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This page is about the U.S. based amusement park operator created by the merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags. For the pre-2024 of the company, see Six Flags (1961–2024). For Cedar Fair's pre-2024 history, see Cedar Fair.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: FUN S&P 600 component
Industry	Theme parks
Founded	August 5, 1961 (1961-08-05)
Founder	Angus G. Wynne
Headquarters	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations	42
Area served	United States Mexico Canada
Key people	Richard Zimmerman (president & CEO) Selim Bassoul (chairman)
Revenue	US$1,358,236,000 (2022) US$1,496,905,000 (2021)
Net income	US$108,928,000(2022) US$129,923,000 (2021)
Number of employees	1,450 full-time; 40,000 seasonal (2022)
Website	sixflags.com

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, also known as Six Flags, is American amusement park operator that is based in Charlotte, North Carolina

Properties

Amusement parks

Name	Location	Year opened	Year acquired	Notes
California's Great America	Santa Clara, California	1976	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. Known as Paramount's Great America from 1993-2006.
Canada's Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario	1981	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. Known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland from 1993-2006.
Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina	1973	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. Known as Paramount's Carowinds from 1993-2006.
Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1870	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. One of the two oldest parks in the chain, predating the founding of the first Six Flags Park by nearly a century.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom	Allentown, Pennsylvania	1884	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park.
Frontier City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1958	2018	Originally owned by Six Flags during Premier Parks era. Owned by EPR Properties; operated by Six Flags since 2018.
Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia	1975	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. Known as Paramount's Kings Dominion from 1993-2006.
Kings Island	Mason, Ohio	1972	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. Known as Paramount's Kings Island from 1993-2006.
Knott's Berry Farm	Buena Park, California	1920	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. The most visited park in the chain.
La Ronde	Montréal, Quebec	1967	2001	Built for Expo 67. Emphyteutic lease from the City of Montréal through 2065.
Michigan's Adventure	Muskegon, Michigan	1956	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park. Formerly known as Deer Park, and later, Deer Park Funland.
Six Flags America	Largo, Maryland	1973	1999	Acquired in Premier Parks deal. Formerly known as Adventure World, and before that Wild World.
Six Flags Darien Lake	Darien, New York	1981	2018	Owned by Six Flags from 1999 to 2007. Owned by EPR Properties; operated by Six Flags since 2018.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Vallejo, California	1968	1997	Acquired in Premier Parks deal. Initially re-branded as Six Flags Marine World, it received its current name in 2007.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas	1992	1998	Originally owned by USAA and managed by Gaylord Entertainment from 1992 to 1995. Six Flags took over park management in 1996 and the park was purchased mid-season 1998.
Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey	1974	1977	Safari Off-Road Adventure is attached to the park, making Great Adventure the second-largest theme park in the world.
Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois	1976	1984	Acquired from Marriott Corporation. By acquiring this park, Six Flags gained the rights to the Warner Bros. licenses. Purchase price $114.5M
Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor	Queensbury, New York	1954	1996	Acquired in Premier Parks deal. Originally known as Storytown USA until 1982.
Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California	1971	1979	Acquired from Newhall Land and Farming Company. Purchase price $51M
Six Flags México	Mexico City, Mexico	1982	1999	Acquired from Reino Aventura. Purchase price $59M
Six Flags New England	Agawam, Massachusetts	1870	1997	One of the two oldest parks in the chain, predating the founding of the first Six Flags Park by nearly a century. Acquired in Premier Parks deal, formerly Riverside Park.
Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Georgia	1967	Built by Six Flags	Like Six Flags Over Texas, the park is partially owned by a limited partnership and is managed and operated by Six Flags.
Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	1961	Built by Six Flags	The first Six Flags park. The park is partially owned by a limited partnership and is managed and operated by Six Flags.
Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Missouri	1971	Built by Six Flags	Last park built by Six Flags. Originally opened as Six Flags Over Mid-America (name changed in 1996). The only original park completely owned by Six Flags.
Valleyfair	Shakopee, Minnesota	1976	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park.
Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Missouri	1973	2024	A legacy Cedar Fair park.

