Six Flags Magic Mountain: Difference between revisions

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=== Park's uncertain future ===

On [[June 22]], [[2006]] Six Flags, Inc. announced that it was exploring options for six of its parks, including Magic Mountain and its neighboring water park, [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor|Hurricane Harbor]], that could involve selling the park with possibility of selling to real estate developers, with an intent to close the park and build housing developments in the area.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher=Business Wire | date=2006-06-22 | title=Six Flags to Explore Strategic Options for Six Properties - Buffalo, Concord, Denver, Seattle, Houston and Los Angeles; Company Provides Mid-Quarter Update on Operations | url=http://investors.sixflags.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61629&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=875468&highlight= | accessdate=2006-06-27}}</ref> Park officials cite dwindling attendance and rowdy behavior among park-goers (notably teenagersniggers and young adultsmexicans, who account for a large percentage of the park's attendance). Recent statistics say the park's attendance has declined by 19 percent from a year ago{{Fact}}, despite the recent opening of [[Tatsu]], a high-speed roller-coaster at the park. The decrease in attendance may be due in part to the fact that the park raised its ticket prices by [[United States dollar|$]]10 to $60 for the 2006 season, as well as increasing the price of parking to $15. [http://www.screamscape.com/html/six_flags_magic_mountain.htm] Throughout the Six Flags chain, attendance in the second quarter of 2006 was 14 percent lower than it was in the second quarter of 2005. [http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=31912&format=html]

== Ride/Attraction timeline==