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Six Flags

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Six Flags
Founded 1959
Headquarters Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Official website http://sixflags.com
CEO Richard Zimmerman
Amusement parks 26
Water parks 33

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is a company which owns and manages amusement parks. The company was founded in 1959, and currently maintains 26 theme parks located throughout North America, including two in Canada and one in Mexico. They also maintain water parks and wild life parks.

History

Early years

The Great Southwest Corporation company was founded in Texas by real estate developer Angus G. Wynne in 1959. He and other New York investors began planning for Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. Construction started in 1960 and the park opened in 1961. The Six Flags brand was created and the regional theme park model was also established.

In 1965, Pennsylvania Railroad Corporation started buying stock of the Great Southwest Corporation. Plans were established for a second Six Flags park known as Six Flags Over Georgia, which would be located in Atlanta, Georgia. 3000 acres are bought and the park opens in 1967. Six Flags were then regarded as pioneers of the "chain park concept".

In 1969, a new company known as Six Flags Theme Parks is established to manage daily operation of the two parks. Both are owned seperately by limited private partnerships. During the same year, Angus Wynne sold Six Flags itself to a limited partnership. In 1971, Pennsylvania Central Railroad would start managing Six Flags.

Also in 1971, Six Flags Over Mid-America opened in Eureka, Missouri as the final original constructed Six Flags park. The park would be fully owned by Six Flags however unlike the first two parks.

In 1975, Six Flags started to acquire independent parks rather than building parks from scratch. AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, was the first park acquired by Six Flags from the Hofheinz family in the goal of making it profitable.

In 1977, Six Flags bought Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, from its original owner Warner LeRoy.

In 1979, Six Flags bought Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, from Newhall Land & Farming Co and hires well known park designer Randall Duell to redesign parts of the park to boost profit. During this year, original Six Flags founder Angus G. Wynne died.

In 1982, Pennsylvania Central Railroad sold Six Flags to Bally Manufacturing Corporation for $140 million.

In 1984, Six Flags purchased Marriott's Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, from the Marriott Corporation. With this purchase, Six Flags acquired the license for the Looney Tunes characters for the rest of its parks in the chain. Six Flags that same year also opened Six Flags Atlantis in Hollywood, Florida, USA and Six Flags AutoWorld in Flint, Michigan, USA.

In 1985, Six Flags opened Six Flags Power Plant in Baltimore, Maryland. Six Flags Autoworld closed at the end of the year.

In 1987, Wesray Capital Corporation along with Six Flags managers bought Six Flags from Bally Manufacturing at $610 million.

In 1989, Six Flags sold Six Flags Atlantis and the park was reverted to its original name by its new owners until it was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Six Flags Power Plant is also closed.

In 1990, Time Warner bought 19.5% of Six Flags for $19.5 million.

During 1991, Six Flags was close to filing for bankruptcy due to Wesray Capital being in major debt. Time Warner acquired 30.5% of Six Flags for $30.5 million, making them own 50% of the company. Meanwhile, The Blackstone Group and Wertheim Schroder bought the remaining 50%. This allowed Time Warner to retire the debt, giving Six Flags $150 million in new capital.

In 1993, Time Warner bought the remaining 50% of Six Flags for $70 million, making them the new owners.

In 1995, Time Warner would start to experience debt, leading them to sell 51% of Six Flags to Boston Ventures for $200 million. Six Flags purchased the Wet 'N Wild water park across from Six Flags Over Texas.

In 1996, Six Flags entered into a agreement with USSA Real Estate Company to take over the operations of Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, from Gaylord Entertainment Company.

