teacherkim

Seriously though, continuing to maintain historic rides like the carousel and Screamin Eagle will be an early indicator of what type of operator the new company intends to be.

My bad. I was confusing EPR as an acronym for Enchanted Parks. I thought Innovative Attractions was the FL company but apparently that is the former name of what is now Enchanted Parks? Hope I have that straight. Aanyway I was just looking for reasons they went after these specific parks since 4 of them are clustered somewhat regionally. If it is true that they wanted SFSTL specifically then it implies that SF had some flexibility on what they were willing to sell, not necessarily a fixed list. Just curious how it all came down.

Yeah that has been reported in more than one place. Let's hope it's true. EnPark is headquartered in KC so I'm sure getting both MO parks was very much on their radar.

Ha, ha yeah we do!!

Do you love me as an event partner or because I will do all the driving, lol? Just kidding, can't wait, the weekend should turn out to be super Fetch!

I think the thing they did wrong was to be located on land that became more valuable than all the other assets of the park I would have to assume all the DC themeing will go, easy enough to change the name of a coaster or flat. The question is what about Justice League? That would have to be a complete ride re do

I'm sure you are probably correct, because unlimited drinks are listed as a benefit on the passes on the app. I just think they bundled it together so seamlessly that I never considered it an add-on. Kind of a moot point now. For this year it appears the same and as stated above kind of a moot point now, lol. The NEW question is will they allow you to move the membership to a new home park in the SF chain or is that now the end of memberships for many people. And will those of us whose home parks are no more even find it worth while to keep the membership?

Well I guess deep down we all kinda knew it was coming. It's one of those things that are shocking but at the same time not surprising at all. Nothing to do but think happy thoughts and adopt a wait and see stance. IF it's true that it was considered the "crown jewell" (I saw that too) then theoretically it should be a good thing as it would be at the top tier of investment. Of course we have no idea how much the new company has for investment or what the quality of that investment will be. I really don't care about the DC theming but if they can't use it for Justice League they will have to basically have a whole new ride. Same ride system and track but essentially an all new ride. Maybe that will end up being the first "new" attraction. Curious to see if they honor ACE Coaster Con, in 2027 it was already announced that it would be held at SDC and SFSTL. I think this might say more about the shape SF is in than anything else. If they were willing to let one of their original parks go, one that has always been reported as being profitable, then they might be in more trouble than anyone really thought. On the other hand if you live near MM or GAdv or CP or any of the parks still in the SF chain you are probably relatively happy as it should mean, again theoretically, that they will have more investment for those parks. If nothing else it will be interesting to see how it turns out over the next few years.

AND Holiwood NIghts.....................before the next one comes around

Ok, the pre-covid drink bottle included makes sense and those of us that kept our memberships through the Covid lock downs did get some extra perks for ahwile after. Mostly things like extra bff and discounts. However, I assure you I have never added on any dining plan. From the very beginning we had 2 meals, a snack, and a drink bottle included in our membership and never altered that. Now I believe that you could be correct and SF simply sent me the email erroneously or they just messed up the messaging or whatever who knows. Lol, I feel like it's what I always thought it would be, show up at the park and see what happens.

I guess. I get your point just seems like a missed opportunity as the retail team member told me people were constantly asking about it and they've been open the better part of a year at this point.

Ok, well then way to sow confusion by sending that message to legacy members. All of our dining was a membership perk not an add on plan but according to this message has been converted to an add on plan. As usual and based on the extremely conflicting responses by various higher ups I have spoken with, as well as one customer service rep that flat out said "we really have no idea" I think there is confusion within the company on this issue. Again, it's a first world problem and I'm not losing any sleep over it, but annoying as it should be such a simple matter that no one seems to be able to answer definitively.

You may be right but this is what I got from SF regarding my membership and it specifically says no beverages: As a reminder, your membership dining plan is now the All Season Dining – All Parks dining add-on Your new plan provides two meals per visit from participating locations, and the best part? You can use it at all 40+ Six Flags parks throughout North America. Your existing dining plan was automatically converted to the All Season Dining – All Parks add-on earlier this month. How the New Plan Works In 2026, your dining plan will provide two meals per visit from participating locations.* A four-hour interval between meals is required — perfect for lunch, four hours of nonstop fun, and then dinner! Snacks and beverages are not included in 2026 dining plans. Your All Season Dining – All Parks add-on will be accessible with the Six Flags mobile app and is connected to your Season Pass or Membership. Fuel up for fun and feast from menus across North America — your All Season Dining – All Parks add-on has you covered for another thrilling season of FUN.

That darn log flume! I love log flumes and was sure we had plenty of time to ride it before we had to be on the bus, but the combo of a sneaky bit of line that you totally couldn't see until you were well into it and a massive back up on the "brake run" (not sure how that even happened on a log flume) we had to rush to the bus and literally made it with 0 seconds to spare. The only thing that saved us from total humiliation was another group that thought they had a half hour more than they did and so there was a discussion about whether to leave them or not....they didn't but at least they were significantly later than us!

Well almost a month now and no other news about what the enchanted parks business might be. Watching to see if there will be some sort of announcement before opening, meanwhile they have continued to do some updates on FB and are starting to advertise for employees. So They did send a suprisingly clear and conscise update about membership food perks. Our DE VIP memberships did include a snack, 2 meals, and unlimited drinks bottle. Now will just include 2 meals. No snack, no drinks. Honestly I kind of have mixed feelings. To be fair we rarely use both meals and a snack, more likely to have one meal, maybe a snack and then eat something before or after the park visit. Drinks? Eh, it can be a nice perk but I also really hate constantly having to carry the bottle around and honestly most days would be fine with just water. Although if they move to the paper cup stations that is more appealing. We'll probably be fine just getting a daily drink package for the parks we decide we need it at. On the other hand it is removing things without lowering the price. On the other other hand I've never had an employee even look twice at me when going up to one of the soda machines and filling up, much less scanning the bar code. At least they finally clarified it though, I'll give them that. Guess I will just see how we feel about it at the end of the season and do some mathing to see what the best option is.