Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread

[Zand]

I got to the part where you add the season pass number, hit next, and then it just reloads the same screen over and over.

[tndank]

Well, perhaps it's not available yet.    

Looked like others were able to add it now.  Perhaps it will work soon.

 

[Zand]

I've tried on the app and website and no luck yet. I do see they are offering national season flash pass for $299 instead of $999 which is a hell of a deal. May come in handy if Great Adventure decides to keep running Medusa with 1 train lol.

[TEDodd]

3 hours ago, bert425 said:

^ again. . just looking at my Fiesta page. . .


I see the Dining add on for 99.

Hmm, I was lookin at SFoG as it's the only one close enough reasonably use as my home park. $55 gold, $99 prestige.

So Fiesta is $65 Gold +$120 all park.  Home park Dining $99 and not even offered if you select the all park add-on (unlike SFoG)


 

[SoCalJasonland]

19 hours ago, KBrylczyk said:

Just looked to make sure you weren't joking and holy christ, this is insane.  I checked St Louis, which is $99 for Prestige and then $375 for the all-parks pass.  Ridiculous.

For Magic Mountain at least, why is the gold pass and membership all-park add on only $110 and $350 for the prestige pass?

[tndank]

That's by design and makes SF and CF parks similar in pricing.

[SoCalJasonland]

Six Flags Knott's release 2025 passes

*All-Parks- legacy Cedar Fair only until Jan 6, 2025, and then legacy Six Flags added per terms and conditions.

All Season Dining is a $145 add on for all pass types with out all-parks and $155 with them.

All season drinks are $35.95 for regular soda or premium plan of $51.99 if you also wants Icees and and hot drinks.  No Starbucks or alcohol disocounts or inclusions

All season home park flastlane is $675 and all-park for $999.  I can always dream  I just need all-season Hilton and America Airlines to go with it.  I'll get my two meals a day at the parks.

[Zand]

How are you all even getting far enough to see that info? I still can't get past this screen...

When I put in the pass number and hit next it just reloads this page. This is on the app. When I try to do it on SFNE's website I can't even find where the legacy membership add on can be purchased.

[SoCalJasonland]

It could be hard to get your money's worth from a Knott's Prestige Pass but for me with 15 expected visits this year, and two out of state family without Six Flags or Cedar Fair Passes but like amusement parks:

1: Free preferred parking $75+

2: Two guests tickets for my visiting sister and brother in law each year from Denver. $150+ total combined

3. One free fastlane per visit approx value to me (15 visits @ $8 each = $120)

4 Access to VIP area with AC and small snacks that would cost approx $5 in the park @ 15 visits = $75.  They have Grandmas cookies and potato chips but you have to finish a bag before devouring the next.  You can't jam five bags in your backpag and leave.

Grand total of $75+150+120+75=$420 extra benefits on a pass that was $399 compared to $99.  If I didn't use the guest tickets or missed the VIP lounge or fastlanes on several visits the benefits disapear.  The same 10% off food doesn't matter if you have a meal and drink pass.

[prozach626]

The fact that the payment plan options are overly highlighted instead of the flat rate purchase is disturbing. Tiktok brain might influence people to skim over it quickly enough to miss the flat fee all together.

  

18 hours ago, TEDodd said:

Still seems high to add dining for other parks. So I visit home park 50 times and eat 100 meals.
or travel and have 10 of those visits to other parks instead. Still the same number of visits and meals.

 

 

There's a much greater cost in the short term and long term by eating that much park food. Or any...

[TEDodd]

11 hours ago, SoCalJasonland said:

I just need all-season Hilton and America Airlines to go with it.  I'll get my two meals a day at the parks.

What, $10k for Hilton and $20k for AA?
 

[TEDodd]

10 hours ago, SoCalJasonland said:

 

Is that a typo or does the Gold pass at Knott's really not include parking?

I'd expect both on the right to include parking, Gold just adding Soak City, and the Prestige to add preferred parking and VIP stuff.
 

[TEDodd]

2 hours ago, prozach626 said:

There's a much greater cost in the short term and long term by eating that much park food. Or any...

Well 50 visits was a high estimate for year round parks. Basically once a week.
15-20 would be more realistic. As for park food, depends a lot on what food you choose.
But not really any worse than fast food outside the park.

The point stands, whether you eat X times at one park or spread across 5 different parks it shouldn't be nearly twice the price. Making it one price would incentivize visiting other parks, with an increase in sales for those visited parks. 
 

[tndank]

13 minutes ago, TEDodd said:

Is that a typo or does the Gold pass at Knott's really not include parking?

 

Not a typo.  Been that way for years.

[SoCalJasonland]

1 hour ago, TEDodd said:

Is that a typo or does the Gold pass at Knott's really not include parking?

I'd expect both on the right to include parking, Gold just adding Soak City, and the Prestige to add preferred parking and VIP stuff.
 

