As any roller coaster enthusiast would know there are many differences between six flags and Cedar Fair they are always in competition to see who the better one is. As of right now i believe Cedar Fair is on top. but back to the topic at hand six flags one ups Cedar Fair by having two licenses i mean who wouldn't want batman at their home park. That being said i think six flags bought a Warner brothers license because both DC and looney tunes what do you think the possibilities of Cedar Fair getting dc or any other license for that matter.

 

 

the only problem i see is that we may lose the peanuts license and with the peanuts movie coming out soon they could really use that to their advantage

If SIX and FUN were to merge, that might happen.

 

Absent that, Six Flags' license of the characters from Time Warner certainly would preclude them also being licensed to a competing amusement park operator. Six Flags is not likely to give up the rights any time soon.

Not if...when.

It's just a matter of....TIME.

Sure.

The Clydesdales could also support Coors.....

Reebok could sign Jordan.....

McDonald's could be flame broiled......

Jim Kirk could use the force.....

......The list continues....

With the merger, it WILL come.

Again, the only question is when.

This won't happen. Cedar Fair wouldn't even keep Nickelodeon Universe, and if I'm not mistaken. They rethemed Nickelodeon Universe to Planet Snoopy prior to the license agreement ending. The agreement also had options for extension. Which they also did not pick up. I think that was a mistake on CF's end, but given the person in charge at the time it's no surprise.

That person is gone.

When the offer comes for Cedar Fair units at 130-150 percent of market value, the sale---er---merger will happen.

And, with mergers of late, comes chopping of least-performing assets - human and otherwise. Slimmer, smaller, more-efficient. Sell off as much as possible to "raise funds" for future growth. Obligado! (That's Portuguese for "Much obliged!")

 

-Tb

See: Six Flags America, Discovery Kingdom, Cedar Fair's Valleyfair, Michigan's Adventure, Worlds of Fun, Ohio's Wildwater Kingdom and perhaps even Dorney Park....

Why do you think there will be a merger/sale? Because SIX is doing well financially? Or are there other factors?

 

And if so do you think they'd buy Cedar Fair as a whole, or just certain parks?

 

I'm scared to think what that would mean for many parks. They're doing well now but it seems when times get tough, they just close a bunch down. And times will be tough again someday.

 

Also I'd be heartbroken to see most of our beloved rides get renames/rethemes to all Superman/Batman/etc.

 

It's like a tornado. I'm scared of it, but I want to know more about it.

Because Avenue Capital intended to merge the two if they had gotten SIX. As did Apollo (and Dick Kinzel).

It makes way too much sense.

So...given time...

A year? Six months? A decade?

That's the question.

FUN's tax advantage as a limited partnership might reduce the likelihood of a deal, in the near term at least.

Beasttamer, it would be great if you'd edit your original post, got into the full editor, and change the topic title to include a "?" or use a clearer title like "Will DC Comics ever come to Cedar Fair?" I came here astounded, expecting that this was an announcement or a press release since the topic title is worded as such.

 

Welcome to KIC!

Look at the poll question.

Do 70 percent really think Cedar Fair has no possibility of getting ANY licensed property down the road?

That's ridiculous.

Nah, Cedar Fair and Six Flags aren't merging anytime before the end of the universe.

Let's work on the possible things, like McDonald's dropping everything except burgers, fries and drinks.

I just wanna point out that as of 2016, there will be likely licensed properties from EA Games. See Carowinds and Plants vs Zombies, CGA and Mass Effecf.

Nah, Cedar Fair and Six Flags aren't merging anytime before the end of the universe.

Let's work on the possible things, like McDonald's dropping everything except burgers, fries and drinks.

Uh huh.

You'll see.

And soon.

Look at the poll question.

Do 70 percent really think Cedar Fair has no possibility of getting ANY licensed property down the road?

That's ridiculous.

And this is the exact problem of always splitting hairs.

The topic title is DC Comics coming to Cedar Fair Parks.

Why does the poll question trump the actual topic title? I think we can all agree the primary reasoning for opening the topic from the beginning was "DC Comics" and "Cedar Fair".

Uh huh.

You'll see.

And soon.

I sure hope so! The sooner McDonald's goes back to the basics, the better for everyone!

Then I wouldn't have to drive double the distance for good fries from Five Guys.

Sure.

The Clydesdales could also support Coors.....

Reebok could sign Jordan.....

McDonald's could be flame broiled......

Jim Kirk could use the force.....

......The list continues....

 

The mere mention of that offends me:

 

 

James Earl Jones could sing for Rush...

 

96 Rock could play Winger...

 

Sharks could go vegetarian...

 

Fanduel could try not advertising...

I don't want to, but I'd have to agree with Terp. There is a large chance that there is going to be some sort of merge in at least our lifetimes. Whether thats CF buying up the parks if SF goes completely bankrupt and can't rebound, SF buying up some of the smaller CF parks (Michigan's Adventure, World's of Fun, that petty excuse of a waterpark), or just a full on buyout. 

I don't want to, but I'd have to agree with Terp. There is a large chance that there is going to be some sort of merge in at least our lifetimes. Whether thats CF buying up the parks if SF goes completely bankrupt and can't rebound, SF buying up some of the smaller CF parks (Michigan's Adventure, World's of Fun, that petty excuse of a waterpark), or just a full on buyout. 

Six Flags already owned Geauga Lake once. Six Flags sold both Ohio parks along with some other parks in the USA because the company was losing money at that time. I don't see Six Flags buying any parks for along time. The ones that they did own had to be fixed up before the new owners even reopened them. Ky. Kingdom and Zoombezi Bay(was Six Flags Wyandot Lake by The Columbus Zoo) were 2 parks that had to be redone.

Kentucky Kingdom was closed for years. Of course, it had to be redone.

Wyandot Lake was repurposed as zoo curtilage. Same story.

And the Six Flags of today is more like the Cedar Fair of the 90's, while the Cedar Fair of today is more like the Six Flags of the 80's.

Neither company is the same as it was in the Ohio park disposal era. Besides, if Six Flags sold Geauga Lake, what did Cedar Fair do to it?

Kentucky Kingdom was closed for years. Of course, it had to be redone.

Wyandot Lake was repurposed as zoo curtilage. Same story.

And the Six Flags of today is more like the Cedar Fair of the 90's, while the Cedar Fair of today is more like the Six Flags of the 80's.

Neither company is the same as it was in the Ohio park disposal era. Besides, if Six Flags sold Geauga Lake, what did Cedar Fair do to it?

I'm not going to say who really killed Geauga Lake because my response will cause a fight.

This is why Cedar Fairs has a poison pill in place. http://youtu.be/arfD0MDuCzE