Where are the rides from Astroworld going??

OK, sorry for misreading "physiological" as "psychological". I'm still evacuated from Katrina so I have to speed read and speed type due to less internet access. The two words look similar at a quick glance.

Having said that, I'm not having "physiological" conditions over this either. No headaches, migraines, or ulcers. It is certainly possible to be upset or disagree with a park closing without those conditions.

And it's NOT over yet, until the fat lady sings. Just as no new coaster is official until it actually opens, this won't be over until someone crushes the park with bulldozers.

I'm not "naively" thinking the park will be saved, just saying "it's not over till it's over", as Yogi Berra once said.

As of now, Astroworld is open for business, and I would advise all park enthusiasts to make the most of this opportunity to enjoy this great classic park while you still can.

Frontrider

But the point is - the fat lady has sung. And she's been singing since June... it's just that the GP hasn't heard her until recently.

Actually, the land hasnt been sold. It's still listed up on Cushman & Wakefield's site. If Snyder (who opposes the sale) is successfull with his bid to oust the management within the next few weeks, perhaps the park will go off the market.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Snyder want to sell it a little while ago, but then changed his tune when someone else suggested it? Or was that just a forum rumor?

Snyder has never said he wanted to sell Astroworld. He did mention selling some real estate, of which Six Flags owns a lot of (around GrAdv particularly).

Yes but the land around GAdv can be used to expand the park as there is little around it that would complain about noise and other issues.

Excuse me if I'm wrong... but don't they own an extremely large amount of land (several hundred acres) around there. I don't think there's any way they're going to be able to expand THAT much. They would probably not sell ALL of the land either. I believe Darien Lake also has an excessive amount of property. But I'm not exactly sure who would want to buy it since that park is sort of in the middle of no where if I'm not mistaken.

GAdv will expand... but it will not be just the Thrill Park. Hotels, Water Park, combine the previous 2, Indoor Family entertainment center for winter months, maybe even Safari expansion? What else can they do? I mean land has many uses. Even lease to retail outlets is a posibility and another source of income. Sell the land ain't the only option for income.

As of March 2005, Six Flags owned:

497 acres around Six Flags St Louis

515 acres around Six Flags America

980 acres around Six Flags Darien Lake

2,200 acres around Six Flags Great Adventure

and of course

99 acres around Six Flags Astroworld

dragonoffrost...

If Six Flags were so interested in expanding their investments (in general) then why would they sell Astroworld? If they want to make a quick profit on Astroworld, why wouldn't they want to make a quick profit on an excess amount of land?

The BIG argument Daniel Snyder made about the property was that they are paying tax on it and the excess land is doing nothing for them. It's not exactly good looking for the short term, which seems to be all Six Flags cares about these days... pleasing their investors for the short term.