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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: Disney experience division sees 10% rise in revenue, 12% in operating income for quarter

2023: Walt Disney World bringing back dining plans next year

2021: Ballpark and theme park workers have mixed feelings about returning to work

2021: Six Flags Darien Lake and county offer tickets for vaccinations

2020: Disney's doctor starts to layout considerations for opening theme parks

2019: Kings Island files foundation plans for apparent new roller coaster

2018: Wonder Woman single-rail roller coaster set to open at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

2018: Legoland Florida announces The Lego Movie World

2018: Ohio considering more regulations on amusement rides

2017: Disney parks attendance up 4%, revenue up 9%, operating income up 20% in quarter

2017: 11-year-old girl dies after falling out of boat on Drayton Manor ride

2017: State requires changes to Idlewild roller coaster after boy falls out of it

2016: First rider auction on SeaWorld's Mako will benefit Give Kids The World

2016: Mako a month away from opening at SeaWorld Orlando

2016: Carnival ride pulls scalp from 11-year-old girl, investigation finds no malfunction

2013: Dick Kinzel retiring from Cedar Fair board

2013: California backs off fines against Disneyland

2013: Oakwood announces £4 million Neverland area, log flume

2013: New roller coaster round up for 2013

2013: New book recounts the history of Waldameer

2012: Six Flags Great America opens X-Flight roller coaster

2012: Harry Potter coming to Universal Studios Japan

2012: Disneyland allows new members to exclusive Club 33 for first time in a decade

2012: Man wanders in to Oblivion tunnel at Alton Towers

2011: Universal Studios Florida opens an AmEx lounge

2011: Euro Disney cuts losses on attendance boost

2010: Shoot the Rapids opening delayed at Cedar Point

2010: Nashville flooding prompts Holiday World to auction staff

2010: CoasterBuzz Podcast #177 posted

2007: Repairs, lawsuits slow Son of Beast's return

2006: Disney profit up 12%, theme park profit up 17%

2006: Two indoor water park resorts proposed for Chicago area

2006: Fireworks ignite at Universal Studios Florida

2005: Roy Disney and Stanely Gold sue the Walt Disney Company, and certain directors

2005: Six Flags Marine World opens Ocean Discovery

2005: Pigeon Forge amusement ride manager murder trial to start

2004: Premier Rides to market Fly By Wire

2004: Opening day update added to Dorney Park Online

2004: Toledo paper says Ohio and Michigan short on ride inspectors

2002: Knott's plans additional restraint for Plunge, Intamin says it isn't needed

2002: Bonfante gardens to open with new management and money

2002: Chris Sawyer interviewed on GameSpy regarding RCT 2

2002: Mountain Park reportedly burned to the ground

2002: ITPS assigned as agent in VisionLand sale

2001: CoasterBuzz T-shirts now available for purchase

2001: Chicago paper gets skinny on Great America's new coasters

2000: Feds consider regulation of roller coasters

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