Water parks

Outdoor

Name	Location	Year opened	Year acquired	Notes
Located in amusement parks
Carolina Harbor	Charlotte, North Carolina	1982 as Ocean Island	2024	Located within Carowinds, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Oceans of Fun	Kansas City, Missouri	1982	2024	Located adjacent to Worlds of Fun. In 2013, the water park became included with admission to Worlds of Fun., a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor	Queensbury, New York	1995	1996	Located within Six Flags Great Escape. Was originally known as Splashwater Kingdom until 2019.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Maryland	Largo, Maryland	1982	1992	Located within Six Flags America. Renamed to Hurricane Harbor Maryland in 2023.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor	Darien, New York	2010	2018	Located within Six Flags Darien Lake.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor	Agawam, Massachusetts	1997	1998	Located within Six Flags New England.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor	Austell, Georgia	2014	—	Located within Six Flags Over Georgia.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor	Eureka, Missouri	1999	—	Located within Six Flags St. Louis.
Soak City	Doswell, Virginia	1992 as Hurricane Reef	2024	Located within Kings Dominion, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Soak City	Mason, Ohio	1989 as WaterWorks	2024	Located within Kings Island, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Soak City	Shakopee, Minnesota	1983 as Liquid Lightning	2024	Located within Valleyfair, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
South Bay Shores	Santa Clara, California	2004 as Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay	2024	Located within California's Great America, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Splash Works	Vaughan, Ontario	1992	2024	Located within Canada's Wonderland, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
WildWater Adventure	Muskegon, Michigan	1991	2024	Located within Michigan's Adventure, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Separate admission or property
Cedar Point Shores	Sandusky, Ohio	1988 as Soak City	2024	Located adjacent to Cedar Point, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Knott's Soak City	Buena Park, California	2000 as Knotts Soak City USA	2024	Located adjacent to Knott's Berry Farm, Opened under the name, Soak City U.S.A., a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Schlitterbahn Galveston	Galveston, Texas	2006	2024	Acquired in Cedar Fair deal.
Schlitterbahn New Braunfels	New Braunfels, Texas	1979	2024	Acquired in Cedar Fair deal.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles	Valencia, California	1995	—	Located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington	Arlington, Texas	1983	1995	Acquired from Wet 'n Wild. Located across Interstate 30 from Six Flags Over Texas.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey	Jackson, New Jersey	2000	—	Located adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec	Oaxtepec, Mexico	2017	2016	Reopened in the former Parque Acuatico Oaxtepec location. One hour from Six Flags Mexico.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord	Concord, California	1995	2017	This water park was built by Premier Parks prior to its purchase of Six Flags. It was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. On April 27, 2017, Six Flags announced it had entered into an agreement with EPR Properties to manage the park. On February 22, 2018, Six Flags announced that the park would be renamed from Waterworld Concord to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord. Located about 15 miles from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix	Phoenix, Arizona	2009	2018	Owned by EPR Properties; operated by Six Flags.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown	Spring, Texas	1984	2018	Owned by EPR Properties; operated by Six Flags.
Six Flags White Water	Marietta, Georgia	1983	1999	Located about 15 miles from Six Flags Over Georgia.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1981	2018	Located about 15 miles from Frontier City, the park is owned by EPR Properties and is operated by Six Flags.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford	Cherry Valley, Illinois	1984	2019	Owned by Rockford Park District, operated by Six Flags under a ten-year lease agreement beginning April 1, 2019.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago	Gurnee, Illinois	2005	—	Located adjacent to Six Flags Great America. It became a separate gate from Great America, making it the company's 27th amusement park and was rebranded to Hurricane Harbor Chicago in 2021.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	1992	1998	Located adjacent to Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Formerly called Ol' Waterin' Hole from 1992 to 1998, Armadillo Beach from 1999 to 2005. It was rebranded to Hurricane Harbor San Antonio and became a separate gate in 2023.

Indoor

Name	Location	Year Opened	Year Acquired	Notes
Castaway Bay	Sandusky, Ohio	2004	2024	Located about a mile from Cedar Point, a legacy Cedar Fair park.
Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark	Queensbury, New York	2006	—	Located across from Great Escape, includes a resort. Water park is named Six Flags White Water Bay.

Upcoming properties

Amusement parks

Name	Location	Year Opening	Year Acquired	Notes	Source
Six Flags Qiddiya	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	2024 (expected)	—	This will be the first Six Flags-branded theme park in Saudi Arabia, and the first Six Flags park outside of North America since 2004.

Former and abandoned properties

These properties are listed in alphabetical order by the final name of the park while under Six Flags (or Cedar Fair) control.

