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- November 2nd, 2023, 12:01 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Valleyfair - Shakopee
- Replies: 56
- Views: 47916
Re: Valleyfair - Shakopee
I doubt the land under Valleyfair is worth more than the park, so they'ed presumably sell it to another operator. Cedar Fair considered selling Valleyfair and Worlds of Fun back in 2009 to reduce debt following their acquisition of Paramount parks, but ultimately did not at the time. The three recen...
- November 2nd, 2023, 11:21 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Valleyfair - Shakopee
- Replies: 56
- Views: 47916
Re: Valleyfair - Shakopee
Cedar Fair and Six Flags merging https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/us-theme-park-operators-cedar-fair-six-flags-to-merge-in-8-billion-deal.html Sounds like Cedar Fair will technically be the surviving company and take the Six Flags name and the new board will have 6 from each. New headquarters will be...
- October 25th, 2023, 6:53 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Road Geek Topics
- Replies: 295
- Views: 156194
Re: Road Geek Topics
Considering engineers have been telling us for years that road design dictactes speed, and speed limits should be based on road design and not made-up numbers, I find it hilarious that some people are just finding out now that replacing one made-up number with another has esssentially nil practical ...
- October 16th, 2023, 9:27 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1413
- Views: 663328
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
My take on it is that the car-haters have been doing so much shaming lately that we can't just be honest about the fact that it's simply a badly needed new freeway.
- September 8th, 2023, 11:28 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 871905
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Yeah, it's usually the middle guys that get squeezed out. Anyone remember Mervyn's and Carson's? I think the stigma of shopping at Walmart is basically gone now, so "at least we're not Walmart" is no longer a winning strategy. Also I heard "Walmart is a grocery store that also sells h...
- September 8th, 2023, 7:41 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 871905
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
"Amazon workers are back in the office three days a week and Walmart workers are returning two days a week. Both companies recently reported stronger second-quarter earnings than Target." Are they trying to imply Amazon and Walmart have stronger second-quarter earnings because they're hurt...
- September 5th, 2023, 11:45 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 871905
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
I'm assuming they hired the best qualified candidate. The argument is we'd be better off with a director that's not as qualified but willing to put up with the lost time, hassle, and expense of having to drive to the office every day? Is his job to physically wander around the libraries and notice t...
- September 5th, 2023, 10:13 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 871905
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Is there some evidence our libraries would be better directed if the directer lived locally and spewed carbon out of his car on the way to a local office?
- August 14th, 2023, 8:10 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Housing Market/Economics - General Topics
- Replies: 260
- Views: 134524
Re: Housing Market/Economics - General Topics
Do you want to buy a house in this market?
If yes, keep in mind there's five people behind you that aren't going to demand a home inspection, either house flippers with cash or people that are apparently more desperate to buy a house than you are.
If yes, keep in mind there's five people behind you that aren't going to demand a home inspection, either house flippers with cash or people that are apparently more desperate to buy a house than you are.
- July 25th, 2023, 8:38 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County
- Replies: 119
- Views: 134098
Re: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County
Don't know about that Country Inn specificially, but now that it's no longer part of whatever Carlson Travel is called today, Country Inn can no longer relay on captive booking form Carlson travel agents, and they're not in any way distinguishable from a Hampton Inn or a Holiday Inn Express. Country...
- July 15th, 2023, 10:23 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1413
- Views: 663328
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
2022 Corridors of Commerce projects announced. https://www.roadsbridges.com/funding/news/33008059/minnesota-dot-to-allocate-380-million-to-fund-infrastructure-projects The projects receiving funding in 2023 include: TH 13, Savage/Burnsville – Grade separations from Quentin to Nicollet Aves: $96,000,...
- June 29th, 2023, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Valleyfair - Shakopee
- Replies: 56
- Views: 47916
Re: Valleyfair - Shakopee
I was at an event back in the mid 90s where Valleyfair was rented out overnight. As soon as we got in, one of the people we were with thought it would be a good idea to go on the Wave while wearing a heavy cotton shirt and jean shorts, and needless to say her clothes didn't dry out the entire night....
- June 29th, 2023, 10:03 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Valleyfair - Shakopee
- Replies: 56
- Views: 47916
Re: Valleyfair - Shakopee
Do kids nowadays even care about Peanuts, or is the idea that the theming is targeted at nostalgic adults, who are the ones taking their kids there? My hunch is Thunder Canyon will be the next ride to dissappear. 1) It's old. 2) There's been some high profile incidents involving old raft rides 3) Th...
- June 27th, 2023, 8:49 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Valleyfair - Shakopee
- Replies: 56
- Views: 47916
Re: Valleyfair - Shakopee
Forgot I had started this thread when I posted my thoughts of this year in the Shakopee thread... As for the creator visit, I saw that too. It's now been 16 years since we've gotten a coaster. Speculation has that this is due to Cedar Fair's financial issues related to absorbing Paramount Parks and ...
- June 21st, 2023, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Expo 2023 / 2027
- Replies: 53
- Views: 29192
Re: Expo 2023 / 2027
I wonder if the recent nationalist, anti-globalist sentiment in America had anything to do with it too?
- June 21st, 2023, 8:20 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Expo 2023 / 2027
- Replies: 53
- Views: 29192
Re: Expo 2023
Thank goodness. Didn't the last one we had in New Orleans wind up losing something like $300 million in today's dollars?
- June 7th, 2023, 6:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 186353
Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
Maybe the Twin decide they want a stadium with a retractable roof?
- June 1st, 2023, 8:23 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
- Replies: 184
- Views: 171696
Re: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
If you have to get on a bus anyway to get to Dan Patch, why wouldn't you just take one downtown?
- May 31st, 2023, 11:17 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
- Replies: 184
- Views: 171696
Re: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
As much as I like rail as opposed to buses, Pragmatically I think if we're going to meaningfully improve transit to Dakota county I'm thinking A) Extend the Red Line to downtown, and B) On the Orange Line, 1) Build inline stations at 98th and 66th, 2) build direct ramps to and from the center lanes ...
- May 30th, 2023, 11:26 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1100655
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
Maybe we can get spike strips that automatically deploy if a car with expired registration or unpaid tickets passes a camera.