BeeastFarmer

Sounds like Security is either cut to the synergetic bone or they just don't care. Or are no longer empowered to do anything.

It's tragic that you have never experienced Rainbo bread! Also, don't forget about Fast Lane presented by McClutchy Ford, lawn care by Trugreen Chemlawn, and the different car dealers who would have car displays parked on the Area Formerly Known as Coney Mall.

I'm in the boat of waiting and not getting into the psychological frame of " buy now ". Before all of this I was going to get a season pass ( I didn't renew for this year, first time in 11 years) , but now that the uncertainty is enhanced worse than ever, I'm waiting. If there is no clarity by the end of the month, I'll wait to make my decision, knowing that the cost goes up over time. I'm willing to take that risk...if it's not worth the uncertainty, I just won't be a Six Flags passholder next year as well.

I mean, I don't agree, but actual cost vs potential cost is very minute. If only they had park ambassadors to roam around and find people who've had a bad experience and turn it into a good experience with something like a free ice cream. Potential customer for life. ( I don't refer to them as guests anymore as the prevalent attitude across the chain seems to be revenue generators. As a guest, it was revenue generator too, but it was packaged much better when guest experience was more top of the mind)

Facebook posts are now spreading that Six Flags America has canceled Fright Fest and will have boo fest only. I saw it in the SFA connoisseur group.

I can't remember the number, but they are basically wanting to bolster the attendance at Magic Mountain. Id conjecture that is why the pass is cheaper there. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, but if they drastically increase pass sales at MM, they can tout this during a future earnings report.

If this was 2019, I' d say that might be something they would consider in the long range planning. Now, if the park emerges from the dark time it's in, I could be something that would be feasible after 2030 or so, unless ki becomes part of another brand that is flush with capital. As far as the ride being on International Street or in kiddie land, I don't think it makes much practical difference to the average customer. Cohesion wise, it would be great if it could is the IP of kiddie world, currently Peanuts.

I'm not sure about C Wland or KD, but Kings Island 's Boo Blasters is actually part of International Street, I have been told.

Thanks for the correction. I also forgot a couple of others:

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!: Six Flags Entertainment Company to debut a worlds first record breaking family attraction at Kings Island: Bankruptcy: The Ride! This thrilling yet depressing attraction will spin in a downward spiral with record breaking speed! Yet there will be scene stops that pay homage to what got the famed entertainment corporation to this point: Messy Kitchen Corner, Trash Tunnel, Broken Promise Bridge, No Caring Closet, and Removed Rides Room. These scenes will rove and spread, overseen by Big DZ, Prince BW, and Greedy Sal. Construction is set to begin in July 2027 in the area formerly occupied by The Vortex roller coaster.

Evidently Great Adventure has lost holiday in the park as well. Hearing Oktoberfest is cancelled as well. I think they are now purposely making decisions that would indicate they want bankruptcy.

Really gonna boost up those attendance numbers in those southern parks.

Thanks for the clarification!

Are you discussing the 2025 pass ( which they are still selling) or the 2026 pass ( which is not being sold at KI yet)?

When Funpix was initially rolled out, people were sold on photographers roaming the park. We got closed ride stands with self service kiosks that are unreliable and front gate photographers for a few hours a day. Those folks were already there during those hours. Overpromise and under deliver.

Aren't they already doing the construction videos? CP had Sirens Chronical, Great America did Wrath updates, KD is Rapterra updates and Over Texas is pretty much beginning to tease their GiGa dice which will lead to those. Before the announcements, they get soooo much free attention/advertising by the enthusiast "influencer" culture. People will watch band record if a maintenance worker scratches themselves or if a tree is trimmed behind a fence. Whether they are influencers who suck up for media days, or i fluencers who want clicks and aren't afraid to offer unbiased opinion, it's out there for folks to see on YouTube, Instagram, Click Clack and X.

Taking a break from the park has been very refreshing. Unless they have a new season pass deal like no other, I will wait until they drop the '26 calendar, if I renew.

