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I guess the positive thing is that these are parks that someone wants to run as amusement or waterparks so they will hopefully not get a SFNO, SFA, or SF Astroworld type ending soon. It is not like the new Six Flags / CF was going to buy these parks new attractions every year or make them top tier parks with Six Flags' budget or priorities so hopefully locals can still get out an support them if they change owners.

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I saw this on another site but I still wonder if they need to trademark the names before searching for funding. I don't see how a company this size could buy everything without help. I also don't see a registered trademark for a Worlds of Fun dry park, and just Oceans of Fun, so would the dry park close? Quoted from: "WorldlinessThat2984 •22h ago I think I found the smoking gun... www.enchantedparks.com (currently) redirects to https://www.i-amllc.com/ (Innovative Attractions Management). IAM recently bought "Water Safari" (https://www.watersafari.com/) in Old Forge NY. One of the trademarks is for "Enchanted Parks Water Safari". On the IAM website, they say they are "actively seeking to acquire high-performing water and amusement parks to expand its portfolio and enhance its market presence." IAM also has a "407" area code listed for their phone number (Orlando, FL) and the new Enchanted Parks LLC has a listed address in Orlando Florida. Following all the breadcrumbs, it seems more likely than not that Six Flags sold these properties (or is in the process of selling these properties) to IAM who will rebrand as "Enchanted Parks" when everything is finalized."

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?