Awesome video! I was surprised to see the signboard logo sitting right there in plain view behind its old home.
News Six Flags America & Hurricane Harbor to Close Following 2025 Season
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Awesome video! I was surprised to see the signboard logo sitting right there in plain view behind its old home.
Some reportedly recent drone shots of the patk early in the video.
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TheCoasterNerd
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Another UrbEx video from the park (not my video, just came across my feed)
Hey if you're gonna go UrbEx can you at least check if the NebulaZ is still there? I heard unconfirmed reports that it might've already been taken down a bit ago but nothing concrete.
I get the park closed but is everyone really calling it abandoned?
It generates clicks.
Technically it is "abandoned" since most of the buildings and some of the rides will be left there to rot until either a buyer for the land comes in to demo it or a new operator comes along to reopen it. All six flags is doing right now is taking what they think is valuable and moving on, similar to what they did to AstroWorld and Six Flags New Orleans when those parks closed forever.
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Found some more urbex footage. You can really see how poor the condition is now without regular maintenance. Look at the Batmobile or the Harley Quinn sign…
It really is starting to feel like Six Flags just isn't planning to pull any assets out of this property, right...? Two and a half months since the closure, I haven't seen any signs of any forthcoming work on the public record, it looks like nothing is even receiving the minimum amount of upkeep, and many attractions look like they've been left exactly as they were closing night. Was there just... not a plan? Maybe Six Flags just decided writing off all the assets was more valuable/easier than working to relocate or sell any of them...?
Would love to know what the third party ride brokers are thinking right now. I know there's demand in that side of the industry for a number of the attractions in this park, but we're seeing zero movement on that front too. Awful.
I guess maybe the "major hopium overdose" explanation could be that a park operator actually has been at the negotiating table and their offer is contingent on the current attractions remaining on the site...? Think Six Flags walking away and wanting to wash their hands of the site is more likely, but...
Would love to know what the third party ride brokers are thinking right now. I know there's demand in that side of the industry for a number of the attractions in this park, but we're seeing zero movement on that front too. Awful.
I guess maybe the "major hopium overdose" explanation could be that a park operator actually has been at the negotiating table and their offer is contingent on the current attractions remaining on the site...? Think Six Flags walking away and wanting to wash their hands of the site is more likely, but...
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Kind of crazy they wouldn't liquidate what they could. It's not huge money, but it isn't nothing either.It really is starting to feel like Six Flags just isn't planning to pull any assets out of this property, right...? Two and a half months since the closure, I haven't seen any signs of any forthcoming work on the public record, it looks like nothing is even receiving the minimum amount of upkeep, and many attractions look like they've been left exactly as they were closing night. Was there just... not a plan? Maybe Six Flags just decided writing off all the assets was more valuable/easier than working to relocate or sell any of them...?
Would love to know what the third party ride brokers are thinking right now. I know there's demand in that side of the industry for a number of the attractions in this park, but we're seeing zero movement on that front too. Awful.
I guess maybe the "major hopium overdose" explanation could be that a park operator actually has been at the negotiating table and their offer is contingent on the current attractions remaining on the site...? Think Six Flags walking away and wanting to wash their hands of the site is more likely, but...
Only thing I could think is SF is having problems with the county related to a deal or rezoning and is letting the place rot to exert some leverage.
To be fair, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they really just haven’t been able to find buyers for any of the rides. I’m a bit shocked that Steamwhirler, Harley Quinn, Ragin’ Cajun, and Great Chase haven’t found new homes, but very little else could truly be worthwhile to a buyer. Some solid rides sitting there, but the vast majority of them are old, going to be a colossal project to relocate, or both.
Either plans changed or there wasn’t much of a plan in the first place. Maybe the Six Flags name is cursed to be careless, no matter who is in charge of it?
TheCoasterNerd
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It’s just so sad to me. The park had a really great selection of rides and I wish that we had more of an answer to what’s happening with them. Like wild one- I know it’s doomed. Same with RoS. But the SLC? The NebulaZ? Harley Quinn? The swing tower? They’re all easily relocatable models. I hope they find a new home.
It's so bittersweet to me because SFA was my first-ever legacy SF park and it solidified my love for the chain... out of the two times I went, across every credit, every experience was really positive (except The Fluid on superman). Incredibly sad. I will miss the park forever
It's so bittersweet to me because SFA was my first-ever legacy SF park and it solidified my love for the chain... out of the two times I went, across every credit, every experience was really positive (except The Fluid on superman). Incredibly sad. I will miss the park forever
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Same with the wave swinger. There's a park close by that desperately needs it
Possible scenarios I see...
1. Six Flags does have interest in some of the attractions, but hasn't solidified where they're moving them to yet and doesn't want to spend money to remove them until that is settled.
2. Six Flags is trying to find buyers who will pay for the removal of the attractions themselves, thus they'll be leaving them up as long as possible. In this situation, it's possible if they don't sell Six Flags might repurpose some later, but they probably don't have any active plans yet.
3. Six Flags has little to no interest in repurposing the attractions (which given that most are older and/or clones wouldn't be overly surprising), thus they're not going to spend any money they don't have to spend on the upkeep of anything left behind.
4. Enchanted Parks is interested in either buying the property or the rides at the property and nothing is being done until that sale concludes.
What I think can be ruled out at this point is anything from SFA becoming a surprise 2026 addition as even relocating a stock flat ride is probably a six month project at minimum.
1. Six Flags does have interest in some of the attractions, but hasn't solidified where they're moving them to yet and doesn't want to spend money to remove them until that is settled.
2. Six Flags is trying to find buyers who will pay for the removal of the attractions themselves, thus they'll be leaving them up as long as possible. In this situation, it's possible if they don't sell Six Flags might repurpose some later, but they probably don't have any active plans yet.
3. Six Flags has little to no interest in repurposing the attractions (which given that most are older and/or clones wouldn't be overly surprising), thus they're not going to spend any money they don't have to spend on the upkeep of anything left behind.
4. Enchanted Parks is interested in either buying the property or the rides at the property and nothing is being done until that sale concludes.
What I think can be ruled out at this point is anything from SFA becoming a surprise 2026 addition as even relocating a stock flat ride is probably a six month project at minimum.
The trains were already sent to Flight Deck at CW. So if it were to be relocated they would need to get another set of trains.
It’s also on the older end of the SLCs. Granted, anything’s possible if Wonderla Bangalore wanted T3, but I expect Screamore to head to the scrapyard. If it does get purchased, I would put money on it not being in America.
I’ve heard that there’s no final decisions made for moving rides until the sale is 100% complete and they see what if anything the buyer would want to keep. The trains and other hardware are not really tied down by that as much but any structures are. I will say though we only have seen the trains for superman and the slc go anywhere, it could just be those rides aren’t worth saving.
I hear internally there have been some preliminary decisions made for moving some rides but nothing will really start to happen until at the earliest February. Well I guess unless the buyer actually wants some of/all of the rides, and then again with six flags’ current financial situation who knows if they’ll actually follow through.
I hear internally there have been some preliminary decisions made for moving some rides but nothing will really start to happen until at the earliest February. Well I guess unless the buyer actually wants some of/all of the rides, and then again with six flags’ current financial situation who knows if they’ll actually follow through.
I really think Superman is a given on that. A cheap hyper sounds nice in theory for a smaller park, but there are some huge factors working against it. Age, a metric shitload of footers even for a coaster that size, the cost of new trains, and the fact that no coaster on that scale has ever been relocated before will all likely drive any potential buyers away.
Also seemingly a new lift motor judging by the park’s last day of operation lol.