The President Is Doing Something About Gas Prices - Six Flags President Mark Shapiro, That Is

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/08/news/companies/disney_themeparks/

...but there are probably very few people that actually pay FULL admission price, especially with the Coke can discount, AAA discount, local food or convience store discount places out there. It says clearly that it cannot be combined with any other offer, so unless you checked your brain at the door and just decided out of the blue to goto the park today with no preperation, that discount isn't going to do you much good since there are much better deals out there that'll get you through the gate without having to buy anything else (well, maybe a can of coke... but at least you get a drink!).

It's just a Shaprio ploy, and I don't buy into it. Give me free parking, then we'll start talking (so I can use the discount cans for entrance and save more)...

Maybe cut the price on food a bit? Naaah... that'd be too logical.

It is interesting that per cap spending was up, but the loss was greater than last year. With 19 fewer operating days, savings in operating costs (wages) should have been pretty substantial. Daily operating costs must have increased fairly substantially, and the increased per cap is not enough to overcome the attendance decline. Season pass sales were also down substantially.

Six Flags obviously needs more people in the parks, so that they can pick them up by their ankles and shake them down for their last dime. The question for the future of the company, in getting repeat business, is how often will people submit to the shake down again after experiencing it once?

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coasterguts said:

Mexico passed a law that field trips has to be to museum's or zoos, not amusement parks.

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Yes, the San Diego Zoo. :)