teacherkim Posted March 8 Posted March 8 17 hours ago, bert425 said: apparently the deal was contingent on SFStL being part of the parks sold. not sure if it's true, but have now seen it reported several places that THIS park was the one they wanted most. 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. 1
SixFlagsOMA80 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 2 minutes ago, teacherkim said: 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. Enchanted Parks is NOT headquartered in KC. They are HQ in Florida. EPR the company that only owns the land is HQ in KC. There is a difference. Enchanted does not own the land. They lease the park and manage the park. Enchanted wanted the STL park.
Danrarbc Posted March 8 Posted March 8 Is this The crown jewel though? Valleyfair looks pretty good. The park has two mine trains.
Doppel Looping Posted March 9 Posted March 9 After all of that work they put into that damed carousel …. 2
teacherkim Posted March 9 Posted March 9 10 hours ago, SixFlagsOMA80 said: Enchanted Parks is NOT headquartered in KC. They are HQ in Florida. EPR the company that only owns the land is HQ in KC. There is a difference. Enchanted does not own the land. They lease the park and manage the park. Enchanted wanted the STL park. 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.
teacherkim Posted March 9 Posted March 9 1 hour ago, Doppel Looping said: After all of that work they put into that damed carousel …. 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. 1
SixFlagsOMA80 Posted March 9 Posted March 9 54 minutes ago, teacherkim said: 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. Correct - Innovative Attractions rebranded to Enchanted Parks. All the parks were part of the fixed package except for St. Louis. They apparently demanded that our park be included to make the deal. Read some where enchanted parks management is going to be on site soon. Their CEO seems engaged and Enchanted Parks customer service on social media appears to be very responsive 1
thisdougsforu Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Hearing the "crown jewel" talk is surprising to a degree, but also not surprising as well. The bones of the park and setting seem good enough to where someone with an actual plan could probably make a good amount of money with it. SFSL is like an earlier game (and therefore easier) roller coaster tycoon level that's fun to play where you inherit a park that already has some good attractions and fun terrain as well as some decent space to add-on, but isn't attracting new visitors. Your task is to improve the overall guest happiness by improving the theming/decor and adding a marquee roller coaster or two. And much like roller coaster tycoon or some other theme park game, there's probably very much a time limit involved for the new company to accomplish said goals here! If nothing else, I am so happy that this park is no longer under the thumb of the horrible previous ownership. What a dumpster fire of an org that turned out to be. In regards to the money people being based in KC and therefore it doesn't matter because the actual park management is based in Florida, yeah that's probably not totally true going by real world experience. You WANT the bean counters to be able to take their kids to a park(s) they are helping finance, even if they technically aren't "involved" in that side of the business! 1
SteveStL Posted March 9 Posted March 9 MId-America over Mid-America 22 hours ago, Danrarbc said: Is this The crown jewel though? Valleyfair looks pretty good. The park has two mine trains. STL did too, until the Ninja sent one outta here.
Danrarbc Posted March 9 Posted March 9 1 hour ago, SteveStL said: MId-America over Mid-America STL did too, until the Ninja sent one outta here. I’m making a joke about Mild Thing
SteveStL Posted March 9 Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Danrarbc said: I’m making a joke about Mild Thing Ahh, yeah it does look rather tame. Be careful, they could send it our way.
MoreyMan Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 3/8/2026 at 11:56 PM, SixFlagsOMA80 said: Correct - Innovative Attractions rebranded to Enchanted Parks. All the parks were part of the fixed package except for St. Louis. They apparently demanded that our park be included to make the deal. Read some where enchanted parks management is going to be on site soon. Their CEO seems engaged and Enchanted Parks customer service on social media appears to be very responsive Yeah, an article floating around about Great Escape said Enchanted will gain access to the park within 4-6 weeks to start the changeover so I assume St. Louis is on a similar timeline too. 1
prozach626 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 On 3/7/2026 at 3:08 PM, teacherkim said: 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. That's a good point.
Danrarbc Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Remember they let TWO original parks go. The Fair half of Cedar Fair was also sold off along with the 3rd Six Flags. 1
Doppel Looping Posted March 11 Posted March 11 In trouble? do you think selling 99 dollar all park season passes might be related or a symptom or both.
KBrylczyk Posted March 14 Posted March 14 ^ $99? I paid $55 for my 2026 all-park passport from St Louis, thank you very much.
thisdougsforu Posted March 18 Posted March 18 An interview with CEO of Enchanted Parks was posted via the Coaster101 podcast and I think it's a must listen for anyone who regularly posts in this thread. https://www.coaster101.com/podcast/ I appreciate his candidness in the answers. The immediate focus isn't on new attractions but on getting the operations up to snuff, as nothing else matters without that.
SteveStL Posted Thursday at 06:58 PM Posted Thursday at 06:58 PM I would hope they install a new flat on Excalibur's old spot, asap. And getting Spinsanity up and running would be nice too. I doubt TSoaker will ever run again, so that is another priority in my mind. 1
Danrarbc Posted Thursday at 08:15 PM Posted Thursday at 08:15 PM I could see an Air Race and Nebulaz replacing those two. Or Flying Scooters in one of the slots also. 1
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