SFMM may be a lost cause!

First of all, I want to say that this has been a truly interesting debate to read. So many opinions, and remarkably little in the way of personal insults.

Now, on to my p-o-v:

I understand the idea that, if one attends a park with lower expectations, one is less likely to be disappointed. However, I disagree that this should be the modus operandi of anyone entering a Six Flags park.

We pay perfectly good money (and not just a little bit of it, even if we have season passes) to have the park cater to our need for entertainment on a given day. Why should we prepare for the worst? Why should we have to?

I enjoy Six Flags parks. However, at no point do I walk into one without the same expectations I have at every park - the majority of rides will be open, the food will be edible at least, and the employees will be courteous. A park that cannot meet those expectations does not deserve my business - and if I continue to give those parks my business, I am sending a message that the treatment I get at those parks is acceptable.

That being said, I do agree that boycotting the whole chain of parks based on bad experiences at one park is unwise - except for the fact that the chain gets revenue from season passes which is not park specific in practice. However, boycotting SFMM, for example, should be enough, because if enough people do it, that park will show a loss of income from parking, food, and souvenir sales, which may actually effect a change in regards to the attitude of the park management. Likely? Well, very likely, if enough people were to do it. Money talks.

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Harry Baer IV

"Do you think it was a bear?"
"A bear? Bears are sweet! Besides, you ever seen a bear with 40 foot feet?"

Baeritone - SFMM attendance is down...way down.

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A random Mooshter's Dawntionary listing: Dopeler Effect [n.] - the tendancy of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

I was just thinking that Moosh.

A park that is open year round (even just weekends in the offseason), should be pulling in more than 3 million a year.

CP, SFGADv, SFGAm, and PKI all roughly pull in these attendance numbers and they are all seasonal.

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Arena football has arrived in the Windy City. Go "Chicago Rush"

Right, we shouldn't have to prepare for the worst...but if you absolutely must ride the latest and greatest there, and you've have bad experiences there before, don't be surprised if you have a bad experience again.

Parks can get better. But I think that it all starts from the top. That being said, why not boycott the corporation? But if you do, let them know why.

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"SOME people have NO class!" - Mom from the Whizzer queue

I still dont understand this company wide refusal to go to SF parks.

While I havent been to SFMM yet, if I did visit multiple times in the future with less than satisfactory results, why would I hurt the business of SFGAm which I live within an hours drive of and find to be a great park?

I didnt think to highly of SFKK in terms of lazy employees and 1-train operations on every coaster. I probably wont return anytime soon if at all. I will still continue to enjoy SF's Chicago park.

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Arena football has arrived in the Windy City. Go "Chicago Rush"

I suppose you do have a point. If the higher ups see one of thier parks doing a lot better than others, perhaps they might look beyond the location and take a closer look at operations.

I haven't had any truly awful experience with Magic Mountain, but since I've always had a fantastic time at Knott's, I prefer to go there (and to be fair, Knott's is MUCH closer ;) )

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"SOME people have NO class!" - Mom from the Whizzer queue
*** This post was edited by janfrederick 7/29/2003 4:43:12 PM ***