you cant be a park primarily targeted to families who cant afford places like disney...and raise prices at a time where the middle class is actively dying out

@MrBaden77

Жыл бұрын

The middle class is NOT dying out. Take your false marxist propaganda and spew it somewhere else.

@cocopie9971

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBaden77 found the boomer

@hntrsmoke8664

Жыл бұрын

@@cocopie9971 how are they a boomer? Are you solely Judging by their correct statement that the middle class has been shrinking over the last 50 years in a coordinated effort to create a desperate plentiful multi-job dependent lower class? Boomers were responsible for this, practice reading comprehension

@cocopie9971

Жыл бұрын

@@hntrsmoke8664 the middle class IS dying out. You misinterpreted my response.

@KesiIshtar

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBaden77 lol that's just economics my dude 😂

As an EX six flags employee, I will say these parks are very disfunctional. They are poorly maintained and management keeps cutting budget to the point where all you can do is go on rides and that's it. So if a ride breaks down for a few hours, there is no entertainment or shows to go watch while the get the ride up an running again. If you got to universal or Busch Gardens even Disney, they spend millions a year on entertainment. They need to stop building rides, and fix up what they already have. 1. hire landscaper to gut the old and plant new, creatively. 2. hire entertainment maybe even celebrity appearances for addition cost. 3. start park opening and/or park closing shows IE, water, lights lasers, fireworks 4. pay for music licensing for park music, ensure park speakers are working. 4 clean up rides, repaint them, update some visuals, nothing cheesy. if you do all this, people will return.

@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214

Жыл бұрын

We must save this company!

@andyaria7100

Жыл бұрын

Floats need repairs and some need new speakers. Uprising has been having issues with floats breaking down less than half way through the show. But in general Entertainment needs some TLC. Employees are also tense and stressed out asf because of how many ppl he’s laid off. I’m afraid this is going to lead to burnt out employees and a hostile working environment. My boyfriend and I have many concerns about six flags. He’s completely convinced it’s already got one foot in the grave.

@nickma71

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the great reset. They think you will just keep giving money (not just here) without getting the service.

@steveg5122

Жыл бұрын

I grew up with six flags Great adventure in the 90s and early 2010s, and it was always the same place whenever I went back which is not a good thing. The park feels so dated like you have solid plate glass windows acting as walls for your arcade which is in a circus tent roof building. I like keeping some of the history around but some of it just does not look good to the public. They need to stop doing themed rides to superheroes, instead of licensing it from DC, just come up with a new unique theme for each Batman ride and save yourself some money. Put the money back into the park.

@jordanmerchant8757

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas

In it's early days Six Flags was a completely different experience, much closer to Disney. There were actually a lot of musical, comedy, action, etc. shows at Six Flags, so like Disney you could take a break between rides, rest, and cool off. The employee to guest ratio and the park and cleanliness was close to Disney. They would greet you walking around and it felt like a real theme park. But that changed long before even the current downfall, and by the 90's it was pretty much all about the rides. Companies sometimes lose sight of what brought them success trying to make an extra 10%, and then have trouble getting back to it. And as a customer, the idea of them getting by with fewer employees running rides doesn't give me a great feeling about safety being a priority.

@sashacollins1031

Жыл бұрын

I just said I’m not going back because of the idea of there being fewer employees …

@tamstertx63

Жыл бұрын

In the beginning, the parks were owned by the Wynne family. They wanted parks that took the idea of Disney but were closer and more affordable. I agree, it was a great place to visit back then!! I spent many days there as a teen and young adult. However, when the parks were sold to the group who ran Warner Bros, it all went downhill. It became all about the money, selling the branded merchandise, and the personal "family" atmosphere was washed away by corporate greed

@NICKI814

Жыл бұрын

social media ruined it. kids/teens/adults do nothing but glue their hands to their phones sigh

@Greenasauras

Жыл бұрын

@@NICKI814 it's not that, after the pandemic, the place died off. Social media posting did help them gain more guests. But with the park's history with retarded fights with dumb reasons killed off the fun for everyone else. Those fights made fright fest boring

We stopped going to Six Flags Atlanta years ago. It was totally unsafe for families. The park was overrun with unruly teens. They were cutting lines, yelling profanities, starting fights, etc. No security in the park itself. All of the security staff were just milling around the entrance area. The rides were primarily operated by teens who were more interested in their cell phones than in actually checking that the guests were safely strapped in. We got off three rides before they started due to the staff not checking that everyone was secured in the seats. I complained to a person that looked like some sort of a supervisor and was told to leave if I didn't like what was happening. We did, and never looked back.

@neilm7902

Жыл бұрын

Correction: "The park was overrun with unruly BLACK teens".

@VoltageYTE

Жыл бұрын

@@neilm7902 tf does that have to do with this

@jameswillis5059

Жыл бұрын

@@neilm7902 let me guess,, your a proper white person who married your 3rd cousin..🤣

@Berd-Wasted.

Жыл бұрын

Oh boy, here we go.

@starchaplin3882

Жыл бұрын

They really do need to do something about line cutters. They cut the line then start a fight if you say anything about it

this past summer i took my girlfriend to six flags over texas and when i tell you it was one of the worst things that we could've done. there were multiple rides closed, a worker told me it was due to the "lack of staff". what makes me mad is that i paid for tickets to ride ALL the rides not a FEW of the rides.

@DistinguishedSombrero

Жыл бұрын

The lack of staff issue is actually true. Partially the problem that has caused Six Flags to go downhill. For the longest, Six Flags underpaid and overworked their employees. They would hire people from Southern American countries to get around any employee complaints over the crap wage. It’s all now catching up to them. In a way they brought this on themselves.

@thecritter519

Жыл бұрын

Hope u didnt take it out on the worker

@bepsi_wav8594

Жыл бұрын

lmfao around that time I also went to six flags over texas and the first ride I had ever ridden there broke immediately

@liamgeeslin4638

Жыл бұрын

@@thecritter519 i didn't. i didn't even say anything to them about it. in fact, i told them that my job was low on workers as well.

@liamgeeslin4638

Жыл бұрын

@@bepsi_wav8594 crazy. what ride was it?

He fired people I worked with who had been with the company over TWENTY YEARS with little to same-day notice of termination. Absolutely ridiculous and killing the company from the inside out.

@sana-cm7oc

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he owns Disney stock?

@lavonnethompson4355

Жыл бұрын

Companies all ways go after long term employees so they don’t have to pay benefits

@akromaangel19

Жыл бұрын

​@@lavonnethompson4355 school districts do this, too.

@MomMom4Cubs

Жыл бұрын

His golden parachute is worth FAR more than what he's got going now, apparently.

@cheddarsunchipsyes8144

Жыл бұрын

@@sana-cm7oc lol

It never occured to me as a child the things that would change as we grew up. Nearly everything from my childhood memories has closed and become only nostalgia. You don't think about these things until you're older. Although we don't go back to these places, they are places we love to see the next generation enjoy. It's scary knowing how fast life passes us up. Always be thankful for today, and remember every day is a memory, so make it a great memory to be had.

@chewy5007

Жыл бұрын

💯

@gummy5862

Жыл бұрын

Places closing actually late is nostalgia. I'm currently in a half hour line for the one drive thru place actually opened past midnight for my drink. 😑

@cendresaphoenix1974

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't have to be like this. Vote right.

@movezig5

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, all the things I enjoyed when I was younger have been or are currently being ruined by corporate greed and the pursuit of short-term profits at the expense of the consumer. This is no different.

@angelahornung8488

Жыл бұрын

Would never argue the contrary.

Went to six flags for possibly the last time this year. got tickets free from work for me and the wife. We were shocked to find out that parking had been raised to $40 dollars (I think 60 for preferred parking). Inside the park was pretty much empty. I was able to ride every major coaster before lunch (the ones that were open anyway). This was nice since that's the only reason I come to the park, however there was a strange dystopian vibe from the emptiness of the park that made me want to leave as soon as I was done riding the coasters.

@jakerazmataz852

Жыл бұрын

I know the feeling. It's sad watching videographers sneak into closed parks. You can hear the kids laughing and playing, so much excitement. The smells, sights and sounds. I'm old and went to at least a couple cirsus' when I was young. There are no more big tops. 😢

@KatherineRoseArt

Жыл бұрын

40 dollars for parking??? wtf...

@angelahornung8488

Жыл бұрын

Parks like this are in decline in general due to the dwindling middle class. Unfortunate, but true.

@angelahornung8488

Жыл бұрын

@Tee Grizzle Hopefully you're just trolling as this is the internet, but this implies a falsehood and assumes no responsibility on the end of the business owners. 1.) Covid wasn't invented or "created" by anyone, it is a disease type which has new variants pop up occasionally via evolution. 2.) Despite Covid Six Flags has been having difficulties as of late anyway. Even pre covid the parks we're often dirty, unkept and overall with occasional exceptions, not a great experience.

@KatherineRoseArt

Жыл бұрын

@Tee Grizzle Oh look... a racist.

Six flags is trying to pull a Disney but they fail to understand one major thing.... DISNEY IS NOT PLAYING THE AMUSEMENT PARK GAME. Disney is selling the Disney experience... no one can compete with that experience... it's its own entire thing.

@Jushwa

Жыл бұрын

Yes the experience of line waiting for test track for 4 and a half hours, ah yes love Disney.

@MaddJakd

Жыл бұрын

@@Jushwa not sure if that's sarcasm or delusional, but the numbers speak. The people have entirely different expectations between the 2, and they ARE flocking to Disney for what they offer and do well. Six Flags, can't even do its own thing properly and for some mind boggling reason think they can compete with whats essential a God, while they are just the middling homeless man that everyone sorta minds.

@raccoon2968

Жыл бұрын

@@Jushwa yes the Disney experience where they put the effort into making sure every little detail matters to said area of the park/ ride that really helps the magic of Disney come to life. The lines r worth the wait id say as you see a lot in said rides, and from there makes you want to wait again to see if you can spot something new the next time you ride. If you don’t wanna wait, just get the fast past. Disney has more entertainment then major rides to waste your time on. Keeps you entertained. The Disney Experience y’all, we’re keeping your guest happy actually is put into play.

@Ink30

Жыл бұрын

Your correct

@pk26pk26

Жыл бұрын

BEST COMMENT on this video!

It's simple. Bring back Mr. Six.