On February 10, 1998, it was announced that Premier Parks would buy the entire Six Flags chain from Time Warner for $1.86 billion, with the deal closing on April 1, 1998. During mid-1998, Six Flags (under Premier Parks) fully acquired Six Flags Fiesta Texas.[1][2]

Premier Parks era

Premier Parks, Inc., formerly Tierco Group, Inc. was an Oklahoma City-based company founded as a real estate business in 1971. The company entered the amusement park business in 1982 when they purchased Frontier City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, intending to close the park and redevelop the site.[3] However, an economic downturn resulted in these plans being cancelled and the company instead hired a new manager Gary Story in 1983 and invested in updating the park.[4][5]

The company struggled in the late 1980s and had to sell off much of its properties to emerge from bankruptcy.[6]

In 1989, Kieran Burke assumed the position of president and CEO of Tierco Group, Inc.

In December 1990, Tierco Group entered the water park market with the purchase of the nearby White Water in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from Silver Dollar City, Inc. for an undisclosed amount.[7]

In 1992, the company purchased its second theme park Wild World in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.[8] It later rebranded the park as Adventure World and improved its offerings. During that same year, Gary Story became the President and COO of Tierco Group.

Tierco Group rebranded as Premier Parks in October 1994.[9]

Starting in 1995, Premier Parks began a purchasing spree of purchasing many amusement parks and water parks, including Six Flags itself. On August 15, 1995, Premier Parks purchased Funtime Parks's portfolio for $60 million, consisting of theme parks Darien Lake, Geauga Lake and Wyandot Lake.[10]

On August 27, 1996, Premier Parks purchased The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Queensbury, New York, with the deal closing in December.[11][12]

On September 25, 1996, the company purchased Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado for $62.5 million.[13] The following month, they purchased FRE Inc.'s Waterworld USA parks consisting of the operations of Waterworld USA Sacramento, Paradise Island Family Park, and the ownership of Waterworld USA Concord in California and Concord.[14]

On December 7, 1996, they purchased Riverside Park in Agawam, Massachusetts from its original owners, the Carroll family.[15] With these acquistions, Premier Parks becomes the fourth largest amusement park operator in the United States, ending the year with a 219% increase in net income over 1995.

On April 1, 1997, they purchased the operations of Marine World Africa USA in Vallejo, California along with a deal to potentionally buy the park.[16]

On September 26, 1997, Premier Parks purchased the operations lease of Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky from Paul Hart for $64 million, closing on November 7.[17]

A few weeks later on October 11, 1997, Premier Parks offered to take a management partner stake for Six Flags Over Texas majority owners Texas Flags Ltd.[18]

On October 24, 1997, Premier Parks acquired the site of the former Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park in Thorntown, Indiana with intentions to repurpose it as a new theme park.[19]

On December 17, 1997, they purchased a 94 percent interest in the Walibi Group, a European theme park company with six properties across France, Belgium and the Netherlands, with the deal closing in March 1998.[20] Also that same month, Premier Parks purchased thirteen rides from the soon-to-be-closing Opryland USA theme park for $7,034,000.[21][22]

In early 1998, Premier Parks joined the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol PKS.

On February 10, 1998, Premier Parks purchased the entire Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. company from Time Warner Entertainment for $1.86 billion, with the deal closing on April 1.[23][24]

Premier Parks soon rebranded its first property under the Six Flags brand, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, which reopened on June 21, 1998.

On October 29, 1998, Premier Parks started rebranding some more of its properties it already owned into Six Flags parks. These included Adventure World into Six Flags America, The New Marine World Theme Park into Six Flags Marine World, Elitch Gardens into Six Flags Elitch Gardens and Darien Lake into Six Flags Darien Lake.[25]

On May 4, 1999, they purchased Reino Aventura in Mexico City, Mexico for $59 million.

