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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 | + | '''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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Georgia | Georgia | ||
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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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* The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George | * The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George | ||
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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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Canada | Canada | ||
Revision as of 12:32, August 11, 2009
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. [1] It was founded in 1961 by Texas property and oil man Angus Wynne II. [2]
Holdings
As of 2005 the group encompassed -
California:
- Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los Angeles
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Los Angeles
- Six Flags Marine World, San Francisco
- Six Flags Waterworld, Concord
- Six Flags Waterworld, Sacramento
Georgia
- Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta
- Six Flags White Water, Atlanta
- American Adventures, Atlanta
Illinois
- Six Flags Great America. Chicago
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Chicago
Kentucky
- Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville
Maryland
- Six Flags America, Baltimore/Washington, DC
Massachusetts
- Six Flags New England, Springfield
Missouri
- Six Flags St Louis
New Jersey
- Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Jackson
- Six Flags Wild Safari, Jackson
New York
- The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George
Texas
- Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio
- Six Flags SplashTown, Houston
Canada
- La Ronde, Montreal
Mexico
- Six Flags Mexico, Mexico City