@AttractionIdeas

Жыл бұрын

I don't really know why they haven't yet. Considering how much nostalgia dominates this day and age, it seems like a no brainer to bring him back to drum up interest in people who remember visiting the parks as a kid.

@kabe1750

Жыл бұрын

I think the president of Six Flags should dress up as Mr Six. 🤡

@studioshorts4342

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate fax

@kabe1750

Жыл бұрын

Nope. ...referring to Mr. Bassoul not Mr. Teeson.

@scottnelson9

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never even been to a Six Flags park, but any and every time I hear We Like to Party I automatically think of the party bus.

This may be something exclusive to me but, part of the fun and excitement of going to a huge park like Six Flags or anything like that is seeing so many other people also being excited to have fun with their friends and family too. It's no wonder his strategy failed. A lot of people probably agree or feel similar. I also vaguely remember the teenage girl getting both her feet severed. So, if rides aren't safe, prices are high, and no ones there, what exactly IS the entire point of going? It would feel depressing just being there, even more so when you get on a roller coaster and no ones there to scream and put their hands up with you.

My family of 4 have had a membership to Six Flags for over 7 years. In the beginning we would make the 45 min drive to Magic Mountain about once a month. For a couple of years we even had the food passes for me and my wife that gave you lunch and snack, then dinner and snack at around $80 each for the year. This was great because between the 4 of us we could all eat during each visit and it paid for itself in 2 visits because the price of the food was crazy. Then it just got worse, less options for meals and half of the places you could choose from would be closed. Huge lines to order in the places that are open because there are only 2 of the 8 registers open and 65% of the people in line just want a drink refill. The heat in CA is really the killing factor for Magic Mountain. It's built in the desert, so you think they would have plenty of shade for the guests that are waiting 1 to 3 hours in line for a ride.. nope! It's just gotten worse, as they build more rides it feels like less thought goes into how they are going to funnel guest to it. Trees and areas that used to be great places to relax and stay cool have been removed and replaced with concrete. The staff has just gotten bitter it seems over the past few years. They are not taken care of by the company and they pass that distain for their employer directly on to the guest. It's really rare to find anyone working at the park that really cares that the guest are the people that are the reason for their paycheck. We only go about 2 or 3 times a year now, and it's not during the summer. Haven't been to Hurricane Harbor in years. It's extremely overcrowded and dirty. The last time we did go we were there for about 5 hours and were only able to ride 2 of the rides, and the lazy river was practically shoulder to shoulder. It's just not enjoyable anymore. The events that used to be good are now just a money grab. Fright Night used to be fun until they started charging extra for the mazes. The only good thing about it now is being able to ride Tatsu in the dark, if its running, and if it's not a 3 hour wait... Writing all this out has really made me second guess why I still pay for these passes... I honestly would rather drive 2 hours to go to Knotts where they still have shows and an atmosphere that feels welcoming, and way better food...

@cynthia6389

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better, that is exactly correct. Spot on.

@revejmal

Жыл бұрын

You're from Bakersfield huh

@brandi5200

Жыл бұрын

We went to knotts last fall over six flags. The roses looked scary/unsafe from a distance. Knotts definitely still has that family entertainment atmosphere

@yourenotthere

Жыл бұрын

Since they've stopped offering new memberships, if you cancel the ones you have, they're gone forever. So there's that. They do still honor the ones they sold in the past, with all the benefits. So if they can survive to the next CEO, or get bought out, maybe things will change for the better. They need an advisory committee made up of guests who are local to each park, that makes suggestions applicable to that park. Ideally, it would be made up of people who, like those of us commenting on this video, have been going to the park for a long time and remember what it was like in the "good old days". At least one member of the board of directors should attend each committee meeting, along with that local park's management, so that they too can learn what each park's truest fans find important. Over Texas seemed to be heading in that direction with "The Pirates of Speelunker Cave" but though it just opened this past year, it was closed when we went to Holiday in the Park so I still haven't gotten to ride it.

@quincydq1226

Жыл бұрын

@@yourenotthere I know this is kind of off-topic, but I feel like after Covid the whole Six Flags chain has went downhill.

If Six Flags goes out of business I’d love to see a new company (not Cedar Fair or any other preexisting group) swoop in and buy the liquidated parks and bring them back to life. I feel like we’re long overdue for a new take on theme parks!

@lifthill3819

Жыл бұрын

Elon Musk might buy them

@chrisgardner3524

Жыл бұрын

Well said, if so, then that’s what needs to be done, this place if ghetto af

@Ink30

Жыл бұрын

Would be to expensive this is a fleeting business taken over by Disney and a few others. Close the doors and call it quits 🤣

@gxrecxlt7896

Жыл бұрын

@@lifthill3819 the amount of deaths hed now be responsibke for😶

@JENNerationX

Жыл бұрын

Cedar Fair is working though let’s be honest - ANYONE is better than now.

The last time I went to six flags it wasn't too bad. They had these incredible murals made of chewing gum stuck onto all the trees that you can look at while you wait for the ride. And the lucky people on the superman ride got to be on it for almost an hour.

@pjhelbig

Жыл бұрын

Totally underrated comment lol

@firefly44220

Жыл бұрын

😂👍

@kobeangelesdamelio

Жыл бұрын

I was on that line for 2 hours last year

@scruffy-thejanitor

Жыл бұрын

Had us in the first half ngl

@Xenotheosis

Жыл бұрын

This is the six flags experience

I spent $325 with my kids to attend Great Adventures this year. What I saw since I last visited back in 2016 was the park was mostly the same and less value. New rides were boring or not interesting at all. It had become a teenager hangout place and most of the value is pushed towards paying for meal plans instead of building on the park’s experience. We won’t be back again unless a major upgrade to their theme experience.

@csgptg

Жыл бұрын

So you wouldn't suggest going then? Thought of going next summer.

@hddun

Жыл бұрын

2 Words: BAD MANAGEMENT!! I live in Houston and Six Flags owned Astroworld which had been here since 1965. The management closed down the park in 2005 and told everyone that the land was more valuable than the use as an amusement park. Really, so they tore it down and now 17 years later there sits the vacant land. Good management would have tried to keep a park open in a metro area like Houston (over 5 million people and growing. Disgusting! And you know what several parks have opened here since they pulled out and these new parks are doing fine crowds and profits....

Maybe it’s because I grew up at Hershey, but Hershey park is still one of the greatest singular parks I’ve ever seen, I’d love if you ever did a video on how well it preforms, the shows, the rides, the friendly atmosphere, the Halloween and Christmas stuff they have.

@marjieestivill

Жыл бұрын

I love Hershey: Clean, well managed, cute.

@cw5001

Жыл бұрын

I used to go there every summer as a kid.

@kendallbedford2523

Жыл бұрын

I went to Hershey once and loved it

the problem with lost customers is that once they are lost.. it is VERY difficult to get them back, especially when you don't actually change anything for a couple years

@maureenstevens6824

Жыл бұрын

And just like these comments, which are good to have, word of mouth is still king when it comes to advertisement. Thank you for the heads up.

@matthewmosier8439

Жыл бұрын

I find it an interesting study that numerous high profile individuals demonstrate less common sense in their leadership roles than do random people on KZread. And that's not sarcasm. I've seen a KZread commenter post film ideas that were better than the movie a major studio released in an established franchise. I've seen people online demonstrate more intelligence than highly paid political commentators. Six Flags leadership team could have literally sat in a conference room and watched content creators and gleaned their good ideas and the results would have been more productive than hiring a new CEO and going with conventional corporate methods. And it would have been free advice.

@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewmosier8439 Thing is, SIX maxed out at $70 in 2018 ($65 for most of the year) and then backslid for the first year since 2010, with the 2019 share price at $55. Pandemic then dumped the price to $20 in 2020, with a climb back to $45 in 2021. Now to the Board, that 2018-2019 backslide was probably worrying because it meant they couldn't continue to do what they did from 2010-2018. They had that seed of doubt planted before the pandemic. After the pandemic crash and the return to $45, that seed would have grown and they'd be asking themselves "what if the stick never gets back to $70 because we're not doing enough?" That kind of doubting moment, where people are looking for direction, is when people are vulnerable. In comes this guy with The Direction; he says with full confidence that if they implement his changes, they'll not only undo the pandemic losses but reverse the slide and get back to or above $70/share. His confidence will offset that doubt and they'll go with him. That's the thing - if a company is doing well, they have no incentive to change. If they're not doing well, they just need the right person in the right place at the right time to push them another way. Marvel, for example, has been printing money for a while so it was unlikely that they were to go a change-up. First change-up they did was after Thor 2 flopped; they did a tonal 180 and Thor 3 and Thor 4 became comedies. Second change-up was after Endgame because the actors were aging up and aging out. X-men had already tried just rebooting their own series and that wasn't successful, so just doing Avengers 2.0 wasn't the way forward. So they introduced the canonical miniseries, which took the place of some movies and gave their creative talent more to do since they weren't constrained to a 2-hour movie format. In related but non-Marvel media we can even see a change-up fail if we know where to look: the Josh Trank Fantastic Four movie. Fantastic Four was a dead property at Fox, so the decided to change-up with an indie sci-fi director to do an adaptation of the Ultimates storyline (from when the comics basically did a reboot of the old origin story). This went poorly, the studio tried to step in to save it after focus groups panned it, that made it worse, and the movie flopped. Fantastic Four went dead again until Fox was sold to Disney and Disney made their own version for the MCU.

@matthewmosier8439

Жыл бұрын

@@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek You make some good points. I appreciate you doing a deeper dive into the subject because it got me interested in digging into what I thought about it, more. I just keep returning to the fact that proximity to money and power is a blinding situation for a person to live in. The mental restrictions of having to live with peer pressure from very powerful people can be destructive to common sense, I think. I agree, in the context you gave, a new CEO's bad idea, if packaged with the proper "energy" would definitely have been tempting to a grouo who had just ridden out the pandemic. That said, I think you are seeing, also, the bad ideas which have been growing under the surface of corporations for years, finally coming out in more recent days. Basically, a lot of corporate minds were steeped in Commie propoganda all through their university days. This is especially true of CEOs from old money who come from the demographic which supplies the bulk of hyper-progressivism's radicals. They think ESG scores and China are going to take over the world soon (an idea which I believe they went with way early and which will wind up reseting political things a few decades into the past, very soon) This mindset of an elite wealthy class (maybe the top 30% or so of the American public) tempts CEO's, including at places like Disney, to cater only to that group of people, something which involves raising prices and essentially limiting accessibility for everybody else. Anyway, this has just been my observation of the world at large, during and since, the pandemic. The wealthy think that their time has come to destroy the cruise industry, theme parks, etc. All of the lower cost things that common people utilize to enjoy their lives.

