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Six Flags Magic Mountain to tear down Golden Bear Theater
The Golden Bear Theater hosted concerts by Van Halen, Kiss, Motley Crue, INXS, R.E.M., Weezer and even Spinal Tap.
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I love the wording in the terms of the permit--as if it was spiteful of "Down to The Slab".
Bring it on.
Bring it on.
One thing I was thinking about is that of late, the Golden Bear Theater was mostly used for dance and cheer competitions. And while I can understand if the average guest was not a fan, they are a cash cow for the park, as every performer and spectator must purchase a park admission. I didn't think SFMM would be willing to give that up.
As I have some friends in that dance/cheer world, I asked and found out that those events will be moving to the Gearworks Theater in the Steampunk area. Which is kind of a win for everyone... it's more self-contained, and relatively more isolated from the main drag of the park--so a bit more out of the public eye (and ear, lol).
As I have some friends in that dance/cheer world, I asked and found out that those events will be moving to the Gearworks Theater in the Steampunk area. Which is kind of a win for everyone... it's more self-contained, and relatively more isolated from the main drag of the park--so a bit more out of the public eye (and ear, lol).
They could just be repurposing the foundation to build the station for a new coaster? I am no expert on permits and construction by any means but would they really go through this much trouble to build a new theater when the existing one is fine? I think they’re just repurposing the foundation to save money?
Was in the park today, and the Saw X maze is still completely standing. Do we think there's any chance of it being used for Scream Break 2024? I figure it's a longshot, but at the same time, it would likely draw a lot of people in, and help them get return on their investment in the IP. Possible Conjuring too, although it didn't seem to get the same public demand that Saw X did (nor the same mostly positive reception).
I was initially thinking Truth or Dare would also be easy to add, as it was massively improved and in the same area. I think the wild cards for Saw X in Scream Break are: is there enough staffing, and would they want a maze that's relatively far off from the rest of the mazes?
I also did a bit of digging on the various Six Flags parks websites, and the parks that have already announced Scream Break in 2024 on their websites (in addition to SFMM) are: SFDK, SFFT, and SFOT. None of the others make mention of it... although it's also fairly obvious some SF parks haven't announced their full 2024 schedule on their site yet, so it's not necessarily ruled out. Seems to be successful enough at a handful of parks, though.
I was initially thinking Truth or Dare would also be easy to add, as it was massively improved and in the same area. I think the wild cards for Saw X in Scream Break are: is there enough staffing, and would they want a maze that's relatively far off from the rest of the mazes?
I also did a bit of digging on the various Six Flags parks websites, and the parks that have already announced Scream Break in 2024 on their websites (in addition to SFMM) are: SFDK, SFFT, and SFOT. None of the others make mention of it... although it's also fairly obvious some SF parks haven't announced their full 2024 schedule on their site yet, so it's not necessarily ruled out. Seems to be successful enough at a handful of parks, though.
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With SawXI releasing next year too--it wouldn't be shocking if SFCorp wanted to make sure they can keep using the Saw house for as long as they can. Feel like that's a very easy crowd pleaser regardless if it's Scream Break--or Fright Fest as a whole.
Interesting the walls may go down to Pistachio Park area. I'll be curious to know how that spot gets used.
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lol
Six Flags being like we have to try to go up against Fast and Furious
No what you need to do is have better Ops.....it's insane these companies just ignore the real issues and go on to build more
To me if you can't be open 7 days a week in southern CA...then you have a bigger problem then just a coast coming to universal
Six Flags being like we have to try to go up against Fast and Furious
No what you need to do is have better Ops.....it's insane these companies just ignore the real issues and go on to build more
To me if you can't be open 7 days a week in southern CA...then you have a bigger problem then just a coast coming to universal
While I don't disagree that they could use better ops (and maintenance and staffing), SFMM has issues that Disney, Knott's, and Universal don't: it's considerably further out of the way for most people, and it's main audience isn't families or out of town tourists... it's basically teens. And with school, they just aren't going to go during a weekday unless it's a holiday or vacation. When they were doing 365 ops, and I went during a weekday, I was pretty surprised to largely find all the rides open. And still, no one really came. So I don't blame them for returning back to weekend ops.
Also, let's be real: SFMM gets the most publicity when they announce a new ride... something that used to be an annual occurrence, but essentially hasn't happened in two years (which is an eternity for this park). A big new ride will certainly give them a lot of publicity and buzz, which the park has lacked ever since the Covid years (if not before).
Also, let's be real: SFMM gets the most publicity when they announce a new ride... something that used to be an annual occurrence, but essentially hasn't happened in two years (which is an eternity for this park). A big new ride will certainly give them a lot of publicity and buzz, which the park has lacked ever since the Covid years (if not before).
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Also of note, the maintenance and operating budgets are nearly doubling for 2024 (early CF influence)? And most of the upper management has either quit or been fired, and been replaced by transplants from different parks around the chain.
2024 (and beyond) may be a whole different ballgame.
2024 (and beyond) may be a whole different ballgame.
I’m thrilled to hear this! Sounds like the park could be entering a new golden era!
Where do we find this information that the maintenance and operating budgets have nearly doubled?
Didn't the Park CEO abruptly quit/retire (the one most people here hated, who just seemed focused on a bottom line) a few months ago? If so, I'm still shocked that hasn't really been talked about much, as well as who will replace him and when. Seems like that would be pretty important for the future of the park.
And if those budgets are doubling, let's really hope this leads to better ops, the end of single train ops. I mean, TNR has been single train ops for what, a year now?
