Firebird’s 100% done. Nobody’s gonna want a converted standup that’s 35 years old lol
News Six Flags America & Hurricane Harbor to Close Following 2025 Season
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Since they just got new trains for the SLC, they’ll get moved to another park.
God I really hope wild one gets bought, I mean it’s survived multiple fires and a park closure and if it was at any busier park with some sort of maintenance budget I feel like it would be popular. I know it’s unrealistic but it would be marketable as the oldest operating coaster in America, which definitely matters in this era of repeated ride closures.
Although I was expecting this before the merger happened, it’s really sad to see a major park closing
could we see some flats move to other parks? I know GADV would appreciate it
could we see some flats move to other parks? I know GADV would appreciate it
Watch Kings Dominion some how end up with the SLC
Merlin is even worse.
It is in deep crisis and they are selling and closing too.
My home park (Gardaland) is managed in a shameful way.
There's no way in hell Joker is getting moved to another Six Flags park. It's a crazy expensive, problematic, old Premier LIM launch with parts the other examples in the chain desperately need.
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Not too familiar with SFA, but what kind of neglect and mismanagement was going on there?
They just never got the funding to invest in proper upkeep or new attractions for the park. Some areas looked nicer than others but most of the major rides were from the late 90’s-early 2000’s era of Six Flags, where they spent big on rides that aged poorly.
The only rides I can 100% see getting relocated are the NebulaZ, Starflyer, and the frisbee.
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The park developed a horrible reputation with local audiences thanks to poor maintenance, non-existent upkeep, horrible downtime, awful operations, and consistent safety issues resulting from poor market positioning and lax safety standards. For years it has been a death spiral of neglect and reputation erosion.
I think the park was showing signs of life over the last few years with some nice improvements like the western area retheme, but it was going to take many years of that type of investment to restore the park to its rightful place in the DC metro area—and Six Flags clearly isn't interested in that long-term play in DC I guess.
Also not the most familiar with the park, but on a surface level, their last non relocated coaster was Batwing in 2001. The only other park in the chain with that streak is Michigan’s Adventure.
Would that make Joker a hero instead of a villain? Hmmm... things to ponder.
It would be hilarious if they remove MaXair at Cedar Point for SFA’s Harley Quinn. (Same concept but Huss versus Zamperla)
Yeah... I don't see that happening but it would be hilarious. I think Harley would stay a villain in that case. I really like MaXair.
Wild One, Batwing, Firebird just so much history sadly likely to hit the bulldozer. I am sad infuriated but unfortunately not shocked.
With this current management, as much as I've gotten flak about this thought, I really think that if Pantherian doesn't get lines, the zimm reaper is going to hurl the axe at it.