CoasterBuzz Podcast #138 posted

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Jeff, Mike and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.

Mike is about to be a dad for the second time. He's not that involved in naming.
PointBuzz posts a preview for Cedar Point, including Magnum photos. Magnum is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Six Flags sent to the ghetto of stock trading.
A Walt Disney museum is coming together for San Francisco for a price of $110 million.
Cedar Fair declares its much lower quarterly distribution.
Cedar Fair may have a deal for the excess land sale around Canada's Wonderland.
Universal Orlando takes a big attendance hit for the quarter, though a lot of it is the movement of the Easter holiday between quarters. Those parks are streaky in attendance.
Alton Towers neighbors complain over Nemesis noise, this time caused by new wheels of a different material. Gonch says they have the right to complain.
People gather to do something, or maybe nothing, about Geauga Lake's Big Dipper.
Freestyle adds kids rides, Gonch says it will have zero impact on the park. Mike thinks the ride names are dumb.
Universal Studios Florida coaster is delayed while they pimp the "new" elements of the ride.
An industry exec tells Jeff that a debt-for-equity swap in Six Flags wouldn't be all that bad, since the company certainly is loaded with assets.
New Orleans wants the buy-out deal back on the table for Six Flags' lease. Ain't going to happen with Six Flags' future status in limbo.
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