Troubled Visionland headed for the auction block

Pacific Ocean Park did not begin using a pay-one-price system until it had been open for two years and sold to developer John Morehead for the 1960 season. Santa Claus Land had POP in 1955 and I think there were some smaller parks utilizing it earlier than this.

Adam

Cedar Fair backed out becuase of 'questionable investments' made by the park prior to looking for someone to run the park. I'm pretty sure it dealt with Visionland building an outlet center near the park. From what I had heard they were having trouble selling the store space, yet they were still going ahead with construction. And now they're building this new E-Zone. I've never actually had the chance to visit the park, but from what I've heard the last weeks of the season, and most of the summer, it was a virtual ghost town. I think Visionland had too many projects going on at once and now that, coupled with the low attendance, came back to bite them in the butt. They should've just stuck with improvements in the Amusement/Water Park and waited with the other stuff.

On the Six Flags issue, I very seriously doubt that Six Flags will get involved with Visionland. With SFoG only 2-2.5 hrs away I would think that improving Visionland would impact SFoG's attendance. The only way Six Flags might get involved is if they bought the park cheap and moved the rides elsewhere, otherwise I doubt they would even be interested.
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Go Chargers!

About that one who wanted to go to visionland, well rampage is worth the trip!! I have only been to Visionland once, and it was very fun. It had a nice little waterpark, and Rampage is so much fun. I went with a couple of my friends, and boy oh boy, we rode rampage appx. 30-50 times. They only have one train running, and when i went, which was in the middle of the summer, there was harldy anybody there, and if anybody that has not ridden on rampage, ride it in the back, it kicks so much butt back there. But i think that it needs to do alot more advertising, and i think they need to make a six flags in Huntsville, or something in Huntsville. The closest park we got is Visionland(2 hours away), but it that closes down, it would be Six Flags Over Georgia(4 1/2 hours away). Huntsville is a great city to start a park. It is already has the World's Largest Space Center. Just build a park in Huntsville, and alot more people would be happy.

I know the ral reason why Cedar Fair backed out visit this link www.screamscape.com/News___Rumors/North_America/Industry_News/industry_news.html

duke, VisionLand was NOT built by Ogden (now Alpha SmartParks). It was built by 11 cities!!
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