I don't understand Six Flags' philosophy either. The world has known that if you build it, they WILL come, no matter where it is, ever since the earliest days of the roller coaster! And yet so many people INSIST that it's perfectly reasonable and understandable why parks like SFEG, SFKK, and SFAW don't get new rides and record breakers all the time, while Magic Mountain, Cedar Point, SFGA, etc, get something new and revolutionary every single year. I say HOGWASH! Stop spoiling the tourist traps to filth, and go back to Angus Wynne's philosophy: Build the world's coolest rides in ORDINARY people's back yards, instead of just in the playgrounds of the rich and famous! The whole Six Flags empire BEGAN in Arlington, Texas, of all places, and look at it now! You simply CAN'T convince me that a 7 inversion coaster or a 4th dimension or a flying dutchman or WHATEVER wouldn't make just as much money for a park like SFAW as it does for parks like SFMM! And yet, as you say, the "experts" claim that it's all based on attendance. Well, HELLO, if a park has poor attendance, it NEEDS a new and revolutionary attraction to give the people a reason to come back! If you play Roller Coaster Tycoon at all, you know EXACTLY how that works, and yet some people insist that the real world works differently? BALONEY! If a park already has more than a dozen record breakers, first-of-its- kinds, and one-of-a-kinds, the LAST thing that it NEEDS is yet another variation on the trend! (Sorry Magic Mountain, but what you NEED is more flat rides, and most people who live near that park agree!) It sure is strange how AstroWorld was one of the top amusement parks in the world BEFORE Six Flags bought it, with rides like the Texas Cyclone, XLR-8, and Thunder River, just to name a few of our most famous firsts and originals, and since it was purchased by Six Flags? NADA. It's one of the WORST amusement parks in the world, and most people agree! Nothing but used rides, clones, and OLD technology, meanwhile Magic Mountain has risen from being a simple little mom-and-pop park with only 3 coasters in it to being "the crown jewel of all the Six Flags parks". Now you tell me where's the JUSTICE in that? Six Flags plays favorites, and Magic Mountain is their FAVORITE, that's all there is to it. It has nothing to do with money, economics, politics, population density, or competition. Magic Mountain gets the best of the best because Six Flags corporate WANTS it to have the best of the best. SFEG, SFKK, and SFAW get neglected because Six Flags WANTS to neglect them. It's as simple as that!
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