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By thepoint4life23 · Posted
I have tried to have a conversation with people about this. Its like any other time a business buys someone. You need to see what was making money and what wasn't. At some point you don't need 30 people doing the same job you need 2 people to do. Need to stop bleeding money first then make changes to grow. I know people are sad about Holiday in the park being cancelled but im sure if it is being cancelled then it was losing money. I do want to know what the reason for the ride being delayed. Limit spending, Just construction timeline, People want to blame Cedar fairs but the last two coasters had a delayed opening and that was pre Cedar fairs. -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
I tell people it is typically the busiest time of the year. Columbus Day weekend and like the last weekend of the year draw massive crowds. Like parking lot is full people just parking in the grass. everything is 3 hours longs. Not sure how busy Columbus day is now as a lot of places stop giving people that day off work. But if you can do a Thursday night and Friday trip you can get a pretty less busy park. Friday night Saturday and some Sunday just a disaster. But the vibe over all great. -
By MKvillalba · Posted
Six Flags Mexico has officially started its MVP Sale of the 2026 Season Passes The Gold Pass is $949 MXN (roughly $50 USD) and the Prestige Pass is $1999 MXN (around $108 USD) -
Out here in the West Coast, haunt attractions at theme parks have been either an upcharge or a separate admission ticket all along. I don't know how you all got away with inclusive haunt attractions for free all this time. That's mind blowing to me, you all have been riding the gravy train all this time. And yes, it has been a wristband. They usually will have it change colors nightly, so it can't be reused. -
I’m not sure what the per park attendance is I don’t think they released that in the call. But I’d still wager the bulk of the loss is indeed at Great Adventure. That was an avoidable collapse - people have very much noticed the ride closures. That’s not necessarily an issue with the merger itself because Cedar Fair was already doing this in their own parks, but instead overzealous cost cutting with the company in general. We know Wonderland numbers are up the park itself wanted to brag on it. The drop is probably heavily concentrated in the 2-5 US parks with the highest typical international visitor counts. Make of it what you will the 2 closest to DC saw a closure and the removal of Winterfest respectively - plus the NYC and LA coasters being pushed to 2027, those are three huge international tourist markets. And those rides plus the Carowinds water ride are rumored to be imported from Mack and Vekoma which now will have increased import costs. Meanwhile the only newly announced ride is in Mexico, not the US, where import costs and tourism haven’t changed. That could have easily have originally been planned as another Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. SFOT’s dive is already largely fabricated, and is fabricated in Ohio. I wouldn’t be surprised if only that, Mexico and the Canadian parks received 2026 rides. PS: Given the current climate it’s also not surprising that IF tariffs and tourism are the reasons for the changes they’d choose to not announce that as the reason. Companies have been attacked for calling those factors out. -
By Sportsdude360 · Posted
Yeah, the merger is seeing some early setbacks. Obviously, there will be some growing pains and adjustments will have to be made to the chain to cut costs. But, I think in time this new merger will iron out it's problems and get back on track. PS: I shudder to think what the new SFOT Giga-Dive is probably costing. But, so far so good, construction appears to be on schedule. -
Well the GAdv coaster to 2027 thing already seemed to be a budget move - a reasonable 2026 opening was still possible with them pouring footers in August. The problem is they’ve left that park in a sorry state of affairs so keeping it in that state is only going to make it worse. And it’s likely responsible for a large amount of the attendance drop as it is. I’m a bit shocked they decided to abandon a 2026 open for it considering the importance of replacing TWO coasters. There’s also a non-zero chance that political issues surrounding import costs and international tourism collapse play into this too. The thing is I could still see them investing in dining upgrades. Potentially even fast tracking them. PS: I’m about 90% sure RMC uses imported steel. And with domestic steel production experiencing a factory explosion I’d expect domestic steel’s already paltry market sheet to fall even more. It’s a bad time to build coasters. PPS: I understand how taboo that topic is. But the drastically increased costs of building rides cannot be ignored.
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By Sportsdude360 · Posted
First footers for the new "Record Breaking Launch Coaster". Any guesses as to what it's going to be. Photo courtesy of Coliwood Studios and Six Flags Great Adventure. -
By TrippinBillie · Posted
Take it for what you will, but over at another "site", it's reported due to the poor numbers after the earnings call, SF will cut CapEx for 2026. We're seeing little/no work on SFMM's coaster and also GreatAdv. I want to say it was projected to be $475ish mil for capital next year and is reported to be sub-$400 mil now. Given our park not being even mid-tier in the larger portfolio, I'd expect more "landscaping and infrastructure" for 2026. As we all know, we're desperately due for SOMETHING coaster-wise. Meanwhile, SDC is adding more to their park (we see clearing happening), WoF got a new woodie and Holiday World should be brewing something in the next year, as well. I hope we can get something that helps draw more people to our spot. But we've all been saying that for years. With the way Cedar Fair was taking out Arrows, I thought when they merged Ninja would be next to be removed. Such an old, terrible ride. I know it's not extravagant, but a single rail from RMC would likely go well there, bring some new people and look good in the front of the park. Those are also on the cheaper side. No clue how expensive it is to clear out a plot and remove Ninja. -
Even though it’s disappointing to see something that was once including costing extra now, I much prefer this as an alternative to what some other parks do where they close the park at 5 or 6 and you can’t stay for the rides without an event ticket. -
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Knowing that the haunts aren't worth my time, how are the lines on the other rides in the park during haunt? -
Looking into the pricing for the Haunted Attractions Pass, it looks like the "Haunted Attractions Express Pass" is substantially less money than the Fright Lane passes used to be, so for someone like me (who always got Fright Lane), this actually works out in my favor haha.
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I bet it's a wrist band. Otherwise, one person could buy a lanyard and then pass it to the rest of their party. I did book a Sept 11-13th stay at Breakers Express which included Fright Lane on Thursday night. When I called the park today, I was told they would honor that package but not offer it going forward. As someone who has been to Knotts, Sea World, and Universal for their Halloween events, the houses at CP always seemed VERY lackluster. Will they make the houses better this year for those who pay, or is it just another way to make a buck? We'll see. -
All new-SF parks will, except for KBF and SFDL, per their press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/six-flags-entertainment-to-unleash-biggest-halloween-season-in-history-with-debut-of-the-conjuring-beyond-fear-interactive-experience-302525869.html
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