@BernardoBerndsen

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t even price in my area. It was the gangs and lack of security. You’d go to the park just to get cut by well a gang of people. We had yearly stabbing and the place was a dump. Middle class families never had the chance. Once you lose customers, it’s extremely hard to get them back.

honestly as a 6 flags mm employee its been pretty hard on us. going from working 6 days a week 8-12 hr shifts. to only being open to 4 days… its been difficult for people trying to pay bills. they expect us to be ok working 2-3 days and expect our 100% for $16.50 an hour. but then expect us to be happy go lucky when we have 0 staffing to work the holiday season. then over work us. the company is losing employees. guests. and money.

@Endermen1094

Жыл бұрын

New ride op is ot and it's been stressful trying to give guests a good experience but I want to operate multiple rides and have more rides that I can suggest to guests reliablly

@onmas909

Жыл бұрын

Question. Did Six Flags used to close later? I see they close at 5 or 6 pm on some days and the latest they close is at 9 pm which is ridiculous! I want to experience all the rides in one day but so little time!

@brongwen

Жыл бұрын

@@onmas909 yeahh honestly the only time we will be open later than 5 in the near future is holiday seasons/holidays….special events or weekends. the park should only be open friday-monday tho when its off season starting a couple weeks back

@slawrence2852

Жыл бұрын

...that's what happens when wage minimums get hiked up in the service industries...corporate tells managers to hire a lot of people and have them all come in for just a few hours to where it looks good for PR, but gives no real living wage to the people who counted on a wage increase as a comeup..there is absolutely no company loyalty, the employees tend to do drugs in the bathrooms and breakooms, food is spitefully removed from slop buckets and served to customers they have issue with (like law enforcement during the "defund" bullshit) and it reflects in the attitudes of customers, who think nothing now of obliterating the lobbies of service establishments over a lack of ketchup.... I was at one McDonald's in a very small city that had 50 employees and a whole lot of problems and the hours and wage wouldn't cover my rent on a tiny shit apartment... ...most corporations need to get a 7 minute beatdown against a barbed wire fence, figuratively speaking....

@motblc362

Жыл бұрын

Sheeid I flip Pattie’s for 13.50 out here in Missouri

Saving Six Flags isn't even hard. It bothers me that they bring in these CEOs who can't figure this out, when someone like me can. It's so simple: stop focusing on only THRILLS and start building out EXPERIENCES. make Six Flags a place where people actually want to come and spend the entire day. More/Better shows, WAY better meet and greets, experiential landscaping, cohesive design, and merchandise that people actually WANT to buy and wear. Rebrand. Let's go.

Went to Six Flags over Texas as a kid in the early 2000s. Easily my favorite theme park experience to this date. Going to theme and amusement parks nowadays just don’t compare to that golden age of Six Flags

@RapidShotzZ

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍🏾

Ride safety is THE most important aspect of these places! It doesn’t matter what the theme or the name of the ride is, if there’s ANY word of a ride being unsafe or maintenance concerns, it’s gonna be ghost town advertised by news stations

@GavHern

Жыл бұрын

ride safety isnt really an issue (assuming they're following proper protocol issued by the ride's manufacturer which i assume they are). you're safer on the rides than you are on your drive to the park, dare i say it may just be one of the safest places to be in the park.

@ayescream4131

Жыл бұрын

It could become like Action Park in the 80's and 90's. It is considered one of the most dangerous theme parks in the US.

@MaluuhLive

Жыл бұрын

​@@GavHern The problem are human mistakes, with less staff and less training, accidents that really shouldn't happen will start popping up :/

@GavHern

Жыл бұрын

@@MaluuhLive the ride kinda operates itself for the most part… the main problem is in maintenance, which has been hit by the staffing issues. to my knowledge, el toro at great adventure is the only ride that has been impacted by this, but that needed some major care to begin with

@gabrielle287

Жыл бұрын

the apparent lack of ride safety is why I don't find thrill rides thrilling, but genuinely terrifying. and why I don't go on rides that are made to be moved, like at the fair. no thanks I'll ride the batman themed tild a whirl.

You can't increase prices if the quality doesn't increase beyond the idea decreasing too much crowd. For some theme park goers, the idea of big crowds also is a psychological boost to show that the park is popular and where they should be.

In the 90s and early 2000s six flags St Louis was always packed. They had a new water park right when every other small park had closed. They had 3 new DC themed rides(superman, batman, joker) one of which had a mirror clone at universal Orlando. There were rock climbing walls tucked between rides, old west style storefronts where you could dress up and get pictures taken, an amphitheatre where at least 6 shows played daily and outside acts performed regularly. Every area had flavor actors but the medieval area was always packed with extras doing a year round ren-fair. At Halloween hundreds of extras would be hired and haunted houses would open up that smashed every local competitor. Some rides did date back to the 40s but they were well-maintained and people around here loved having older and smaller rides between the new and huge coasters. Kids and adults had plenty to choose from and there was also a kid specific area on top of the rides that were just out of date. At Christmas they sponsored a nearby campsite partner to put up an insane drive-thru light display. They would showcase cutting edge VR technology in huge plazas with 50 plus seats and headsets in addition to having one off machines on the departure walkways for rides. The train could actually be used to navigate the park because it was just so big that people needed the break, but it'd also take you to areas that couldn't be seen on foot that had unique narratives. Now when you go most of that is shut down. There are no extras, no random actors spouting area appropriate dialogue. No small attractions squirrelled away between rides. Nothing. Six flags St Louis was a small city in its own right. Now it's almost dead. In the past ten years local haunted houses have far surpassed six flags in effort and execution so the old tradition of everyone going to six flags and seeing people they knew is gone. There's a dozen better, cheaper, closer options. And almost everyone over 30 working at those outside haunted houses used to work six flags, at the very least for Halloween. Even some owners got their start there. What hurt me, and lots of other people I've spoken to, was the loss of iconic and even historic rides at the park. Those things tied generations together and now they're gone, the continuity broken. For a couple months I worked at a machine shop in eureka, right next to the park. Some days it was still busy and afternoon traffic was a nightmare but most days I couldn't hear any rides running or any water splashing or kids yelling. It was sad and it hurt. That place was an amusement park well before six flags came along so I hope when they fold someone local picks it up again and treats it right. Everyone in St Louis would come right back. Maybe one day soon...

@vjl8689

Жыл бұрын

I grew up going to six flags st. Louis. And I couldn't agree more. Everything that gave it character was removed in the early 2000s to make room for something that could make money. Fake Western storefronts that gave the place atmosphere were removed and food stands put in their place. Places to sit and rest in the shade were replaces with things like vending machines and snack stands. Attractions that weren't rides or food were gone, even if they made money. The park could make more money selling soda in those spots. Last time I went I paid 6$ for a warm cup of soda bc they were out of ice and I waited 20 mins in the sun for it. And I've never gone back. We all know these places exist to separate you from your money but there is no value to Six Flags anymore.

@richr.5624

Жыл бұрын

Very well written! As a child of the 80's, Six Flags was a yearly excursion for myself, my sister and my parents, up until my younger brothers were born. I miss all of those classic rides, like Jet Scream, Hannibarrels, Tom's Twister, Mo-MO The Monster, the too-short-lived Condor and probably several others I can't think of at the moment. And my favorite part of every excursion was getting a three-scoop ice cream cone from that First Cone place located near the front of the park. The last time I went to Six Flags was way back in 2004, and it was a very forgettable experience. I'm 43 now, and I often daydream about going back and maybe recapturing some of that old childhood magic, but too any changes in the park keep making me consider otherwise.

@geraltrivia9565

Жыл бұрын

I worked at six flags st Louis a year before the pandemic and it was brutal. Rare days it would be packed and the rest id barely see 100. Pay was shit, they’d force me to stay over hours, management was all teens or early 20 somethings

@joshuadanger904

11 ай бұрын

I went to this park a ton through the 90’s and early 2000’s. It used to be packed. We went for the first time in several years this past weekend and I was amazed walking through the extremely long queue for the Boss and remembering how that line was packed with people for a very long time. We were able to walk right up and get on without a wait. I’m not complaining of course. It was nice being able to get right on every ride, but walking those extremely long queues, was part annoying/part depressing, thinking how they used to actually need them like that.

@redmagpie1761

Ай бұрын

I grew up going to this park, I still miss the Scooby Doo ride.

Glad I learned this. I stopped going to six flags because I couldn’t even get into the park because the lot was literally overflowing into the streets. I hope it stays like this so I can actually get on more than 2 rides a trip without getting frustrated with the waits

Just went to Six Flags over Georgia this past month and it was a nightmare. I've always gone to my hometown's park Dollywood, and I've been to Carowinds a few times. Carowinds is significantly cleaner, better ran, and the employees didn't seem miserable. SFOG was one of the worst park experiences I've ever had; long waits, rude staff (probably exhausted), bad food, and the bathrooms were disgusting. I felt like I was a RollerCoasterTycoon NPC that had a big frowny face. Also, majority of the coasters at SFOG were closed down. It was clear weather, and about 60 degrees, so I *heavily* doubt it was the weather.

@SlapwillMotivate

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. It’s sad what happened to this park. I pretty much grew up going to this park and it is for sure ruined.

@mstrikesback168

Жыл бұрын

but other than that, it was probably the best day of your life, right? lol jk Ive never been to a six flags so I have no idea.

@xt2724

Жыл бұрын

It's Atlanta what do you expect. Atlanta is a giant hood

@na3rial

Жыл бұрын

That's so unfortunate. I used to finally the time and it wasn't always great but it was definitely not that awful... I really hope it doesn't close forever

@HB-jm5ut

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 6flags in GA sucks. I've been to most of the parks in Florida (Disney, Epcot, universal, island of adventure, busch gardens, etc)and six flags was a complete disaster. You can even compare the parks. The ones in FL are far superior overall.

This makes me cry - I worked at 6F Dallas in 1996 and they had all kinds of shows, mascots walking the grounds, pop-up contests and fun stuff everywhere. Those of us stuck in the caricature booths were so jealous - but this? Oh man …

@user-ji7ex9in9o

Жыл бұрын

you had it good

@Labyrinth6000

Жыл бұрын

Kids didn’t have phones and went to amusement parks for fun, now it’s not that impressive anymore

@NixonsHead

Жыл бұрын

@@Labyrinth6000 yes, because phones are so much more exciting than riding roller coasters....

