Good-bye Magic Mountain? Six Flags puts six parks up for sale or closure

Good-bye Magic Mountain? Six Flags puts six parks up for sale or closure2006-06-22
By Robert Niles: Six Flags announced plans Thursday to sell or close six of its properties, including the chain's once-flagship park, Magic Mountain, in Valencia, Calif.
In a press release issued after the U.S. stock market closed Thursday, Six Flags announced that it would sell the properties, to either a single buyer or multiple buyers, or that it might sell or redeploy the properties' attractions, to clear the land for real estate sale.
The six parks on the block are Magic Mountain, Elitch Gardens in downtown Denver, Colorado, Darien Lake near Buffalo, New York, Wild Waves and Enchanted Village outside Seattle, Washington and the waterparks Six Flags Waterworld in Concord and Six Flags Splashdown in Houston.
Long-time TPI readers are familiar with our coverage of Six Flags' financial struggles, and we predicted some of the parks would be going back in January. With Paramount Parks already selling out to Cedar Fair, one wonders what company will be able and willing to mount a bid to purchase the Six Flags parks. Real estate sales, alas, seem the most likely result for most of the parks. Magic Mountain, obviously, is the most viable park among the six, but Cedar Fair already has a Southern California park, in Buena Park's Knott's Berry Farm. The land underneath Magic Mountain would be worth many millions, even in SoCal's stalled real estate market, if no theme park company is willing to add this roller coaster haven to its portfolio.
Six Flags shares plunged, losing nearly a fifth of their value in after-hours trading, following the announcement.
Update: A comment I've made in a couple TV interviews since the story broke: It'd be ironic if Magic Mountain were sold off for real estate development, given that real estate development is the reason the park was built in the first place.
Magic Mountain was not always a Six Flags park. Its builder and original owner was the Newhall Land Company, the developer that built many of the communities around the park. Newhall Land thought it needed a big attraction to lure families over the pass from the San Fernando Valley into the Santa Clarita. So it contracted SeaWorld's designers and built Magic Mountain.
How ironic, now, that the park might fall victim to the success of the real estate market it was built to inspire.

Amerie vs. LeToya - Are they the same chick?

OOOOHHKaye.. Let me make something very clear here. IF YOUR TRYING TO START A CERREER AS AN ARTIST. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DONT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ELSE ON THE CHARTS. Now I know better, but as far as Im concerned this is the same chick. I mean look at them.. I just played they videos back to back and they even dance alike.. I dunno bout this one.. If Pac can still come out with albums then I dont see why she cant just change her name and come out with another album..

Lets see here are a few artists that could prolly pull it off..
India Arie --> Symone Winters
Ashanti --> Meesha Green
Pussycat Dolls --> They With Me

Mr. President

The President recently went to a primary school in Macon,
Georgia, to talk
about the world. After his talk, he asked if the children
had any questions.
One little boy put up his hand, and the president asked him
his name.

"Kenneth."

"And what is your question, Kenneth?"

"I have three questions:
1 ... Whatever happened to the weapons of mass
destruction?
2 ... Why did you give a tax break to the super wealthy?
3 ... Did you steal votes to win both elections?"

Just then the bell rang for recess. President Bush informed
the kiddies that
they would continue after recess.
When they resumed, the President said "OK, where were we?
Oh, that's right,
question time. Who has a question?"
A different little boy put his hand up. Bush pointed him out
and asked him
his name.

"Larry."

"And what is your question, Larry?"

"I have five questions:
1 ...Whatever happened to the weapons of mass
destruction?
2 ...Why did you give a tax break to the super wealthy?
3 ...Did you steal votes to win both elections?
4 ..Why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early?
5 ...What happened to Kenneth?"