The following day, they purchased White Water Atlanta and American Adventures from Silver Dollar City, Inc.[26]

On May 17, 1999, they purchased the Splashtown USA water park in Spring, Texas.[27]

On October 6, 1999, Premier Parks purchased the Warner Bros. European Parks division from Time Warner Entertainment, consisting of Warner Bros. Movie World Germany and a contract to operate the then-upcoming Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid. The deal also included the usage of Warner Bros. IP in parks across Europe, Latin and South America and the rights to construct additional Warner Bros. Movie World amusement parks.[28][29][30]

On December 8, 1999, Premier Parks announced the rebranding of four more Six Flags parks, which included Riverside Park into Six Flags New England, Geauga Lake into Six Flags Ohio, Walibi Flevo into Six Flags Holland and Reino Aventura into Six Flags Mexico.[31]

Six Flags Inc. era

On July 5, 2000, Premier Parks changed its name to Six Flags Inc.[32]

On December 6, 2000, Six Flags bought Wild Waves & Enchanted Village in Federal Way, Washington from Jeff Stock for $19.3 million.[33][34]

On December 14, 2000, Six Flags purchases La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from the City of Montreal along with a long-term lease contract.[35][36]

On January 10, 2001, Six Flags purchased SeaWorld Ohio from Anheuser-Busch for $110 Million. On February 1, 2001, plans were announced by merging the park with Six Flags Ohio in Aurora, Ohio to form Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.[37][38]

On March 12, 2001, it was announced that Wailbi Wavre would be rebranded to Six Flags Belgium in 2001.[39]

On March 19, 2001, Six Flags signed a official sponsorship deal with bottled water brand Perrier.[40]

Beginning on August 5, 2001, Six Flags celebrated its 40th anniversary.[41] During August 2001, Six Flags launched a new online website[42]

During 2002, Six Flags signed a ten-year worldwide marketing partnership with Coca-Cola.[43] They also signed a seven-year sponsorship deal with Frito-Lay.[44] A three-year sponsorship agreement with yogurt producer Dannon was also signed.[45]

In May 2002, after taking over interim management, Six Flags began negotiations with the City of New Orleans to acquire the operations lease to Jazzland in New Orleans, Louisiana from Alfa Smartparks. On August 9, 2002, the deal was closed for $22 million.[46][47][48][49][50]

On November 14, 2002, Six Flags confirmed that Jazzland would be rebranded as Six Flags New Orleans, which reopened on April 12, 2003.[51][52]

On November 26, 2003, Gary Story resigned from Six Flags by January 1, 2004 due to health concerns.

In March 2004, two months before the 2004 season, Six Flags announced they would sell Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, including the amusement park, water park, marine life area and hotel complex to Cedar Fair for $145 million to relieve major debt.[53][54] After the sale was complete, Six Flags Worlds of Adventure reverted back to the name Geauga Lake. The DC Comics and Looney Tunes attractions were debranded and rebranded under generic names, while the attached Hurricane Harbor water park was renamed to Hurricane Hannah's. The "Wild Life" animal area of the park was mostly closed down, with the animals being relocated to Six Flags Marine World and Six Flags Great Adventure, as the purchase did not include ownership of the animals since Cedar Fair does not have expertise with animal attractions.[55]

During the same month, on March 15, 2004, Six Flags also announced they would sell off the entire Six Flags European Parks division in Europe to an undisclosed buyer, later revealed to be Palamon Capital Partners.[56][57] This deal excluded the contract lease to operate Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid which was terminated by the park's owners in November 2004.[58]

On March 20, 2004, Six Flags launched its first national ad campaign in nearly seven years, introducing the Mr. Six character for the first time.[59]

In August 2005, Six Flags Inc. put itself up for sale as a result of severe debt, but there were no buyers.[60] During this same month, Six Flags New Orleans is severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina and never reopens.[61][62]

On September 12, 2005, Six Flags announced that Six Flags AstroWorld and the adjacent Six Flags WaterWorld water park would permanently close at the end of the season on October 30, 2005.[63] The company cited the rising value of land, outdated condition, parking conflicts, dwindling popularity, Six Flags's financial problems and the high investment required as the reasons for the closure.[64][65][66] Most of the rides were moved to other Six Flags parks across the country, while others were sold to other parks or scrapped. Two auctions were held in January and February 2006 and the land was subsequently cleared and sold for $77 million in June 2006 to reduce Six Flags's rising debt load.[67][68][69]

