Little bummed that they're maintaining the Six Flags brand. I get why, but their branding and visual design is one of my least favorite things about SF in general. I'll still take Cedar Fair's planning/operations though. I just hope that the current CF parks won't be tainted visually.
Likewise I do hope this is a purposely slow transition, even just the "Cedar Point, a Six Flags Company Park" or something to the effect of adding Six Flags as the "underwritten" corporate owner.
Putting a little more of a think on this to
@Lofty's point, while this will lead to a more cost-effective corporation with lower overhead cost; there will still be 43 properties to feed (27 from Six Flags, 16 from Cedar Fair) and oversee now. While I expect the status quo for lower priority parks not to receive significant upgrades/investment (Michigan's Adventure, Darien Lake, etc.) and stay relatively stagnant so long as they turn a profit - I worry those low-priority parks could see
ever reduced investment, especially if there is some sort of angle or thought to add investment to parks with delayed improvements or upgrades across either parks. IDK, it's hard to fathom the ride additions strategy from here when the two lead competitors are merging.
The idea has been floated that somehow the smaller parks would be sold off or liquidated by some in the coaster community. I feel that remains a separate issue (you would sell off or close a property if it wasn't making target revenue, regardless), but do wonder what this all will mean for the not-Cedar-Points-and-Magic-Mountains of the world.