When Cedar Fair - Knott's changed to the "Knott's Prestige Pass" from the "Cedar Fair Platinum Pass" and it was no longer good at all Cedar Fair parks unless you gave them $100 and parking was a $75 add on for everything but Prestige, I knew what was happening to the combined chain someday.  It just wasn't good.   Cedar Fair only got all the top corporate managment jobs because they caught Mr. Selim Bassoul and Mr. Wile E. Coyote playing with Acme Products one too many times and sent Selim to the bench and Richard to CEO.

At least you could eat all the chips and Grandmas cookies and brownies; one at a time inside the VIP lounge without paying $5 each! Wow!  Just eat them there and don't put them in your bag!  No spicy Cheetos or Knott's cookies either?

Couches, AC, and free snacks are three things you can't find at Knott's.  And they are only free with the $399 2024 pass or $375 2025 pass.  This was near opening weekend of the VIP lounge, but they didn't sell many $399 passes, so the summer is not crowded either.   They had a place to use your soda pass but I had to walk to the saloon for my alcohol.  Shirts and merch are extra and the cashier makes sure you don't abuse the one snack at a time policy.

[SoCalJasonland]

1 hour ago, TEDodd said:

What, $10k for Hilton and $20k for AA?
 

I was going to use Fontier and Motel Six, wait for ir, Flags but I didn't want to look poor  Perhaps Mr. Six will come back and I can get a job as a Six Flags intern helping drive the "Party Bus" to every park location and I'll ride the coasters while Mr Six does his promotional dances next summer?  I am having Chat GPT take this old YouTube video plus my Linkedin profile and create the best unsolicited job application ever!

[adamico2]

10 hours ago, tndank said:

Not a typo.  Been that way for years.

Good news from the fine print:
"Knott’s Berry Farm – Gold, Texas 2 Splash, or Prestige Pass with the All Park Passport add-on is valid only for admission on any regular scheduled operating day and is not valid for entry to Scary Farm. Parking is included with the purchase of a Gold Pass and All Park Passport add-on."

[prozach626]

22 hours ago, TEDodd said:

Well 50 visits was a high estimate for year round parks. Basically once a week.
15-20 would be more realistic. As for park food, depends a lot on what food you choose.
But not really any worse than fast food outside the park.

The point stands, whether you eat X times at one park or spread across 5 different parks it shouldn't be nearly twice the price. Making it one price would incentivize visiting other parks, with an increase in sales for those visited parks. 
 

I'm not talking about currency...

And no. There's pretty much nothing healthy at Six Flags.

[adamico2]

3 hours ago, prozach626 said:

I'm not talking about currency...

And no. There's pretty much nothing healthy at Six Flags.

Meanwhile, at Kings Island, I just had grilled shrimp and brussels sprouts for dinner on Sunday.

[KBrylczyk]

1 hour ago, adamico2 said:

Meanwhile, at Kings Island, I just had grilled shrimp and brussels sprouts for dinner on Sunday.

The brussels sprouts are only served so they can launch Backlot or Flight Of Fear with less electricity.  Harnessing the power of farts, like Thunderpants, is worth every penny saved.

[TEDodd]

5 hours ago, prozach626 said:

I'm not talking about currency...

And no. There's pretty much nothing healthy at Six Flags.

I wasn't either.

The food in the park is no worse than other fast food fare. A burger or chicken sandwich in the park vs McD, BK, Wendys, etc. Similarly the pizza isn't any worse than Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa Murphy, etc.



 

[Zand]

Finally got the add on to the legacy membership to work. $99 Cedar Fair season pass sounds like a deal to me

They also suckered another $300 out of me for the national Ultimate Flash Pass which is good the rest of this year as well. That deal seemed too good to be true. I hope to take advantage and hit some new Six Flags parks (and it will also come in very handy on the new coaster at SFNE). 

[SoCalJasonland]

The deep fried and many other items are unhealthy but Knott's has some healthy options like:

Casa California Restaurante chicken burrito bowl, with black beans, tomatos, lettuce, and salsa. 

The Boardwalk and Fireman BBQ  have a 1/4 rotisserire chicken that you can deskin, and have with a side of cold slaw that appears to be freshly made at the park.

Panda's grilled teriyaki chicken with super greens

[tndank]

Prices on Prestige all park add-ons were slashed this morning ($100+ mark downs). Also includes 2 BAF passes now. 

[SoCalJasonland]

6 hours ago, tndank said:

Prices on Prestige all park add-ons were slashed this morning ($100+ mark downs). Also includes 2 BAF passes now. 

Which park are you speaking about?  It is $100 at Knotts and $350 at Magic Mountain for Prestige Passes All-Park Add Ons with no recent changes.

Six Flags is also up to their old trick of constant emails of sales of up to 70% off of tickets and passes but when you get to their website the passes are normal prices and day tickets are the only thing on sale.

Knott's is also pushing the gold pass and has added a best value sticker.  Just $9 per family member after that initial payment plus parking for mom or dad or whoever drives to the park.  You can also add All-Parks, but most people will not read that far into the terms and conditions.