Hey Swami:
Long time, no see. What's all these rumors about Great America going out of business? A friend of mine said he heard in school that they're going bankrupt and will close down sometime this year. Please look into this alleged "crystal ball" and tell us what's going to happen.
The Silver Flash
Dear Flash:
Never say never, as Sean Connery reminded us, but the call here is that Great America will not go the way of Riverview Park.
True, there are rumors to that effect. And where do these rumors come from? Well, there was this article a few months back that ranked Six Flags among the "15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009."
When you're on a list with Blockbuster and Krispy Kreme, you're not in fast company.
So the bad news traveled fast, and then everything blew up on Friday with the latest bad financial news for Six Flags Inc.
Let's face it: when most people see the word "bankruptcy," they think "out of business" instead of "debt reorganization," and when too many people see "Six Flags," they see "Great America."
But the crystal ball is clear that economies will stumble and parent companies will come and go, but Great America will survive as a regional theme park.
If you don't think so, perhaps you forget a simple revelatory phrase: Bally's Great America.
When you're a cultural institution, you can survive just about anything.
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