Great American Family parks inc. New company wants to buy parks

Doesn't a location actually have to have rides to be considered and amusement park or theme park?

Heck most zoos and FEC's have a better arguement at calling themselves a "major theme park."

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Impulse-ive said:
...Does anyone really think that a company from Idaho can have any clue as to what to do with Conneaut...

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They can't possibly do any worse, Brett. :) I'd be willing to try someone from Idaho, since it's painfully obvious that the current Pennsylvanians are simply digging the hole deeper.

Good point! Leave it to Pennsylvanians ...

Where's SpecialEd at? I just got the guy to sign up and he's missing the first surfacing of his "homepark" ...

Where's SpecialEd at?

Playing Donky Kong...YAY!

Two words, LESOURDSVILLE LAKE!

Hey Lady!

Question #1: Do you know any slow or special people? No? Yah!

I think the plight of CLP is similar to the current ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates. CLP has gotten to the point where they cannot compete in the major markets with the big boys, heck they've gotten to the point where that can't evan add mediocre additions in the offseason, like the amusement park equivalent of a 40 year old catcher,

I agree with Impulsive's observation that someone from Idaho would not understand how to operate CLP. The key is to understand CLP's niche and what has worked in the past. Past failed efforts of closing the gates and charging a high admission combined with concerts failed miserably. CLP is basically a summer resort that thrives on walk up business and the weather during the course of the week by families on vacation. It has been demonstated that the park is clearly linked to the vitality of the resort business in the area--when the park was closed one season, the rest of the resorts really felt the impact.

Unfortunately the great families that once owned parks in the past, like the original owners of CLP and Kennywood, are a thing of the past. The only remaining type of entities still in the business are the Knoebels. Someone like the Knoebels could probably turn things around, but I doubt that they would be willing to acquire another park.

Until a hero steps forward that truly understands the CLP market, I think the park's future will remain dim.

Hey, Impulsive, thanks Lady, now you go...

The Henninger and McSwigan families still own Kennywood, Idlewild,and Lake Compounce.

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Lord Gonchar said:
Doesn't a location actually have to have rides to be considered and amusement park or theme park?

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well, not technically.. it just has to "amuse" people or have a theme. ;)

I'd love to see SFDL get purchased by somebody...anybody! All the hype for a new ride this year and its.....another waterslide! To me the park seemed much better run back when it was just Darien Lake Fun Country and the days when it was owned along with Geauga Lake and Wyandott Lake by Fun Time. Premier hasn't done much for it at all- In fact the only really major addition since it was acquired by Premier (who later became 6 Flags) was Superman- everything else has been a clone...and somebody please fix the Predator!

Dude, you're so far behind the others, you might as well not even try. Ride of Steel and DawgByte have a few good months of illogical, woe-is-me pissing and moaning about SFDL over you. You might as well not even try, I doubt too many people are even going to take the effort to show you the flaws in your logic.

So does that mean my living room is an amusement park? It occasionally has grass (when I've just mowed), it has pictures of roller coasters, and everything in there amuses me! Cool! I'm the owner of an amusement park!

Impulsive, my advice would be to keep with the free admission to your .. umm .. park .. and charge for each ride, food, etc. ;)

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Hey, the family's all coming to my house for Christmas dinner ... wow, at this rate I could end up buying CLP! Don't worry SpecialEd, I'll give you full control once I own the place ;)

Cool. After I fix the basic infrastructure (plumbing, electricity for the hotel, and sewage), my first addition will be to rebuild the Wildcat for my Idora Friends. Then, down by the waterfront, I'll build a Wicked Twister clone for you Impulsive with holding brakes on both ends...

How about holding breaks at the top of one of the spires? That'd be interesting... ;)