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Total revenue and EBITDA down in first quarter for United Parks

Attendance was also down 5%.

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.

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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: Giant Dipper roller coaster at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk turns 100

2024: Roller coasters taking shape at Mattel amusement park in Arizona

2024: Report says welding started deadly fire at Liseberg

2023: Disney call for dismissal of state case in Florida because it doesn't matter

2023: Valleyfair latest amusement park to adopt a chaperone policy

2023: San Diego sues SeaWorld over unpaid rent during pandemic

2022: Park district wants to preserve Chippewa Lake Ferris wheel as sculpture in new plans

2021: Theme parks reduce mask requirements on CDC guidance

2019: Cedar Point improves its food game with two new restaurants

2018: SeaWorld Orlando will also have free beer this summer

2017: Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay appears unfinished to bloggers, one week before opening

2017: Drop Line opens at Dollywood

2017: Joker 4D roller coaster opens at Six Flags Over Texas

2016: Former SeaWorld employee busted for allegedly skimming $100,000 in cash

2016: Apex Parks Group buys Martin's Fantasy Island

2013: Maxis confirms an amusement park expansion pack for Simcity

2013: Former trainer counter-sues Marineland

2012: Koch's show TV reporter the inside of Bluegrass Boardwalk

2012: Legoland Florida offers tips to help kids conquer roller coasters

2012: Developer wants to build hotel and indoor/outdoor water park in Atlantic City Marina District

2011: Clementon Park's new owners hope to improve experience

2011: Epcot groping lawsuit dismissed

2011: Geauga Lake's carousel nearly ready to ride again at Worlds of Fun

2010: Kinzel discusses financial future of Cedar Fair

2010: Tower of Terror case cleared Walt Disney World, reinforced that parks are not common carriers

2010: Great Escape Logdge boosts Six Flags' first quarter results

2010: Business owners hope for Coney Island revival with Luna Park

2010: CoasterBuzz Podcast #178 posted

2007: Six Flags over Georgia celebrates its 40th anniversary starting June 17th.

2007: Negative-G posts Tony Hawk's Big Spin media day photos from Six Flags St. Louis

2006: CoasterBuzz Podcast #32 posted

2004: Tree branch falls on, kills boy at Lake Compounce

2004: OnRideCentral.com adds Tsunami construction update

2004: Jungle Racer, Jungle Jets and Splashin' Safari pictures added to Negative-G

2004: Chicago's Riverview Park remembered

2004: Large Scandinavia update on One Click

2004: Developer unveils plan for Myrtle Beach park

2004: Carnival operator arrested after 3-year old falls from ride

2004: Newspaper investigation calls marine animal longevity into question

2004: Disney World installs security barricades to protect parks

2002: Owner of Western Playland plans second park

2002: Potential Nashville theme park site environmental nightmare

2001: SW5 gets a name from its creator

2001: Emerald Pointe site reveals details of "water play" suspended coaster

2000: Boulder Dash screams around hillside

2000: Pics of Cedar Point opening weekend, Millennium Force in action

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