SIX Flags bosses are in the process of closing down two of its parks in a blow to revelers.
And, one of the park’s days are numbered – with the shutdown coming in just weeks.
GettyA Six Flags park in Maryland is to close in November[/caption] WikipediaAnd, a Six Flags theme park in California is to close when its lease expires[/caption]Six Flags chiefs are closing down a location in Maryland and one in California.
The Six Flags America park, which has been known by its current title since 1999, will close at the end of the season on November 2.
Theme park execs are also closing down the Hurricane Harbor water park in Maryland.
The Six Flags park in Bowie has been coined the thrill capital of the DC area.
More than 70 workers will be impacted when the park closes.
Revelers can go on rides such as the Batwing Coaster, The Shark Attack Hammerhead, and coasters such as Roar and The Joker’s Jinx.
And, news of the theme park’s closure has left some fans devastated.
“I have so many amazing memories,” Danielle Marie Hale posted online.
“I am thankful for the times I had. Thank you for those memories.”
“That place was the beginning of my American dream,” reveler Alena Horuzheva said.
Others branded the theme park’s pending shutdown a “shame” as they rued bosses decisions.
When the Six Flags park closes, the brand will no longer have a presence in Maryland.
The second Six Flags theme park closing is in Santa Clara, California.
California’s Great America amusement park will shut its doors at the end of the 2027 season.
Where are Six Flags parks located?
THERE are more than a dozen Six Flags theme parks across the US. But where are they located?
Arizona
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, PhoenixCalifornia
California’s Great America, Santa Clara Knott’s Berry Farm – Buena Park Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia Hurricane Harbor, Valencia Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord, ConcordGeorgia
Six Flags Over Georgia & Hurricane Harbor, Austell Six Flags White Water, MariettaIllinois
Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor, Gurnee Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford, Cherry ValleyMaryland
Six Flags America & Hurricane Harbor, BowieMassachusetts
Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor, AgawamMichigan
Michigan’s Adventure & Wildwater Adventure, MuskegonMinnesota
Valleyfair & Soak City, ShakopeeMissouri
Six Flags St. Louis & Hurricane Harbor, Eureka Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun, Kansas CityNew Jersey
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, Jackson Wild Safari Adventure, JacksonNew York
Six Flags Darien Lake & Hurricane Harbor, Corfu Six Flags Great Escape Resort & Hurricane Harbor, QueensburyNorth Carolina
Carowinds, CharlotteOhio
Cedar Point, Sandusky Cedar Point Shores, Sandusky Kings Island & Soak City, MasonOklahoma
Frontier City, Oklahoma City Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Oklahoma CityPennsylvania
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, AllentownTexas
Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington Hurricane Harbor, Arlington Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, Spring Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Galveston Schlitterbahn Resort, New Braunfels Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor, San AntonioVirginia
Kings Dominion & Soak City, DoswellSource: Six Flags
And, execs revealed why the two theme parks are closing down.
“Those are parks that are very low on the ranking of margins,” Brian Witherow, the company’s chief financial officer, told People.
Witherow warned that the park could close as its lease is due to expire.
The lease will run out on June 30, 2028.
Guests have been flooding into California’s Great America park since 1976.
When the park was first opened, it was known as Marriott’s Great America.
Theme park fans in California will still be able to go to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, and Hurricane Harbor in Concord and Valencia.
Six Flags bosses operate the Knott’s Berry Farm parks in Buena Park.
The brand has a presence in more than a dozen states across the US, and has theme parks in Canada and Mexico.
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