Show Notes
Rollercoaster hater Peter Bucci joins the season finale to talk about Six Flags’ insane journey to becoming the world’s largest regional theme park chain. This episode has everything: bankruptcy, a hostile takeover, many gruesome rollercoaster deaths. Also, who knew the politics of parking could be so interesting? Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to follow @BustedBizBureau everywhere for updates on season 2.
Footnotes:
- Angus G. Wynne, © Academic, 2000-2022
- Restructuring a Theme Park: The Six Flags Bankruptcy, John Capps and Lauren Sherrell
- Incidents at Six Flags parks, Wikipedia
- Six Flags faces buying spree hangover, Sean Murphy, My Plainview 2005
- The Atlanta Braves Borrowed Their Parking Scam From Dan Snyder, Dave Mckenna, Deadspin 2016
- DEFINITIVE CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT FILED BY RED ZONE LLC, 2005
- Large Shareholder Files Against Six Flags Sale NFL Owner Backed By Major Investor, Paul Monies, NEWSOK 2005
- Six Flags Files For Chap. 11 Bankruptcy, Forbes 2009
- Dakota Hickman and Matthew D’Agostino vs. Six Flags New England, 2019
- How you can eat every day at Six Flags Magic Mountain for $150 a year, Mercury News 2021
- Six Flags 2018 Annual Report
- Six Flags settles class action lawsuit for charging season pass holders during COVID-19 closure, Woo Sung-Shin 2021
- THEME PARK
- CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Six Flags in Gurnee, Illinois, 2021
- Six Flags Great America Settling Lawsuit Over Fingerprints for $36M, Chicago Sun Times 2021
