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Two points. Parks like that with high profitability rates and flat attendance don't see capital investment as much because it wouldn't bump up numbers and overall just result in a loss to the bottom line. Similar reason why Legacy Cedar Fair wasn't doing terribly much for Michigan's Adventure...
Oddly enough most of them aren’t really in danger of being outright closed.
Great Escape was one of the most profitable legacy Six Flags parks behind SFGAM given its tourism hotspot location, low operating/maintenance costs, and indoor waterpark/hotel that rakes in cash year round.
Darien Lake...
If it's SunKid (as shown in the stock photo) this isn't a huge deal. I've ridden one in Quebec that mostly sticks in the tree bank but has one wide turn that goes over the open hillside, which they take down during the winter ski reason. The ride is meant as a summer attraction alongside the...
Still awaits state certification, this is underway;
https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2025/04/cedar-points-top-thrill-2-set-to-open-saturday-awaits-state-certification.html
Passholder preview today. Demented ass ride radiates stupid all over the entire park. Spider piece is having alignment issues and was taken out.
Station is stupid huge and dominates the midway. Timber triangle frames are ready to be installed. Edit staircase is two flights, it’s stacking the...
Hi yes, Darien Lake guy here. You guys can keep your ****ty pendulum ride that doesn’t swing past 30 degrees yet has a 57” height requirement, we don’t want it.
In all fairness to La Ronde they’ve just removed a bunch of rides with no replacements planned and that attraction was quite popular...
Ah the classic "well this is tougher than we thought it was" from the developers;
https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/business/the-jobsite-is-awfully-quiet-at-lake-of-the-ozarks-future-amusement-park-we-found/article_79254598-02e3-4fa2-beae-b3ce3fe3c035.html
Lift chain is testing now, probably a good sign;
https://x.com/ken_fujiq_park/status/1913048326494409001
If the incident was (unfortunately) more to do with human error and not necessarily posing a safety concern to guests then of course it’d reopen.
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