NEW YORK (AP) - The amusement park company Six Flags says it has
filed for bankruptcy.
The New York-based operator of 20 theme parks in the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada said Saturday that the filing in a federal
bankruptcy court in Delaware is part of its plan to reorganize and
shed $1.8 billion worth of debt.
Company CEO Mark Shapiro said the move won't effect the
day-to-day operations of the parks.
Six Flags said it actually had a great year in 2008. It saw 25
million visitors and posted record revenues.
However, it said it needed to do something about its crushing
debt load.
An earlier plan to work out an out-of-court deal with creditors
wasn't successful.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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