I see your point, and I 100% agree with you. However, they're going about it the wrong way. Can Saleem come in and jack prices up immediately and expect no objection? NO. But if they were to scale raising prices appropriately by improving the product, I think you'd see an incredible support in revenue and attendance.
RMC the boss. For god's sake. You know how many regional pass members you'd get JUST from that? As a 38 year old dad with 3 kids (1 of which is 5 1/2 and asks to go all the time), there isn't anything enticing me to get a pass - other than caving for my son. However, if they properly added thrills and invested capital, that'd be a different story! Think of the draw this place would get from RMC Boss ALONE!!!!!! Then, go get an Intamin or Mack Powersplash for the old Tidal Wave plot and raise the annual passes a tad more, incrementally.
You can't continue to roll out the same sh***y park year in and out, and believe that people will support it. Need more example of this?....see the STL Cardinals. The ownership is under amazing scrutiny because the fans are bought in because of success. They had their worse year since 1990 and have seen attendance crumble, season ticket sales plummet, and have seen revenue decline in the BPV and hospitality areas. Their response is that they need to spend aggressively this offseason and put a better PRODUCT ON THE FIELD. SFSTL could learn a valuable lesson from that.