Diamondbacker27 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 How can Six Flags run an amusment park in a place like Chicago. But they think they can't run a succesful theme park in Cinncinati, Or at any other location in Louisville? I would love to See a Six Flags within an hour from where I live. Kings Island has Coney Island. But it isn't really competition. Holiday World isn't Exactly wanting to compete. So,I think Kings Island needs some big competition. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 The theme park industry is pretty much mature in the United States. That means that new parks are very unlikely to be built. It hasn't been that long ago that Premier Parks bought Six Flags and expanded like topsy. In fact, Ohio had two Six Flags parks: Six Flags Worlds of Adventure and Wyandot Lake. Now, there are large cities with no nearby theme park. Miami, Nashville, Omaha...the list goes on and on. Even in areas that have more than one seasonal park, the primary competition is not other parks, but rather other recreational activities...from theaters to zoos to the beach to the family pool. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 That same overbuying problem led to the closing or demolishing of some beloved theme parks(Six Flags Astroworld, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Geuaga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom(Even though Wildwater Kingdom is still open)) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Supposedly Kings Island and the rest of the Cedar Fair parks, compete, not only with other parks, but with other things in entertainment, such as the Xbox™. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 would love to see more parks, but not at the cost of closing parks, I have to agree, saturation has happened, and not every city can hold a park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Brad Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 In the past few years, we've seen two brand new parks fail quickly: Wild West World and Hard Rock Park. Have any new major parks been successful in the past few decades? Disney and Universal have done it, but they have established brands and properties nearby to build from. I would love to see more small parks, the size of Stricker's Grove, Cincy Coney, and Denver Lakeside Park. Each with a nice selection of flats and a classic wooden coaster or 2. I have this romantic notion that back in the early 1900's these parks were all over the country, in small towns and supported mostly by the locals. I suspect that many passionate folks have aspirations to open parks in small towns, but get discouraged by the high initial investment, high insurance, short seasonal operating seasons, limited growth potential, and slow ROI. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 ...and hostile local landowners and difficult regulatory environment... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Brad Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yes. What a shame that our society has become rather inhospitable to something so classic, so beloved, and in my opinion so necessary (innocent fun that can be shared across generations. Several years ago, my 5 year old son rode Stricker's Tornado with his grandpa, a veteran of Chicago's Riverside and the Bobs. One rider reliving his youth, one launching his. The laughter and joy they shared was priceless. I wish those kinds of memories for everyone. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I wish six flags owned a large park closer to us than great america. With mr. Ouimett in control we will just be getting family rides and nothing thrilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I wish six flags owned a large park closer to us than great america. With mr. Ouimett in control we will just be getting family rides and nothing thrilling. Thanks for telling us this (in some form or other) in most every thread on this site. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I wish six flags owned a large park closer to us than great america. With mr. Ouimett in control we will just be getting family rides and nothing thrilling. Banshee is a family ride? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Wait till you ride it, it will be along the same lines as Gatekeeper only an invert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 So you tell him to wait til he rides it, but you don't have to? My head hurts. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 You speak for everyone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 He loves to think he does. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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