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Originally posted by cny_chris
Not surprising at all. When you consider that most of the Rainbows are 25+ years old, the incident in Europe, and the litigious society we are in, the ride is a liability to the operator. I'm guessing that pretty soon, Mexico will have a bumper crop of Rainbows operating.[;)]
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Originally posted by Predatorocks
I think they took one out of Great Escape last year. They are going get rid of stuff so they can save money. It might also cost too much money for parts. Part of the reason they are making a profit (Pretend there is no debt.) is because of - rides, - operating expenses, and so on. I wouldn't be surprised if the Falling Star is next at Six Flags America, and Six Flags St. Louis.
That one year, Magic Mountain took out a Tilt-A-whirl, Baveryn Kurve, Intamin Generation Drop Tower 1, Rotor, and Psyclone. The year before they took out Flashback, or that could be reversed. Almost every park, they have been taking out stuff to save money.
You really don't understand anything about business in the real world, do you? Most of those rides you mention are older pieces. New rides bring in more visitors. It's not about saving money.
Huh?? The Intamin Gen was replaced with nothing. I think the Tilt-A-Whirl was replaced with a Basketball game. The Rotor was replaced with a fence. I don't know what the Baveryn Kurve was replaced with. Flashback was replaced with about nothing, but a Flash Pass stand. The Psyclone is being replaced now which was 2 years from than. They didn't put in a new Huss Top Spin for the Tilt-A-Whirl. They put in a Basketball Game. Of course, I know they are trying to make money by putting in a Basketball Game, but each flat gone means no operational costs (employees), and no more maintenance for that ride.
They are getting rid of the flats left and right though at Magic Mountain especially. People want to go on other things than roller coasters in an amusement park.
They are saving money at every park to turn a profit by getting rid of rides (and not replacing some of them) as I said along with increased revenue from sponsorships in the park plus tvs with advertisements during the segments, lockers (put this stuff in lockers while you go on the ride), getting rent money from restaurants like Johnny Rockets / Cold Stone, increased parking prices, increased discounts for season pass holders for stores (Everyday, they had a discount for something at a store basically.), and so on.
For Six Flags Great America, they took out Deja Vu but put in another roller coaster in the Theatre. The live stage Theater no longer plays shows in there, and thus they are saving money that way. They added a Basketball game, got rid of a water ride, and a simulator ride. An outdoor theater also doesn't have shows anymore like it did previous. Instead, once and awhile (Maybe, 5 concerts a year.) they have a major star in concert. At the park now, they open a big section towards the back of the park at 11 am even though the park opens at 10 am. It's to save money on operational costs.
For Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, they are probably going to put a basketball game in that Huss Rainbow spot, or another food stand.
They also said that they are doing less advertising on tv, and radio. They are trying to do more through the Internet.
This is how they turned a profit. They might have turned a profit, but huge debt is still looming.