On December 14, 2005, Red Zone LLC, led by Dan Snyder succeeded in its takeover of Six Flags Inc., overseeing the removal of Kieran Burke as CEO from the company, replacing him with former ESPN executive Mark Shapiro.[70]

On January 19, 2006, Six Flags announced that smoking would be banned from its parks starting that year.[71]

On January 27, 2006, Six Flags put up Frontier City and White Water Bay in Oklahoma City for sale. Six Flags also moved its headquarters from Oklahoma City to New York and changed its symbol on the NYSE from PKS to SIX.[72]

On March 30, 2006, Six Flags announced a multi-year marketing and sponsorship agreement with Papa John's Pizza.[73]

On April 13, 2006, Six Flags announced that they would not renew their operations lease for Wyandot Lake with the neighbouring Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and would sell the park including its lease back. The park was closed by September 10, 2006.[74][75]

On April 18, 2006, Six Flags would announced it would also terminate its agreement to operate Waterworld Sacramento with Cal Expo after the 2006 season.[76][77]

On June 22, 2006, Six Flags announced that it was considering closing or selling six of its parks, for either continued operation or for redevelopment. These parks include Six Flags Darien Lake, Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Six Flags Waterworld Concord, Wild Waves & Enchanted Village, Six Flags Splashtown and most notably, Six Flags Magic Mountain and its attached water park Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles.[78]

On December 12, 2006, Six Flags announced an agreement with children's entertainers The Wiggles to build "Wiggles World" children areas in its theme parks over the next five years starting in 2007.[79]

On January 11, 2007, Six Flags confirmed that it would keep both Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles, but would sell all remaining parks to Florida-based company PARC Management for $312 million to relieve major debt.[80][81] The deal was finalised in April.[82]

On January 22, 2007, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Marine World would be renamed to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, along with purchasing the entire park from the City of Vallejo.[83]

On February 28, 2007, Six Flags announced an agreement with HIT Entertainment to build "Thomas Town" children areas themed after the popular children's franchise Thomas The Tank Engine. The first two parks to feature these areas are Six Flags New England and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for the 2007 season.[84]

On March 11, 2007, Six Flags and Sara Lee announced an multi-year sponsorship to ensure the serving of Sara Lee's Ball Park hot dogs in Six Flags parks nationwide.[85]

On January 16, 2008, Six Flags announced that they would start the process of cutting operating costs, beginning for the 2008 season.[86]

On March 28, 2008, Six Flags announced plans to form the "first-ever theme park cheerleading team", known as "Six Flags Thrilleaders".[87]

On June 13, 2009, Six Flags Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a result of being in over $2.4 billion in debt and failing to reach agreement with lenders to reorganise its debt patterns. An pre-negotiated restructuring plan was also proposed as part of this.[88]

Post-Bankruptcy era

The company successfully exited the restructuring nearly 11 months later on May 3, 2010 as Six Flags Entertainment Corp. As part of this, the company's ownership was passed on to bondholders along with the removal of major debt. The company emerged with only $1 billion in debt.[89]

On February 4, 2010, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky had permanently closed. This was due to a rejection on the renew of an operating lease between Six Flags and the Kentucky State Fair Board, the owner of the park.[90][91] On July 23, 2010, Six Flags reached a settlement with the Board and vacated the property.[92]

On May 13, 2010, shortly after the bankruptcy restructuring, CEO Mark Shapiro left his position and was replaced by Al Weber Jr., former CEO of Paramount Parks.[93]

In late 2010, as a cost saving measure, many licensing agreements were terminated which led to the removal of branding from various attractions in 2011. These included Thomas The Tank Engine, The Wiggles, Tony Hawk, Evel Knievel and Terminator. The company retained its rights to use its Warner Bros. licenses such as DC Comics, Looney Tunes, and for a while, Hanna-Barbera.[94][95]

On May 22, 2018, Six Flags announced it had entered into a agreement with Premier Parks (not the pre-2000 company that bought Six Flags) to re-acquire the operating leases to four parks owned by EPR Properties. These include Darien Lake, Frontier City, White Water Bay, Wet n' Wild Splashtown and Wet n' Wild Phoenix, which is new to the Six Flags chain.[96]

