Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread

[coasternut]

23 hours ago, tndank said:

I don't think anyone has mentioned Jeffrey Siebert is now GM(?) of the Texas region and over all the TX parks.  Sounds great to me. 

 

dup entry sorry.

[tndank]

12 hours ago, SoCalJasonland said:

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 heard most park presidents were offered a pay cut or severance.  Most took the severance.   

[teacherkim]

So we are still Diamond Elite VIP blah blah members. I've kept it because it was locked in for such a good deal. Received this email today. It doesn't mention dining at all, we currently get 2 meals and a snack. Does this mean they are simply doing away with dining for the memberships? Or am I reading that incorrectly? Just trying to decide if we hold onto them for now or are better off switching to the new passes. 

To Our Diamond and Diamond Elite VIP Members,

We are pleased to inform you that, starting Jan. 1, 2026, your Pass will grant you access to all legacy Cedar Fair parks. You will no longer need to purchase the All Park Passport. Combined with your access to all legacy Six Flags parks, this means you can visit more than 40 parks throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

This new benefit joins a growing list of incredible benefits you receive as a Diamond or Diamond Elite VIP member.

You also receive:

Major discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise

Free Bring-A-Friend Tickets on select days - Free Preferred Parking (at participating parks)

Skip-the-Line passes - Haunted Attractions Pass each visit

Waterpark Exclusive Seating

And much more! Plus, you will receive a free All Season Drink Bottle to fill up with your favorite beverages whenever you visit!

We’re excited to see you,

Your friends, and family at the park!

[AmyUD06]

That's how I would read it.

Are you able to add the All-Park, All-Season Dining Plan to it on a Legacy SF website?

[teacherkim]

2 hours ago, AmyUD06 said:

That's how I would read it.

Are you able to add the All-Park, All-Season Dining Plan to it on a Legacy SF website?

Not that I can see. If I log into my membership account there are no add-ons available at all. Unfortunately, I think this is going to necessitate a call to customer service to confirm or I might just run by the park one day.......probably easier in the long run.

 

Then pending the answers I will have to decide what is the better deal. Preferred seating at the waterpark I don't care about and frankly I don't buy enough merch at this stage to feel like that discount is worthy of consideration. Preferred parking is nice but hardly a dealbreaker and the drinks package if we have to do separately is really not that expensive. I guess it comes down to the food and whether we get that or not and if not is it worth it to keep the memberships. I'm not sure if it is just badly worded or they are being purposefully ambiguous.

[teacherkim]

And actually upon a little more investigation, it appears they haven't even updated the member portal in 3 years. Great. 

[Doppel Looping]

Not to steal your thunder. Their communications have typically been poor and out of date.
 

but

Did I hear somewhere they just reported bad financial results and Zimmerman has resigned?

[teacherkim]

43 minutes ago, Doppel Looping said:

Not to steal your thunder. Their communications have typically been poor and out of date.
 

but

Did I hear somewhere they just reported bad financial results and Zimmerman has resigned?

 I agree about the communication problem; it's why I am definitely not looking forward to a customer service call but I'll give it a go anyway. Would actually be nice if multiple people called so we can see if there is any consistency on this issue.

It has been announced that Zimmerman is stepping down at the end of 2025. Whether that was planned after the merger was set or strictly a result of the worse than expected earnings report or a combination of the two I really don't know. Perhaps someone on here has more information. 

No worries about stealing my thunder, I think we all have enough hot air to hash out several different topics at once 

[teacherkim]

So for anyone who wants to know:

1) Called corporate. Waited on hold for about 15 minutes before it forced me to leave a message with the promise of a call back. Doubtful that will happen but hopefully, I will be wrong.

2) Called SFSTL where I had a conversation with a truly very nice and helpful guest relations woman. She was sympathetic but stated that they themselves have not been told about the food issue and as far as she knows SF has not decided on that issue yet for the memberships. She suggested that I use the chat feature on web site because then she would get a record of it and be able to pursue it with corporate.

So, 3) I did that. Twice but was never able to connect to a live human despite being on hold on the chat waiting for one for 45 minutes. Although I did get an email from the same person I spoke to yesterday this morning. So I wrote a response that she can hopefully then pass up the line about how basically it is bs that they are announcing the changes without knowing all the changes, etc, etc

This may all be completely for naught but as a troublemaking former social studies teacher that has more time on her hands than ever before I will continue to fight the man until I get an answer of die from exhaustion. Stay tuned.

I'm double posting this on SFSTL  thread since it's my home park and the SF corporate thread for maximum audience in case anyone else finds out anything.

[bert425]

just to note:

I purchased a brand new Gold Season Pass during the sale, and added on Dining Pass, and drink pkg.

at the recommendation of someone *who would know* I did NOT renew my current pass, but instead bought new passes, and we will activate those later this year.
was informed that was "the safest way to do it" to ensure that any renewal didn't override my current pass and wipe out our current dining plan (which is with all park add on).

so yeah, different situation as we have passes, not memberships.    but the solution might be to just buy a new membership?  or keep the current membership, and buy a new pass?, and then in 2026, cancel current membership?

[adamico2]

On 8/13/2025 at 6:11 PM, teacherkim said:

And actually upon a little more investigation, it appears they haven't even updated the member portal in 3 years. Great. 

...or their FAQs. It's important to know there will be no blockout dates in 2022.