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New for Grand Carnivale in 2024! Watch our themed international characters roam and sweep trash from the ground! Then, at closing, be amazed when our internationally themed characters push big garbage carriers across the midway! You never know when they will pop from around the corner!

And , in the case with the Cedar Point death, making changes could be seen as admitting fault. I am not an attorney, but I don't think the ones who practice law for Cedar Fair/Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/Kings Island would want to do this.

I think Cedar Fair started doing Six Flags practice last year with reduced staffing, dirtier midways and continued forward to this year with shorter hours, reduced operating days, Sysco "hand breaded" tenders and vastly reduced entertainment options!

Get your Cedar Fair visits in this week. Next week the two Ohio parks will be part of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation! https://www.stocktitan.net/news/FUN/cedar-fair-and-six-flags-announce-the-satisfaction-of-regulatory-lrtrgbwzcksl.html

I think it depends on which version of Paramount you are thinking... Paramount, Viacom or CBS. Viacom and CBS recently reunited and I think Paramount is in play. I think if CBS kept the parks, they would have been degraded and sold off either as parks or as real estate assets . Viacom could have been a viable operator. But in any event, I don't think any of these entities would have held out long term .

It wouldn't help the park that a ride operator was interviewed on two local television stations and said that if someone is determined to go into a restricted area, there is nothing the park can do to prevent it. We all know this is true, but attorneys are trained in the art of word manipulation. This young man should have known better.

There are solutions if the park would investigate. There are machines that automatically make ice, thus reducing the need to ice refills. This would also reduce the risk of contamination. Also, the syrup bags are beginning to get phases out, being replaced by concentrated cartridges, from what I remember, they require changing much less often and are less labor intensive. Not being an expert of course, but I'd conjecture the labor savings from not having to man a drink station would be made up quickly. One person could be assigned an area and rove to ensure things are working. Of course, this is theory world, not reality. That's why I think a trial run would benefit to see if it would work in the real world in the CF, perhaps soon to be Six Flags entity. Finally, I realize Holiday World doesn't really offer "free" drinks. That's s why I used the quotation marks around the word free in my original post.

Anecdotally, Ive seen on social media pages from news outlets where I have lived across the country. Tennessee, Arizona and Idaho have all had Facebook news feed stories. I don't know if they have a segment on the local broadcast. The posts I have seen are from parent companies of the local outlets. I do have friends across the country who know I'm into roller coasters and many of them have messaged me to make sure I'm ok.

They should trial this at a second or third tier park. Say Michigan's adventure or Schlitterbahn. Or throw in just about any six flags park if the merger happens.

I think 1) Raise daily and season pass prices. 2) move to a "free" soft drink model like Holiday World.

For a lighter subject during this tragic time for the park, I am going to share my favorite song to hear in The Shed:

I think our mind plays tricks on us. Almost every letter is in the same order as the ride name. And there is a dark blue background. And the house graphic looks like a roller coaster drop ..in the minds of the enthusiast.

If they follow Cedar Point's lead after the Raptor incident, they will change nothing. It was reported that this park publicly stated they were in state compliance and exceeded industry standards. If they make changes expost facto, and they were in compliance, it implies they were negligent and opens the door to a lawsuit...which we know would be frivolous, but judges and juries might think others. https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2016/02/cedar_point_wont_raise_fence_i.html

I feel terrible for the ride crews and security as they have to deal with it. Can you imagine the feelings of the ride ops when they either saw him break the barrier and then heard about it? Folks are also speaking of the responders. I'm less concerned about them as this is a routine issue for them...not a roller coaster, but they see auto collisions, tractor rollovers, motorcycle and ATV accidents, stabbings, gun shots and burns on the regular. I've taken care of trauma patients in the hospital. Once they've been brought in and it's the same way. You do your job and move on. Unfortunately, there are so many. To release the stress, you vent to your coworkers and some drink.

Maybe they will have to send another cease and desist correspondence .

Ploy? Who knows. Calculated risk to add value for unit holders (cf) and shareholders (six)... probably. Cedar Fair units are currently undervalued, so they likely want to get the closer to an average of what the experts are saying premerge, also would be a great time to pick up six shares as the ones who are on record as of June 20th or so will get the merger dividend.

I doubt so, too, but instead of saying " we have met the conditions set forth, which are...." they say "the merger will complete...subject to..."

I'd conjecture they have met, or are well on the way to meeting the regulatory conditions/approvals. They would jeopardize market outlook if they did not, indeed, merge. I wonder if divesture would part of those conditions? I think there are three markets that have any overlap, and CGA is on a limited timeline.

You who hope who recalibrates the nozzles?

I'd love a B&M flyer!

Taken literally, I would not get sort of refund as I am not a resident of Ohio. I don't have a dog in the fight in this situation, other than a slight nostalgic bent because the property was the place that caused Kings Island et al to be.

Or, it could be the elected official listening to the constituents...be it a vocal minority or a non vocal majority. 8 million dollars is not an insignificant amount. If the new riverbend is that important to the organization, they will find a way to get the additional twelve million.

Mike Kootnz has admitted that it was his decision to redo the fountain. I guess it does make sense for WinterFest, but to sacrifice 90 operating days for like 15 half operating days makes little sense to me. I miss the 1972 Royal Fountain iteration. @brenthodgehit the nail on the head. They should have mimicked the pedestals with circular jets like Kings Dominion has. We were told there would be daytime and nighttime shows...I do appreciate the color and height variation to the closing show, but what day show has ever taken place? It's the same pattern, over and over. That being said, it's still enjoyable to sit by the fountain and listen and watch the water.

Check out Snoopy directing the Royal Fountain at Canada's Wonderland on YouTube if you haven't seen it. I think it would be a great thing for KI with a minimal infrastructure investment.