Six Flags has stated that they will close its Oklahoma City office and sell its Oklahoma City parks.
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Six Flags annouces it will close its Oklahoma City office
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What Oklahoma parks would these be?
Oops.. I'm guessing the Frontierland parks. "I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
^Fronteir City and the waterpark. Well, 2 down, how many more to go?
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I understand closing the parks, it makes sense if they aren't making anything and you've already got above average Texas parks in the same region that you could focus even more on. Quality is better than quantity in my opinion.
My guess is that the main offices will move to New York, now. (They already have some out there now.) This is a bad move in my opinion because, sure, it's an ideal place to conduct business (especially with big-namers that are joining the board), but it's EXPENSIVE! Why do you think Albertsons is based in Idaho? It's cheap.
It's all about perception. If you locate in the financial capital of the world, then you convey the image that you are on a better financial footing than you really are.
And Frontier City was one of the first parks I thought would go. No surprise here. It shows that Shapiro means business. YOU ARE A FAILURE AT LIFE!
This also means more Astroworld-like Ride Relocations. Which will hopefully benefit us and the smaller parks that they don't intend to sell.
I still wish they could keep the park under a different company, because shutting it down completely, despite financial troubles, is still sad for the nearby residents.
RIP: Trailblazer and Deja Vu...heck, even Alien Encounter
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^ Sad yes, but not the end of the world. So an amusement park closes down, thats a bummer.
But when several Ford manufacturing plants close down like the 5 to 10 that closed this week. that cripples Small town USA. It is the nature of business.
People must be liking the take over. Stock prices have shot up.
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Yep, I also saw this one coming. Anyone else thing Wyandot Lake is next to go?
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Said they are selling the park, not closing it.
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Why?? It just seems like a waterpark. Don't people want to go to a waterpark anymore? "I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
I see why there closing the theme park, but keep the waterpark, families love going there.
It's about half amusment park, and half waterpark. I just think it will also get sold off since it's one of the smaller, unflagged properties, that always seems to be forgotten. Just my .02 Finally Coaster Season!!
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