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    • Wed Oct 3rd 02:13 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Six Flags: A Ripoff
      I'm a frequent vistor to a nearby Six Flags park in another part of the country.

      I can't really comment on the ride staffing, since I have to avoid most of the rides because of an eye condition. But I do observe that staffing levels are usually lower in the Spring and Fall because the student-age kids that are typically hired for these positions are in school.

      I've never understood why anyone trying to pinch pennies would pay for bottled water inside a theme park. I always bring my own bottle of water from home. Even if I didn't do that, there are chilled drinking fountains near each restroom building, and as another poster mentioned, you can get a cup of icewater in the restaurants at no charge.

      Anyone planning to make a single visit to a theme park should go with the understanding that they will pay fairly high prices for food and merchandise. It is my understanding that that's where the park earns most of its revenue.

      Ways to control costs:
      - Never pay full price for admission tickets at the park ticket booths. Use discount coupons from local hotels, fast-food restaurants, and soda bottlers, or purchase tickets at participating hotels or grocery stores at lower prices. If you have friends who are passholders (and who are willing to go with you), they often have "bring-a-friend&q... discount coupons. I believe that the tickets you can purchase online at the Six Flags web site are also discounted.
      - If you intend to visit the park (or any other SF park) more that a couple of times a year, purchasing a season pass will pay for itself. You can also purchase a parking pass (when available, these are usually valid only at your home park). A standard season pass at my local park provides a 5% discount on most food and merchandise (some of the small snack vending locations and carts don't give pass discounts), and also provides a book of discount coupons. At our park, the lowest price for a season pass is available when the passes first go on sale in the Fall of the previous year -- the pass price increases in stages every couple of months after that.
      - Because I visit the park a LOT (about once a week), I also purchase a premium upgrade to my season pass. With that, I get a 25% discount on food and mercandise, which means food costs me about the same as it would outside the park. I don't know if this upgrade is available at all SF parks.
      - Again, if you are a frequent park goer, get a Six Flags Entertainment credit card, which earns points redeemable for tickets, passes, and food-and-merchandise vouchers, and use it for all your purchases at the park (you get more points per dollar for usage at the park). For the last couple of years, I've earned more than enough points to take care of my season passes.
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