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According to TEA/AECOM Six Flags is suffering when it comes to attendance and was the only major chain to have less attendance in 2022 than 2021.

Meanwhile, Universal was 1% under 2019 levels.

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[–] PatFussy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Universal has gotten very nice while six flags still looks and feels like shit.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Selim made a wrong turn and he keeps trying to cover it. You can't just charge a ton more than you were and not invest in new coasters in your parks. They are just now getting aggressive on promotions but I'm not sure that even that is helpful.

[–] dawnerd@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Honestly I think they need a break from new coasters and rides and to spend money in infrastructure improvements and general cleanup. The parks all look dated, even the new restrooms at magic mountain feel old, their new app while visually nice is full of bugs…

Point is they can’t even properly manage what they have now. I’ve been a huge proponent that the parks are too cheap and lead to an even cheaper vibe with ads being thrown at you everywhere.

[–] B_Noire@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is what Selim has been claiming he would focus on since the start but so far it's been all talk. I'm lucky to live somewhat near Fiesta Texas which has the benefit of being run by an incredible park president, but outside of that park everything feels as cheap as ever.

[–] bobkmertz@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish Siebert was running the whole chain

[–] replieswithfullquote@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I wish Siebert was running the whole chain

I'm worried that this would just cause one of the best parks in the chain to degrade to the level of the other parks.

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