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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 15h

Around 131 acres, but they own over 500 in total around the park.

Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 15h

Some newer waterparks are ~20-50 acres, including parking, and they’re being built more regularly and cheaper than new theme parks in the US, and better to break even with. So that’s a very possible future, especially if local government is trying to get involved and push for a specific land use.

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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 15h

The entire parcel is 523 acres (SFA used 131). That would certainly need to be split up for mixed use, and some is protected green space.

While another theme park may be unlikely, a family entertainment center or stand-alone water park could be a part of larger development one day.

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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 15h

Probably housing? In the past decade, the housing developments have expanded in the region.

The Six Flags of today was built through mergers and acquisitions; there are few other players in the amusement industry looking to invest the kind of money to turn around a property like this.

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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 20h

Falcon's Beyond and CD PROJEKT RED are working together to create Cyberpunk 2077 concepts for theme parks and immersive attractions.
Hopefully, it won't be 2077 until we see some Cyberpunk activations out there in the wild.

falconsbeyond.com/blog/news/fa...

Falcon’s Beyond and CD PROJEKT RED to Create Cyberpunk 2077 Concepts for Themed Experience Market - Falcon's Beyond

Worldwide Agreement to Develop Location Based Entertainment (LBE) Concepts Orlando, FL (November 3, 2025) — Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBYD) (“Falcon’s Beyond”, “Falcon’s” or the “Company”...

falconsbeyond.com

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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 1d

New Video! Hersheypark Dark Nights closing weekend video, filmed on Saturday November 1st:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b2Y...

Hersheypark Dark Nights - Final Saturday 2025

YouTube video by Paintervision

www.youtube.com

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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 1d

I would argue they pivoted more towards family stuff in the past decade and a half, to mixed success. Thomas Town, waterpark additions, Ragin' Cajun and the flying scooters, water coaster, and the Starflyer all tried to attract families.

Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 1d

I did get a great ride on Roar and Pirate's Flight, without waiting too long! And some nice footage of the park/entertainment that I hope to put into a video later today.

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Paintervision @paintervision.bsky.social · 1d

I have mixed feelings on it. Running Wild One with one train was surely a choice, and there were lots of Flash Pass/Media people getting last rides in yesterday. Superman broke down after I spent more than an hour in line, and I gave up after 30+ minutes of waiting around for them to evac the train.