CoasterBuzz Podcast #81 - July 16, 2007

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posted by Jeff | Monday, July 16, 2007, 7:36 PM | comments: 0

Jeff, Pat and special guest Rick Munarriz from The Motley Fool review this week's news in the amusement industry.

  • We welcome Rick to explain what the NY Post article could really mean for Cedar Fair.
  • Rick first gives a basic explanation of what a private equity firm is.
  • How many times EBITDA is too much to pay for a company?
  • While the Post article mentions retaining management in a buy-out, it's not a realistic condition of a sale.
  • Cedar Fair's quarterly results tend to show stagnation on a same-park basis. Rick thinks that if the company really is looking to sell, it's an admission that the Paramount acquisition isn't going that well so far.
  • Where did the 25 cent cotton candy go?
  • Jeff needs to complain some more about food pricing, while Gonch says it's not all that bad.
  • Rick says his point in saying Disney would be a good buyer is that it would give them a regional marketing position they don't have now.
  • Wild West World files for bankruptcy already, and clearly didn't consider start up costs to run it for several years.
  • There's opposition to Disneyland's fight against low income housing, but what real chance does it stand?
  • The Columbus Zoo picks a terrible name for the former Wyandot Lake.
  • Lawsuit filed for Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, and we'll probably never know how it ends.
  • Jeff is annoyed by "journalists" who write stupid columns.

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