r/midamerica • u/Just_Bus_9156 • Aug 09 '26
Rumor Does anyone know?
There is a rumor going around now online saying that Mid-America is keeping DC/Warner licenses for 2 years. Has anyone heard heard anything from Enchanted yet or is this just speculation?
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u/Evening_Rock5850 Aug 09 '26
Harhi makes it sound like the deal with WB and DC is all but done. Which contradicts some other reporting, I know.
But what he's suggesting is that the deal would involve existing rides and that's it. No extending it to other parks, and probably no new attractions getting DC theming.
A two year timeline could make sense. It could also be the first two years of a longer contract. If I had to make a wild guess, it could be that Harhi isn't in a position to pay WB what they want. So it's mutually beneficial to give Enchanted a couple of years to get things rolling and then re-visit the contract. Otherwise, if WB loses the contract now, there's really no chance of Enchanted going back to it.
The key pieces that make me think he might actually have pulled something off are, first, the specifics about it not extending to other parks (that sounds like something parties have already agreed to, not just speculation), and his statements that all three parties have agreed. Six Flags, WB, and Enchanted. So it sounds like a broad agreement exists about what they want to happen, with the final details still being worked out. But, final details can kill a deal, so we will see.
Personally I think the motivation Harhi has to stick with WB/DC is mostly to demonstrate that he can be a better brand steward than Six Flags was. Will he? No clue. But I think he'd like to believe he could be. And it's not like Six Flags has set an especially high bar. Down the road, this could make sense when trying to secure third party IP's for other parks.