...Six Flags has $300 million in preferred shares to repay in August, and it's scrambling to raise capital. The upside here is that 2009 may prove to be a better operating season for the chain of regional amusement parks. It kicked off Spring Break at Six Flags Over Texas with record attendance earlier this month....

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009...-on-parade.aspx

So, maybe Six Flags will do well and not have to be sold

Well, hold your horses...the fact the stock had gone up so much in the past few days may mean a lot...or nothing at all. Stay tuned. It's down today a couple of cents at this writing, which percentage wise is huge...

Yeah, I know. The company still has a long way to go before they even start coming out of financial trouble. But hey, it never hurts to be optamistic.