Canada's Wonderland now has '26 passes on sale. Gold now (at least from this park) gets you into all Six Flags parks. No passport required. All Six Flags park meal plan--$155 CD. Gold, All Park Meals, Drink+, Funpix is approximately $250 USD. Add ~ $73 USD for prestige. Add ~$730 for all park FL+.

Canada's Wonderland now has '26 passes on sale. Gold now (at least from this park) gets you into all Six Flags parks. No passport required. All Six Flags park meal plan--$155 CD. Gold, All Park Meals, Drink+, Funpix is approximately $250 USD. Add ~ $73 USD for prestige. Add ~$730 for all park FL+. EDIT: You now have to process your pass at your "home park", which is the park you bought your pass from. I understand why they are doing this, buying from Canada in the US has saved quite a bit of money and cut into pass sales at US parks. I wish people, myself included, had not blasted this out so much because I am sure this made corporate more aware of the "problem." This was my beef with legacy Six Flags vs Cedar Fair. I thought (and think) it was ridiculous to have to drive all the way to Atlanta to activate a pass vs the Cedar Fair way. For example, St. Louis is the closest LSF to me but their calendar didn't start until later in the season. So if I wanted go to Georgia early in the season, I would have to buy a Georgia pass. Next year, if I didnt go to Georgia early but wanted to use the same pass, I would be forced to go to Georgia first before St. Louis. Easy solution would be to buy a new St. Louis pass. But just annoying and making it harder to do business with LSF. LCF: I renew my Platinum pass in the fall online. Then I decide I want to go to Carowinds in March, or KBF in Febuary. I am not forced to go to KI to "process" the pass as it is already active and ready to go. Just another bone headed move by an out of touch corporate team who will spend a dollar to save a penny.

Hearing that Kentucky Kingdom was out on lockdown for an "active aggressor" in the water park. It was then evacuated and will be closed for two hours in a cooling off period. This is all the information I have as it popped up in my feed, listening on the radio dispatch app. Update: now hearing that the park closed for the day. Also heard that the aggressor was at the expo center, not KK. Also, the found the magazine near one of the expo buildings. People are still in the 5d cinema, amphitheater and HR offices at KK. Update: LMPD says no shots fired at Kentucky Expo Center and Fairgrounds https://share.google/YCCKtBpTj5iQ0j5Ax

Ive been to both Wonderland and Knotts under Cedar Fair ownership, parking was included with platinum pass.

I also doubt that Soak City would be a candidate for this treatment. At the rate things are going, either it would be: 1. So poorly done ( champagne taste on a beer budget) that it would be a joke, or 2. WinterFest is cancelled in total. From what I've heard, WinterFest was very beloved at Kings Dominion and we know what happened there.

Q2 is in the books. It is the last of the quarters that involve attendance comparison from legacy parks. If combined attendance is up across the chain, will investors be happy? However, from anecdotal social media references, attendance seems to be down. I predict this will be attributed to: 1. Canadian wildfire smoke. 2. Storms. 3. Extreme heat. 4. Labor ( this is self inflicted). 5. Consumer unrest r/t tariffs and or political unrest. In the recent past, if the quarter has been successful, they put out press releases within days to tout good news. ( As an aside, interesting that they could report chain wide numbers within days, but they couldn't figure out how to make add ons work between different Cedar Fair parks). With the stock price performing as it is, I am sure they are looking for anything they can to try and bolster it.

I know the stock options are part of the total compensation package. However, the amount of calculated compensation would probably change day to day with the stock price, while the base salary is constant. Stocks are a long game, so you have to look at the average over time. But if I was CEO and owned x amount of shares at $50 on January 1 and then on December 31st, it was worth $30 and I was forced out, I've just lost 40% of what I had twelve months ago. Saleem seems to have it made. The only news that I have heard from him since the closing of the merger is that he secured the contract for SFEC to run quidiya. I'm sure he is doing some sort of work for his 20 million annual compensation.