SF - More international plans? (and more updates)

[F.A.S.T.]

Scream scape posted some news:

(3/17/09) In an interview Mark Shapiro, he mentioned that Six Flags is working on a combination Theme Park / Water Park / Hotel project for a location "just outside Johannesburg, South Africa." He also confirmed that plans for another Six Flags branded project in South Korea are also close to being finalized.

http://www.screamscape.com/html/industr ... m#SixFlags

Here is the news article/interview: http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-bl ... ighl-4258/

It mentions the new parks:

Additionally, Shapiro said Six Flags is in discussions to develop an amusement park-water park-hotel project just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. A similar project in South Korea is “close to fruition,” he said.

A dubaliland update:

The Six Flags Dubailand project, solidly funded and now in the design and development stage, could see its 2012 debut delayed by up to a year, Shapiro said. The Dubai park will include two “world-class coasters” — one wood, one steel — on the order of El Toro and Kingda Ka in New Jersey’s Great Adventure park, Shapiro said.

And more SFMM random news:

Shapiro said Magic Mountain will get a new roller coaster in 2010 and a Wiggles World kiddie land by 2011. The adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park will see a new attraction in 2010, he said.

Enjoy! :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

There was a snippet in the newspaper a few days ago about how Six Flags was probably going to file for bankruptcy (spelling?)...judging from these plans it doesn't seem like that's too much of a problem?

 

[Screaming Coasters]

^ I dunno about bankruptcy, aren't they the 3rd biggest theme park chain in the world? I assume its got to be pulling in some amount of money for them to stay around in this climate.

 

[F.A.S.T.]

There was a snippet in the newspaper a few days ago about how Six Flags was probably going to file for bankruptcy (spelling?)...judging from these plans it doesn't seem like that's too much of a problem?

Here's the topic about the bankruptcy Emilia:
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/view ... hp?t=25393

I don't know, their stocks are falling right now. (Currently there at 16 cents. Wow, that sucks!)
Right now I think they're trying to pump money into they're parks in hope of getting huge dividends back.

 

[luke8]

Johannesburg, eh?

Would be pretty sound to see another good park in SA.