Robert Niles' newsletter covering the world's top attractions and the people who create them.
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September 10, 2026
Robert and Jake take on this week’s announcements (and lack of announcements) from Six Flags. Plus, Harry Potter plans in Abu Dhabi, and why Southern California is the haunt capital of America.
Six Flags Over a Credit Rating
Six Flags is keeping us busy this week with a popular announcement, a cringy one, and one anti-announcement that just seems absurd.
Let’s start with the good news for coaster fans: Six Flags buys ArieForce One.
The company has not announc...
The (cell phone) zombies are killing theme parks
Before I begin, I want to thank you for being a paid supporter of my work on Theme Park Insider. Each month, I send this bonus column to subscribers like you, to thank you for your support. You are the best ambassador for Theme Park Insider...
Podcast: September 3, with Bob Rogers
We have our first guest on the Theme Park Insider Podcast this week. But before we get to him, Jake and I talk about Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights. We discuss which types of stories seem to work well in the haunted house forma...
The horrors of Halloween, and Orlando weather
I’m happy to be back in Los Angeles this week, now that the heat wave has passed and the weather is settling into something more pleasant. The weather was definitely unpleasant last week in Orlando, where severe turbulence rocked my inbound...
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Robert Niles' writes Theme Park Insider, covering the world's top theme parks, and Sensible Talk, covering everything else.
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