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  • Six Flags Flagging: How a Bankrupt Theme Park Ranks in Amusement

    by Vera H-C Chan

    Jun 15, 2009

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    Six Flags...bankrupt? What about Sasquatch? Bizarro? The Terminator Salvation ride?

    Save your fear for that 221-foot 'coaster drop. Six Flags Theme Park filed for Chapter 11 on June 13, but all attractions remain open and no one's getting fired—not any staff, not the management team, not Mr. Six (A.K.A. the Dancing Old Guy who's now the Dancing Twittering Old Guy).

    Even though a staycation economy translated into "record attendance" for the New York-based amusement chain last year, all those high-flyin', stomach-dropping roller coasters don't come cheap. Six Flags hasn't seen a profit since 1998 and its stocks have been junked.

    Six Flags may be healthy in attendance, but its properties aren't the leading go-to places like they were on our June 2007 list. With summer less than a week away, we took another gander at the top amusement (and water) park destinations on the Web. Here are two top 10s: the most searched and the ones climbing the Search rollercoaster.

    Most Searched Amusement/Water Parks on Yahoo!, past 30 days

    1. Disney World (Florida)
    2. Disneyland (California)
    3. Cedar Point (Ohio)
    4. Kings Island (Ohio)
    5. Universal Studios (Florida, California)
    6. Busch Gardens (Florida, Virginia)
    7. Hersheypark (Pennsylvania)
    8. SeaWorld (San Antonio) (San Antonio most searched location, although SeaWorld itself has many locales)
    9. Dollywood (Tennessee)
    10. Knott's Berry Farm (California)

    Fastest Rising Amusement/Water Park Searches on Yahoo!, past 30 days

    1. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (various locations)
    2. Idlewild Park (Pennsylvania)
    3. Silverwood Theme Park (Idaho)
    4. Indiana Beach (Indiana)
    5. Hawaiian Falls Waterparks (Texas)
    6. Six Flags Over Texas
    7. Six Flags Fiesta Texas
    8. Knoebels Amusement Park (Pennsylvania)
    9. Noah's Ark Family Park (Wisconsin)
    10. Kennywood (Pennsylvania)
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vk10785

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Kavi
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posted Jun 16, 2009 |
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BryanF

I hope they keep that log flume open.

posted Jun 16, 2009 |
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CLINTON H

Hmmm, why are they broke? Record attendance? Maybe its because of the outrageous prices they charge for food, drink and souveniers. I went to one several years back and balked at having to cough up 9 bucks for a measly greasy hamburger and a coke! I went hungry the rest of the day, i was dammed if i was going to spend my hard earned money on crap! Hey novel idea, but why don't you make things affordable, maybe people like me will quit bringing their own picnic. Amusement parks are not first on my list anyway for entertainment.

posted Jun 16, 2009 |
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nick

clinton h thats becuse your a craphead

posted Jun 16, 2009 |
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Jason

Clinton H has a point. The admission to the park is a reasonable price for what you get to do but the food and drink prices are too high. I always bring my own food even though some I love some of the food the have.

posted Jun 16, 2009 |
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JAMMAC

It's the trend now a days to go some kind of bankrupt. In fact, our whole economy is bankrupt. So how much more bankrupt can a theme park go? And your right about the high prices of food. What's wrong with bringing your own food? Then we can all go bankrupt!!!

posted Jun 16, 2009 |
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Kelli

Somehow I just don't see how Six Flags could claim bankruptcy? If you go to a Six Flag Amusement Park on any given summer day, you will see a parking lot filled with cars, lines to the rides that might take up to an hour to get on, and an Amusement Park filled with visitors. Now I live In MA and parking in the lot costs $$, There is a charge to get in to the park, additional $$ for water ride tube rentals, games, food, etc....
How could they possibly be in bankruptcy? Their prices for food & souvenir stores are FAR from cheap!! Something seems wrong....

posted Jun 17, 2009 |
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Jonathan c

Lets see if you want to go in to Disneyland you will fork out $56 + Parking and food there runs just as high as Six flags. so yes you might see alot of people in the park but with the lower admission fee - paying rent / workers / utilities ya i can see it happen

posted Jun 17, 2009 |
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