North America

Park	Location	Year opened	Fate	Year closed/Sold	Notes
Admiral	St. Louis, Missouri	1987	Closed/Sold	1987	The Admiral was a excursion steamboat that had previously operated on the Mississippi River that was re-purposed by Six Flags and opened as an entertainment center in 1987, featuring several music venues, a restaurant, and the "Birdland Theater," a set of 14 animated, mechanical birds that played music. The venture missed a payment on its electricity bill in November of that year and was subsequently closed and later renovated into a floating casino.
American Adventures	Marietta, Georgia	1990	Closed	2008	This park was located adjacent to Six Flags White Water, and was marketed to families with young children. The park retained the same name throughout its entire lifespan, due to it being far smaller than the average Six Flags park. In June 2008, Six Flags leased the park to Zuma Holdings, who then separated the park from White Water. In February 2010, the park announced that it would close until further notice, citing “Reasons beyond our control”. The park's permanent closure was soon confirmed in March. After the park's closure, Six Flags purchased back the lease and now uses the site as an employee area. The park sat abandoned until the removal of the rides in 2017.
Geauga Lake	Aurora, Ohio	1887	Closed (Cedar Fair)	2007	Geauga Lake park was purchased by Premier Parks in 1995 prior to its purchase of the entire Six Flags chain. Re-branded as Six Flags Ohio for its opening season in 2000. It was then renamed Six Flags Worlds of Adventure when Six Flags annexed the adjacent SeaWorld Ohio marine park in 2001. In 2004, the entire property was sold to competing amusement park operator Cedar Fair. The park was closed after the 2007 season, but the attached water park remained open until the end of the 2016 season.
Movieland Wax Museum	Buena Park, California	1962	Sold	1985	Six Flags purchased this wax museum in 1970. The company sold the venue in 1985, and later sold all of its holdings and moved many of the sets and wax figures to California, but sold the original clothing and props to the American Musical Academy of Arts Association. The venue eventually closed down on October 31, 2005, figures and props were auctioned off in 2006, and the building was demolished in 2016.
Six Flags AstroWorld	Houston, Texas	1968	Closed	2005	Acquired in 1974. The park closed on October 30, 2005, and was demolished between late 2005 and 2006.
Six Flags Atlantis	Hollywood, Florida	1982	Destroyed	1989	Six Flags purchased this water park in 1984. Six Flags sold off the property in 1989 and was renamed to "Atlantis the Water Kingdom" by the new owners. It was closed in 1992 after the events of Hurricane Andrew and was demolished in 1994.
Six Flags AutoWorld	Flint, Michigan	1984	Closed	1985	This indoor entertainment venue closed after only six months by its investors. The park did reopen under new ownership, but only operated scarcely until 1994, when it was closed permanently and was demolished in 1997.
Six Flags Elitch Gardens	Denver, Colorado	1995	Sold	2007	This park was owned by Premier Parks when it purchased the Six Flags chain. It was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom	Louisville, Kentucky	1987	Lease ended	2010	This park was purchased by Premier Parks in 1997 prior to its purchase of the entire Six Flags chain. In February 2010, Six Flags announced it would close the park due to a dispute with the Kentucky State Fair Board, from which Six Flags leased much of the park's land area and attractions. In 2014, Kentucky Kingdom reopened under new management.
Six Flags New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	2000	Destroyed	2005	Originally opened as Jazzland, this park was bought in 2002 and re-branded as Six Flags New Orleans in 2003. It was closed after severe damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The city of New Orleans sued Six Flags in 2009 for not making progress to re-open and for not making required lease payments; Ultimately, the site was turned over to the city along with a cash payment. In 2011, the city made plans to auction the site and all remaining rides and equipment.
Six Flags Power Plant	Baltimore, Maryland	1985	Closed	1987	Located in the Inner Harbor district of Baltimore, this was Six Flags' second attempt at an indoor amusement park after AutoWorld, but it only operated for one and a half years; the attached nightclub P.T. Flagg's lasted until 1990. The site of the park was redeveloped into a Hard Rock Cafe, Barnes & Noble (closed 2020), Gold's Gym (closed 2010) and the world's first ESPN Zone location (closed 2010 and replaced by Phillips Seafood).
Six Flags Stars Hall of Fame	Orlando, Florida	1975	Sold (Closed by purchaser)	1984	This wax museum was located near SeaWorld Orlando. It was acquired by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich alongside SeaWorld, but was closed almost immediately after the sale.
Six Flags Waterworld	Houston, Texas	1983	Closed	2005	This water park was adjacent to Six Flags AstroWorld. Much like AstroWorld, Waterworld was closed and demolished in 2005–06.
Wild Waves and Enchanted Village	Federal Way, Washington	1977	Sold	2007	This combination water park and amusement park was sold in 2007 and is currently owned by Premier Parks, LLC.
Wyandot Lake	Columbus, Ohio	1896	Lease ended	2006	Was purchased by Premier Parks in 1995 prior to its purchase of the entire Six Flags chain. The property was sold to the adjacent Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006 and reopened under zoo management on May 26, 2008, as Zoombezi Bay.

Europe

These parks were all sold to StarParks in 2004, unless noted.

