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Six Flags posts improved results for first quarter

Net revenue up 12%, attendance up 4%, compared to first quarter last year.

Six Flags shuffles some of exec team, including CFO

Long time Cedar Fair CFO Brian Witherow will step down.

Disney experiences division up 7% for quarter despite 1% drop in domestic attendance

Global attendance was up 2%.

Cedar Point gate tops $100

Those planning ahead can get discounts online.

Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World will not open in 2026

The park's future is uncertain.

Six Flags brings back presidents to 10 parks

The decision reverses a regional strategy.

Six Flags reinstates park presidents

The company previously moved to a regional management model.

Cedar Point retires Monster after 56 years

The ride reached the end of its serviceable life.

DOJ sues United Parks over ban on wheeled walkers

The government suggests that the move violates the ADA.

Six Flags Great Adventure announces boardwalk-themed section

The area will include five rides.

Jana Partners wants Six Flags to sell

The investment firm also wants new leadership on the board.

Sesame Workshop sues United Parks over royalties and use of IP

The non-profit says United Parks stopped paying royalties in September.

Travis Kelce assumes role of "brand ambassador" for Six Flags

The NFL star will appear in various forms of marketing.

Unofficial Blackpool Pleasure Beach history site launched

Park has been in the same family's ownership for 130 years

Six Flags will sell seven parks to EPR for $331 million

The proceeds are expected to be "slightly beneficial to the Company’s leverage ratio."

United Parks reports down quarter, year

Revenue, income and attendance suffered in Q4.

Six Flags posts $1.6 billion loss for 2025

The company also reduced its fourth quarter loss, in part by cutting holiday events.

Silver Dollar City will retire Thunderation roller coaster after 2026

The classic mine train roller coaster will close at the end of the season.

Universal Orlando's special district negotiating contract with Boring Company

Elon Musk's tunneling company could create tunnels between Epic and the original parks.

Fair ride collapses in India, killing one person

The accident bring scrutiny to maintenance and inspections standards in India.

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Top 100 Coasters

  1. Velocicoaster, Islands of Adventure
  2. Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point
  3. Fury 325, Carowinds
  4. Iron Gwazi, Busch Gardens Tampa
  5. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
  6. Millennium Force, Cedar Point
  7. Wildcat's Revenge, Hersheypark
  8. Lightning Rod, Dollywood
  9. Iron Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas
  10. Voyage, The, Holiday World

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Rollback

On this day in...

2024: Six Flags posts lower revenue, EBITDA and per capita spending for the quarter

2024: Cedar Fair sees rise in first quarter net revenue, EBITDA, decrease in per capita spending

2022: SeaWorld Entertainment posts quarterly results, highest 1Q attendance since 2013

2022: Roller coaster accident in 1930 ended Ohio park

2018: Disney has another strong quarter on parks and resorts growth

2018: SeaWorld Entertainment posts gains in attendance and revenue

2018: County reviews management contract for Playland

2017: Theme park profile: Tivoli

2017: Daytona Beach boardwalk rides fading into obscurity

2016: Universal Orlando reveals details for reboot of Hulk roller coaster at Islands of Adventure

2016: Lake Compounce opens Phobia Phear Coaster

2016: Falcon's Creative Group offers its attraction design services for hire

2016: A month before Shanghai Disney parks open, visitors flock to its retail and restaurant complex

2016: Boomerang suffers apparent partial derailment at Six Flags St. Louis, four injured

2014: Berlin wants to bring back amusement park abandoned for 13 years

2014: Walt Disney World offering free dining plans for fall and winter visitors

2012: New York Post: 2012 new attraction round-up

2012: Operating income at Disney's theme park and resort division up 53%

2012: Silverwood continues 25 years after rough start

2011: Unsealed documents detail conflict between Kinzel and Falfas

2009: Terminator Salvation trains arrive at Six Flags Magic Mountain

2008: Six Flags revenue up, loss narrows in first quarter

2008: Judge approves sale of Wild West World for $2 million

2007: Disney resorts drive earnings

2007: Rye Playland latest to go smoke-free

2007: Non-profit may sell Gilroy Gardens to city

2007: Tokyo DisneySea pictures added to ThemeParks.ie

2006: Six Flags posts loss for quarter, with increase in per cap spending

2006: Six Flags and Home Depot form alliance

2006: CoasterBuzz Podcast #31 posted

2005: AstroWorld files lawsuit over parking spaces

2005: Geauga Guide posts opening day update

2005: Holiday World opening day pictures added to Negative-G

2005: Lone Star Thrills posts hundreds of photos from southeast parks

2005: PointBuzz covers Cedar Point's opening day

2003: Celebration City photo tour added to MidwestInfoGuide

2003: Firefighters simulate rescue on Joker's Jinx

2002: Announcing "Operation Graduation" at Stark Raven Mad

2002: Markey at it again, giving numbers and no evidence

2001: Phantom's Revenge trains on-site at Kennywood

2001: Ireland shaping up for public opening at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

2001: New Cornball pictures from the month of May posted to CCI site

2001: Kennywood expands official Phantom's Revenge coverage

2001: X goes vertical and Deja Vu's structure is complete

2000: Hurricane blows through Myrtle Beach

2000: SFO Opening day photos

2000: Legend opens to rave reviews

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