Six Flags America

Six Flags America is a theme park located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA. The park originally opened on the site of a wildlife preserve, called Adventure World. The "America" in the park's name comes from the park's nearness to the United States capital.

History

The park was originally known as Wild World upon opening. It was renamed Adventure World in 1993. In 1997, the park added "The Great Escape" to its name as with most other Premier Parks properties, but was changed the following year to "The Thrill Park".

For the 1999 season, the park was renamed Six Flags America and underwent a major expansion.^[1] It was set to reopen on May 2, 1999, but was delayed the following week.^[2]

In March 2020, Six Flags America delayed the opening season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The park eventually opened on July 3, 2020.^[3] In May 2021, Six Flags announced that vaccinated guests were no longer required to wear face coverings.^[4] However, in August, this would be recalled and face masks were reinforced, at least for indoor areas, when the Delta variant begun to spread.^[5]

In 2022, Six Flags America was certified as a Certified Autism Center.^[6]

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Batwing	Vekoma	Flying Dutchman	June 16, 2001	Operating
Firebird	Bolliger & Mabillard	Floorless	June 7, 2012	Operating
Great Chase	Zamperla	Kiddie	May 8, 1999	Operating
Joker's Jinx	Premier Rides	Launched	May 8, 1999	Operating
Professor Screamore's SkyWinder	Vekoma	Inverted	May 20, 1995	Operating
Ragin' Cajun	Zamperla	Spinning	June 21, 2014	Operating
Roar	Great Coasters International	Wooden	May 2, 1998	Operating
Superman: Ride of Steel	Intamin	Hyper	May 13, 2000	Operating
Wild One	Dinn Corporation	Wooden	1986	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Python	Arrow Development	Shuttle	1993	1998	Stored - scrapped
The Great Alonzo's Cannonball Coaster	Molina & Son's	Kiddie	1993 or earlier	1998	Scrapped
Two-Face: The Flip Side	Vekoma	Shuttle	1999	2008	Relocated to Movieland Park
Ultra Twister	TOGO	Pipeline	Never operated		Stored - scrapped

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Big Easy Speedway	J&J Amusements	Go-Karts	1996
Capital Railways	General Electric	Miniature Railway	1982
Carousel	Unknown	Carousel	1982
Cyclone	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1994
Elmer's Around the World in 80 Seconds	Sartori	Junior Paratrooper	1993
Flying Carousel	Zamperla	Waveswinger	1994
Foghorn Leghorn's Tinseltown Train	Zamperla	Junior Railway	1993
French Quarter Flyers	Larson International	Flying Scooters	2014
Harley Quinn Spinsanity	Zamperla	Frisbee	2021
High Seas	Intamin	Pirate Ship	1983
Minutemen Motors	Gould Manufacturing	Track Ride	1993
Penguin's Blizzard River	WhiteWater West	Spinning Raft	2003
Pepe Le Pew's Tea Party	Sartori	Junior Teacups	1993
Pirate's Flight	Intamin	Flying Dutchman	1983
QuantumCanyon Rapids	Hopkins	River Rapids	1995
Riddle Me This	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1982
Shipwreck Falls	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	1993
SteamWhirler	Zamperla	NebulaZ	2024
Sylvester's Pounce and Bounce	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	1999
Taz's Film Works	Sartori	Junior Chair-O-Plane	1993
Tea Cups	Zamperla	Teacups	1995
Voodoo Drop	Intamin	Drop Tower	1996
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth	Funtime	Star Flyer	2017
Yosemite Sam's Hollywood Flight School	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1999

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Avalanche	Chance Rides	Matterhorn	1999	2010	Scrapped
Bourbon Street Fireball	Larson International	Super Loop	2015	2023	Unknown
Dare Devil Dive	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	2001	2018	Scrapped
Happy Junction	Zamperla	Track Ride	2010	2022	Unknown
Iron Eagle	Zamperla	Rotoshake	1995	2005	Scrapped
Krypton Comet	Chance Rides	Chaos	2000	2005	Scrapped
Lion's Den	Unknown	Dodgems	1996 or earlier	1996 or later	Unknown
Octopus	Emiliana Lunapark	Polyp	1999	2009	Travelling Netherlands
Rodeo	HUSS	Breakdance	1999	2022	Stored
Skull Mountain	Intamin	Scenic Boat Ride	1995	2011	Scrapped
SkyEscaper	Heinz Fahtz	Enterprise	1983	2002	Scrapped
Sky Jumper	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2010	2022	Relocated to Six Flags Over Texas
Tilt	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1989	2006	Unknown
Up, Up & Away	Zamperla	Ferris Wheel	1993	2022	Unknown
Whistlestop Bus Line	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	1999	2022	Unknown
Whistlestop Train	Metallbau Emmeln	Miniature Railway	2010	2022	Unknown
Whistlestop Whirlybirds	Zamperla	Junior Jets	2010	2022	Unknown
Zydeco Zinger	Chance Rides	Rainbow	1993	2023	Unknown