Name	Location	Year Opened	Year Acquired	Notes
Bellewaerde Park	Ypres, Belgium	1954	2004	Acquired in Walibi SA purchase in 1998. The park is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes as simply Bellewaerde.
Six Flags Belgium	Wavre, Belgium	1975	2004	Acquired as Walibi Wavre in Walibi SA purchase in 1998, and was renamed Six Flags Belgium in 2001. It was renamed Walibi Belgium following its sale, and is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes.
Six Flags Holland	Biddinghuizen, Netherlands	1971	2004	Acquired as Walibi Flevo in Walibi SA purchase in 1998, and was renamed Six Flags Holland in 2000. It was renamed Walibi World following its sale, and is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes as Walibi Holland.
Warner Bros. Movie World Germany	Bottrop, Germany	1967	2004	Acquired following Premier Parks' purchase of Six Flags and Warner Bros.' European park chain from Time Warner in 1999. Following its sale, the Warner Bros. license was not included, and the park was renamed Movie Park Germany in 2005, featuring themes from other movie companies. The park is currently owned and operated by Parques Reunidos.
Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid/Warner Bros. Park Madrid	Madrid, Spain	2002	2004	Acquired following Premier Parks' purchase of Six Flags and Warner Bros.' European park chain from Time Warner in 1999, although the park was not yet built during the purchase. It was operated by Six Flags, but the company only owned a 5% minority stake in the park, with the rest being owned by various Spanish shareholders. Following Six Flags' European park sale to StarParks, Warner Bros. Park was not affected, and by November 2004, Six Flags' contract to operate the park was terminated, and so began to be run by its management, with the park renaming itself to Parque Warner Madrid in 2006. The park is currently owned and operated by Parques Reunidos, with Warner Bros. holding a 5% minority stake.
Walibi Aquitaine	Bordeaux, France	1992	2004	Acquired in Walibi SA purchase in 1998. The park was later sold to Compagnie des Alpes and was renamed Walibi Sud-Ouest (Walibi South-West) in 2010. The park is currently owned by Aspro Parks as Walygator Sud-Ouest.
Walibi Lorraine	Metz, France	1989	2004	Acquired as Walibi Schtroumpf in Walibi SA purchase in 1998, and was renamed Walibi Lorraine in 2003 following the expiration of The Smurfs license. The park was sold by StarParks to Claude and Didier Le Douarin in 2006, who renamed it as Walygator Parc in 2007. Currently, the park is owned by Aspro Parks as Walygator Grand-Est.
Walibi Rhône-Alpes	Lyon, France	1979	2004	Acquired in Walibi SA purchase in 1998. The park is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes.

Cancelled parks

Park	Location	Year planned to open	Year canceled	Notes
Six Flags Entertainment Village	Gurnee, Illinois	2000s	1999	An entertainment complex that would have included a water park, hotel, shopping mall and stadium. This was later canceled in 1999 due to resident opposition, and had never went past the development phase.
Six Flags Chongqing	Bishan, China	2020s	2020	Planned to be the second Six Flags-branded theme park in China. Following Riverside's financial turmoil, Six Flags ended its licensing agreement.
Six Flags Kids World Chongqing	Bishan, China	2020s	2020	A Six Flags theme park designed especially for families with young children. Located adjacent to Six Flags Chongqing.
Six Flags Adventure Park Chongqing	Bishan, China	2020s	2020	Adjoins the Six Flags Chongqing complex.
Six Flags Dubai	Dubai, UAE	2011	2019	Located in the second phase of Dubai Parks and Resorts, it was in development for more than ten years and was originally scheduled to open in 2011 and then 2019. However, the developer had financial issues and the project was canceled.
Six Flags Nanjing	Nanjing, China	2020s	2020	This would have been the third Six Flags theme park in China. Following Riverside's financial turmoil, Six Flags ended its licensing agreement.
Six Flags Kids World Nanjing	Nanjing, China	2020s	2020	Six Flags theme park designed especially for families with young children. 4th park announced in Six Flags Nanjing complex.
Six Flags Adventure Park Nanjing	Nanjing, China	2020s	2020	Adjoining the Six Flags Nanjing complex
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Nanjing	Nanjing, China	2020s	2020	Part of four park Six Flags Nanjing complex
Six Flags Zhejiang	Haiyan, China	2020s	2020	Was planned to be the first Six Flags theme park in China in partnership with Riverside Group. Following Riverside's financial turmoil, Six Flags ended its licensing agreement. The park was renamed as "Hangzhou Bay Sunac Tourism City" by its new owners Sunac, and construction has been delayed. It is unknown whether the park will open at a later date.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Zhejiang	Haiyan, China	2020s	2020	Was rebranded as the Sunac Water Park by Sunac after Six Flags ended its agreement with Riverside Investment, and opened in June 2021.
Six Flags Kids World Zhejiang	Haiyan, China	2020s	2020	Six Flags theme park designed especially for families with young children. Located adjacent to Six Flags Zhejiang