On November 2, 2023, it was announced that Six Flags and Cedar Fair would plan on merging into a new company.[97]

Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged on July 1, 2024, with the resulting company retaining the Six Flags branding.[98] The new company would operate and own all existing properties from both companies former portfolios. The new company is now located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.[99]

Post-Merger era

On May 1, 2025, Six Flags announced that Six Flags America and its attached Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Maryland water park would permanently close at the end of the season on November 2, 2025. The company said that the park was "not a strategic fit with the company’s long-term growth plan" and cited the rising value of land as the reasons for the closure.[100]

Name

  • Spain
    Spain
  • France
    France
  • Mexico
    Mexico
  • Republic of Texas
    Republic of Texas
  • Confederate States of America
    Confederate States of America
  • United States of America
    United States of America

The name refers to the six flags that have flown over the state of Texas during its history: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.

Amusement parks

Current (26)

Park Location Opened Acquired Additional Info
California's Great America
California, USA 		1976 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Canada's Wonderland
Canada 		1981 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Carowinds
North Carolina, USA 		1973 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Cedar Point
Ohio, USA 		1870 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Dorney Park
Pennsylvania, USA 		1884 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Frontier City
Oklahoma, USA 		1958 1982
2018 		Owned by EPR Properties. Originally acquired by the Tierco Group (later Premier Parks)[101], sold in 2007 and re-acquired its operations lease in 2018.
Kings Dominion
Virginia, USA 		1975 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Kings Island
Ohio, USA 		1972 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Knott's Berry Farm
California, USA 		1920 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
La Ronde
Canada 		1920 2001 Owned and operated under a lease from the City of Montreal.
Michigan's Adventure
Michigan, USA 		1956 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Six Flags America
Maryland, USA 		1974 1992 Originally acquired by the Tierco Group (later Premier Parks). The park is expected to close after the 2025 season.
Six Flags Darien Lake
New York, USA 		1956 1995
2018 		Owned by EPR Properties. Originally acquired by Premier Parks, sold in 2007 and re-acquired its operations lease in 2018.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
California, USA 		1974 1997 Initially owned by the City of Vallejo. Leased to Premier Parks in 1997, while Six Flags took on full ownership in 2007.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Texas, USA 		1992 1996 Initially owned by the USAA Insurance Company; Six Flags (then under Time Warner) took on leasing operations in 1996 and acquired full ownership two years later following Premier Parks' purchase of Six Flags.
Six Flags Great Adventure
New Jersey, USA 		1974 1977 Since 2012, the park has included its Safari within park grounds; making Great Adventure the largest amusement park in the chain.
Six Flags Great America
Illinois, USA 		1976 1984
Six Flags Great Escape
New York, USA 		1968 1997 Originally acquired by Premier Parks.
Six Flags Magic Mountain
California, USA 		1971 1979 N/A
Six Flags Mexico
Mexico 		1982 1999 Originally acquired by Premier Parks.
Six Flags New England
Massachusetts, USA 		1870 1997 Originally acquired by Premier Parks.
Six Flags Over Georgia
Georgia, USA 		1967 N/A Owned under a limited partnership.
Six Flags Over Texas
Texas, USA 		1961 N/A The first Six Flags park to be constructed. Owned under a limited partnership.
Six Flags St. Louis
Missouri, USA 		1971 N/A The last of the three parks constructed by Six Flags and the only one under full ownership. Originally known as Six Flags Over Mid-America.
Valleyfair
Minnesota, USA 		1976 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Worlds of Fun
Missouri, USA 		1973 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.

