A list of events in 2007 related to Six Flags.
Timeline[]
January[]
- January 11 - Six Flags announces the official sale of Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Six Flags Darien Lake, Six Flags Waterworld, Six Flags Splashtown and Wild Waves & Enchanted Village to PARC Management for $312 million. The company would transfer ownership of these parks over to CNL Lifestyle Properties, while PARC themselves would operate them. Following the purchase, the Six Flags branded parks would remove the effective branding as well as the removal of all Warner Bros. licensed theming. Six Flags Magic Mountain was previously listed with the other parks, but Six Flags ultimately decided to keep the park.
- January 17 – Six Flags announces Six Flags Marine World will be renamed Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
- January 23 – Six Flags announces that Flashback and Psyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain would be closed
March[]
- March 10 – Tony Hawk's Big Spin opens at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
April[]
- April 21
- Six Flags St. Louis opens for the 2007 season.
- Tony Hawk's Big Spin opens at Six Flags St. Louis
- Six Flags St. Louis opens for the 2007 season.
May[]
- May 26 – Hurricane Harbor opens for the 2007 summer season at Six Flags St. Louis.
- ? – Operation SpyGirl begins at Six Flags Great America.
June[]
- June 12 – A 14-year-old girl boarding Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas is paralyzed after falling into a gap between the roller coaster's cars, landing on a concrete floor about 10 feet below the station platform. Family members stated that she may have fainted due to the heat of the day.
- June 20 – Thomas Town opens at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
- June 21 – A 13-year-old girl from Louisville, Kentucky has both of her feet cut off above the ankle by a snapped cable on Superman: Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, caused by an unidentified ride malfunction.
- June 28 – Batman & Robin: The Chiller closes at Six Flags Great Adventure.
July[]
- July 13 – The family of the victim in the Superman: Tower of Power incident files a lawsuit for unspecified damages against Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, claiming that the park did not properly maintain the ride.
October[]
- October 6
- Fright Fest 2007 begins at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- Fright Fest 2007 begins at Six Flags St. Louis.
- October 16 – On Two-Face: The Flip Side at Six Flags America, the train is stuck on the lift because of a failed mechanism, and then once the train returned to the station, the hydraulic line is severed, causing hydraulic fluid to spray on several riders. Twelve people needed medical attention, while two were taken to the hospital to be treated. The riders only suffered minor injuries.
- October 26 – Fright Fest 2007 ends at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- October 28 – Fright Fest 2007 ends at Six Flags St. Louis.
November[]
- November 1 – Six Flags Magic Mountain announces a redesign of X.
- November 23 – Holiday in the Park debuts at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
- November 29 – A judge in the Jefferson Circuit Court rules that Superman: Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is a violation of safety following the incident in June, and that Six Flags must dismantle the ride beginning February 1, 2008.
December[]
- December 7 – X closes at Six Flags Magic Mountain for improvements.
Books[]
- Wild Safari: A Six Flags Animal Park - Facts and Photos is published.
Anniversaries[]
- March 14 – 15th anniversary of Six Flags Fiesta Texas and The Rattler.
- March 15 – 10th anniversary of Superman: The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
- May ? – 10th anniversary of Road Runner Express at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
- May 3 – 10th anniversary of Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
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