Old people so poor they can only eat amusement park garbage food = genius?
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Have you been to an amusement park? She’s doing pretty well for herself if she can afford those prices.
The 2026 2 MEAL ALL SEASON DINING - PRESTIGE ADD-ON at Six Flags near LA is $99 for a whole year, and includes 2 meals a day, which sounds bonkers.
I think you have to add it to an annual park pass, but that sounds like a great deal assuming you don't mind eating park food.
Wow, thats crazy. I'm used to parks having almost movie theater prices for food.
Except then, you're eating the crap Amusement parks serve. If you're 80, and just looking for the door, then I suppose that would be okay.
It's not all amusement park crap like cotton candy and fried dough. Depending on which one you're at they have regular restaurant fare like burgers, chicken wings, tacos, deli type sandwiches, etc. It's probably more salt than you want every day but that's true of restaurants in general.
yhea, still not the best diet. but still ok.
Yeah, but funnel cakes.
Funeral cakes.
Funerals would be much more lively if there were funnel cakes.
My grandmother's funeral had tacos!
Crap amusement parks seem like a solid alternative for social security and pension plans.
I have met many retired people who basically live on cruise ships.
thats my dream retirement tbh
get hammered on a cruise til it kills me 😂
Don't forget all the partner swapping and group sex!
And Norovirus!
Wait... I think I may have been taking cruises wrong this whole time...
The first and last cruise I went on, I was sitting in the sauna in the morning when about 6 guys all in their mid 60s came in and openly started talking about the previous night and who was swapping partners that night.
Until you get sick of eating amusement park food every day... and it's not that great for you, either.
and it's not that great for you, either.
Do you want to pro long your time in America?
And you have to deal with the constant noise, car and foot traffic living across the street from an amusement pack. That sounds awful.
Some of these places have sit down restaurants.
You can also basically permanently live on a cruise ship.
Dead in months for sure.
Years. There was a dude who looked like tanned leather that had drainage lines sawed in, but he had been doing it for twenty some years. Insane.
There was this dude on reddit who did this scheme for 7 years.
Lol
To be sure, the Six Flags diet isn’t for the faint of heart (or really, anyone’s heart).
“Across the street” is still like a half hour between home and food. This seems impractical.
Actually, it's a win at that age. You get out of the house and can interact with lots of people, that's something most old people need more of.
Still faster than cooking, too.
plus regular walking is incredibly important.
and most people, (not just elderly) are way too sedentary.
even if the food is the typical amusement park junk food, it's probably better than being sedentary at home and driving to fas goods
Don't wait, become a carnie TODAY
I dont want to eat that much amusement park food. That being said, I wouldnt mind it several times a week. Might still be a deal. I also would enjoy the rides. Altho maybe not as a senior.... ok streching and working out are totally something ill start doing again soon. If only to be able to enjoy roller coasters on weekdays as a senior citizen.
Costco membership, only eat from the food court.
No, its not the healthiest, but you could do worse, and uh... yeah, do the math on if you just only ate costco hot dogs and pizzas and such, 365 days a year, and that alone is well worth the yearly membership fee.
Maybe also buy some vegetables.
Frankly I'll be amazed if Costco can maintain their food court prices, I am pretty sure more and more people are just going to actually do something like this.
Costco Membership, only eat the rotisserie chicken.
It is far healthier than the hot dogs, and pizza.
They actually do pretty good with the food court. Even if you only ate the hot dog deal, the membership price would cover it.
they wont for the foreseeable future
it draws ppl into the store and drives sales they wouldnt otherwise get. "i want a $1.50 hot dog" and while youre there may as well grab some TP etc
You don’t need a membership to eat at the food court
This used to be more true than it is now. More centers are requiring folks to enter through the main entrance and scan a membership card to enter.
Not all locations, but more are moving this direction. The two nearest me did within the last year.
As a kid, I imagined I'd do this with Disneyland.
But now a days, I don't even wanna go there for a day.
Yeah, heard this over and over again. Seems great til you get sick of eating hotdogs and chicken nuggets for every meal. Also, going to those places usually involves walking across a huge parking lot and then more walking to get the food in the park. You’re probably talking about an hour ordeal, which may be fine if you’re retired, but not something regular people can swing.
It's quite important for elderly people to exercise regularly. An hour walk every day would be great for that. I assume they're also interacting with people or just enjoying watching people enjoy themselves too, or just people watching, so mental stimulation is also good.
You're bothered about walking checks notes an hour??
I need you to understand that walking an hour in a walkable city and walking in an hour in an American suburb is like comparing a literal walk in the park with walking on a tight rope for an hour.
I've lived in both. It's a shit show in the vast majority of the US. Sidewalks deliberately end to prevent 'the poors' from entering adjacent neighborhoods. There is zero shade, trees, seats, or any form of refuge as a deterrent from homeless people. Once you start walking somewhere, there are no shops, restaurants, or water, or bathrooms until you reach your destination, where you must spend money. Public transit takes a minimum of 3x longer than cars, and that's if you live in a big city. If you miss your bus, you have to wait an hour for the next one. A shop that's only 200 meters across the highway can end up becoming a 5km walk due to lack of crossings. Each crossing alone can take you 5-10 minutes to cross due to the sheer width of the underpass, number of segments in it, and the infrequency of stopped traffic.
Also, people own guns in the US, pedestrian density is low, homeless people who might be desperate and mentally ill people are not cared for, and paths are not always fully lit. That means you better be sure you can walk back by sundown or else risk robbery, assault, and death.
Not sure if I saw the right prices, but that seemed like 25 cents a meal.
I know a senior citizen that did this at Knott's Berry farm amusement park.
I sadly await the future news report that thousands of retirees die from starvation when Six Flags enshittifies and then cancels their meal plan.