The Interpreter Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 That park has the advantage of also being a large portion of the fairgrounds for the Kentucky State Fair. It is also among the most profitable parks in the Six Flags chain. There are other large cities that also no longer have parks. Think Nashville, Houston, Miami, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigellinus Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Well, Nashville has Dollywood!! And Houston *HAD* Astroland, and as for Miami....South Beach IS it's own amusement park!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Well, Nashville has Dollywood!! And Houston *HAD* Astroland, and as for Miami....South Beach IS it's own amusement park!!! Uh, NO! Nashville HAD, operative word, HAD Opryland, which Gaylord closed. Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge, which is three and a half hours from Nashville if there is no traffic. That's like saying Cinci has Cedar Point! The distance is almost exactly the same. So neither Nashville nor Houston nor even Miami has an amusement or theme park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter4Ever Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 While moving the rides to the Old Indiana location probably wasn't the best decision Six Flags ever made, not building the park was probably one of the better ones. If this was happening in 2002, Six Flags was already realizing that the Ohio park was tanking and decided not to go through with the Indy park. Plus amusement parks have a limited appeal. While we may all love going, a park needs to grab from a much bigger demographic and population to make it. Indy is a few hours away from Kings Island and Kentucky Kingdom and about 3-1/2 hours from Great America in Chicago/Gurnee. Six Flags probably realized it was going to be an uphill battle and decided it wasn't worth it. Also, starting a park from scratch is almost impossible these days. And it's usually done the cheapest way possible. Have you seen pictures from the new Wild West World? Not pretty! I give that place two years before it closes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Not to mention that Six Flags used the Old Indiana site as a staging area. They intended to move those coasters elsewhere, undoubtedly. But, alas, for the most part it was not to be. A few coasters were moved from the site and used elsewhere, but for the most part, the stuff was just abandoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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