Willing to bet the ride will be in a scrapyard next year.
The OC Register is reporting that the Wall Street Journal is reporting a potential merger between Cedar Fair (parent of Knotts Berry Farm) and Six Flags (link below).
Any thoughts on what this could be mean for Six Flags and Knotts?
I'm guessing this could be beneficial for the parks and consumers.
Knott’s Berry Farm owner and Six Flags exploring potential merger, reports say
I just posted about this in the Cedar Fair thread, but I think rather than Six Flags ruining the CF parks, it would be CF fixing the Six Flags parks. Cedar Fair seems to have the upper hand with a competent management team where Six Flags management is muddled or non existent. This is a merger that is more of an acquisition of Six Flags by Cedar Fair. Both benefit financially from the implementation of the Cedar Fair model.In my opinion, this would basically ruin all Cedar Fair parks. Operations and new rides would go in the toilet. Six Flags would try to implement their procedures onto CF parks and it would go to crap. For anyone who has been to both, Cedar Fair parks are far cleaner and pleasant than the Six Flag parks.
I just posted about this in the Cedar Fair thread, but I think rather than Six Flags ruining the CF parks, it would be CF fixing the Six Flags parks. Cedar Fair seems to have the upper hand with a competent management team where Six Flags management is muddled or non existent. This is a merger that is more of an acquisition of Six Flags by Cedar Fair. Both benefit financially from the implementation of the Cedar Fair model.
The biggest loss would be the DC theme elements to generic like they did with the Paramount parks, but who knows? They may keep it...
This is a win for park fans who could then just buy a single pass for more parks coast to coast.
I mean, this is a huge “besides.”Honestly as a Passholder every year since like 2004, besides the down coasters, the park is in best shape it’s been in.
I mean, this is a huge “besides.”
I think Knott's is in pretty great shape now as a park. It looks great and they are finally leaning into their history and legacy. Their operations need help, though.Was at Knotts today, and guess what!? Xcelerator was testing all day with lots of people in the station looking very excited taking phone videos and pics. Def reopening for Merry Farm
And again LOL for the 15th time in this thread about Knotts being poorly run or running worse. Not true at all.
They had more shows than in yearssss for scary farm including that amazing 45min show in the Walter Knott theater. Yes two coasters are down but besides that its been non stop improvements all the way around for years now. You guys crack me up.
had to live through the first 12 years of cedar fair where all they did was destroy charm, add asphalt trash cans and coasters. Now they actaully care about EVERYTHING else and all everyone is mad about is two coasters that they are clearly trying on. Knotts is about to reopen a coaster thats been SBNO for almost 2 years. You cant tell me they don't care. They could have scarped it
Honestly as a Passholder every year since like 2004, besides the down coasters, the park is in best shape its been in. Just took a friend from Ohio today, he loved the park way more than Six Flags which he went to the other day. Was amazed by how nice it was and well kept it looked. All he talked about
two months ago they had four of their seven roller coasters down. two of those coasters have now been closed for more than a year. you're free to disagree, but I think it's pretty important to have rides open at an amusement park.Its really not at all.
Two coasters are down. Yes we all know, but you guys all say "The Park is slipping" 'the park is going down hill"
Yet NO one has said anything but Boo Hoo the two coasters. The PARK IS NOT in worse shape. No one in this thread has ever disagreed.
two months ago they had four of their seven roller coasters down. two of those coasters have now been closed for more than a year. you're free to disagree, but I think it's pretty important to have rides open at an amusement park.
I think it's a bit hyperbole to claim anyone here is saying that the park is "dying". As much as I appreciate the recent additions, that doesn't make the park or its operations immune from criticism. I took a trip to the park back in March, and while I still had a great time, the 2 coasters being down, as well as multiple other unscheduled ride closures that day left a bit of a damper on the experience.You just confirmed everything. You still can’t name anything else. No one here can. Others than the coasters. You’ve had pages and pages and haven’t said any other thoughts.
A park that is dying does not move forward with 2024 announcements, increase spending in there Halloween event, spend the money to reopen a close coaster. Monte, you guys are treating like it’s “down” it’s a delayed reopening redo still. We don’t know the fate yet.