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| − | '''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 maintains corporate headquarters in [[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> |
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| | * Six Flags Waterworld, Concord | | * Six Flags Waterworld, Concord |
| | * Six Flags Waterworld, Sacramento | | * Six Flags Waterworld, Sacramento |
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| − | * Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver
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| | * Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville | | * Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville |
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| | Maryland | | Maryland |
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| | New York | | New York |
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| − | * Six Flags Darien Lake, Buffalo
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| | * The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George | | * The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George |
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| − | * Frontier City, Oklahoma City
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| | Texas | | Texas |
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| | * Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio | | * Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio |
| | * Six Flags SplashTown, Houston | | * Six Flags SplashTown, Houston |
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| − | * Wild Waves & Enchanted Village, Seattle
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| | Canada | | Canada |