The Interpreter Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 ..to compete with SFOT, but on a smaller scale: ...They want to convert the State Fair midway into a year-round amusement park that officials say will compete with Six Flags Over Texas, though on a smaller scale and at about half the ticket price. A roller coaster is planned, as is a 500-foot space needle ride and a high-speed water ride.... http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...k.172edd26.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Fair Park's Year Round Plans Need Testing, Time: http://www.nbcdfw.com/around_town/the_scen...sting-Time.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 ...McKoy sees the new State Fair amusement park stealing some of the thunder from Six Flags Over Texas. That idea, said a Six Flags spokeswoman, is "comical." "I know how theme parks work," said McKoy, who worked for Six Flags for 20 years before becoming chief of the State Fair in 1987. "I certainly know how they think." A Dallas Morning News review of the State Fair's finances found that McKoy's plans hang almost entirely on the economy.... http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news...n2.4c042b0.html A rare aside from Terpy...anyone who worked in the business for 20 years more than 20 years ago and thus thinks they know how "they" think, especially at Six Flags then as opposed to the business now, is either a wide-eyed wonder or sadly and badly mistaken. Although the fair business is an allied business, it is a very different business from the amusement park/theme park business. You can start with sources of funding, attendance and season differences and go from there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-year-roun...0,5755876.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 The year round operations proposal, along with building a coaster, continues...and now, plans for a greenhouse (!?) on the midway? http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark...air_preside.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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