For years, President Donald Trump focused his theme park commentary almost exclusively on The Walt Disney Company. Amid battles over corporate governance in Florida, leadership overhauls, and fluctuating box-office performance, Disney was a frequent target of his social-media critiques. Now, Trump has abruptly expanded his amusement-park feud, setting his sights on the regional giant Six Flags in an unexpected push for coaster nationalism.
In an eye-catching post on Truth Social, Trump demanded that one of North America’s most recognizable wooden roller coasters undergo an immediate, patriotic name change, promising that it would lift local real estate values and rescue Six Flags' standing on Wall Street.
The Truth Social Demand
The surprise broadside was published to Trump's Truth Social followers on the afternoon of October 19, 2026:
“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 quickly caught fire across social platforms, racking up tens of thousands of likes and thousands of shares within hours. Yet while Trump’s attacks on major corporations are familiar, his sudden focus on wooden coaster nomenclature left casual readers and theme park historians stunned—largely due to where the coaster actually sits.
A Canadian Landmark Located in Ontario
The ride in question—the Mighty Canadian Minebuster—is not located anywhere within the United States. It is the signature wooden out-and-back coaster at Canada’s Wonderland, located in Vaughan, Ontario, just outside Toronto.
Opening in 1981, the Minebuster was built as a deliberate tribute to classic Canadian amusement parks, modeled after the historic Flyer at Toronto’s long-lost Sunnyside Amusement Park. For more than four decades, generations of Canadian families have climbed its lift hill, looking out across the park’s Royal Fountain and Splash Works water park.
Trump’s suggestion that riders should be “saluting our beautiful American Flag on the lift hill” puzzled observers, given that the coaster operates on Canadian soil for a predominantly Canadian audience. Demanding that a staple of Canadian amusement heritage fly the Stars and Stripes prompted immediate disbelief and humor across the coaster enthusiast community.
How Six Flags Came Into the Crosshairs
The connection between Six Flags and an Ontario coaster traces back to the historic $8 billion merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.
Before the merger, Canada’s Wonderland was operated by Ohio-based Cedar Fair. When the two former competitors combined operations, the merged entity chose to retain the corporate name Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. Because the post-merger parent company is based in the United States, Trump seized upon its American headquarters to argue that an American corporate owner should not operate a ride honoring Canada: “Six Flags is not a Canadian Company, we are the United States of America!”
From Disney to Six Flags: Shifting Rhetoric
Trump’s comments mirror the playbook he previously used against Disney. In those clashes, Trump routinely blended cultural criticism with jabs at corporate earnings, often citing drops in Disney’s share price as proof of decline.
With Six Flags, he applied the same formula. Aiming at the “Crashing Stock that Six Flags is known for,” Trump weaponized the market scrutiny the company has faced as it absorbed post-merger debt and integration costs.
At the same time, his claim that renaming a wooden coaster would cause “Home Values and Incomes near the park” to rise raised eyebrows. Vaughan is already one of the fastest-growing and most affluent municipalities in Ontario, driven by major transit links and urban expansion—economic trends entirely separate from the signage on a 45-year-old thrill ride.
Neither Six Flags nor Canada's Wonderland has indicated any intention to alter the ride's historic name. For now, the Mighty Canadian Minebuster continues to climb its lift hill under its original title, firmly rooted in Canadian soil.
