marlfox_21 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I do not want to be considered a blabber-------- But I thought that Six Flags was in considerable bad shape ( money wise ) News in Orlando is that Six Flags wants to build in Christmas Florida........right now, there is still no official word.... Your Florida Eye.. m.f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Well at one time Six Flags did have a water park in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Would make sense they make money in year round places . And orlando is the capitol of Amusement. If they could come up with the money they could even make it themed after looney toons or dc comics. These days isn't everyone getting into florida or California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 They need to worry about the financial problems that they have now before they start playing in Disney's backyard, and splashing around in Universal's pool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Marlfrox is a credible source and it is likely that SF could be looking into possibly adding a park in Florida. How far is Christmas from Orlando and if SF were to do this they'd have to deliver a VERY high quality year round park, thier current year round park isnt very desirable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Marlfrox is a credible source and it is likely that SF could be looking into possibly adding a park in Florida. How far is Christmas from Orlando and if SF were to do this they'd have to deliver a VERY high quality year round park, thier current year round park isnt very desirable. Which is somewhat like what I was saying....as of now, they can't compete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I've been seeing rumors about a "Six Flags Florida" (and a "Texas Disney") ever since I first started reading rec.roller-coaster back in the mid-90s, and even before that on the Prodigy theme park forums (remember Prodigy--now that seems like a long time ago ) My initial thought is that it's just that time of year again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennywooddude Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I agree it is. They are in no condition to build another park. I mean in the last 3 years, they sold almost 8 parks(?) and building another one would be suicide with parks like Universal, Disney and BGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 IF they thinkg they could compete with Disney and Universal the might as well. It may make them a lot of money and just might be able to pull them-selfs out of debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I always wondered why Six Flags or Cedar Fair for that fact, never wanted to open a park in Orlando or the Orlando area. It would make good business i'd think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 The problem would be the competion they would get from Disney and Universal all ready well established parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Not to mention that Universal Orlando isn't exactly raking in the money...read any business article about the resort's performance over the last few years, or even more telling--Bob Wright or Jeff Immelt's public comments about the tribulations of the theme park business. It really would not surprise me to see Blackstone buy the 50% of Universal Orlando they don't already own over the next few years, and simply pay licensing to NBC/Universal. As far as SF building a park in Florida...keep in mind that IOA cost a billion$ to build almost ten years ago. Where in the world would SF get that kind of cash, considering they've been in danger of not meeting the bank requirements on their existing debt a few times over the last couple of years? There's a well-written essay at a site called "Lost Parks" that talks about parks that were never built that really captures the logic of why a SF Florida project is unlikely (it's toward the bottom of the page...) http://www.lostparks.com/never.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Very Interesting Article! Thanks for the info,very informative, and rather interesting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I guess that is what explains the $70 admission for an entire week. I think Universal is way better than Disney but thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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