@backlogbuddies

Жыл бұрын

There isn't one in Dallas.

@tedbragg74

Жыл бұрын

@@backlogbuddies We called it ‘Dallas’ cuz the whole area was a blur to our guests 😁, even tho it’s in Arlington. Fiesta and Astro called us Dallas internally, too.

This is so crazy, I used to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain in L.A. and it was awesome when I was a kid (late 80s and early 90s) and I loved it. I worked at that same park later on in my early 20’s as a roller coaster mechanic and I loved that job. The amount of back systems that are in place for safety (at least at Magic Mountain) was incredible, lots of extra safety systems in place.

I grew up going to Six Flags in Eureka MO. In the '70's and '80's it was kind of a big deal. They had a nice amphitheater where I saw Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard and Blue Oyster Cult. The year they opened The Screamin' Eagle, a rollercoaster with a drop of significant depth, we waited in line for 90 minutes to ride that thing. Good times.

@noneofyourbusiness43

Жыл бұрын

hard to beat Screaming Eagle

We have a water park in Phoenix formally called wet n' wild. That is until six flags took over. My family and I had season passes every year. Then comes six flags. It became quite clear that it was all about the money with no regard to the guests. For instance, there used to be a bunch of provided tubes for each ride, then all of the sudden there was almost none. They wanted you to rent their tubes. The last time we went we were there for more than 4 hours and got on 3 slides when we used to get on multiple slides per hour. Needless to say, we quit being season pass owners. The new six flags model is all about the money, and by doing so, they are screwing themselves out of it.

@Bob-hb9cf

Жыл бұрын

Same ive been going for years with my friends, its taken a major shit lately

@wahoo.

Жыл бұрын

“wet n wild” describes my ex

@aperry3869

Жыл бұрын

Wet n' wild was never good, though. It was dirty, there were always rides broken or down and it was so hot with little to no shade what so ever. It was one of the most popular and big parks around. Just got from bad to worse really.

@jaywest885

Жыл бұрын

@@aperry3869 That's all very true. It always had issues, but it was still worth the money (just barely) until six flags came along.

@deathwizxx

Жыл бұрын

Wow it feels weird to see someone mention wet n wild. I literally grew up walking distance from it. It was never great but it did have a nice family friendly vibe. Never too packed and season passes were worth it you could just kill a ton of time starting the day running Kilimanjaro and then chill in the lazy river or some shit. Once six flags took over the first year was awesome for season passes. After that it was absolute garbage, not even worth the money to go anymore because it's packed and they still want to nickel and dime you to death. They tried to be all fancy and new but that's not what made wet n wild fun. I used to go to the mini train park right next door a lot for funsies too.

I wholeheartedly agree with your point about high quality rides not being enough to carry an experience. I visited Great America for the first time this summer and while their coaster lineup is elite; the abhorrent wait times, dirty atmosphere, and rude staff made it one of my least favorite days I've ever had at any park. 2 hours to ride Raging Bull with the flash pass on a Tuesday in June was where I hit my limit.

@GivzzProductions

Жыл бұрын

2hrs for raging bull with the flash pass should be illegal

@harrisonkoppenhaver9285

Жыл бұрын

@@GivzzProductions it felt like a total rip-off.

@Starlit43

Жыл бұрын

Elite? You must be sniffing that raging bull pack

@masterrguy4465

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, i'm super sorry to hear that. I guess i was lucky when I went, because the flash pass entrance was the exit for the ride, because it was less busy. The default flash pass pretty much acted like a platinum, so I could ride 5 cycles in a row and that was amazing! I don't think the staff were exceptional, but they were alright. In all, I think it depends on when you go. Sorry to hear about that.

@brandoncole5533

Жыл бұрын

2 hours WITH FLASH PASS dear god

I can't help but think that a large part of the hit was because we experienced a MISERABLE summer here in Texas from June through September.

@AshleySpeaks09

Жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@CyD-X

Жыл бұрын

110 degree average

I remember going to Astroworld as a kid and my family complaining about the same points you just named. Six flags went to shit because their parks weren’t clean, terrible service, terrible food, and outrageous prices. Just a horrible experience all around. Especially compared to when I went to Knotts berry farm and Disney.

I just recently cancelled my Diamond Platinum Membership (with Dining) after 5 years. This past summer was the nail in the coffin for me - half the coasters closed, rude/awful employees, terrible food, and overall a very unenjoyable experience. I’d rather just spend the extra $$ and go to Universal Orlando or to Cedar Fair parks.

@yahuahisall4332

Жыл бұрын

I did the same at Great Adventure. Cancelled two Diamond Elite Plus and 4 Platinum (with Meal and Drink) after 5 years. They took almost every dining option away during the Summer with only basically nasty chicken tenders and dry pizza. Upcharge for fries. I won't go back unless Salim is out and Spanos hired back. Took my hard earned money and put it to 2023 Hershey Park King Size passes.

@yahuahisall4332

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate Wow. Why are you so angry? I can fix the post. Did someone hurt your feelings today?😆 Your hair isn't blue and you have a nose ring do you???😆😆😆 Don't worry. The store will be getting more Soy Milk in soon.

@yahuahisall4332

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate and unless you're the Perfect Human, get off your high horse. I don't mind correction or criticism, it's how it's presented. I'll see myself OUT.

@pickles9148

Жыл бұрын

I definitely agree that the food is terrible now. Immediately after I ate it I had stomach problems which also could be my problem but it never happened before.

@travellawma

Жыл бұрын

Same. Cancelled Diamond Platinum Membership that we've had for years. They got rid of my favorite event Holiday in the Park at Great America (Gurnee/Chicago area). That was literally the only time of year I spent in the park. I still have an entire year of free "make-up" months to use in 2023 though.

Last time I went to one of these parks it just felt… depressing. It felt empty. Felt cheap while being way too expensive.

@beanybabyrabie

Жыл бұрын

Leftism!

@kingrue3710

Жыл бұрын

I just went to SixFlags in San Antonio fright fest. It was bad ass! It was expensive but me and the kids had a blast.

@IceInVeins916

Жыл бұрын

The less people the better honestly no long lines

@parisbeech2180

Жыл бұрын

​@@IceInVeins916 that's a fact 💯

I loved six flags as a kid! My dad would always take my sister and I whenever we visited my Grandma in the summer. It’s tragic to know the parks are in trouble.

Like I understand Six Flag’s CEO and wanting to reduce wait times. I myself have constantly complained about multiple hour waits or even 45 minute waits on every ride. With that being said, the problem is, I’M ALWAYS ALREADY INSIDE THE PARK WHEN I’M COMPLAINING. Like not once did I ever want to go to an amusement park and decide not to because of long lines. Usually weather, felling sick, unforeseen events, lack of money are why I wouldn’t be able to go. If a person or family wants to go to an amusement park, unless it’s one of those options above, they’re gonna go regardless. The whole line problem is faced when the tickets are purchased and they’re already inside the park. At that point as a business you won, you got the customer inside your park and with long lines they’ll probably want to look at stores in hopes of the time reducing in like an hour. Nowadays, I expect all rides to take like at least 20 minutes to get on (Besides opening, closing, or events like parades happening) and I feel many of us have come to accept it. Maybe one visit you’re lucky and find your favorite ride with a 10 minute wait but no one expects that same wait each time they go. The long wait in line is just tradition at this point so to try to have that as a selling point isn’t believable because the CEO doesn’t control how many people decide to come into the park on a day. If multiple people see quick wait times, they’ll come more possibly and more people will come until either the CEO ups the price even more, alienating whatever minimal customers are left or the same cycle of multiple hour long lines occur and that turns people away along with the expensive ticket price. Overall, just a stupid idea from a stubborn idiot who is just further proof that people with money aren’t always the brightest.

Just hilarious to hear the CEO blame gas prices and inclement weather. As of the other theme parks exist in an alternate dimension with teleportation and an absence of weather. When leaders can’t admit they’re wrong, people suffer.

God man this breaks my heart. Six flags was my life as a kid. Even planned on going this summer with my fiancé. But I literally had no idea any of this was happening until I saw this on my recommended. Man I would really hate to see this place go.

@Hero5slayer

Жыл бұрын

U ain't missing much. I remember back when we had a raise from 7.25 to 9. They threatened to take it back. Because some rides got sloppy with cleaning. This was back in 2017. At least the area i worked at which was Texas giant.

@nocontextvidoes5203

Жыл бұрын

@@Hero5slayer it honestly isn’t even that fun anymore I am an enthusiast and live near Great America a park with the best lineup but it really isn’t that good to me

@aceventure8696

Жыл бұрын

100 to 200 inner city kids with no adult supervision running around causing havoc makes me glad the shit hole is closing... And I'm being generous on the 100 to 200 numbers I'm sure it was alot more... I seen the bullshit first hand... 💯

@Hero5slayer

Жыл бұрын

@ACE Venture honestly the amount of times I had to call lost and found for was ridiculous. Like who tf leaves a 4 year old at the entrance of a ride for 2 hrs!

@Hero5slayer

Жыл бұрын

@NoContextVidoes it's the one in Arlington I worked at

The things that ticked me off about Six Flags is 1) In 2022 the Season Passes no longer let you go to any park and you had to pick only one. Luckily there was a Black Friday sale that gave you an upgrade to go to all parks. That wasn't available again in 2023, 2) The price of the Dining Plan went from $109 to $149 and dropped the Snack and dropped the free drinks. I still got a Season Pass, but we won't be going but a couple of times next year.

@jakerazmataz852

Жыл бұрын

Will a couple of times even save you money? I've been to Universal/Islands a couple of times and Disney once. All when I was 40+. I didn't pay any time. My buddy worked for Universal. I won't go back to Disney. It's def. for children. Not to mention, the political BS.

@timbo303official9

Жыл бұрын

I know people do need food but you would vomit all of it up anyways in six flags

Worth noting that this year, many parks in the system heavily released their Full-Time staff and supervisors. People with sometimes decades of experience in the parks. Even if somehow the parks rebound spontaneously? The service and staffing will be years behind recovering in experience and quality.

