Mark Shapiro Leaves Six Flags

[nitrofan]

Originally Posted by Austin

While I agree he can renovate just about any park, he could not do Kentucky Kingdom.

You also have to consider the negatives of KK though. It already had a horrible reputation and had huge lease payments on it as well.

[Austin]

It didnt have a bad reputation at all. I was talking about he couldnt renovate it in his new group he formed. We wouldnt accept him to own the park. No one liked him that worked for him so morale would be at all time lows. Plus he doesnt take care of any parks he owns.

[nitrofan]

Originally Posted by Austin

It didnt have a bad reputation at all. I was talking about he couldnt renovate it in his new group he formed. We wouldnt accept him to own the park. No one liked him that worked for him so morale would be at all time lows. Plus he doesnt take care of any parks he owns.

All you had to do was talk to people at SFKK and you would hear about it. NW Territory closing just made everyone think the park was preparing to close. People were just walking up to us warning us about what to avoid because they didn't think it was safe.

I'm sorry that Shapiro screwed up SFKK, but he put the rest of the parks in the best shape they had been in years.

[Truth Seeker 1]

Originally Posted by david

I have a mini-update. Shapiro is talking to Kiaren Burke about having Kiaren opening a Water park, alongside his property.

If I'm getting this right, Shapiro is attempting a DIRECT hit at Great America, the water park AND amusement park.

What is your source?

[Austin]

Originally Posted by nitrofan

All you had to do was talk to people at SFKK and you would hear about it. NW Territory closing just made everyone think the park was preparing to close. People were just walking up to us warning us about what to avoid because they didn't think it was safe.

I'm sorry that Shapiro screwed up SFKK, but he put the rest of the parks in the best shape they had been in years.

No one warned anyone about the safety of rides. The rides were completely safe. Superman wasnt 100% KK's fault. Anyone who looked at it closely would know that.

[nitrofan]

Originally Posted by Austin

No one warned anyone about the safety of rides. The rides were completely safe. Superman wasnt 100% KK's fault. Anyone who looked at it closely would know that.

I didn't say they aren't safe, and I believe they are. I was just saying that lots of people said some of them aren't. Just from me being social in lines I heard a lot of the GP gossip about the park. They all thought the park was closing soon and there were lots of rumors about unsafe rides.

My point was that with the exception of SFKK, Shapiro did take good care of the parks he owned. He only had the job for 4 years, he did a good job with the resources he had.

[Truth Seeker 1]

Now as all of you know I despise Shapiro. Though I have to admit he kept the parks clean, stopped gang trouble in parks like SFA, and helped Six Flags out of debt. All that aside he neglected KK, staff efficiency was horrible at numerous parks, and focused far too much on little children, I admit most Six Flags parks needed attractions for children just not children four and under.