Merlin Entertainments Share Discussion Threads

[my retirement fund] 16/10/2018 11:30

Indeed and this was probably one of their best years given the weather and foreign income from visitors. Next year the weather could be worse, more over the natives will be harder squeezed than this year and without uber silly investment by Merlin the natives will have seen it all before, especially some of the overpriced crud I mentioned before.Any recovery on todays sell of will probably represent a blood good long term shorting opportunity imo.I have first hand experience of Merlins disjointed corporate haphazard management of it main UK attractions ala Alton Towers and Thorpe Park.One the cracks really start to become visible here, I suspect the professional hedge funds will get stuck in with their bear raids will can only lead to debt investor upset, a lack of new capital becoming available and then the entire edifice will come crashing down.All a matter of time imo.

[pugugly] 16/10/2018 07:44

MRF- Looks as though your post 621 foretold today's poor (imo) trading update- Well done.
Almost back to previous lows - If they do not hold then petential start of downward slide (imo)

[robbiereliable] 30/8/2018 09:03

Can anyone find the gate results for Merlin this year vs last?

[my retirement fund] 17/8/2018 15:00

Its the school holidays so all attractions will be crowded. However some are managed better than others. Above all some offet good value for money.I can put my hand on my heart and tell you the Blackpool ones I visited did nit offer good value for money and in general conversation I would not hesitate to ward others off from attending and wasting their money.These attractions would need a significant investment coupled with complete monetary and event experience remodelling.Since Merlin are an entertainment operator as opposed to an entertainment venue owner, surely shareholders should be very worried about this. After all if it is unable to manage its attractions properly then eventually it will no longer be able to book sustainable profits and then shareholders will be left with nothing other than a load of debt and worthless intangibles.

[unnavailable] 17/8/2018 13:09

Most recent reviews complain that it's overcrowded.Guy that keeps posting negative here keeps going to their attractions to come here and complain about prices.

[robbiereliable] 17/8/2018 08:06

Overcrowded and expensive! Sounds perfect for a shareholder like me. Thanks My Retirement Fund

[my retirement fund] 16/8/2018 13:17

WarringtonEngland warringtonReviewed 3 days agoBIG RIP OFFDONT GO , BORING , EXPENSIVE RIP OFF !!! Would never visit this place again. it was over crowded people pushing and shoving to get pictures took with dummies!!!! hardly any staff supervising oh unless you went into the rovers plenty of staff in there because they was serving food and drinks taking more money of you !!!!Show lessThank WarringtonEngland

[unnavailable] 16/8/2018 12:55

How did 'you get the impression' that all visitors felt they were short changed?.

[my retirement fund] 16/8/2018 09:14

What so poor value for money means nothing ?

[robbiereliable] 16/8/2018 07:06

Everyone complains about the prices bit still goes. Weather has been good lately so hopefully numbers will be up. I am holding so I guess we will see who's right in 6 months.

[che7win] 06/8/2018 12:55

Back to 410p?Chart bounced at the right price I guess.

[unnavailable] 05/8/2018 20:21

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/YFIri5g

[my retirement fund] 05/8/2018 19:40

IMO Alton Towers will eventually up in the same place as Camelot and Mr Blobby Land.

[my retirement fund] 03/8/2018 17:48

At Disney they actually own the assets and land too !

[my retirement fund] 03/8/2018 17:46

Go to Disney fast passes are included and since they a correctly time managed on your magic band you generally dont wait in line for too long.

[che7win] 03/8/2018 17:33

Quite an impressive audio cast on their website, I expect this is a buying opportunity with trend on chart up to 410p.To broker buys and 450p, it's clear H2 is expected to be strong.

[roundup] 03/8/2018 17:01

We believe you.

[robbiereliable] 03/8/2018 15:55

No the fast pass was in my hand. This was the fastrack queue for Rita. Every single rollercoaster had a similar line.

[unnavailable] 02/8/2018 22:07

^ It must be tough knowing you sold at the bottom. Keep checking in, though. We are all here for you.

[my retirement fund] 02/8/2018 16:45

Still chuckling about that post now. Instead of going bust, I should think with that kind of mentality Merlin will be able to return to the market and raise even more cash in a few years time when the bankers start getting nervous!

[roundup] 02/8/2018 15:22

Obviously, some have known for some time that results were going to be pathetic.