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I also don't like the reckless media. The Sun reported that Six Flags might go bankrupt and quoted Dennis Speigel of ITPS as a source, so I looked them up. The Sun also repoted today that the Russia drone incursion over Poland almost created World War 3 and space aliens have anti-Hellfire missle technology. Why are people quoting The US Sun as a credible source? Dennis Speigel lists consulting on the feasability of former Hard Rock Park as an accomplishment when it failed within a year or telling Parques Ruenidos to purchase Palace Entertainment are not indications of your successful prior predictions. In fact most of your projects seam like guessing, at best: https://www.interthemepark.com/projects.html You can see their current stories on WW3 and Hellfire UFOs on the right Hey, Dennis, you okayed this one? Or telling Parques Ruenidos to buy Palace are not idicators of your past intelligence.

Did you already purchase a gold pass from Knott's and add it to your app? I was wondering if the free all-parks during the MVP sale adds parking for free like the old all-parks added parking at Knott's.

Frightfest was just canceled but they state they are still open Sat & Sun during the daytime..

Kroenke just bought out Revesco's co-intertest in the property. Kroenke and Revesco were the original purchasers of the park from Six Flags and that stated they intended to move the park to an alternative location and build 800 condos on the old Elitch location. I am not sure if they still plan to keep the park in the current location but that will depend on housing demand in downtown. Kroenke and his Walmart heiress wife are worth some 30+ billion dollars and could have fixed up Elitch Gardens over the past 10 years if they wanted to. It is depressing that Elitch's owners could spend 1/30th of 1% of their wealth fixing up the park, or 100-million and choose not to, while Lakeside's owner's are too poor to fix their wooden coaster for the past three years. Government owned and operated Waterworld appears to be the best run amusement place in the Denver area.

It was a $65 add on to my $155 Gold Pass price earlier this year around Feb 2nd. It is cheaper to add on the All-Parks then adding parking by itself or buy a separate SFMM pass. I canceled my SF membership after I was able to add All-Parks for $65 per year. They keep increasing prices this year so I am sure what I paid is not current. The All-Parks does add parking but it really doesn't say it on the Knott's website. This is my pass add ons page from the Knott's app.

My Knott's pass had a $65 All-Parks add on for the Gold Pass to extend to Magic Mountain and the rest of the chain plus it includes parking which is $100 by itself for the year. Unfortunately the meals, dinks, lockers, Fast Lanes, and photos season pass addons besides parking don't transfer yet; between chains so you will want to purchase from the park you visit the most if you add those things. SFMM should have something similar.

According to what I was reading in Southern California, they fired the park presidents at Knotts and Magic Mountain and the whole chain is going to run without full time management / park presidents at every single park so a few were promoted to regional managers while the rest were asked to go part time or let go completely. "Six Flags lays off Knott’s and Magic Mountain presidents The president positions are being eliminated at all 27 amusement parks in the chain, according to Six Flags officials. https://www.ocregister.com/2025/05/23/six-flags-lays-off-knotts-and-magic-mountain-presidents/

I have watched a lot of Youtube videos on Niagra Falls area and while the falls, Maid of the Mist, and other falls/river activities look busy; Marineland, Clifton Hill, the local casinos always appear dead. Does the Niagra area have enough local people to buy passes? Are people from out of the area seeking an amusement park? Would people visiting from larger cities rather have a Six Flags/Cedar Fair pass and visit their local park more often? During the 9 months of the year of colder weather, is is worth the cost to staff and maintain the park when people with money are flying south to Florida for amusements?

This sounds positive but I wonder what they can do to save Castle Park, in Riverside, California? Does Herschend have enough money to fix Palace in enirety or will they sell parks to find changes for the top parks?

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We still have a working drop ride on the Kingda Ka coaster tower, so that may be staying. We could also be waiting on what happens with TTD2 at Cedar Point with Zamperla. Xcelerator at Knott's made it 19 years before a several millon dollar rebuild/replacement of the launch motor and the rest of the launch machinery, and TTD only made it 18 years before they decided not to. I don't know what the fututre holds but it will likely either re-open for one season or sit for one season while they figure it out.

Are they re-opening the really old off premises gift shop or has it been open? I haven't been there since the 70s or 80s. We just go straight to the park. If you are going to drive all the way to the park and not go into it, why not just order something online?

I don't like them as much either but try to buy a real cocktail from at 6 - 10 am on the way to the park plus they are only about $4 each with no tip. So it is either a beer, malt liquor, malt beverage like Mike's, or something actually made with liquor. I tend to go with 8% Mike's harder or the canned cocktails but not great choices either way. I can also buy Beat Boxes but that is just fruit-flavored fortified wine like Mad Dog 20/20 or Boone's Farm in a Tetra Pak. Knott's cocktails are also mostly pre-made and some advertise that they are margaritas made from Beat Boxes. The Monaco white cans actually taste like Monster white cans with the great citrus taste plus Vodka and are usually sold out. Cutwater will rot your gut with citric acid after a couple so I try to stop at one

I think for me that the food can be bad for me but it should taste good. Knott's burger places all serve the same burgers and fries that are on the meal plan but only Grizzly Creek lets you pick and load up on the produce toppings and has jalapenos and peppercini so its a nice touch. The new Casa California is better than the old Victoria Mexican restaurant. The Prop Shop Pizza has cheese and pepper packets sitting out and are only missing an oregeno shaker. Boardwalk BBQ has a whole half chicken or tri tip and three types of BBQ sauces. I have seen a lot of food improvement over the past five years or so. Several boards and Youtube channels cover Disney food but not much mention of Cedar Far, or Knott's in general. Since legacy Cedar Fair positions of CEO, CFO, and COO are running the company now, I hope Six Flags restaurant problems will be slowly fixed. I can barely finish a meal at SFMM but it is not on meal size and solely based on taste/flavor These were my beverage choices for the walk to the park from the liquor store near the Metrolink train station. Mojito in a can!

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