lol

Along with Canadian wildfire smoke, increased gasoline (but they will also highlight that as a driver too), etc. I don't think they'll mention the X2/Goliath situations, so I have it's brought up in the conference call.

I was getting ready to post a similar screenshot. November earnings report should be interesting as they discuss headwinds....

Thank you for sharing! Your work is much appreciated. On a side note: the ambient noise from the pneumatics sounds very much like a shi shi odoshi.

No, but whenever I get out to SDC I'm looking forward to it.

Let's postulate so I can try and follow the logic Six Flags may be using: We will open the rides at noon. So 8 or 10 more hours of ride staffing across the park. We will reduce entertainment and roaming characters by XX amount. Does it cost more to staff the rides for the extra 8 (or 10) hours each or does it cost more to maintain characters and entertainment? Ideally, they would have rides open during the day, maybe add in a couple of more, and then cut out the thrill rides at night and double down on entertainment and atmosphere. That could keep people in the park longer which would, ideally, increase per cap spending. We are fast becoming a worlds of fun or a Dorney parking the trajectory they followed post Paramount acquisition.

Highly recommend. I had not been for years. Next time, I want to go more in depth with The Historic Tour. When you go, I hope you get the same ranger. Best storyteller ever....made you feel the story of the cave.

Made it down to Mammoth Cave this past Wednesday for a quick escape. It was a warm, muggy day for about a two-hour drive, but totally worth it. The park was way more crowded than I expected as every cave tour was completely sold out when we got there. That honestly didn't bother me too much since we just wanted to do the basic tour that heads back to the Methodist Church room anyway. The visitor center just went through a massive renovation and looks great, with nice food spots, good gift shops, and friendly staff. Plus, the surrounding forest is just pristine. It felt so good to get back out into a National Park, and I'm definitely planning to squeeze in more trips using my pass this coming spring and summer. (I've also been hitting up some KY state parks lately for day trips, and the fall foliage right now is just unreal.) As for the cave itself, the ambient temp down there is wonderful, you definitely need a light jacket. This particular route is super accessible for kids and older folks. You start with about 60 easy, mostly dry steps down the historic entrance, followed by a pretty steep slope leading into the Methodist Church room. Our ranger was a young guy named Nick, and I have to say, he was easily one of the best park storytellers I've ever listened to. He spoke with total authenticity, his tone and texture of his voice and his facial expressions just showed how into the history he was. He walked us through the whole history of early cave ownership, including how it operated as a saltpeter mine during the War of 1812 and helped the U.S. win the war. One thing that completely blew my mind down there was seeing all the concrete lining the pathways and stairs. I finally asked Nick how on earth they managed to haul equipment and materials deep underground to pour all that. He told me they literally lowered everything down in five-gallon buckets—water and all—and mixed, poured, and stamped the whole thing foot by foot. Unreal engineering. He also pointed out some ancient cave drawings along the walls that most casual tourists would completely walk right past. Of course, I had to investigate his stories to see if they were tall takes, but they were all verified on reputable sites. Great day overall. Really scratched that national park itch. I'm thinking Smokey Mountain National Park will be on the agenda sooner than later.

I don't think that is possible for legacy CF executives to buy the parks. With debt, those parks would likely command billions. They don't have the resources and debt capacity in my opinion. My opinion is that either the entire thing ( besides some continued non core assets) will be sold off to PE, or they will file bankruptcy and keep the money makers and cast the rest into a different operator as a fire sale or close parks. If meta, Google, anthropomorphic etc would offer SF an insane amount of money for kings Dominion for a data center, with it being tucked away and having plenty of electrical capacity it could be a possibility. If offered enough, carowinds could be sold for industrial and retail.