"Rides bring people in and beautification gets them to come back." Definitely true. It's one of the reasons Six Flags Ohio failed. They added 6 new coasters in 2 years, but spent no effort on improving the in park experience. That's why total guests increased the first year or two, but then took a nose dive. All the out of towners came, saw how badly run it was, and did not come back.

@scottnelson9

Жыл бұрын

And we all know how that worked out for Geauga Lake.

@SolaricAngel116

Жыл бұрын

@@scottnelson9 They NEVER came back.

I'm surprised you never mentioned how he was "sick and tired of Six Flags being a cheap daycare for teenagers."

@angelzuniga3339

Жыл бұрын

@Master General girl what

@DDub04

Жыл бұрын

@@angelzuniga3339 ignore them, conservatives do this on any video

@rip_winkle1892

Жыл бұрын

@Master General fucking bigot chud. Your grandchildren will be brown and trans.

@redcat9436

Жыл бұрын

@@DDub04 FJB

@RedPigSpartan

11 ай бұрын

​@@DDub04Bring politics in stuff that was never political

So I participated in a Cedar Fair focus group for one of their lesser parks that they never invest in, ValleyFair. What these theme parks all want to hear that their guests really don't want a brand new $20 Million roller coaster, but want to go to their parks to see cheap entertainment shows, play their rigged carnival games, and eat their overpriced food. So they kept asking questions like "what food offerings would prompt you to visit more", "what games do you want to come play" "What shows would you come to see". Meanwhile everyone in the focus group is literally answering "we want a big new roller coaster" to every question. Focus groups are only useful if you're open to answers you don't want to hear.

As a long time resident of the San Antonio area, I used to love Fiesta Texas as a kid. It was never Cedar Point (which I frequented as a child, living in SE Michigan) but it was fun, relatively clean, and had decent rides. My girlfriend and I spent a day there a few years ago, and it was pretty much exactly the same as it was when I was a kid. And that’s not a good thing. Everything was older, more worn looking, and they hadn’t added very much since then. Maybe 1 or 2 rides that were shut down on our visit. The few rides that were actually open were the same rides that have been at the park for decades. It doesn’t look like they’ve put any money into the park in 20+ years. Attendance was way down when we went, likely because it doesn’t offer anything different than it ever has. It’s sad, but that’s I guess how the parks are gonna be.

@cacadodo666

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I’m a genxer in west texas. Last time I went was around 95. Now have four kids. Took the 8 and 6 year old this year around may. It looked the SAME!!🤣 It was kind of comforting for me at first seeing ‘looney toons’ drawings. Felt like a time warp. Then I noticed the dilapidated, worn atmosphere, and the general cliental socio economic status and it hit me this wasnt just due to the pandemic.

this is insane because I've never even heard of Cedar Fair and they're destroying Six Flags

@xungnham1388

Жыл бұрын

That's because other than the initial park, Cedar Point, none of them have Cedar in the name. Cedar Park grew by acquiring other amusement parks, including the Paramount parks. They own parks like Knott's Berry Farm, King's Dominion, California's Great America, King's Island, etc.

@mchurpyderp

Жыл бұрын

@@xungnham1388 oh yeah Knott's is WAY better than Six Flags lmao

@slovak4life1991

Жыл бұрын

Never heard of Cedar Point? They have Millenium Force, which was the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the world at the time it was built.

@jimroscovius

Жыл бұрын

@@xungnham1388 They also own smaller regional parks, like Valleyfair in the Twin Cities.

@AutumnAwakening2

Жыл бұрын

@@xungnham1388 knotts berry farm sucks D: thats the only one ive heard of/ been too

This makes me so sad. I grew up getting season passes to Six Flags Over Texas every summer and always having an amazing time. Since leaving the DFW area over 10 years ago I always talk about wanting to to back since I haven’t been since leaving the area. I had no idea how much conditions had deteriorated. Truly depressing.

@jasoncutshaw8401

Жыл бұрын

Dallas-Fort Worth

@pruiz8432

Жыл бұрын

@@jasoncutshaw8401 Yes

@victoriarees4540

Жыл бұрын

The fear of death just amplifies the thrill

@samgreen6395

Жыл бұрын

@@jasoncutshaw8401 yes that’s what DFW stands for…

@jasoncutshaw8401

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Travis Tx so yeah lol

Seems like SF has been declining for years now. I’ll never forget they they did to AstroWorld. It’s heartbreaking, a lot of my childhood, especially late teen years, was spent at SF busy they can’t seem to get out of their own way.

As a Georgia native and someone who loved six flags as a kid and my first roller coaster ride I ever took was at six flags over Georgia this is sad to see.

My wife and I went to SFOT by ourselves last week because our 11 year old didn’t want to go. He said the lines suck and the rides aren’t very good anymore. We experienced a dirty park, rude staff and long lines. We definitely aren’t going back. Ever.

@Jushwa

Жыл бұрын

Oh boy that’s sad :(

@ChampagneKanyon

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate I didn’t even go to places like that growing up because I couldn’t afford it. They don’t have to go anywhere

@TheFunfighter

Жыл бұрын

tmw an 11yo doesn't want to go to an amusement park. Yup, the end times are coming for that park.

@Zodia195

Жыл бұрын

Awww that's so sad how far the OG has fallen. I've only been there once way back in 1997 and it was an amazing experience for me personally (I was 15). Breaks my heart to hear there.

@jsdzx

Жыл бұрын

We got to SFOT when it’s hot. That alone makes the experience miserable lol.

As someone who used to work there (four years to be exact across two departments at Six Flags New England), the primary issue about Six Flags are the following: 1.) They max out their occupancy as much as possible, creating a gross, sweaty and nasty miserable experience which ruins any "bargan" price they think they have. 2.) They do nothing but cut costs and raise prices, they're always looking for cheaper ingredients, materials, labor and giving the guest less and less for the same or higher price, on top of NEVER upgrading any of the equipment, on top of reducing maintenance leaving the parks dirty and worn down Note: I'm ok with older equipment, but like anything it needs to be maintained which they don't do, so little to no maintenance and never replaced 3.) Employees are treated like shit. Example One: we couldn't clock in while getting make up done for acting or until we were at our kitchen location despite needing to walk across the park which often takes fifteen to thirty minutes depending on how busy it was, and before we left our kitchen or acting station we also had to clock out, meaning a half hour to an hour of your time could be spent at the park while not being paid, though while you were still on the premises you were expected to help guests, even if you're on break and you work the entire time helping a guest it still counts as your break! Example Two: They refused to take care of the Employee Parking lot which was made of dirt and due to poor maintenance, it was not uncommon for employee's cars to get damaged getting in and out due to potholes, rocks, broken glass, etc and no way to report or be compensated for said damage Note: there was a lawsuit against them not too long ago about the stolen time and our compensation was $23.00 when they inevitably lost the suit, I worked there every weekend during fall and all week during the summer for four years, so even when giving them the benefit of the doubt, at the very least they stole (40 days * 2 for walking in and out) = 80 * .25(15 minutes quarter of an hour spent walking through the park before and after clocking in to get in and out) = 20 hours for summer (16 days * 2) = 32 * .25 = 8 hours, so 28 hours a year, four years = 112 112 UNPAID HOURS, not even including when we'd be forced to stay late after clocking out or get threatened of being fired, which (minimum wage was 9.00/hour at that time) results in $1008.00 being stolen from high school me. So yeah, its more cost effective for them to be douchebags unfortunately. Hopefully they changed this by now, but I doubt it. My advice to anyone thinking of working at SFNE, unless they fixed the issues I listed above, don't work there. They'll treat you like shit, rob you of time you should be on break or paid for, work you like a dog, and right you up when they don't call you in but wanted you in and then you have to prove they're wrong and it takes three weeks robbing you of working for the season to save up for college or a laptop.

@seanyyk___4774

Жыл бұрын

Damn that’s crazy I go to the one in Mass all the time. Sorry to hear

@vicinvesta8349

Жыл бұрын

But .. but... Disney is also overcrowded, sweaty affair for like 5 times as much per ticket.

@13Kr4zYAzN13

Жыл бұрын

It's strange that I've seen almost identical issues at my job...but I don't work at a theme park. But the more I hear about similar things from peers from _various_ backgrounds, the more I honestly think this is a corporate and generational issue, not the job itself

@vicinvesta8349

Жыл бұрын

@@13Kr4zYAzN13 I think that with regards to amusement parks...... What happened was this - at the inception, apparently, they were targeted for middle class. To put it bluntly white middle class families. Since then that middle class evaporated. It looks like either tickets are way too affordable or there are some discount programs for financially challenged families of which I do not know. I believe I paid in excess or $100 per person to visit Disney World on a week day in August 2018. It was jam-packed and lines were atrocious. With August Florida heat it was something opposite of fun. We left in the middle of the day to re-enter closer to firework time and then dashed for the space mountain. Still spent about 30 minutes in the line. There is something wrong with this business. Too many people. I find $100/day ticket price to be outrageous. So I do not know how much it should cost to keep the crowds low. I certainly would not pay that price. As for 6 Flags. In Chicago I had a very reasonably priced season pass and also would visit on weekday. No crowds. It did look a bit run down, but most of the rides worked and we did not have to wait in line for more than 15 minutes. Frankly I consider 6 Flags to be a much better deal - you get straight to business, the rides and that is. In Disney World there is all this "atmosphere" that you have to "soak in". And I am not sure that kids these days even connect to all this Cinderella & Mickey Mouse thing and much of the old themed stuff.

@lueroso1540

Жыл бұрын

I worked at SFNE too, I can back this up - don't forget that they make us work 12 hours shifts and only give us 1 day off basically _ever._ Screw this company. Smh.

As a former employee of Six Flags, it was awful. In ONE SEASON, I was almost hospitalized 3 times, assaulted by my Lead for wearing transition lenses, and forced to work from 8 am to 3am, only to be yelled at by a supervisor for working past my hours because my replacement didn't bother to call in. It was my 1st real job after high school and I wasn't aware of my worker's rights. Not something taught to Special Ed students as we're not expected to be able to work on our own. On July 4th, our POS was down parkwide, our soda dispensers broke down, and half our rides broke down. But we were still expected to up-sell those over priced Sports Bottles, sell food and drink, and keep the rides that worked going. All we got for the death threats, screaming, complains, and working double shifts, our compensation were half melted Slurpees at 3 am and an expectation to be back at 8:30 am for another day of abuse. I wouldn't go even if someone payed for everything. The only good thing about Six Flags was "Ride Night", the only time employees were allowed to play games because we could cheat in front of guests to "steal" prizes. I got a Supergirl guitar in Ring Toss because they didn't stock prizes for the game. It's hanging in my dad's tournament hall. Happy I left when I did because they changed how to clock in the season I was suppose to go back for my 3rd season.

