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Six Flags Q4 Earnings: A New CEO, a 27% Margin, $5.1B in Debt, and a Lot of Obvious Ideas
Feb. 22, 2026

Six Flags Q4 Earnings: A New CEO, a 27% Margin, $5.1B in Debt, and a …

Six Flags posted Q4 2025 results this week, and the results weren't good.

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Six Flags' Regional Passes & Disney's New CEO
Feb. 8, 2026

Six Flags' Regional Passes & Disney's New CEO

Six Flags is rolling out a simplified season pass structure and Disney has a new CEO.

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Doubling Down: Six Flags Expands Grad Nights & Disney Pivots Galaxy’s Edge
Jan. 25, 2026

Doubling Down: Six Flags Expands Grad Nights & Disney Pivots Galaxy’s…

Six Flags is expanding Grad Nite in 2026, adding Knott’s Berry Farm and Carowinds to a program the company has relied on for years; Meanwhile, Disney is poviting the story of Galaxy's Edge.

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Is Six Flags Preparing to Sell More Parks? What the Filings Suggest
Jan. 18, 2026

Is Six Flags Preparing to Sell More Parks? What the Filings Suggest

A new set of trademark filings has raised fresh questions about Six Flags’ long-term portfolio strategy.

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Buying Time is Expensive: Six Flags Aims to Refinance $1B
Jan. 12, 2026

Buying Time is Expensive: Six Flags Aims to Refinance $1B

Six Flags has announced a major debt refinancing, issuing $1.0 billion in senior notes due in 2032 at an 8.625% interest rate to retire bonds coming due in 2027.

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Six Flags Swaps Coasters for Toons
Dec. 21, 2025

Six Flags Swaps Coasters for Toons

Six Flags Magic Mountain has delayed its highly anticipated “first-of-its-kind” coaster to 2027, and will instead add a Looney Toons Area.

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Six Flags Appoints a New CEO — What It Means for the Parks
Dec. 1, 2025

Six Flags Appoints a New CEO — What It Means for the Parks

Six Flags has appointed John Reilly as its new CEO—a leader who spent 21 years at SeaWorld and later held top roles at Palace Entertainment, the parent company of regional parks like Kennywood and Lake Compounce.

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Six Flags Bets on Travis Kelce as Disney Faces a Cable Crisis
Nov. 16, 2025

Six Flags Bets on Travis Kelce as Disney Faces a Cable Crisis

Disney’s stock dipped 7% after its latest earnings show cable is collapsing faster than expected.

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Six Flags Plans More Park Closures — Here’s Why It Makes Sense
Nov. 9, 2025

Six Flags Plans More Park Closures — Here’s Why It Makes Sense

Six Flags is doubling down on its “smaller and more nimble” plan, prioritizing core parks and openly confirming that more closures or sales are on the way.

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Travis Kelce Buys into Six Flags & TEA Global Experience Index
Oct. 26, 2025

Travis Kelce Buys into Six Flags & TEA Global Experience Index

Kansas City Chiefs star—and Taylor Swift’s fiancé—Travis Kelce now owns a 9% stake in Six Flags alongside hedge fund Jana Partners, instantly making the struggling park chain a national headline. Former Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ou...

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Six Flags’ Leadership Shake-Up and the Qiddiya Confusion
Oct. 19, 2025

Six Flags’ Leadership Shake-Up and the Qiddiya Confusion

Six Flags is losing more of its board - what will happen next?

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Six Flags Questions, IAAPA Europe, & Lego's Acquisition
Sept. 28, 2025

Six Flags Questions, IAAPA Europe, & Lego's Acquisition

This week, we respond to your comments from last week's show regarding Six Flags. Scott recaps his visit to IAAPA Expo Europe; Lego invests £200 million in the acquisition of Lego Discovery Centers from Merlin; and a New imme...

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More Guests, Less Money: Six Flags’ Big Problem
Sept. 22, 2025

More Guests, Less Money: Six Flags’ Big Problem

Six Flags reported 298,000 more visits this summer, a 3% attendance bump compared to 2024. But guests spent 7% less on admission, pulling overall revenue down 2% even as food and merch ticked up.

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Six Flags Adds Haunted House Fees—Will Guests Pay for What They Once Got Free?
Aug. 17, 2025

Six Flags Adds Haunted House Fees—Will Guests Pay for What They Once …

Legacy Cedar Fair parks are moving to the Six Flags model this Halloween, requiring a new $10–$20 Haunted Attractions Pass for mazes—and an extra $15 for The Conjuring house.

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Six Flags’ $100M Loss, CEO Exit & the Season Pass Gamble
Aug. 10, 2025

Six Flags’ $100M Loss, CEO Exit & the Season Pass Gamble

Six Flags posted a nearly $100 million loss in Q2—down from a $55 million profit a year ago—on 1.4 million fewer visitors, a smaller base of season passholders, and what it calls “adverse weather.”

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Six Flags Cuts —What Happens When Cost Savings Kill Return Visits?
Aug. 4, 2025

Six Flags Cuts —What Happens When Cost Savings Kill Return Visits?

Six Flags just canceled its Christmas and Halloween events at multiple parks - will this save cost or cost more in lost visitors?

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Family Culture or Central Control? Herschend’s Acquisition & Six Flags’ Silo Smash
June 2, 2025

Family Culture or Central Control? Herschend’s Acquisition & Six Flag…

Herschend finalized its acquisition of Palace Entertainment’s 24 U.S. attractions with a $1.1 billion leveraged loan—and vows 2025 will be a “listening year.”

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Six Flags Presses “Reset”
May 26, 2025

Six Flags Presses “Reset”

"The Great Reset," Six Flags' new strategic plan, aims to reach 58 million in annual attendance and $3.8 billion in revenue by 2028.

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Pruning Parks, Powering Up Hotels: Six Flags Shutters as DC Invades Gaylord
May 11, 2025

Pruning Parks, Powering Up Hotels: Six Flags Shutters as DC Invades G…

Six Flags/Cedar Fair’s first post-merger casualty is Six Flags America, erasing 70 full-time and 700 seasonal jobs and $3.5 million in local tax revenue—freeing capital for “marquee” investments elsewhere. At the same time, M...

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