For the former company of this name, see Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (1971–2024). |
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (SFEC) or simply Six Flags is a theme park company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was founded on July 1, 2024 as the result of the merger between the former iteration of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and Cedar Fair.[1]
Properties[]
Theme and amusement parks[]
Original parks[]
Name | Location | Opened | Notes |
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Six Flags Over Texas | Arlington, Texas | 1961 | The original Six Flags theme park, and the first of the three original parks built by the Great Southwest Corporation. |
Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 1967 | The second Six Flags theme park built by the Great Southwest Corporation. |
Six Flags St. Louis | Eureka, Missouri | 1971 | Originally named Six Flags Over Mid-America, the third Six Flags theme park built by the Great Southwest Corporation |
Acquired parks (pre-Premier Parks)[]
These properties were acquired by Six Flags after the opening of Six Flags Over Mid-America and before the acquisition of Six Flags by Premier Parks.
Name | Location | Opened | Acquired | Notes |
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Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey | 1974 | 1977 | Created by Warner LeRoy as "Great Adventure". |
Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California | 1971 | 1979 | Created by the Newhall Land and Farming Company as Magic Mountain. The "Thrill Capital of the World", the park is seen as the "flagship" of the Six Flags family. |
Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 1976 | 1984 | Created by the Marriott Corporation as Marriott's Great America. |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 1992 | 1996 | Created by Gaylord Entertainment as Fiesta Texas. The first theme park to be acquired by Time Warner after Six Flags became a subsidiary of the company in 1991. |
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo, California | 1968 | 1997 | Formerly known as Six Flags Marine World. The park was created as Marine World, and later Marine World Africa USA. |
Acquired parks (Premier Parks acquisition)[]
As a result of the Time Warner/Premier Parks deal and acquisition of Six Flags Theme Parks by Premier Parks, several of the properties that Premier already owned were converted into Six Flags parks.
Name | Location | Opened | Acquired | Conversion to Six Flags park | Notes |
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Six Flags New England | Agawam, Massachusetts | 1870 | 1997 | 2000 | Previously known as Riverside Park |
Six Flags America | Largo, Maryland | 1974 | 1992 | 1999 | Previously known as Adventure World, and before that Wild World. |
Six Flags Great Escape | Queensbury, New York | 1954 | 1996 | 2022 | Previously known as The Great Escape. |
Acquired parks (post-Premier Parks acquisition)[]
These properties were acquired after the acquisition of Six Flags by Premier Parks.
Name | Location | Opened | Acquired | Conversion to Six Flags park | Notes |
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Six Flags Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1982 | 1999 | 2000 | Previously known as Reino Aventura. |
La Ronde | Montreal, Quebec | 1968 | 2001 | N/A | |
Six Flags Darien Lake | Darien Center, New York | 1981 | 2018 | 2019 | Originally acquired by Six Flags, Inc. in 1999 and sold off in 2007. |
Frontier City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1958 | 2018 | N/A | Originally acquired by Tierco Group (later Premier Parks/Six Flags) in 1986 and sold off by Six Flags in 2006. |
Acquired parks (Cedar Fair merger)[]
These properties were acquired with the merger between the former Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and Cedar Fair.
Name | Location | Opened | Acquired | Notes |
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Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | 1870 | 2024 | The original Cedar Fair property. |
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 1884 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the Dorney Park Coaster Company in 1992. |
Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | 1920 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the Knott family in 1997. |
Michigan's Adventure & WildWater Kingdom | Muskegon, Michigan | 1956 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from Roger Jourden in 2001. |
Kings Island | Mason, Ohio | 1972 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the CBS Corporation in 2006 as part of the Paramount Parks acquisition. |
World of Fun & Oceans of Fun | Kansas City, Missouri | 1973 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from Mid-America Enterprises in 1995. |
Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1973 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the CBS Corporation in 2006 as part of the Paramount Parks acquisition. |
Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | 1975 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the CBS Corporation in 2006 as part of the Paramount Parks acquisition. |
California's Great America | Santa Clara, California | 1976 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the CBS Corporation in 2006 as part of the Paramount Parks acquisition. |
Valleyfair & Soak City | Shakopee, Minnesota | 1976 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Point in 1978; the two parks formed Cedar Fair in 1983. |
Canada's Wonderland | Vaughn, Ontario | 1981 | 2024 | Acquired by Cedar Fair from the CBS Corporation in 2006 as part of the Paramount Parks acquisition. |
Upcoming parks[]
Name | Location | Opened | Notes |
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Six Flags Qiddiya | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | TBD |
Water parks[]
To be added
Resorts[]
To be added
Executive management[]
- Richard Zimmerman — President & Chief Executive Officer (July 2024–present)
- Tim Fisher — Chief Operating Officer (July 2024–present)
- Brian Witherow — Chief Financial Officer (July 2024–present)
- Brian Nurse — Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary (July 2024–present)
- Gary Mick — Chief Integration Officer
- Christian Dieckmann — Chief Strategy Officer
- Dave Hoffman — Chief Accounting Officer
- Ty Tastepe — Chief Information Officer
- Seenu Sarma — Chief Procurement Officer
- Bob White — Chief Commercial Officer
- Monica Sauls — Chief Human Resources Officer