My Dad worked at E Systems in Greenville and bought me a season pass and gave me 25 dollars a day every summer when I came to visit. He would pick me up each evening and always have the sitter drop me off at the front gate about 10am every day. I had the best time at Six Flags over Texas for 3 summers. I never got tired of it. That was in the mid 70s and I still remember it well.

The Six Flags company is literally Six Flags New Orleans right now, abandoned

@AttractionIdeas

Жыл бұрын

Honestly yeah. Disaster strikes and now the future of the parks is in a state of limbo.

@mariebelladonna437

Жыл бұрын

@maddox121 As a Kentucky girl who grew up in Louisville, went to KK more times than I could count, and LOVED that park with all my heart, I was SO glad to see Sucks Flags go!! They gutted the quality of the park, and did us really dirty when they left. Good riddance. Thankfully, Kentucky Kingdom is now open again, under new management and thriving!

It is nothing like the experience I had growing up. Back then (1995-2005ish) it was a shock to see a ride closed. The food was good to decent, the rides worked, the live shows were operating routinely, and it was literally an overall experience. Took my sons back in 2019 before the Covid crash and the live shows was minimum to none, half of the good rides were closed and the train that goes around the park was not functioning. The only thing that made the experience ok was the kid world, in which my boys enjoyed. It sad to see SFOG go downhill like this. 🤦🏿‍♂️

@PsymphonicSolo

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, their parks are old, dirty, and dilapidated. It's obvious that they haven't put anything into maintenance or upkeep since the late 90's.

@Muttsist

Жыл бұрын

@F.u.c.k You DA DA DA DA DA DA-DA, DA DA DA DA DA DA-DA......

@firefly44220

Жыл бұрын

Same here. That’s the park we went to every year with passes. It sucks now

Got free tickets to Six Flags Great America in ‘06. We were put off by the high parking fee. But worse was the astronomical prices for water and subpar food like tepid, cardboard like “pizza.” I cannot imagine what the price and quality of their food is now. And $40 to park?! Forget about it! The kids were not impressed. The kids NEVER asked about Six Flags. It just never came up. When an amusement park can’t impress kids, they’re done.

It’s completely surreal to see a vid about a park that I drive by nearly everyday. As a local, I can say someone should let the new ceo that the best superficial improvement they could make is to spruce up the ‘behind the scenes,’ employees only areas many of which are unfortunately in full view of everyone driving on interstate-30. From that viewpoint, the park presents as a rust-buckety, trailer park-ish mess, true story. This area is where they would get the most bang for their buck in aesthetic improvements, it’s the ultimate version of curb appeal. First impressions mean everything, write that down.

I think the biggest issue with Six Flags is that at the end of the day, it's an amusement park heavily geared towards rollercoaster fans and adrenaline junkies. This is a niche product that is in a genre that NEEDS constant attendance. Worse is that it essentially locks away a major demographic these products need, families, children, and people who aren't adrenaline junkies/rollercoaster fans. That means Six Flags locked out a major chunk of revenue and essentially can't charge as much as, say, Universal, Disney, Knotts, etc. So yeah, since the parks decided to remain focused on it's niche, it needed to do a lot more than just have rollercoasters to keep people coming back on a regular basis.

@hazey_dazey

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking this. My family went to Six Flags a lot when i was a kid because my mom got free (or discounted, i don't remember) tickets from her job. I was the youngest and Soft(TM) so i largely prefered the baby rides and the calmer rides. I started to enjoy the coasters more as i got older, but i never became an enthusiast so i've never had the desire to return to (and pay for) the park as an adult. When i think of walking around my local six flags, i just remember the big flat concrete walkway. Having stone or brick walkways would do wonders for the atmosphere, especially if they added more green spaces.

@wanderer34

Жыл бұрын

Six Flags isn’t meant to be like Disney or Universal, it’s meant to be all about the rollercoasters and if Six Flags drifts away from that aspect of their parks, it’s gonna die! First Toys R Us, now Six Flags!

@jish55

Жыл бұрын

@@wanderer34 I know it's not, but you ignored that I stated that because it's geared heavily towards a very niche crowd, it's never gonna be that successful unless they drastically change it to be more appealing to families (meaning far less thrill rides and more family oriented attractions that everyone can enjoy). You're not gonna get anywhere close to the numbers Disney and Universal has, ESPECIALLY if you raise the prices on something that is not an experience, but what is essentially cheap thrills. The owners of Six Flags are ignoring this and in turn are gonna lead Six Flags to shut down because they're just not gonna be able to get the amount of guests needed to make it even slightly successful.

I just finished my final days working at Six Flags MM, and god do they treat us like trash. I worked in food and beverage. I hated being in those buildings, they were disgusting. The food is all frozen(obviously), but prepping it after it being defrosted is one of the grossest things I’ve ever done. My leads and supervisors are all 19-20 year olds who just like to order everyone around even tho leads make $0.25 more than regular team members. Also they never do anything to make the working conditions safer or cleaner. There were 3 rats living in the break area, nothing ever happened despite constant complains, and I can’t tell you how many times a day I almost slipped and cracked my head open. HR begged me to stay after I handed in my two weeks, they personally called my building, to come down to them to beg me to stay, obviously I told them no. Don’t go to six flags it’s a waste of money. And their employees are treated like trash

@inkyhuman3653

Жыл бұрын

I quit on the first day because of an extreme lack of communication in F&B

@bunnychu15

Жыл бұрын

Rats? Eww! You need to report that to the health department!

@darlingdeb7010

Жыл бұрын

That's so sad! They need a complete overhaul.

@_Vergil_

Жыл бұрын

Disgusting.

@gregoryshortale

Жыл бұрын

That’s depressing and gross.

went to six flags over texas arlington a few months ago and it was god awful. We paid for fast passes and in my recollection it was sooo pricey, like $200 each but that may be an over exaggeration. However what i do remember is the fact that the fast pass does not allow you to use it on every ride… just 5 of them. 3 of them were shut down. Employees for the other 2 weren’t aware of how it worked. Awful experience got to ride 2 rides and nothing else. Hated every moment. Felt bad my bf spent so much money and we had no prior knowledge because the people helping at the gate left out the fact the fast pass only applied to certain rides.

These particular situations can get real dangerous real quick.

Raising the price without improving the product only worked before the internet existed. Now people can see photos, videos, and reviews detailing why the new price isn't worth it and make the choice to stay away *before* spending their money.

Guest experience is really what’s killing them as a company. I was a season ticket holder for years but had an experience so bad I don’t feel safe going back. Back in 2018 me and my son went to six flags America and they were having issues checking visitors into the park. We stood outside of the gates for an hour and a half, once we finally got inside they had to shut down the water park. Everyone in the park rushed for the drink stands all at once. My son who was only 3 ended up passing out, I started crying and panicking and no employees helped at all, I had the push him in his stroller all the way across the park to the first aid center.

@kingexpithia

Жыл бұрын

Tf you talking about?

@JakeLuden

Жыл бұрын

What does this have to do with six flags lol

@graanco3446

Жыл бұрын

Don't even get me going about the lack of care from the staff for injured people at the park!

@kingexpithia

Жыл бұрын

Bunch of boomers in here most definitely

@TomTomTom87

Жыл бұрын

Let’s just be honest. Six Flags is ghetto now because of the demographics of its guests.

Even when I went to SF over texas as a kid, the park felt dirty, run down, and dated. And its been 10+ years since I've been, so I imagine it's much worse. I always enjoyed going there, so its sad to see it falling like this, but it's definitely not a surprise with how poorly its been maintained. Beautification really does need to be their focus for a little while. I've never been to Disney, but what I know from all the things I've heard about their parks is the atmosphere, cleanliness, etc. So much of the park looks old and faded from sitting in the sun and not being kept up. So many things made out of wood that are dried up and ugly looking, such as the fences that are everywhere, buildings, and even a few rides. Everything looks filthy and dry. Like look at 4:53 and how dull and old it looks... They really go for the rustic old western look in a lot of places, but it comes off as dull and dated instead of charming.

I worked as an entertainment technician at Six Flags Over Texas for the 2009 park season. Had a lot of good times doing it. But I will say it was pretty obvious to the staff that a shit storm was on the rise to the employees.

Six Flags: Would you like it if we offered the exact same experience but doubled the cost? Regular customers: ...No?

My bf and I love Six Flags so much, being our first date 7 years ago (high school sweethearts). We had the Diamond Elite membership 2018-2019 and let me tell you, the discounts on merchandise and food had me buying things I didn't need. That was peak of the potential for Six Flags. The park was FULL. I still have like 15 SF hoodies in my closet. For our anniversary this year, I purchased the 2023 Diamond Pass and Platinum Season FastPass for ourselves ($1k in total). This is not only a huge price jump from pre-pandemic times, but the perks themselves fall short. They even put a ONE-time use per visit of the FastPass for certain rides! This CEO's plan will destroy SF. I just hope it falls apart after 2023 so our passes don't go out in vain :(((

@aa134368

Жыл бұрын

That was exactly my experience! I loved taking my wife and kids and then all of a sudden they gutted the whole system. Rewards suck now.

@patrapper7367

Жыл бұрын

You paid $1000??? For 1 season pass???

@DogInatutu

Жыл бұрын

@@patrapper7367 Some people have more money than sense.

@santoscarrillo2996

Жыл бұрын

What a waste of your money

@PopCollectorsAlliance

Жыл бұрын

Key example is killing the meal plans.

We visited a Six Flags on Labor Day weekend and half of the rides, shops, restaurants, and attractions weren’t even open. Most of the employees looked miserable. It was a massive waste of money and time to go. In the past we’ve stayed nearby and visited half the park one day and the rest the next. We didn’t even stay the full day this time. We ran out of things to do and we’re hungry.

Lived like 40 minutes from Magic Mountain in CA. Rides could be jank af at times but awesome memories. I worked for Blockbuster when they...went to live on a farm for old retail chains...and I'd hate to lose another pillar of childhood.

I remember seeing Six Flags over Texas decline in real-time. Every time I go there it just looks worse and worse. It makes me really sad, especially when I hear my mom talk about when the park was new and she used to go with her family.

