'''Six Flags''', Inc. is the world's largest ''regional'' theme park company and the second leading amusement park operator in the United States, [[Walt Disney]] Company being the first. It is unique in that it maintains two corporate headquarters, in [[Oklahoma City]] and [[New York City]]. Six Flags runs 20 family-friendly theme parks in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and [[Europe]]. The company estimates that 65% of the U.S. population lives within 150 miles of one of its parks, located in 35 out of the top fifty major metropolitan areas. <ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Six-Flags-Inc-Company-History.html Funding Universe: Six Flags, Inc.]</ref> It was founded in 1961 by Texas property and oil man Angus Wynne II. <ref>[http://investors.sixflags.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61629&p=irol-irhome Six Flags - Official Website]</ref> | '''Six Flags''', Inc. is the world's largest ''regional'' theme park company and the second leading amusement park operator in the United States, [[Walt Disney]] Company being the first. It is unique in that it maintains two corporate headquarters, in [[Oklahoma City]] and [[New York City]]. Six Flags runs 20 family-friendly theme parks in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and [[Europe]]. The company estimates that 65% of the U.S. population lives within 150 miles of one of its parks, located in 35 out of the top fifty major metropolitan areas. <ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Six-Flags-Inc-Company-History.html Funding Universe: Six Flags, Inc.]</ref> It was founded in 1961 by Texas property and oil man Angus Wynne II. <ref>[http://investors.sixflags.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61629&p=irol-irhome Six Flags - Official Website]</ref> |