Rumor Six Flags St. Louis On the Chopping Block?

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You know linking to news stories is generally more helpful than a mobile screenshot that is 33% advertisements, 33% a photo that doesn't explain anything, and 34% text that doesn't explain anything, right?

Also, "according to local Fox2Now News" carries about as much validity as "the Dippin' Dots guy said so."

EDIT: To help you out, here is the article you screen shotted: NEWS: Six Flags Closing Multiple Parks, St. Louis Could Be Next | the disney food blog
Six Flags has announced upcoming closures of multiple parks, and now Six Flags St. Louis could be in danger, according to local Fox2Now news.

Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged to create Six Flags Entertainment Corporation in 2024, and the company reported a $100 million net loss in its second quarter, along with decreased attendance.

Although Six Flags has reported an overall decline in attendance, unofficial tracking methods show that attendance at Six Flags St. Louis is steady. Eureka, Missouri officials, where the theme park is located, stated that Six Flags is investing in repairs, concession upgrades, and new rides in order to keep the park entertaining.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie, Maryland, would be closing after the 2025 operating season comes to an end.

Six Flags President and CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said, “As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor are not a strategic fit with the company’s long-term growth plan.”

Shortly after, news came that Six Flags’ California’s Great America park would likely be closing as well. The park is located in Santa Clara, California, and its lease is coming to an end on June 30th, 2028. Six Flags Chief Financial Officer Brian Witherow told investors in May that there were no plans to extend the lease.

Six Flags California’s Great America would close in October 2027 after the Halloween season. The park — which spans more than 100 acres — opened in 1976 under the Marriott Corporation as Marriott’s Great America.

In 2024, the park’s parent company, Cedar Fair, merged with Six Flags in a deal worth $8 billion. Two years before that, Cedar Fair sold the 112 acres of land the park sits on for $310 million to Prologis, a real estate and supply chain logistics company. The amusement park company agreed to lease back the land for six to 11 years and announced plans to close the park at the end of the 2028 lease. The company has the option to extend the terms for another five years, but they have yet to do so.

We’ll be on the lookout for additional updates about Six Flags and more theme parks. In the meantime, stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and more!
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Which contains zero information developed on their own (typical for the lack of journalistic integrity on display from Disney Food Blog), and is entirely based on this article: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/s...ential-closure-amid-parent-company-struggles/, which is also entirely speculative.

EUREKA, Mo. – Six Flags St. Louis is facing concerns about a potential closure due to financial struggles of its parent company, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.

Last year, Six Flags and its longtime rival, Cedar Fair, merged to create Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, which reported a $100 million net loss in its second quarter. Attendance was down across its 42 amusement and water parks, contributing to the financial difficulties.

Despite the overall decline in attendance, unofficial tracking methods show that attendance at Six Flags St. Louis remains steady. Eureka officials have stated that Six Flags is investing in repairs, concession upgrades, and new rides to keep the park entertaining.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation previously announced that its Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor parks in Bowie, Maryland would close after the 2025 operating season.

All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KTVI. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KTVI staff before being published.
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So yeah, entirely baseless speculation driven by a news company who thrives on clickbait.

I did that in like 5 minutes. You could have done the same.
 
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Thomas said:
Why? That park is tragic. I'll come burn Boss to the ground myself.
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Why when it is going to be Titan Tracked shortly?
I should note that this rumor has as much credibility as the one that the park is closing.
 
I'd wonder if a location like this would get downsized to a largely water park focus with maybe a handful of dry rides in a shorter season - a Michigans Adventure type strategy. SF could then push folks to travel to Great America or KC for a bigger experience.
 
My take is that there is no benefit in closing a park like Six Flags St. Louis outside of "It's one less park to run". They are currently getting strong attendance, management is solid and has fixed up many of their issues, and everything is shipshape. Plus it has access to a strong local market to boot. I think anyone seriously weighing the possibility of them closing shop is maybe buying into the merger doomposting a little much.
 
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Mr Freeze is expensive to keep operating (and is continually rumored for removal at SFOT). Coasters like the Mine Train, Ninja, or Boomerang seem like they could be retired soon. This could be another situation like Astroworld, SFA, or CGA, where the money to "improve" the park and make it marketable/come up to brand standards, may result in a low return on investment. And scrapping major rides makes sense due to age, rather than relocation.

Edit: Probably this park's best run was from 1995-2000, when it got Batman, Mr Freeze, and Boss in a short timeframe. Problem is, they've not really added anything to this level since (Pandemonium, American Thunder, Boomerang, Rookie Racer are all fine additions, but not tentpole rides). When you're talking a heyday of 25-30 years ago, that's a lot to rehabilitate. If Six Flags was healier, maybe this is less of a concern, but they seem to only want to invest in parks with a lot more untapped potential in them - I don't know if this fits that description.
 
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if six flags St Louis do have a future, I say, if six flags america is sold to a new theme park operator, I say do the same with this park
 
paintervision said:
Mr Freeze is expensive to keep operating (and is continually rumored for removal at SFOT). Coasters like the Mine Train, Ninja, or Boomerang seem like they could be retired soon. This could be another situation like Astroworld, SFA, or CGA, where the money to "improve" the park and make it marketable/come up to brand standards, may result in a low return on investment. And scrapping major rides makes sense due to age, rather than relocation.

Edit: Probably this park's best run was from 1995-2000, when it got Batman, Mr Freeze, and Boss in a short timeframe. Problem is, they've not really added anything to this level since (Pandemonium, American Thunder, Boomerang, Rookie Racer are all fine additions, but not tentpole rides). When you're talking a heyday of 25-30 years ago, that's a lot to rehabilitate. If Six Flags was healier, maybe this is less of a concern, but they seem to only want to invest in parks with a lot more untapped potential in them - I don't know if this fits that description.
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Well said @paintervision. I agree, It's one of those parks that would need a decent amount of work. However do you think one solid addition like an RMC of the Boss could bring some new energy and buy the park time as they phase out the older rides and slowly replace them with newer ones?
 
SweetBabyJames said:
However do you think one solid addition like an RMC of the Boss could bring some new energy and buy the park time as they phase out the older rides and slowly replace them with newer ones?
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I think we ought to move on from and cease salivating over the RMC iBox era, it's not coming back.

They had an RMC job in mind around 2019, but Six Flags placed such ridiculous budgets on the project that the pitched layout would have cut its length in half. COVID was the perfect excuse to back out and the current crop of management has been vehemently opposed to the idea. Plus this was contingent on a directive with Warner Bros that never really came to form.
 
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