For years, the political crosshairs of Donald Trump have targeted the biggest name in family entertainment: The Walt Disney Company. Throughout high-profile culture-war clashes, corporate leadership shakeups, and debates over governance in Central Florida, Trump repeatedly weighed in on Disney’s corporate moves, box office numbers, and stock performance. But now, the president has apparently found a brand-new target in the amusement park industry: regional theme park giant Six Flags.Credit: Gage Skidmore, Flickr (Donald Trump) / Inside the MagicIn a post displayed on his Truth Social account, Trump directed his attention toward a beloved wooden roller coaster, demanding an immediate patriotic rebranding, making sweeping economic promises, and taking a sharp swipe at Six Flags’ Wall Street standing.The Truth Social BroadsideOn October 19, 2026, a post attributed to Trump appeared on his Truth Social account, targeting one of North America’s recognizable heritage coasters: the Mighty Canadian Minebuster.This is getting so out of hand with Trump demanding things change their name to America.Gulf of America was understandable but even as someone who loves to mock Canada this is too much, we don’t need this creep weighing in on roller coasters! pic.twitter.com/egv97HsWjq— Roller Coaster 𝕏cyclopedia (@RCXcyclopedia) October 22, 2026In the post, Trump wrote:“Mighty Canadian Minebuster should immediately change its name to Mighty American Minebuster. Six Flags is not a Canadian Company, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the Roller Coaster! Home Values and Incomes near the park would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag on the lift hill! Maybe even the Crashing Stock that Six Flags is known for, would become high again!President DONALD J. TRUMP”The post displays a timestamp of October 19, 2026, at 3:06 p.m., along with approximately 28,600 likes, 6,480 ReTruths, and 4,056 replies. Credit: Video Screenshot, ABC News ReportThe message’s unusual combination of a roller coaster name change, patriotic symbolism, local economic predictions, and criticism of a publicly traded theme park operator makes it an unexpected subject for presidential commentary.The Geographic Irony of the ‘Mighty Canadian Minebuster’At the heart of the post is a roller coaster with deep roots in Canadian amusement history. The Mighty Canadian Minebuster is located at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, a major suburban city just north of Toronto.Credit: Canada’s WonderlandOpening alongside the park in 1981, the Minebuster was one of the park’s original four roller coasters. According to Canada’s Wonderland, the wooden coaster was built by Curtis T. Summers and modeled after a ride at Coney Island. That documented inspiration differs from the Flyer at Toronto’s historic Sunnyside Amusement Park, which has sometimes been associated with the broader history of Canadian wooden coasters.For more than four decades, the Minebuster has remained part of Canada’s Wonderland’s attraction lineup. Its traditional out-and-back wooden layout, winding turns, and hills have made it a recognizable feature of the park.Credit: Canada’s WonderlandTrump’s suggestion that riders should be “saluting our beautiful American Flag on the lift hill” and that the ride be renamed the “Mighty American Minebuster” stands in contrast to the coaster’s Canadian location and name. The proposal also raises an obvious geographic distinction: although a U.S.-based corporate operator owns the park, the attraction itself is located in Ontario, Canada.How Six Flags Entered the PictureReaders unfamiliar with the theme park industry’s recent corporate reshuffling might wonder why Trump singled out Six Flags regarding a ride at Canada’s Wonderland.Credit: Six FlagsHistorically, Canada’s Wonderland was part of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the Sandusky, Ohio-based operator known for major coaster destinations such as Cedar Point and Kings Island. On July 1, 2024, Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags completed a merger, bringing their respective parks together under the name Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.The companies described the transaction as a merger of equals. The combined business retained the Six Flags name and established its corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a result, legacy Cedar Fair parks like Canada’s Wonderland became part of the unified Six Flags portfolio.Credit: Canada’s WonderlandThe post invokes corporate ownership to argue that the coaster’s Canadian identity should be changed: “Six Flags is not a Canadian Company, we are the United States of America!”The distinction between corporate ownership and geographic location is central to the proposal. Canada’s Wonderland remains a park in Ontario, regardless of the nationality of its parent company.From Disney to Regional Coasters: Trump’s Theme Park PlaybookTrump’s apparent criticism of Six Flags recalls his previous public commentary on major corporate brands, particularly Disney. During the dispute between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney over the Reedy Creek Improvement District and state legislation, Trump commented on the conflict and criticized Disney. His broader public commentary has also included criticism of the company’s cultural positioning and business performance.Credit: Inside the MagicIn the post, the message similarly combines criticism of a corporation with a nationalist argument. The phrase “Crashing Stock that Six Flags is known for” aims at the company’s financial standing, while the proposed name change ties the attraction to a broader patriotic message.The merger between Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags brought together a large portfolio of amusement parks. It required the combined company to integrate operations and manage its financial obligations. Investors have monitored the company’s performance following the merger, but the stock’s movement must be assessed over a defined period rather than described as a continuous decline without supporting data.The Economic Claims: Real Estate, Incomes, and Lift HillsBeyond the call for a name change, the post makes bold claims about the economic ripple effects of rebranding the wooden coaster. According to the message, renaming the ride the “Mighty American Minebuster” would “add great value and prestige to the Roller Coaster,” leading to a direct economic boom where “Home Values and Incomes near the park would rise.”Credit: Canada’s WonderlandThe suggestion that changing the title of a decades-old wooden roller coaster would increase local real estate values and household incomes is a claim made in the post, not an established economic outcome. Demonstrating such an effect would require evidence linking the name change to measurable changes in property values or incomes.Vaughan is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and its development is influenced by a range of factors, including regional transportation, employment, housing supply, and broader economic conditions. Establishing the relative importance of those factors would require current local economic and real estate data. There is no evidence presented here that a roller coaster’s name would independently produce the economic effects described in the post.Theme Park Fans and Industry ReactWithin the coaster enthusiast community—a dedicated subculture known for meticulously tracking ride maintenance, re-trackings, and park history—the post was met with a mixture of humor and disbelief.Credit: Canada’s WonderlandCoaster fans were quick to point out the logistical issues with Trump’s vision. Putting an American flag atop a Canadian coaster in a park whose entire themed entrance features a mountain shaped like the Canadian Shield and a floral Canadian flag display would be an unprecedented aesthetic clash. Others questioned whether the president was aware that Canada’s Wonderland operates in a foreign country, or if his staff simply flagged the word “Canadian” on a corporate asset list owned by a U.S.-based corporation.As of now, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has not issued an official statement in response to the Truth Social post, and park officials at Canada’s Wonderland have given no indication that they intend to replace the coaster’s iconic signage. For the thousands of thrill-seekers who line up in Vaughan each summer, the trains will likely continue to climb the lift hill under the maple leaf—regardless of the political noise coming from south of the border.The post First Disney Now This: Trump Sets Sights on Six Flags in Fiery Attack on Iconic Roller Coaster appeared first on Inside the Magic.