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giantg2yesterday at 8:27 PM1 replyview on HN

Is it still in business? My very limited experience makes it seem like the places that mix share ownership with discounts don't survive.


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Y-baryesterday at 8:43 PM

They had ups and downs of course. The tourism industry can turn sour during a downturn as you might understand. But they weathered for 40 or so years until a bear killed a handler in the summer of 2017 at their wildlife park. This effectively killed the entire park business and forced a major reconstruction. A former major bank CEO offered to buy it wholesale and took it fully private via majority buy-out.