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A list of events that occurred in 2000 related to Six Flags.
Timeline[]
January[]
- January 12 – Marc Davis dies at age 86.
February[]
- February 11 – Goliath opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
March[]
- March 11
- Superman: Krypton Coaster opens at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
- AstroWorld opens for the 2000 season.
- March 18 – Medusa opens at Six Flags Marine World.
April[]
- April 14 – Batman: The Ride opens at Six Flags Mexico.
- April 29 – The Boss opens at Six Flags St. Louis.
May[]
- May 5
- Grand opening of Six Flags New England, featuring Poison Ivy's Tangled Train, Flashback, and several other rides and attractions.
- Batman: Knight Flight opens at Six Flags Ohio.
- May 13 – Superman: Ride of Steel opens at Six Flags America.
- ? – Road Runner Express opens at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
July[]
- July 19 – A 12-year-old girl from McHenry, Illinois suffers two crushed toes after the floor of Cajun Cliffhanger at Six Flags Great America was improperly raised prior to the ride coming to a complete stop. A second guest also had her foot trapped in this accident. The ride was permanently shut down as part of an out-of-court settlement.
August[]
- August 19 – Jars of Clay in concert at Six Flags St. Louis.
- August 26 – Sixpence None the Richer in concert at Six Flags St. Louis.
September[]
- September 9 – Sammy Kershaw in concert at Six Flags St. Louis.
- September 16 – Foreigner in concert at Six Flags St. Louis.
- September 23 – Lonestar in concert at Six Flags St. Louis.
- September 29 – Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- September 30 – Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
October[]
- October 6
- Fright Fest debuts at Six Flags Marine World with Fright Fest 2000.
- Fright Fest debuts at Six Flags New England with Fright Fest 2000.
- Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags AstroWorld.
- Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Darien Lake.
- Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
- Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Over Georgia.
- Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags St. Louis.
- October 13 – Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Great America.
- October 15 – Fright Fest 2000 begins at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
- October 29
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Great America.
- October 31 (Halloween)
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Darien Lake.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Marine World.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags New England.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags Over Georgia.
- Fright Fest 2000 ends at Six Flags AstroWorld.
December[]
- December 8 - Six Flags purchases Wild Waves & Enchanted Village from its previous owner for $19.3 million, this would join the park with American Adventures, Frontier City and Wyandot Lake as Six Flags' smaller park offerings, which would not include the Warner Bros. licenses.
