RobertDavid

What they are doing is making shortsighted decisions that will hurt them in the long run, chasing away families and catering to rowdy guests getting drunk at bars every few feet. Just because it makes money doesn't mean it's good for business.

The parachutes looked good, but the tower looked like something from an industrial park. And the whole thing stuck out like a sore thumb.

I got a great chuckle out of the idea of the "frontier" being "outdated". That's kind of the point. It's not outdated, it's neglected, like most of the park. Best of the West is closed, the Safari is closed, the arena is closed, and the second coaster in the area has once again been inappropriately themed to intentionally not fit in the theme of the area.

You can't really "re-theme" something that never had a theme to begin with. And goliath is just another non-theme. Nitro is one of my favorite rides in the country. I would love for it to have a coherent theme and less obnoxious color scheme, but it would require that area of the park actually having a theme, something they are too lazy and cheap to do.

It's funny, but I am actually glad it will be removed, for pretty much the same reason you wish it wasn't. It wasn't there when I went to the park as a child. I saw it as an obnoxious eyesore, especially when they painted it multiple colors. When I started going to the park, when it opened, it was a forest. All you could see from the parking lot through the trees were a portion of the skyride and the top of the Big Wheel. It was magical to enter the forest and discover what was inside. Now you pull into the parking lot and see through the entire park. The parachutes were pretty much the beginning of that mess. I never liked the fact that they built rides in the parking lot and that a park built in a lush forest has practically no trees left in it.

could we just leave some green areas in the park please.

Another bar.

More bars???? Really???? What happened to Best of the West? Aside from them letting it rot and crumble. it was everybody's favorite restaurant. it was the best themed restaurant. Now it is only open for exclusive events????

Really?! Another gray metal warehouse? The Jersey Devil lives in a gray metal warehouse?

The interior looks good. The exterior is awful. It doesn't match the interior at all. A safari lodge exterior would be much more appropriate.

Is there even "land" there? Isn't that water? That's a horrible place for a ride.

God PLEASE, do not let Six Flags get their hands on Busch Gardens. The last thing they need is to become "Superhero Land" with all the trees cut down and falling into disrepair. The current owners are not the greatest and have made some horrible decisions and budget cuts, but they are at least keeping the theming in tact and keeping what they do have in decent shape. I so miss the days of Anheuser-Busch.

I would like to see them get rid of IPs altogether and have an actual theme park, instead of a generic park with characters slapped on the side of rides.

5. Conestoga Wagon 4. Super Teepee 3. Swings 2. Shows ( Ski Show, Dolphins, live shows in Showcase Theatre ) 1. THE TREES

No one expects the park to be the same as it was when it opened. No one wants it to be. But it is not unrealistic to expect it to have a decent atmosphere. It was built in a forest and had plenty of land to expand without cutting down every tree in the park and building in the parking lot. The idea that seeing the whole park from the parking lot "draws people in" is ridiculous. They're in the parking lot. THEY'RE ALREADY ON THEIR WAY IN! Do you think they would just sit in their cars in the parking lot if they don't have roller coasters in their face? They have no idea there are coasters in the park unless they can see them all from the parking lot? You can make the same silly argument that they have no reason to go into the park because they have already seen it all from the parking lot. If they are in the parking lot they are going in the park. You do not need to "draw them in". What you may think "draws people in" to the park actually scares a large number of people away. The overpowering in-your-face atmosphere is unpleasant to the majority of the general public. Only coaster enthusiasts find it exciting, and even a lot of them would rather ride coasters that have creative theming that are in the woods instead of a coaster in the parking lot with a plywood cutout of a superhero slapped on the side of it. Yes the park is a business, however the in-your-face atmosphere does not appeal to enough people to sustain the business. You need to have a well-rounded park that appeals to all demographics in order to be successful. You can have exciting roller coasters that fit the park theming and blend with their surroundings. The park atmosphere itself can be appealing to adults while still having the coasters and thrill rides that appeal to thrill seekers. The park's main mistake is believing they can sustain the business on coaster enthusiasts alone and that all coaster enthusiasts don't care about environment or theming. They need to combine a pleasant atmosphere, entertainment, unique dining options, AND thrill rides in order to attract all demographics and be a successful business.