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Kings Island’s parent company Six Flags to sell off 7 parks, worth $342M

Six Flags, owner of Ohio amusement parks Kings Island and Cedar Point, has announced it will be selling seven of its parks throughout the United States and Canada. In a sale valued at $342 million, ...

Kings Island owner Six Flags to sell 7 parks to focus on stronger-performing locations

Six Flags Entertainment will sell seven amusement parks in the United States and Canada in a $331 million deal as the company shifts focus to higher-performing properties. According to FOX Business, ...

Six Flags agrees to sell 7 parks: See which parks are being divested and what it means for Cedar Point season passholders

While Cedar Point and Kings Island are not included in the sale, five of the seven parks are from the same newly designated Midwest Region within Six Flags.
Family Destinations Guide

There’s A Forgotten Theme Park Swallowed By Nature In Indiana And It’s Eerily Beautiful

The forest has a way of keeping secrets, and in Charlestown, Indiana, the woods at Charlestown State Park are hiding one of ...

Cedar Point-parent Six Flags selling 7 parks as it looks to reduce debt

Six Flags will sell seven amusement parks to Kansas City-based real estate investment trust EPR Properties for $331 million in a deal announced Thursday.

What's the status of Kings Dominion after Six Flags sells 7 parks?

The seven parks sold are Valleyfair in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Worlds of Fun in Kansas City; Michigan's Adventure in Grand Rapids; Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Galveston, Texas; Six Flags St. Louis in ...

Six Flags sells 7 parks to strengthen company. Is Cedar Point affected?

Six Flags is selling seven of its amusement parks, including Michigan's Adventure, to strengthen its foundation and focus.

Michigan's Adventure sold off from Six Flags to new owners, company says

Six Flags is selling off some of its North America amusement parks, including Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon.
Springfield News-Sun

The Racer: How a Kings Island roller coaster helped shape modern amusement parks

During the creation of Kings Island in the late 1960s and early 1970s, park operators Coney Island Inc. and the Taft Broadcasting Company decided to take a gamble on its signature ride.

Cedar Point’s new Gold Pass unlocks 13 parks — Did Six Flags kill the magic of the $99 deal?

The expanded Gold Pass offers more parks than ever, but one Today in Ohio host argues the old price point was a psychological masterstroke Six Flags may regret abandoning.
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Kings Park marching band gets luggage back after canceled Disney trip, 13-hour delay; families still waiting for refunds

Kings Park High School marching band members are finally getting their luggage back after their Disney trip was canceled following a 13-hour delay at JFK airport. Study of 27.8M Americans may have ...
The New York Times

Negro Coney Island: The New York Amusement Park That Never Opened

In 1925, the Black real estate magnate Solomon Riley was ready to open an amusement park on Hart Island, the site of a prison and potter’s field. The city shut it down. Visitors to Coney Island share ...