Six Flags
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. [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
Colorado:
- Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver
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
Louisiana
- Six Flags New Orleans
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
- Six Flags Darien Lake, Buffalo
- The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George
Ohio
- Wyandot Lake, Columbus
Oklahoma
- Frontier City, Oklahoma City
- White Water Bay, Oklahoma City
Texas
- Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio
- Six Flags SplashTown, Houston
Washington
- Wild Waves & Enchanted Village, Seattle
Canada
- La Ronde, Montreal
Mexico
- Six Flags Mexico, Mexico City