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Not really excited to hear this, thinking cedar fair already seems stretched thin with their current collection of parks and development levels are down (while increasing prices ugh), but six flags can't seem to find employees to clean the bathrooms... And of course any org this large will get full attention and priority from coaster manufacturers which could disrupt innovation.
This may be an opportunity for smaller parks that can capitalize and provide a better overall experience and value, I think we're about to see a lot of park consolation.
My biggest hope is that this gives independent parks a boost. They are the soul of this industry and I honestly think they are the parks that pressure the chains to care about their experience at all.