Past (15)

Park Location Opened Acquired Fate
American Adventures
Georgia, USA 		1990 1999 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Leased to Zuma Holdings in 2008, closed in 2010; rides removed in 2017.
Bellewaerde Park
Belgium 		1954 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004.
Six Flags AstroWorld
Texas, USA 		1968 1975 Acquired in 1975 by the original Six Flags company. Closed at the end of the 2005 season due to high value of land and parking issues with the nearby Reliant Stadium. Demolished between late 2005 and early 2006.
Six Flags AutoWorld
Michigan, USA 		1984 N/A Opened under a joint-venture. Six Flags revoked their operations following its second closure.
Six Flags Belgium
Belgium 		1975 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004. Rebranded as Walibi Belgium for the 2005 season.
Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Colorado, USA 		1995 (Current) 1996 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside a select number of Six Flags parks to PARC Management in 2007, removed "Six Flags" from its name after the sale.
Six Flags Holland
Netherlands 		1971 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004. Renamed "Walibi World" for the 2005 Season.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky, USA 		1987 1997 Lease acquired by Premier Parks. Exited out of operations in February 2010 following a long dispute with the Kentucky State Fair Board, which leased much of the park's land. The park reopened under its pre-Six Flags management in June 2014.
Six Flags New Orleans
Louisiana, USA 		2000 2002 Originally opened as Jazzland. Lease acquired by Six Flags during 2002. Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Six Flags sold back the leased land to the city in 2009. The park was later demolished between late 2024 and early 2025.
Six Flags Worlds of Adventure
Ohio, USA 		1887 1995 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Merged with SeaWorld Ohio in 2001. Sold to Cedar Fair before the 2004 season's start due to financial issues at Six Flags. Was renamed back to Geauga Lake and later closed in 2007.
Walibi Aquitaine
France 		1992 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004.
Walibi Lorraine
France 		1989 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004.
Walibi Rhône-Alpes
France 		1978 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004.
Warner Bros. Movie World Germany
Germany 		1996 1998 Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Sold alongside the rest of the Six Flags European Parks division to Palamon Capital Partners in 2004. Renamed Movie Park Germany for the 2005 season due to the Warner Bros. license not being included in the sale.
Warner Bros. Park Madrid
Spain 		2002 Opened under Six Flags Six Flags operated the park but only held a 5% ownership stake (the rest was owned by various Spanish shareholders). Operations were terminated by the park's management in November 2004 and the minority ownership stake was given to Warner Bros.
Wild Waves & Enchanted Village
Washington, USA 		1977 2000 Acquired in 2000. Sold alongside a select number of Six Flags parks to PARC Management in 2007.
Wyandot Lake
Ohio, USA 		1984 1995 Lease originally acquired by Premier Parks. The lease was given back to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006. The entire park was reconstructed as a standalone Water Park complex and renamed Zoombezi Bay upon reopening in May 2008. While most of the rides were sold, a small selection remained within the Zoo grounds.

Upcoming (1)

Water Parks

Located within Park Grounds

Park Location Opened Acquired Additional Info
Carolina Harbor
North Carolina, USA 		1982 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Oceans of Fun
Missouri, USA 		1982 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Great Escape)
New York, USA 		1995 1997 Originally acquired by Premier Parks.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Over Georgia)
Georgia, USA 		2014 N/A Owned under a limited partnership.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (St. Louis)
Missouri, USA 		1999 N/A N/A
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Darien Lake
New York, USA 		1990 1995
2018 		Owned by EPR Properties. Originally acquired by Premier Parks. Was sold in 2007 and Six Flags purchased back the lease in 2018.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Maryland
Maryland, USA 		1982 1992 Originally acquired by the Tierco Group (later Premier Parks). The water park is expected to close after the 2025 season along with Six Flags America.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New England
Massachusetts, USA 		1997 1997 N/A
Soak City (Kings Dominion)
Pennsylvania, USA 		1992 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Soak City (Kings Island)
Ohio, USA 		1989 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Soak City (Valleyfair)
Minnesota, USA 		1983 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
South Bay Shores
California, USA 		2004 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Splash Works
Canada 		1992 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
WildWater Adventure
Michigan, USA 		1990 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Wildwater Kingdom
Pennsylvania, USA 		1985 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Wild West Water Works
Oklahoma, USA 		2017 2018 Owned by EPR Properties. Operations acquired by Six Flags in 2018.

