Theme park operator Six Flags, comparatively, uses a more basic and common tactic to distract guests.

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He started in 1994, overseeing the studio's interest in theme park operator Six Flags.

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He served on the board of amusement park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp. from 2005 until this April, during which time the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. (In May, Six Flags announced it had emerged from Chapter 11.) Mr. Schar also helped raise funds for George W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns.

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In addition to the world's biggest airport, largest man-made islands, longest indoor ski slope and some of the biggest shopping malls and hotels anywhere, it is also building a mega theme park, Dubailand, which consists of some 45 separate projects, including such brand-name attractions as Legoland, a Tiger Woods golf course, a Six Flags fun fair, a Formula One park, and themed attractions from DreamWorks (a Hollywood film studio) and Marvel Comics.

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Six Flags announced it is shutting down its only drive-thru safari, located at its park in New Jersey.

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