Just when you’ve thought you’ve seen the worst, most egregious examples of inflation rearing its head, we give you: Six Flags.
The theme park was in the news this week after a customer went viral for spending $9 for a single Diet Coke at the park’s concessions, as was reported by DailyDot.
Guyset (@theguyset) posted a viral video on TikTok expressing shock over paying $9.35 for a Diet Coke at Six Flags, showing his receipt as proof. Despite the high price, he bought it. He noted in the caption that both he and the cashier were stunned by the cost.
Other TikTokers shared similar experiences of high prices at amusement parks, concerts, and airports. One user recalled paying $12 for M&Ms at a concert, while another mentioned spending $15 on a small bag of jerky at an airport.
Many users shared their outrage over Six Flags’ prices. One mentioned paying $10 for a bottle of water, while another noted that at Kings Dominion, a slice of pizza and a breadstick cost $17.
A TikToker highlighted similar issues at other parks, citing an $85 bill for 2 hotdogs, 2 slices of pizza, and 3 drinks at Sesame Place for a family of four.
To emphasize the price difference, one user pointed out spending just $4.48 for three 2-liter bottles at a grocery store. Another suggested a hack for staying hydrated at theme parks: buy refillable cups or get a membership that includes refills.
In the comments section, people also lamented the price of items at places like airports. Recall last week we just wrote that Philadelphia’s airport had caused an “outrage” after slapping a hidden 3% surcharge on all concession items.
According to the report the surcharge is “to offset the employee wages and benefits” that must be paid to airport workers, but none of the money actually goes to employees.
View From The Wing then asks the astute question: “You might ask, why allow vendors to charge people more than the marked prices, instead of just raising prices?”
And you already know the answer, right? It’s because the airport doesn’t let them raise prices, stating that “operators are only permitted to charge up to 15% more than a comparable street-side unit”.
What’s Six Flags’ excuse?
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Carbonated colored water and fructose syrup. Who’s the dumbass here?
Yep, no one makes you go to Six Flags. Even if you do, you can pack a picnic lunch. That is quite different from professional sports stadiums where you have to buy anything you want in the stadium and are just as pricey.
“Diet Coke contains the artificial sweetener aspartame.”
Ingredients & Nutrition Facts of Diet Coke | Healthfully
Also proven to cause dementia in every test case–it causes/promotes the production of amyloids ( brain plaque”) which obstruct neural pathways. EVERY person I’ve known over the years who drank diet coke was slipping very significantly in mental capacity by 60.
Stop going to those places.
I was going to say the same thing. In the spirit of “Just Say No”, let’s say “Just Don”t Go.”
Exactly.
What’s a white dude doing at Six Flags anyway?
Six Flags Over Georgia is a nig-infested hellhole.
Thanks for the warning !
Ol’ Uncle Remus’ 1st Rule of Survival – Stay away from crowds. <that’s a period
Amusement parks, airports and stadiums have always robbed you blind if you bought food from their concessions.
These folks don’t get out much, do they?
…and picked a damned bad time to start!
Idiots bragging how much they paid for these items are part of the problem. Fool and his money…
Word. No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. – H/T to H.L. Mencken.
Don’t go to these places. When my kids were young, we packed a lunch and drinks in a cooler and ate in the parking lot. I’d do it again if I went now. Screw that.
—GNL
Those were the days!
Cold fried chicken, home made potato salad, corn puddin’ and apple pie!
That’s tail gatin’!
While that is expensive, it is Six Flags…even before Bidenomics the soda was $8/per and pizza was $6 a slice. Only people you see buying it are the fat assess. I assume these parks take EBT. We used to bring the kids to a water park where you could bring your own food in. They recently stopped the policy in the name of “saaaaafety”. We refused to go and spend $40 a ticket and then be expected to buy food there. People still went and then complained about a $10 burger and $7 drink. No different with the ball games and concerts…people spend loads of money to go and then loads more on food and drinks.
I quit going years ago, it sounds like a good deal, unlimited rides, but you stand in line so long you are lucky to get six rides in. And I have heard some places let people skip the lines if they pay a lot more, which just makes you wait longer.
c’mon, amusement parks are for clowns.
even going to one, youve already declared yourself to be a clown. it’s not hard to stay away from such garbage venues!
It’s the kids that want to go.
And we do so love to indulge our little bastards, don’t we? At any cost, it would seem.
Or it could say you’re a clown hunting predator. You should avoid assuming shit. You’re not good at it.
Then buy the all you can eat pass
Diet drinks at any price are pure poison. His priorities . . . well, he has none.
High costs for concessions at these venues has always been outrageous. Whether it be Six Flags, a sporting event, concert or whatever. That certainly is nothing new and it’s been that way for a long time. What about the cost of tickets to get into these events? Certainly not cheap anymore either. I simply refuse to pay these outlandish prices they charge but that’s me. However, people appear to be willing to shell out hundreds of dollars for a couple few hours of entertainment.
Bring cold water in a small bag to Six Flags and refuse to buy their overpriced crap! They’ll soon get the picture. End of discussion…
I paid 12$ for a grease gun at HarborFreight thAt totally surprised me at its strength and seemingly quality. Now let me learn to use it correctly on my car and i will never have to think of repairers sabotAge and incompetence. ….
Not a lot of grease fittings on a car now days, most have sealed bearings and joints.
HF’s grease gun is like their caulk gun: one use and it is done because it is now broken. Take the damn thing back and demand your money back. Or, get smart and never buy their chinese shit again.
You obviously don’t work with your hands all that often. Sometimes a cheap piece of shit IS the right tool for the job!
Chicago Tools still makes decent quality power and hand tools…which Harbor Freight carries.
Use is easy, just keep pumpin’ until that shit oozes out the seams. Wipe off the excess and repeat next year. Always worked for me.
You don’t go to Six Phags to save money. No, you go there to have a good time and pays each one of them.
You know something. If people are that damn stupid to pay it , they are a lost cause !
I’m more upset that the guy is drinking a slow death concoction like Diet Coke. Or any Coke product…..or any cola with phosphoric acid in it. Paying extra for slow kill……completely insane.
If you want to kill yourself with that crap it is not my business, go ahead.
So, KEEP VOTING MOAR HARDEREREST?
The guy is definitely a mouth breathing idiot and got what he deserved…who goes to Six Flags.
Which Six flags? California? Are they all doing this? it’s not clear.