Water slides

Six Flags America also includes its adjacent water park Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Maryland. It was formerly included with standard park tickets but is now an extra-paid facility.^[7]

The park first existed as a waterslide section within Wild World in 1982; the park fully opened as Paradise Island in 1983 with the addition of a Wave Pool. The park gained its current name in 2005.

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened
RipQurl Blaster	WhiteWater West	Water Coaster	Master Blaster	2024
Paradise Plunge	ProSlide	Tube	Unknown	1994
Reef Runner	ProSlide	Tube	Unknown	1994
Bahama Blast	ProSlide	Tube	MAMMOTH	2005
Halfpipe	Waterfun Products	Tube	Sidewinder	2008
Shark Attack - Hammerhead	ProSlide	Body	Unknown	1997
Shark Attack - Mako	ProSlide	Body	Unknown	1997
Splashwater Falls	Unknown	Water Play Structure	Unknown	1997
Tornado	ProSlide	Funnel	TORNADO 60	2005

Defunct

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Replacement
Bonzi Pipelines	Splashtacular	Trapdoor	2013	2022	RipQurl Blaster
ZoomAzon Falls - Anaconda Awakening	Unknown	Body	1982	2020	N/A
ZoomAzon Falls - Boto Basin	Unknown	Body	1982	2020	N/A
ZoomAzon Falls - Piranha Pandemonium	Unknown	Body	1982	2020	N/A
ZoomAzon Falls - Sloth Splashdown	Unknown	Body	1982	2020	N/A

References

This box: view edit Amusement parks operated by Six Flags
Current Theme Parks	California's Great America Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Cedar Point Dorney Park Frontier City Kings Dominion Kings Island Knott's Berry Farm La Ronde Michigan's Adventure Six Flags America Six Flags Darien Lake Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Escape Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Mexico Six Flags New England Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Qiddiya Six Flags St. Louis Valleyfair Worlds of Fun
Current Water Parks (Within Park Grounds)	Carolina Harbor Oceans of Fun Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Great Escape) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Over Georgia) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (St. Louis) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Darien Lake Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Maryland Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New England South Bay Shores Splash Works Soak City (Kings Dominion) Soak City (Kings Island) Soak City (Valleyfair) WildWater Adventure Wildwater Kingdom Wild West Water Works
Current Water Parks (Separate Admission or Standalone)	Aquarabia Qiddiya City Castaway Bay Cedar Point Shores Knott's Soak City Schlitterbahn Galveston Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford Six Flags Hurricane Harbor San Antonio Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown Six Flags White Water White Water Bay
Former Properties (Theme Parks)	American Adventures Bellewaerde Park Six Flags AstroWorld Six Flags AutoWorld Six Flags Belgium Six Flags Elitch Gardens Six Flags Holland Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags Worlds of Adventure Walibi Aquitaine Walibi Lorraine Walibi Rhône-Alpes Warner Bros. Movie World Germany Warner Bros. Park Madrid Wild Waves and Enchanted Village Wyandot Lake
Former Properties (Water Parks)	Aqualibi Hurricane Harbor (Worlds of Adventure) Six Flags Atlantis Island Kingdom Six Flags Splashwater Kingdom Six Flags WaterWorld Waterworld Sacramento
Cancelled	Dubailand Zhejiang

[1] "Premier To Spend $27 Million On Improvements At Adventure World". Ultimate Rollercoaster.

[2] "Six Flags America Delays Opening Day For One Week". Ultimate Rollercoaster.

[3] "Reopening Maryland: Six Flags America Will Open July 3".

[4] "Six Flags no longer requires guests to wear masks if they've been vaccinated".

[5] "Six Flags in Maryland requiring masks indoors starting Sunday".

[6] "Six Flags America Becomes DMV's First Certified Autism Center Park".

[7] ttps://www.sixflags.com/america/store/one-day-add-ons

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