diff --git a/debug/.gitignore b/debug/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2211df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.txt
diff --git a/scripts/debug.ts b/scripts/debug.ts
index 5f43cf8..4e46445 100644
--- a/scripts/debug.ts
+++ b/scripts/debug.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
  *
  * Usage:
  *   npm run debug -- --park greatadventure --date 2026-07-04
+ *
+ * Output is printed to the terminal and saved to debug/{parkId}_{date}.txt
  */
 
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
 import { openDb, getApiId } from "../lib/db";
 import { PARKS } from "../lib/parks";
 import { scrapeMonthRaw } from "../lib/scrapers/sixflags";
@@ -57,30 +61,38 @@ async function main() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  console.log(`\nPark    : ${park.name} (${park.id})`);
-  console.log(`API ID  : ${apiId}`);
-  console.log(`Date    : ${dateStr}`);
-  console.log(`\nFetching ${year}-${String(month).padStart(2, "0")} from API...\n`);
+  // Collect all output so we can write it to a file as well
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+  const out = (...args: string[]) => {
+    const line = args.join(" ");
+    lines.push(line);
+    console.log(line);
+  };
+
+  out(`Park    : ${park.name} (${park.id})`);
+  out(`API ID  : ${apiId}`);
+  out(`Date    : ${dateStr}`);
+  out(`Fetched : ${new Date().toISOString()}`);
+  out("");
+  out(`Fetching ${year}-${String(month).padStart(2, "0")} from API...`);
 
   const raw = await scrapeMonthRaw(apiId, year, month);
 
-  // Find the specific day in the response
   const targetDate = `${String(month).padStart(2, "0")}/${String(day).padStart(2, "0")}/${year}`;
   const dayData = raw.dates.find((d) => d.date === targetDate);
 
   if (!dayData) {
     console.error(`Date ${dateStr} not found in API response.`);
-    console.log(`\nDates returned by API:`);
-    for (const d of raw.dates) console.log(`  ${d.date}`);
+    console.error(`Dates returned by API: ${raw.dates.map((d) => d.date).join(", ")}`);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  // ── Raw API response for this day ─────────────────────────────────────────
-  console.log("── Raw API response ─────────────────────────────────────────");
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(dayData, null, 2));
+  // ── Raw API response ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  out("");
+  out("── Raw API response ─────────────────────────────────────────");
+  out(JSON.stringify(dayData, null, 2));
 
-  // ── Parsed result (what the scraper stores) ───────────────────────────────
-  console.log("\n── Parsed result ────────────────────────────────────────────");
+  // ── Parsed result ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const operating =
     dayData.operatings?.find((o) => o.operatingTypeName === "Park") ??
     dayData.operatings?.[0];
@@ -91,18 +103,26 @@ async function main() {
       : undefined;
   const isOpen = !dayData.isParkClosed && hoursLabel !== undefined;
 
-  console.log(`  isParkClosed : ${dayData.isParkClosed}`);
-  console.log(`  operatings   : ${dayData.operatings?.length ?? 0} entr${dayData.operatings?.length === 1 ? "y" : "ies"}`);
+  out("");
+  out("── Parsed result ────────────────────────────────────────────");
+  out(`  isParkClosed : ${dayData.isParkClosed}`);
+  out(`  operatings   : ${dayData.operatings?.length ?? 0} entr${dayData.operatings?.length === 1 ? "y" : "ies"}`);
   if (operating) {
-    console.log(`  selected     : "${operating.operatingTypeName}" (${operating.items?.length ?? 0} item(s))`);
+    out(`  selected     : "${operating.operatingTypeName}" (${operating.items?.length ?? 0} item(s))`);
     if (item) {
-      console.log(`  timeFrom     : ${item.timeFrom}  →  ${fmt24(item.timeFrom)}`);
-      console.log(`  timeTo       : ${item.timeTo}  →  ${fmt24(item.timeTo)}`);
+      out(`  timeFrom     : ${item.timeFrom}  →  ${fmt24(item.timeFrom)}`);
+      out(`  timeTo       : ${item.timeTo}  →  ${fmt24(item.timeTo)}`);
     }
   }
-  console.log(`  hoursLabel   : ${hoursLabel ?? "(none)"}`);
-  console.log(`  isOpen       : ${isOpen}`);
-  console.log();
+  out(`  hoursLabel   : ${hoursLabel ?? "(none)"}`);
+  out(`  isOpen       : ${isOpen}`);
+
+  // ── Write to file ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const debugDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "debug");
+  fs.mkdirSync(debugDir, { recursive: true });
+  const outPath = path.join(debugDir, `${parkId}_${dateStr}.txt`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(outPath, lines.join("\n") + "\n");
+  console.log(`\nSaved to debug/${parkId}_${dateStr}.txt`);
 }
 
 main().catch((err) => {