@zacharysmith4787

Жыл бұрын

I haven't been to SFOT since '04. Even back then you could see the beginnings of wear, tear and neglect. I can only imagine what it's like now.

@lukasbanana4949

Жыл бұрын

I went a week ago. It’s really really sad. Ride lines were non existent, yes, but everything else was kinda just upsetting.

@lukasbanana4949

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention how BAD the roller coasters looked at night. It’s just run down. Prioritizing a bunch of useless things.

@JBM425

Жыл бұрын

I lived in Arlington in 1994 and went to SFOT a few times and enjoyed it. I would hate to see it now, based on this and others’ comments. 🎢☹️

@staticpiece

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember they came out with the new Harley Quinn ride six Flags Arlington, and like not even a year later they shut it down permanently. Got to ride it once and it was sick

I worked at Great Adventure, '99-'07. As the 2000s progressed it got a little dicey as large groups of, um, "undesirables," would make a presence in the park. One year, I watched some rapper I never heard of get a beat down by some other rivals' boys. That same year, a New York spanish station had some big concert planned and tickets were sold. The day of, the show producers couldn't, or wouldn't, pay for the theater rental so the concert was cancelled which resulted in a little riot. I worked in cash control that year and was given a bag with over $70,000 to take to the front gate for refunds.

Excellent video! When six flags shut down in Houston, I was sad. I had visit one time before it shut down. I’m gonna have to rewatch this again. Very informative! Great stuff

It's evident this CEO never played Roller Coaster Tycoon as a child 😂

@chrismdb5686

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate It was an obvious joke, but just so you know demoing steel does give you money rather than just costing money. Scrappers pay bank for metal.

@machupikachu1085

Жыл бұрын

IRK? I commented something similar. Cheers!

@mebinici

Жыл бұрын

I believe I have the experience after playing countless hours of RCT 🤣

About a month ago I went to Six Flags and immediately went on a rollercoaster which broke down mid-ride. Naturally, this was an unsettling experience. When I spoke to a manager about my concerns, they were very condescending and unempathetic. They literally said "I can't account for your feelings". I left feeling 3 inches tall. This place is nowhere near where it used to be and I can definitely see it's going down hill.

@nevaehhamilton3493

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a toxic work environment. Employees are barely being payed if at all, I assume. They're the kinds to say "I'm sorry you feel that way." That phrase is almost always an indicator of a toxic relationship.

@HackersSun

Жыл бұрын

Ok, explain to me how thats "unsettling" Since there's far more unsettling things than a ride breaking down temporarily

@marcuslinton310

Жыл бұрын

The issue is that they are tired of hearing it. Every F'n person at the park believes their opinion is unique and important and needs to be heard and you can bet it's neither unique and certainly not important at the time. The employee working on the ride isn't at fault, they can't do a damn F'n thing for you at the time. Their only concern is getting people off safely and getting the ride back up and running for all the other people still waiting. Your self important complaint is irrelevant to all their other current duties at the time and only serves to slow progress down. If you have a complaint, take it to the offices where there are legit people there to take down your complaint.

@hughjanus7589

Жыл бұрын

actually if i remember correctly, supervisors are encouraged to offer a courtesy pass to anyone on a ride when it breaks down, but that depends on how bad the incident was. So technically some customer concerns of that type are their concern. not that I'd expect them to actually care about and adhere to that tho

@marcuslinton310

Жыл бұрын

​@@hughjanus7589 No, it's not the concern of anyone currently working at the ride whose duty is to get the ride functional again. They don't have time to listen to everyone complain, that's what the office is for.

Lot of good memories at Six Flags. Feels like a world that doesn't really exist anymore. The theme parks of the future will all be in the virtual space. RIP humanity (unless you escape to the rural space and start kicking ass).

The price increase is absolutely insane when there have been no improvements to the parks. You use to be able to pay 60-70$ and get a season pass which gave you access to all parks for the year. Now if you want a season pass with access to all the parks, you have to pay 250$ for the highest tier diamond pass.

Sad.. I’ve lived in Arlington my whole life and it’s sad watching a place I spent so much time as a child/teen just completely go to trash. Back in the 90s six flags was everything! Clean up the parks, keep up with the maintenance, and fix the horrible food!!

@lastname-Nm

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, put some shade and refreshment entertainment stands in between the long walks to the rides.

@tomcat8662

Жыл бұрын

I went to that location last year and it seemed like it was in the same condition it’s always been. 🤷🏻‍♂️ My issue though is the long waits for the rides. We even bought a speed pass and it still was a long wait, not to mention the inconvenience of having to schedule your rides from the speed pass. The problem is DFW metro is growing fast, but the park remains the same size. And there are no real competitors.

@erikamccraw9864

Жыл бұрын

I agree I specifically go for the turkey leg an this year I bought my son and I passed we went twice and the turkey leg tasted like Gelatin 🤮

@abejr2513

Жыл бұрын

I live in Dallas, you can’t fix 6 flags . It’s disgusting 🤢

@cbrvench2483

Жыл бұрын

@@lastname-Nm Man aint that the truth. I remember when the Wild Waves up here in WA did just that, it was Enchanted Village on one side and Wild Waves on another. PERFECT park. THEN came the buyout of Six Flags. DOWNHILL from there. Will be sad if the entire park closes... It is definitely not the same, the upkeep and cleanliness is definitely something that should alone be addressed..

I wish this video would have mentioned more about food quality as part of the experience impact. This is another big reason why people love Disney.

@matchesmalone2201

Жыл бұрын

Disney’s biggest victory is their name brand. They have brain washed buyers who still haven’t learned. Disney has declined heavily since 2015. The better experiences right now with high caliber staff, food, and rides are parks like Dollywood and Universal Orlando in my opinion.

@standepain

Жыл бұрын

lol Seriously? The food was about as good a what you get a Country Buffet or Golden Corral. ...Actually that's kind of offensive to Country Buffet and Golden Corral. It's far worse. It's more like the stuff at any buffet that's been under the heat lamps all day drying out but 10x the price. And why people especially adult love Disney is beyond me. It's one of the worst companies out there yet its fans turn a blind eye to how horrible the are.

@standepain

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate Iger is the one who turned Disney into the corporate demon it is today.

@marcuslinton310

Жыл бұрын

Food quality was garbage at Cedar Point the time I went. Even the Cinnabon was stale. The chicken strips were subpar, but still edible I guess. Big money for garbge. These parks need to focus more on easier stuff to manage like hot dogs. Hot dogs are extremely easy and the best park food you can have. Put hot dog stands at every friggin intersection and ride location in the park and watch the money flow. Most people just want good tasting nourishment and hot dogs provide that. Cheap to buy, cheap to cook and maintain freshness and good profits and most everyone likes a good hot dog. Easy to carry and eat while walking. Forgot all the pizza and chicken and fish and all that other nonsense that is 10x the effort to cook and maintain.

@silentsoulx39

Жыл бұрын

this is the truth, 9 times outta 10 me and the boys are hitting up the McDonald’s or dennys by magic mountain, but I’ll go to knotts all the time just for the food

The new CEO sounds like Klaus Schwab: “You will pay more, get less and you will like it!”

About 20 years ago, I worked at a cedar fair park. I took a trip to the nearby six flags, and I couldn't fathom how they were even in business. The only ride open was one of the carousels, with no signs of maintenance making an effort. The park was utterly filthy. Things that we would have gotten fired for at our park seemed to be the norm at six flags. The really sad part was that the park was a local park that was fairly well maintained prior to six flags purchasing them. Now it's abandoned.

I went in October and it was horrible. Half the rides were closed, there were like 2 employees and while i didnt have wait times i missed the park being full and lively. I like low ride waits but not at the cost of making the place feel dead

@csgptg

Жыл бұрын

This past October? Never been there. I mostly stick to Hershey and Dorney

@ColdCreekB

Жыл бұрын

Do they still blast the Vengaboys song all day long with a mostly empty park?

@fredmyers485

Жыл бұрын

This is what happens when your view of the business is based upon a spreadsheet and earnings report. You need to understand the wants and desires of your customers and deliver that at a reasonable price…a truly dying concept these days.

Ive always loved six flags, its so sad to see this happen. Why can’t rich people just let poor people have things? Six flags is a great amusement park, and there isnt anything wrong with being marketed towards people who can’t afford disneyland, I’ve been a loyal attendee of six flags since I was 6 lol, but I can’t afford to go anymore and I used to try to go a couple times a year. I went to six flags for my 8th grade field trip, for many birthdays and friends birthdays, and many other celebrations. I love roller coasters, so really, if six flags isnt the affordable option with an exhilarating experience anymore, I’ll go somewhere else. It seems like everyone else will too.

@MrPandito

Жыл бұрын

The world unfortunately has to get more expensive with inflation

@surkey5055

Жыл бұрын

You should ridd gocarts, I think it's the perfect budget family activity. Alot of local places are really cheap, like bochertown, MO.

@mikosue8694

Жыл бұрын

@@surkey5055 how u gonna compare go karts to a whole amusement park? Stop

@surkey5055

Жыл бұрын

@@mikosue8694 hey I'm just tryna be nice.

@PeacefulPastel

Жыл бұрын

@@MrPandito inflation is being manufactured by the rich

The prices outpaced the experience, park size, shows and features, rides and amenities by a huge margin starting back in mid 90s. Someone else said it right when they said the number of side shows and park costume characters, took a HUGE dive, then they made a big booboo by wholesaling season passes at a super cheap price causing the lines to be ridiculous. The food prices where as much as the park tickers lol. I personally haven't been to a Six Flags in over 20 years and I live right up the road from them in San Antonio lol

I bought Six Flags passes because it was a lot cheaper. It sucks that the rides are either simple carnival style ones or EXTREME INTENSE so I just didn't renew my pass... Cheap but personally I didn't get to go on as many rides.

I remember Six Flags Astroworld fondly, the only thing that remains standing is the bridge that goes over the 610 loop. Especially since in junior high the entire school used to go once a year. Given it closed in 2005, the only thing that really comes to mind in those last few years is the lack of maintenance and the impression that it became a giant glorified weekend daycare rather than an amusement park.

@darlingdeb7010

Жыл бұрын

Lots of gang activity too. It just wasn't a safe place. Astroworld was the absolute best six flags park too!! Probably because it wasn't originally a 6 flags park it was originally family owned and they nailed all the fun themed stuff. I was born in the 80s and grew up in the 90s so Astroworld was everything back then! Man, I miss that place. 6 flags has screwed up so much.

