What I think parks should do when in big debt?

Six Flags is in a huge debt, and thus had to sell some parks last year. CF is debt, and wants to sell the company.

So, why are these things happening?

The obvious thing to me is that these theme parks are buying too many high-priced rides. I mean not only do we have roller coasters that have a high-priced tag, but there are flat rides that are the same way. Yes, they also bought too many parks that were unprofitable, and they had to sell them. Power Tower is priced around $10 million while Max Air costs $7.5 million. The Huss Top Spin costs $3 million. This is just ridiculous for those rides.

Obviously, good roller coasters are going to cost a lot more money than bad ones. At SFGAm, why does the park need a roller coaster every other year? In 2001, they got 2 coasters. In 2003 and 2004, they added two more. This is just spending like anything.

Of course, attendance is going to go down if you don’t add anything. The reason is because people get bored of the rides they have already (some people). They want something new. Thus, why not try exhilarating flat rides that don’t cost an arm and a leg. You could add Flying Bobs, KMG Fireball, KMG Spin Out, Tivoli Orbiter, Wisdom Gee Whiz, Hi-Lite Scat, Chance Zipper, Dark Rides, Zamperla Disko’, Chance Yo-Yo that tilts, Eyerly Spider, Chance Wipeout, Zamperla Power Surge, Tilt-A-Whirl, Himilaya, and so on.

You don’t have to add them every year either. If there is a carnival, and they have the same rides year after year, they will eventually get bored of it (Maybe, they will.), but 2 years or even 3 years in a row is not a big deal. The people will still come back, and they will enjoy the rides.

To solve the debt problem, go to the exciting cheaper rides that the carnival can provide, and so can the amusement park. Yes, get new coasters, but don’t get them for 5-6 years unless you are park that doesn’t have the many roller coasters like SFStL, or SFFT.