At least for my kids, the Peanuts characters are known primarily through the Halloween and Christmas specials. I'm not sure they'd have a clue outside of that. However, I remember when they were really young they used to gravitate towards the characters even without having seen the specials. So I guess they have some kid appeal even outside of name recognition.
As for the family coaster surge as of late, I'm all for it. While my youngest is on the cusp of outgrowing these rides, I've experienced park trips where he's been a bit frustrated being caught between the "baby" rides and the intimidating adult coasters he was too afraid of. It often left him without a whole lot to do, so anything that fills that gap for the tweens is a great thing in my opinion.
And from a business perspective, it makes sense. Families bring in the money, not the coaster enthusiasts rolling solo with their season passes. As much as I love the big bad rides, bringing families through the door helps the park succeed and in turn allows them to build the rides the enthusiasts love.
At least for my kids, the Peanuts characters are known primarily through the Halloween and Christmas specials. I'm not sure they'd have a clue outside of that. However, I remember when they were really young they used to gravitate towards the characters even without having seen the specials. So I guess they have some kid appeal even outside of name recognition.
As for the family coaster surge as of late, I'm all for it. While my youngest is on the cusp of outgrowing these rides, I've experienced park trips where he's been a bit frustrated being caught between the "baby" rides and the intimidating adult coasters he was too afraid of. It often left him without a whole lot to do, so anything that fills that gap for the tweens is a great thing in my opinion.
And from a business perspective, it makes sense. Families bring in the money, not the coaster enthusiasts rolling solo with their season passes. As much as I love the big bad rides, bringing families through the door helps the park succeed and in turn allows them to build the rides the enthusiasts love.
All great points Tim. BTW, I don’t think
This is driving Six Flags one way or the other, but apparently Snoopy is popular with Gen Z. https://www.npr.org/2023/12/15/1219512092/puffer-snoopy-gen-z-obsessed