CoasterBuzz Podcast #66 - March 5, 2007

posted Monday, March 05, 2007 9:25:52 PM by Jeff

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Jeff and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.

  • Lake Compounce wants state to pay for road relocation. A classic case of finding the balance between a business being self-sustaining and looking at bigger picture economic impact.
  • Disney pulls the NIMBY card in Anaheim. Pat says it does go both ways.
  • Georgia wants to offer tax incentives to bringing new tourist stuff to the state. It worked for Kentucky.
  • Geauga Lake is not in a "death spiral." Can people over-react a little?
  • Is the smoke free in Ohio a business choice, or part of the new law?
  • Mall of America nails the Nickelodeon license. The locals miss the Peanuts, but we agree the new licensing is a win.
  • SeaWorld Orlando wants in to the water park action. It might be a market underserved in town.
  • Disney about to expand its hotel empire by thousands of rooms. Do you want to be a hotel on International Drive right now? There's your death spiral.

Comments:

James S. Elliott | 3/7/2007 2:17 PM

Hey Jeff, Universal owns Wet n' Wild. Just and FYI

Daniel | 3/9/2007 1:34 PM

I do agree that people are over reacting on this whole Geauga Lake is dying nonsense. Anyone who remembers the park pre-Six Flags knows that Geauga Lake thrived as a smaller park and just becasue they are getting ride of 3 rides doesn't mean anything. I highly doubt that Cedar Fair would dump close to $200 million into a park in a 2-3 year time span just to dump it within 5-10 years.

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