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Kings Island is adding two new rides as part of the new Adventure Port area. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/new-in-2023 "The myths of an ancient civilization and its mighty city carved out of stone have lured travelers from around the globe to this bustling port community for more than a century. Welcome to Adventure Port. New in 2023, and located between Coney Mall and Action Zone, the park’s newest themed area will feature two new family rides, enhanced theming for Adventure Express, Enrique’s quick service restaurant and the Mercado."

This seems like a missed opportunity to nickel and dime customers. Where are the oversized bag and second/third bag fees like the airlines charge?

https://amusementtoday.com/2022/10/joyland-auction-cancelled/ "The auction of Joyland Amusement Park by Norton of Michigan Auctioneers — which was originally scheduled for Thursday, October 27, 2022 — has been cancelled. This information comes to Amusement Today per the owners of Joyland and Norton of Michigan Auctioneers. Other opportunities have presented themselves with further details to follow."

Video of the El Toro repair options being discussed with Selim.

With Alan Schilke retiring, it will be interesting to see how a Joe Draves design at BGW differs from Iron Gwazi at BGT.

Did you mean IB Parks and Entertainment or Boomers Parks (formerly Apex Parks Group)? https://ibparks.com/ https://boomersparks.com/

It looks like some buildings were removed. From Google Earth:

For context, it is pretty obvious from the post history that the person spreading that rumor on /r/sixflags is a former user of this site that was banned for annoying everyone. https://old.reddit.com/user/sixflagsmania2

Deja Vu:

RMC no longer offers Topper Track, they could do what you are suggesting with the steel 208 Retrak product. https://www.rockymtnconstruction.com/wood-coaster-refurbishment/ Other options are GCI Titan Track (steel) and Gravity Group has a laser cut wood product. None of these options will fix the issue if Six Flags continues to allow the structure to fall into disrepair.

The Q1 results appear to show that Selim's plan was working and he said they were planning to use cash to pay down debt and refinance the debt later this year. The company isn't paying a dividend to shareholders. We will have a better idea if Six Flags is still on the right track when the Q2 numbers come out at the end of July/early August. Herschend Family Entertainment, Palace Entertainment/Parques Reunidos, and Premier Parks with help from EPR Properties are also looking for parks to acquire. Cedar Fair is in a much better position with their debt due to the California's Great America sale and is reinstating the unitholder distribution by the end of Q3. They could be interested in picking up a park if it is a good fit and the price is right.

Lease terms. https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000811532/78a5bf4c-e155-489d-b56b-5161d8809409.pdf

Update on the sign:

SFGAm has a new Batmobile.

^ I believe that Zadra number is correct because it was paid for with EU funds and the costs had to be made public during the bidding process. Keep in mind that labor costs are much cheaper in Poland and that tends to bring the overall cost down. It was announced that a smaller RMC, ArieForce One. will cost $13 Million USD to build this year. Not sure how much Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger costs, but one of the goals was to save money on steel by using standard sized B&M track instead of the bigger track that is normally on Dive coasters. B&M also did a complete overhaul on the trains so they can move around tighter turns. I would not be surprised if Six Flags did a package deal with B&M. There are already rumblings of SFGAm getting a B&M in 2023 and SFMM in 2024. If you follow the Photo Trip Reports, it appears that the Northern Star Arena could be on the way out. It looks like there is a lot of land behind the arena that could be used for a coaster. https://www.greatadventurehistory.com/GATrips_Spring_2022_05_12.htm

Not really, the current board was just reappointed by the shareholders during the proxy vote and the shareholders supported the boards recommendations during the vote. The previous board failed to keep Jim Reid Anderson and Marshall Barber in check and was ousted as part of an agreement with H Partners management. There was a lot of turmoil in the corporate management because Selim cut down the layers of management and gave park presidents more control over the decision making. Six Flags is unable to buy/sell parks until they get clear of the 2025 Secured Notes that were issued during the pandemic. It sounds like the company is planning to pay down some of this debt with cash on hand in July and they plan to restructure the remaining debt with new unsecured debt in the next 12-18 months. This would remove the noose from their neck.

Here is the official Q1 2022 Earnings Call Transcript: https://investors.sixflags.com/~/media/Files/S/Sixflags-IR-V2/documents/events/six-usq-transcript-2022-05-12-final.pdf

On a positive note, Six Flags Great America is reopening Roaring Rapids.

New year, new round of ride removals? Keep an eye on Cyborg. Six Flags Over Texas just removed two rides from the website and park map. Rodeo (Huss Breakdance) Harley Quinn Spinsanity (ABC Rides Tourbillon) Music Mill Amphitheater is also removed. https://static.sixflags.com/website/files/sfot_park-map.pdf https://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/things-to-do/all-rides

It looks like Carowinds is planning to retheme the Crossroads section of the park and add four new flats rides (Zamperla Nebulaz, Zamperla Disk-O, Zamperla Air Race, and a Chance Trabant or Freestyle) for 2023. https://parkfans.net/threads/project-2023-crossroads-overhaul-four-new-rides.7240/ https://twitter.com/CarowindsFansOn/status/1507019674692763649/photo/1

https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/events/all-new-dc-universe

California's Great America is adding a scrambler back to the park in the old Huss Top Spin location. https://www.cagreatamerica.com/rides-experiences/liberty-twirler

From the annual report: https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/sixflags3/SEC/sec-show.aspx?Type=html&FilingId=15600308&CIK=0000701374&Index=10000 In 2022, we are excited to add (i) the world's steepest dive roller coaster featuring a 95-degree drop at Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, TX); (ii) the tallest and longest single rail coaster on the planet and record-breaking 20th roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, CA); (iii) a state-of-the-art, all-new family cave ride experience and a first-of-its-kind in North America water coaster thrill ride at Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX); (iv) a combination family coaster and animal exhibit experience at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, CA); (v) a 164 foot tall, dual action, spinning and looping thrill ride at Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, MO) and a multi-level kids water play center featuring 4 slides and 71 interactive water features at Hurricane Harbor in Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, MO); (vi) a 5-story, fast-paced waterslide stretching 500 feet in length at Six Flags White Water Atlanta (Marietta, GA); (vii) a brand-new Summer Vibes festival at Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ); (viii) DC Universe, a newly themed area featuring three reimagined attractions at Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL); (ix) a rebrand of the Jr. Thrillseekers family area and Medusa top-rail floorless coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ); and (x) a rebrand of Splashtown to Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Darien Lake with a brand-new, 60-foot water slide (Corfu, NY).

The new strategy: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4490022-six-flags-entertainment-corporation-six-ceo-selim-bassoul-on-q4-2021-earnings-call-transcript Edit: Six Flags provides an official call transcript now: https://investors.sixflags.com/~/media/Files/S/Sixflags-IR-V2/documents/events/six-usq-transcript-2022-02-24.pdf