Six Flags sees significant boost in attendance

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Six Flags said 4th quarter attendance rose 22% from a year earlier to 5.2 million guests. Overall, Six Flags reported a profit of $2.2 million, or 2 cents a share, compared with a loss of $34.1 million, or 37 cents, a year earlier.

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Barely breaking even is a lot better than going bankrupt.

"The term is 'amusement park.' An old Earth name for a place where people could go to see and do all sorts of fascinating things." -Spock, Stardate 3025

Most of their parks close in the winter, just like CF's do.

This Isn't A Hospital--It's An Insane Asylum!

Halloween just keeps getting bigger, and now Holiday in the Park has been doing well enough to expand to 2 new parks...these results are not surprising.

You still have Zoidberg.... You ALL have Zoidberg! (V) (;,,;) (V)

Weather was a huge factor in the good results.

Weather was certainly a factor in the Northeast, at least for some. I hadn't really planned on going to Great Adventure for Holiday in the Park but when we had two days with temperatures in the 60's I went.

Bobbie

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