By Elizabeth Kramer
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Kentucky – In recent years, the economy has sent some theme park profits and attendance numbers rolling downhill. Profits flattened after a near decade of increasing revenues that topped out at more than 12 billion dollars. Last year, the theme park chain Six Flags filed for bankruptcy after it carried heavy debt into the recession. But smaller parks have been able to ride out the recession due to some specific strategies. Kentucky Public Radio's Elizabeth Kramer reports.