shares of six flags entertainment corp six dove 47 in premarket trading thursday after the theme park operator reported thirdquarter profit and revenue that missed expectations as rising ticket prices led to a drop in attendance which more than offset an increase in guest spending net income fell to 1158 million or 139 a share from 1572 million or 183 a share in the yearago period the factset consensus for earnings per share was 159 revenue declined 209 to 5048 million well below the factset consensus 5499 million attendance sank 33 to 80 million missing the factset consensus of 87 million hurt by an increase in ticket prices and the elimination of free tickets and heavily discounted offerings admissions spending per capita increased 217 to 3493 below expectations of 3670 and inpark spending per capita rose 116 to 2603 this was a year of transition for six flags as we made bold changes to our business model in order to elevate the guest experience and to position the company for sustainable longterm earnings growth said chief executive selim bassoul on an encouraging note bassoul said attendance trends and season pass sales significantly accelerated in october and early november the stock has tumbled 258 over the past three months through wednesday while the sp 500 spx has dropped 110