A PE shelled out billions for Chrysler a few months ago. There are quite a few that have it. . .If a PE can absorb and entire automaker, one can certainly absorb a chain of amusement parks.
Except Chrysler is a turnaround candidate. If the PE can improve things there is lots of upside. By contrast CF is already well run and the space to improve things is much more limited.
I can believe that CF wants to be taken over and I believe that PE can take them over. What I don't see is how the PE improves the margins enough to justify the aquisition at a price that CF would agree to sell for.
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Jeff claims CF "half-closed" a park. Ha. If GL is only half-closed, then they should get at least half their existing business next year. Let's see if they can pull in 350,000.
I'm betting not.
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Jeff said:
Chrysler isn't Cedar Fair, is it?
If it were, they'd have to change the name from Top Thrill Dragster to PT Cruiser. ;)
RatherGoodBear said:
If it were, they'd have to change the name from Top Thrill Dragster to PT Cruiser. ;)
Yeah, and then tires might fall off of it or someth... oh wait. :)
Rob Ascough said:
^^ Sorry folks, something continues to stink.
Its this thread...
Actually, no demolition permits are needed, but if the Dominator is deemed 'taxable permanent structure', I am sure the township would be exstatic to see it go.
I don't know what the laws are like in OH, but in a lot of places in PA you at least have to notify the locality so many days beforehand when you plan on having heavy or large equipment using public roadways.
THIS WAS PLANNED. Why is that so freakin' hard to believe? It's not like anyone from Cedar Fair is going to pay you for sticking up for them and blindly assuming they can do no wrong. But I guess I should expect that of you Batwing Fan, as you recently jumped to the other side since your local Six Flags park refuses to give you another coaster. Maybe Cedar Fair will buy SFA and turn it into a wonderful place. Or maybe they'll buy it, shut it down and leave you with something real to complain about?
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Intamin Fan said:
Pardon my ignorance of zoning laws, but do you need permission to take down something that you already own, and is on your private property? I could see needing a permit if it was a building in a city and there were people who would be in proximity of the building, but these rides are fairly far removed from the main road.
I'm not sure how business permits work, but when I had to take down my garage, I had to have a permit. It had to be posted in a visible area on my properties edge. (of course, I don't have a 430 acre property which may factor into such things.)
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Is it not possible that Geauga Lake had a couple of options they were dealing with pending the Board vote on September 20th? Yes, I am sure they could have lined up heavy equipment in the event the Board voted to shut down the park. Then, boom, everything is in place.
They could have easily called off the equipment in the event the Board voted to keep the park open.
Neither scenario, in my opinion, leads me to think they should have notified the general public. In fact, if companies were "on call" pending a vote I'm more than surprised that the information wasn't leaking prior to the announcement.
Did I ever say that CF could "do no wrong"? Obviously in the eyes of some they can....but it's not like SFI is any better because they'e closed parks & removed rides as well.Some of the rides will have new life at other locations & this is a bad thing? at least it gives those who have the means to travel across the country from park to park a chance to ride them in the future while some of us have more limited options.
Closed topic.