California Man Says He’s Ate Every Meal At Six Flags For $150 A Year, Which Helped Him Pay Down His Student Loan and Buy A House
A California man says he has eaten all his meals for the last seven years at Six Flags. During this time the 33-year-old electrical engineer Dylan says he’s been able to pay down his student loans, get married and buy a house from the saving he’s been to see. The cost for Six Flags’ annual pass when Dylan stumbled upon it was a one-time fee of $150, he could eat two meals a day, every day at the park for an entire year.
“You can pay around $150 for unlimited, year-round access to Six Flags, which includes parking and two meals a day,” Dylan told Mel Magazine. “If you time it right, you could eat both lunch and dinner there every day.”
In 2014 on his first day of his internship, Dylan noticed Six Flags Magic Mountain from the windows of his new office. He soon found out about the annual pass, and since his office was so close to the theme-park he decided to get the pass.
“That entire first year, I don’t think I ever went to the grocery store,” Dylan said. “I timed it so I was able to go there during my lunch break, go back to work, then stop back for dinner on my way home.”
However, Six Flags’ carnival-inspired fare didn’t make it easy for him to eat the same kind of food all the time.
“The first year, the menu was kind of lame — all you could get was a burger and fries, or a pizza and breadsticks, or this pathetic sandwich and a refillable soda cup,” Dylan told the magazine. “It wasn’t healthy at all, which was rough.”
Over time he slowed down the frequency of how often he was getting his grub on at the park. “My wife moved in and I stopped doing dinners — and weekends, too, since she’s not as big into roller coasters as I am,” he said.
At the same time, the menu started to expand and even featured a few vegan options. But when the dining pass began to include a snack along with the two meals, that’s when Dylan said things got “dangerous.”
“Separate from the meal, you could get Dippin’ Dots, sundaes, churros, pretzels — all that type of stuff. That’s when I started adding weight,” he said.
Dylan still eats at the park, says he appreciated the addition of healthier options which includes the carne salad that has been added to the menu. He said he’s never official tally of how many meals he’s eaten at the park, Dylan guesses it’s well beyond 2,000, making his overall price-per-meal around 50 cents. As of now, he has no plans to stop taking advantage of the park’s dining pass.
“We just bought a house here, so I’m not really going anywhere,” he said. “As long as they keep changing the menu, I’m happy.”
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