I understand that new roller coasters are expensive but there is a pretty strong correlation to their affect of getting people to buy tickets. Just saying.
Also I understand that roving youths has been a problem, but the chaperone policy is unsustainable. Having a season pass as a kid was a gamechanger and my parents would just drop me off for the day. Instead of visiting once per year with my family I was going a couple dozen times a year and spending money.
Kids should be allowed to be unsupervised. Maybe this is old man yelling at a cloud energy but the hyper supervision required of kids at all times is causing a lot of problems in society.
I was talking to another dad who was stuck there waiting for kids about the attendance drop due to the chaperone policy. We guessed it was one of two possibilities:
rookie mistake
a one year thing only on purpose during this transition year
One thing I'd recommend is they utilize one of the lightly used buildings as a "parent day care" so that those of us who remote work don't have to take up restaurant space. Make it not noisy and have enough power points for laptops.
I understand that new roller coasters are expensive but there is a pretty strong correlation to their affect of getting people to buy tickets. Just saying.
Also I understand that roving youths has been a problem, but the chaperone policy is unsustainable. Having a season pass as a kid was a gamechanger and my parents would just drop me off for the day. Instead of visiting once per year with my family I was going a couple dozen times a year and spending money.
Kids should be allowed to be unsupervised. Maybe this is old man yelling at a cloud energy but the hyper supervision required of kids at all times is causing a lot of problems in society.
I was talking to another dad who was stuck there waiting for kids about the attendance drop due to the chaperone policy. We guessed it was one of two possibilities:
rookie mistake
a one year thing only on purpose during this transition year
One thing I'd recommend is they utilize one of the lightly used buildings as a "parent day care" so that those of us who remote work don't have to take up restaurant space. Make it not noisy and have enough power points for laptops.
They estimate 10-15% of thr attendance drop is the chaperone policy. A factor but not the primary cause.
Ill give you credit where credit is due, an "adult day care" is not a bad idea at all. However, parents leaving their kids to go off on their own is not looked at highly and they probably would not want to incentivise that. But I'd make it happen if I were in charge.
I was told last week that Great Wolf Lodge is working on a STL location. Plans will be formalized in 2027 with goals to be operational by 2029/2030. Will be a part of a $3B entertainment campus and offer Six Flags fresh competition.
This is on the IL side, correct? I think something came out about it a couple months ago.
It will be interesting to see how the crowds go for the separated chains in 2027 since the premiere parks in the Midwest (Great America-Gurnee, Cedar Point, Kings Island) got huge crowds with the assumption that some (like us) were getting their last visits in before the. Cedar Point had some of its heaviest crowds in years and responded with major price increases as did Kings Island and Carowinds.
The most sunning was the doubling of the all season Fast Pass for Cedar Point.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Six Flags, the parent company of Cedar Point and Kings Island, is considering selling additional parks as it works to reduce debt and focus on its most successful properties.
“We are actively reviewing our parks and real estate, including the potential sale of non-core assets,” Six Flags President and CEO John Reilly said during an earnings call Thursday. “We carry more debt than we want. And bringing it down is a priority.”
I guess pawning off St. Louis and Worlds of Fun wasn't enough cash.
It is very much true. It's what the data suggests that visitors prioritize. Eagle would get torn down if it wasn't a "landmark", no one- and I mean no one- is coming to ride Eagle in 2026 lol. They go ride it when Catwoman's line is too long.
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What data would that be? Unless you work in Ops or know someone that does, ride utilization metrics are not really public knowledge.
It is very much true. It's what the data suggests that visitors prioritize. Eagle would get torn down if it wasn't a "landmark", no one- and I mean no one- is coming to ride Eagle in 2026 lol. They go ride it when Catwoman's line is too long.
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What data would that be? Unless you work in Ops or know someone that does, ride utilization metrics are not really public knowledge.