@kaylinklimple2167

Жыл бұрын

Astroworld in Houston, TX was awesome back in the 80s and 90s when I was a kid. Fun place. Sad when it closed. Many fun times there. Wish it was still there and going.

@kylegray3838

Жыл бұрын

@@kaylinklimple2167 the new Astroworld just has a bunch kids dying from walking on one another

That’s why Hershey park was always magical when I was younger. I lived an hour away and went all the time with my parents and sister. The rides were a main attraction but looking back on it the best part was the amazing park itself, so so many different things to do. As a 21 year old I would 100% still go with friends, it’s a great place.

@ladyt9000

Жыл бұрын

I’m from Philly currently in Atlanta and I agree…I miss the whole Lancaster area too

@SupermarketSweep777

Жыл бұрын

That's because Hershey personifies the phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none." but it also has the advantage of being privately owned and using its brand.

@WarandFlame

Жыл бұрын

Cedar Point

@juditharute3380

Жыл бұрын

I agrée! We went to Hershey Park for the first time this last summer. It was a fantastic introduction to roller coasters for my 11 year old daughter. Clean, good food and very well maintained.

@victoriaparsons3684

Жыл бұрын

Was there last week and i have no complaints

Couldn't even get a fork and napkins at a food stand. That's when I knew it was going downhill.

This CEO looks like the kinda guy that’s never ridden a roller coaster in his life and couldn’t tell the difference between Batman: The Ride and The Joker.

Living 30 minutes away from Six Flags Over Texas, it was a STAPLE for my childhood. Birthdays, holidays, basically any excuse my parents could make so we could go. You used to be able to bring coke cans to the park for discounts on tickets, and there were times when I would just stand in the glass making shop for hours just watching them make the little glass figures while my sister would stand in line for rides I didn't like. I haven't gone back in years because of the prices. We drove by a few days ago and I watched as one of the roller coasters went by only carrying 3 or 4 people. It's pretty depressing to see something from my childhood just slowly die like this.

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Sad times

@kingofgrim4761

Жыл бұрын

Me and my family went to Six flags over texas a few years back while vacationing in Texas: it was a good time that was cut short. But got on the big rides which was nice

@VaporheadATC

Жыл бұрын

We went about a month ago. Half the rides were closed, but it was nice to get on all the open coasters really fast. They also found my wallet under one of the coasters and called me the next day to let me know. Nice employees, but sad to see them not get the what they deserve, i.e. better rides, etc.

I used to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain about twice a year from the mid 80's to late 90's. The atmosphere was great, place was clean. I returned with my kids in 2014 and the place seemed like at been taken over by carnies.

Don't need physical rides when humanity is a roller coaster spiralling downwards anyways.

My parents actually met while working at Six Flags Over Texas, so I owe my very existence in part to that park. We went there all the time as kids, and it was always magical to me, especially given how important it is to our family history. Seeing it now almost makes me want to cry with how far it's fallen. I love that park, and I really hope that they can pull through and become something amazing again.

@santiagofuentes6424

Жыл бұрын

The video is actually recording six flags over texas

@dragongirl2319

Жыл бұрын

@@santiagofuentes6424 I noticed that, and it made me feel really nostalgic!

@santiagofuentes6424

Жыл бұрын

@@dragongirl2319 it was nice seeing six flags again I used to go there every weekend during summer

@Babyduzzit

Жыл бұрын

Trust me you would of been born regardless of six flags lol

@nicktrin8014

Жыл бұрын

@@Babyduzzitwhy you say that

In 10 years when six flags has gone out of business people will watch this series as a retrospective

@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529

Жыл бұрын

You tripping they will not go outta business they just said they investing in the parks and getting new coasters so y'all tripping

@scottnelson9

Жыл бұрын

@@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 They most likely won’t go out of business, but don’t be surprised if they start selling off some of their properties. This is far from the first time Six Flags has dug themselves into a financial hole.

For a business that depends entirely on not killing their patrons on the rides, i think cutting their staff is a very VERY BAD decision. I definitely won't be going anytime soon. An understaffed restaurant means longer wait times, an understaffed retail or grocery store means longer lines, but an understaffed amusement park seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen. 🤷

Went to six flags this year. Sticker shock at the door. I paid these prices at Disney there years ago, but hey, I drove from Houston to San Antonio, so I'm going into the park with two teens. The lines were long to ok, but manageable. The heat was brutal. Tried to get food. Eight people in front of me, ninety minutes wait. Even then, I could not order what I wanted, which was on the menu, but they ran out of the cups that went with that item. I said put it in any other cup, they said no. Why ninety minutes? Because three of the four people in the good stand were not working. They were in the back. One was probably a cook, so that's ok. One was the manager that said no to the re-cupping of the premium drink. One was likely the other cashier. Congratulations, you lost an extra twelve dollars in markup on your premium fruit soda. You also have me every reason I needed to never come back. Imagine getting thirsty, and then waiting ninety minutes in the hot sun, 96 degrees, no shade, to be greeted by, no, you can't buy that, which took even more time to get.

Just goes to show that the CEO position is becoming more and more useless. Totally out of touch individuals ruining entire companies

@ADreamingTraveler

Жыл бұрын

This guy is such an idiot at such a high level of incompetence that if I was that board of directors I would make sure he could never become a ceo of any other company ever again in his life because that's how dangerously stupid he is.

@TonyTheTender

Жыл бұрын

On the contrary it shows how important it is

@ffwast

Жыл бұрын

@@TonyTheTender Nah,shows how much less importance they should be allowed to have when one idiot just obliterates an entire business.

@jamesdragonforce

Жыл бұрын

Would you be down for co-opting amusement parks?

@chrisschoenfeld4414

Жыл бұрын

@@ffwast well, you either lead by executive or committee, and the history of business is that committees suck at developing comprehensive strategies in actionable time frames - and we won’t even get into lack of performance ownership. You need someone with solid experience and have their personal compensation be high stakes for the decisions they make to ensure focus and accountability. It’s not like in the past few hundred years alternative approaches weren’t tried.

Six Flags was a staple of my childhood summers. At some point in the last decade I came to the realization that theme parks, with perhaps the exception of Disneyland/world, are not the same anymore. I haven't been to a theme park since 2014 and I don't think I'd ever be able to trust that I wouldn't die on some malfunctioning coaster due to the way corporations run their businesses nowadays cutting corners on costs and no longer valuing or prioritizing safety, despite what they tell the public. I worked at a Macy's in a large city mall for about 4 years before the pandemic, and I was constantly witnessing and experiencing safety hazards just trying to do my job. We had monthly safety meetings and my observations and concerns on things that needed to get fixed or replaced were constantly put on the back burner. They don't care about workers OR customers anymore.

@Theheadgiver

Жыл бұрын

Magic mountain was what I grew up on

@lintickk

Жыл бұрын

Macy’s is such a corrupt and greedy company, I’m so glad that they’re failing. When I worked there they fired a pregnant mother of 2 when her husband got in a car accident because she couldn’t work on Black Friday, since she had to look after their kids while he was in the ER. At that time, working a 10 hour shift on Black Friday was mandatory for every employee in the store. I’ll never forget that.

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a shame they've let these park go to waste.

@thecoldglassofwatershow

Жыл бұрын

Have you not seen the KZread reviews on how Disney parks also going downhill?

@butterflywingz4913

Жыл бұрын

That's my fear, as well! After that teenaged boy just feel out of the seat of a roller coaster, last year & died! I'm terrified to go on any of those rusty, malfunctioning rides.

I agree ! There are alot of problems that need to be fixed with Six flags, instead of focussing on increasing the price so less people attend they should foccus on fixing the rides and having 2 carts per coaster so the lines go by faster. Even with less people the lines are just as long if not more long due to only running one coaster at a time, and thats even if the rides themselves work and arent closed... Fix the already existing rides before you add new rides ! Fix the lines situation hire more employees and run a successful buisness!

The amount of detail in the video is mind blowing. Well done

My sister got a job performing at SF over Georgia so I went to support her and it was just insane how much stuff was just still standing there empty. Splash water Falls was torn down, so the entire area was an overgrown O shaped pool. Half the stores and restaurants felt like they weren’t open. Sky Buckets were closed (massive rest in peace 💔 ). Just a completely different and bad energy imo

@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529

Жыл бұрын

They been closed and you probably went on a dead day

@Starlit43

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate I think they’re at great adventure now for there skyway I believe

@InflatablePlane

Жыл бұрын

TBF SFOG is honestly a rather weak park. I live about two hours from it and have gone numerous times and each successive visit just felt worse and worse.

@ThisJustin_87

Жыл бұрын

I went to Holiday in the Park last year and I was really disappointed how SFOG looks. It's nothing like how it was when I went nearly every other week as a child.

@InflatablePlane

Жыл бұрын

@Maddox2021 - Comedy and More Alternate North of Atlanta. I'm about an hour and half away from a far more superior park: Dollywood, which i highly recommend!!

Cedar Fair by far is just better at managing their parks and just overall bringing a better guest experience to their parks. Plus, all their huge parks: Cedar Point, Kings Island, Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland, and Knotts' Berry Farm are all profit makers for them, and those parks do exceptionally well. Heck, Knotts' Berry Farm does over 6 million guests annually and Canada's Wonderland is the 2nd most visited at around 3.96 million (2019 figures). So clearly, Cedar Fair is smarter with their business strategies and money, and they are conservative when they need to be. So it's no wonder why their stock price is higher, they're able to gain more income from less parks, and that their attendance numbers are just going up way more.

@AttractionIdeas

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. They struggled in 2021, but have bounced back tremendously this year. They did this even while the revenue from Canada’s Wonderland was being slashed due the current weakness of the Canadian dollar vs the US dollar.

@robblaster9556

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Even with that security problem Knott's had, that park has been looking up and up.

@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan

Жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas I don't want Six Flags to go away completely, but looking at the bigger picture, I can't really see myself wanting to visit a Six Flags park. Like why visit Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, over like California's Great America or Knotts' Berry Farm, despite Magic Mountain having great rides.

@Johnnyiswhere

Жыл бұрын

@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan Knott's during the off season. That park has horrible capacity when busy.

@JJJJ-he8bz

Жыл бұрын

@WhenTheChipsAreDown Honestly without Dragster Magic Mountain has the better lineup. No other cedar fair can even start to touch their lineup