Aw, poor Mr. Freeze, he’s so blue and will continue to be that way. No wait, that’s good! Screamscape is reporting that Six Flags St’ Louis’ Mr Freeze will be repainted blue/blue instead of the red track/blue support color scheme that the Six Flags over Texas now sports. It makes sense I guess, I mean the ride is Mr. Freeze and not Mr. Fucking Fire after all. Really, what were they thinking when they repainted Mr. Freeze at SFoT red and blue in the first place? Did someone accidently think ‘Superman’ while chosing colors? The last thing that pops into my head upon seeing the red and blue track of Mr. Freeze…is Mr. Freeze!
Six Flags seems to be on a re-painting kick lately. They’re doing Medusa at GAdv, Superman: Ride of Steel at SFNE, and Mr. Freeze in Texas.
A teleconference about Six Flags’ 2008 third quarter performance was held this morning for analysts, media, and Joe six packs who wanted eavesdrop. In the call Mark Shapiro and crew outlined how the company has shown a revenue gain in the 3Q, going from $464.2 million in the 3Q in 2007 to $489.3 million this 3Q; a 5.4% increase. Along with an increase in revenue, the chain has also lowered expenses and rose per guest spending (aka how much money is spent in park by you, the guest.) Shapiro described it as the best year ever for Six Flags adding that the company is on track to be free-cash-flow positive and that “the foundation has been laid for significant long term growth.”
To kick off the first of a multiweek series entitled