I think the Union Jack is supposed to represent how the British Empire travelled around the world, just kind of sitting in places, not really helping people and then moving.
Just like this coaster did.
I think a big factor of this sale is that hasn't really been mentioned is that it retains all 599 employees, which at the moment keeping people employed during an economic downturn will be massively beneficial to the livelihood of the local community, especially since even major theme park...
Chester Zoo, one of the biggest zoo's in Europe, have now setup a webpage to save the zoo.
If this threatening for a non-profit, who has lower taxes, then this is majorly concerning as well for the other UK/European tourist attractions. For example Chester Zoo has had similar attendance...
I'd like to point out another reason why the EEA/EU parks (and UK parks when they were in the EU) had much cheaper costs to purchase Vekoma's rides than the US parks because of no tariffs on steel and not having to transport it across one of the world's largest oceans and also not having to pay...
With most theme parks shut with the COVID-19 outbreak, Merlin can claim they're the biggest theme park operator at the moment as Thorpe and Towers opening are next week.
Leaked image from Merlin HQ.
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