Standalone or Separate Admission (16)

Park Location Opened Acquired Additional Info
Cedar Point Shores
Ohio, USA 		1988 2024 Located adjacent to Cedar Point
Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Knott's Soak City
California, USA 		2000 2024 Located near Knott's Berry Farm
Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Schlitterbahn Galveston
Texas, USA 		2006 2024 Located within the resort grounds
Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Schlitterbahn New Braunfels
Texas, USA 		1979 2024 Located within the resort grounds
Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington
Texas, USA 		1983 1995 Located across from Six Flags Over Texas.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago
Illinois, USA 		2005 N/A Located adjacent to Six Flags Great America. It became a standalone park in 2021.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord
California, USA 		1995 1996 (first)
2018 (second) 		Located about 15 miles from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Owned by EPR Properties. Originally acquired by Premier Parks, of which Six Flags purchased back the lease in 2017.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles
California, USA 		1995 N/A Located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey
New Jersey, USA 		2000 N/A Located adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix
Arizona, USA 		2009 2018 Owned by EPR Properties.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec
Mexico 		2017 N/A Located within an hour from Six Flags Mexico. Built on the grounds of Parque Acuático Oaxtepec.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, USA 		1981 1991 (first)
2018 (second) 		Located within fifteen miles from Frontier City.
Owned by EPR Properties.
Originally acquired by the Tierco Group (later Premier Parks), of which Six Flags re-acquired the operations lease in 2018.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford
Illinois, USA 		1984 2018 Owned by the Rockford Park District. Six Flags holds a ten-year operations lease.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor San Antonio
Texas, USA 		1992 1996 Located adjacent to Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It became a standalone park in 2023.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown
Texas, USA 		1984 1999
data-sort-value="20180000" | 2018 		Owned by EPR Properties. Originally acquired by Premier Parks, of which Six Flags re-acquired the operations lease in 2018.
Six Flags White Water
Georgia, USA 		1984 1999 Owned by the management of Six Flags Over Georgia. Located within fifteen miles of the park.

Indoor (2)

Park Location Opened Acquired Additional Info
Castaway Bay
Ohio, USA 		2004 2024 Acquired within the Cedar Fair merger. Located in the Castaway Bay Hotel, About 3 Miles from Cedar Point.
White Water Bay
New York, USA 		2006 N/A Located within the Great Escape Lodge, opposite Six Flags Great Escape.

Former (5)

Park Location Opened Acquired Fate
Hurricane Harbor Worlds of Adventure
Ohio, USA 		1983 1995 Located within Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. Originally opened as Broadwalk Shores. Sold to Cedar Fair before the 2004 season's start. Was renamed to Hurricane Hannah's and closed in 2005.
Six Flags Atlantis
Georgia, USA 		1983 1983 Purchased by Six Flags before opening. Owned under a joint-venture, and was sold to a development company in 1992 following damage by Hurricane Andrew.
Six Flags Splashwater Kingdom
Kentucky, USA 		1992 1997 Located within Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. Lease originally acquired by Premier Parks. Exited out of operations in 2010. Was reverted back to its original name of Hurricane Bay when the park reopened in 2014.
Six Flags WaterWorld
Texas, USA 		1983 N/A Located adjacent to Six Flags AstroWorld. Closed and demolished with Six Flags AstroWorld during late 2005 and early 2006.
Waterworld Sacramento
California, USA 		1980 1996 Located within the Cal Expo grounds. Lease was originally acquired by Premier Parks. Six Flags announced that they would not renew their lease with the park in March 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "SIX FLAGS TIMELINE". Csus.
  2. ↑ "Six Flags/Premier Parks Corporate". Theme Park Timelines.
  3. ↑ Laval, Kevin. "Shareholder Takes Control of Tierco Some Assets Relinquished; Frontier City Is New Priority". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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