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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...

2025: Disney to open park in Abu Dhabi

2025: Six Flags reports results in first quarter 2025

2023: Six Flags revenue up on lower attendance, greater loss in first quarter

2020: Disney Springs will start phase opening with third-party stores

2019: Free beer returns to SeaWorld in 2019

2019: Cedar Fair controls normal first quarter loss despite longer quarter

2018: Florida professor focuses on theme park storytelling in class and academic career

2015: PointBuzz live blogging opening weekend at Cedar Point

2015: CoasterBuzz Video: Opening Thunderbird

2014: Cedar Fair anticipates another record year after first quarter

2014: National conservative group campaigning against Columbus Zoo tax levy

2013: Breaking: Universal Orlando announces Harry Potter Diagon Alley on Facebook

2013: PointBuzz to cover GateKeeper media day live at Cedar Point

2013: Cedar Fair expecting record year after first quarter results

2013: Disney profit up on theme park attendance and spending

2013: Group that wants to buy former Freestyle Music Park not even close to fundraising amount

2013: Sea World rehabilitates and returns 9 sea lion pups to ocean

2012: Beech Bend sees 14.5% boost in attendance

2012: The latest from Thorpe Park: Roller coasters cut stress levels

2011: Blackpool Pleasure Beach bans outside food

2011: The American Eagle at Six Flags Great America turns 30

2011: Marah Land added to ThemeParks.ie

2009: Six Flags revenue down in quarter on Easter shift and weak Peso

2009: Busch Entertainment sees revenue drop in first quarter

2009: Disney closer to investing money in Hong Kong park

2007: Cedar Point's Maverick will not open with park

2006: Disney closes Pixar deal

2006: PointBuzz posts Project 2007, opening day photos

2006: Kentucky Rumbler opens at Beech Bend

2003: Wild Adventures owner interested in Florida's Cypress Gardens

2003: Car dealer behind Conneaut Lake's $150,000 loan

2002: Arrow looking for merger opportunity

2002: Tornado now released from Ride_Op Coaster Productions

2001: SFMW Online adds new photos of Marine World construction

2000: Millennium Force opens to record pre-season events

2000: Changes at Six Flags Ohio reviewed

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