Six Flags
Former American entertainment company based in Arlington
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| July 1 2024 | Six Flags merged with rival Cedar Fair in an $8 billion deal, creating a combined company with 51 properties including 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks, and nine resorts, and relocating headquarters to Charlotte. |
| 2023 | Hurricane Harbor San Antonio becomes a separate gate, and Hurricane Harbor Maryland is renamed to Hurricane Harbor Maryland. |
| November 2 2023 | Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced a merger to create the largest regional amusement park company in the world, valued at an estimated $8 billion. |
| 2021 | Six Flags adopted a new Flash Pass iteration allowing guests to scan QR codes on in-park signs or through the mobile app, with options to purchase individual ride passes or use season pass/membership Flash Pass features. |
| 2021 | As part of COVID-19 pandemic reopening efforts, Six Flags launches a new advertising slogan: 'The Thrill is Calling'. |
| November 15 2021 | Mike Spanos stepped down, and Selim Bassoul became president and CEO, with Ben Baldanza elected as the new chairman of the board. |
| June 2021 | Former Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Zhejiang was rebranded as Sunac Water Park and opened after Six Flags ended its agreement with Riverside Investment. |
| March 22 2021 | Six Flags announced that Hurricane Harbor at Great America would become a separate park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago, becoming the 27th park in the chain. |
| 2020 | Multiple Six Flags park projects in China (Chongqing, Nanjing, and Zhejiang) were canceled following Riverside Group's financial turmoil, including Six Flags Chongqing, Six Flags Kids World Chongqing, Six Flags Adventure Park Chongqing, Six Flags Nanjing, Six Flags Kids World Nanjing, Six Flags Adventure Park Nanjing, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Nanjing, and Six Flags Zhejiang. |
| March 13 2020 | Six Flags suspended operations of all its properties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Six Flags properties hosted 32.8 million customers, ranking seventh in global attendance for theme parks. |
| October 24 2019 | Six Flags announced that Jim Reid-Anderson would retire, with Mike Spanos becoming president and CEO on November 18. |
| April 24 2019 | DXB Entertainments canceled Six Flags Dubai, stating the development was not in the best interest of the company. |
| April 1 2019 | Six Flags acquires the operating lease for Magic Waters in Cherry Valley, Illinois, rebranding it as Hurricane Harbor Rockford. |
| May 22 2018 | Six Flags announced the purchase of operating leases for five parks: Darien Lake, Frontier City, Wet'n'Wild Phoenix, Wet'n'Wild SplashTown, and White Water Bay. |
| February 22 2018 | Six Flags announces the renaming of Waterworld Concord to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord. |
| July 18 2017 | John M. Duffey retired, and Jim Reid-Anderson re-assumed roles of chairman, president, and CEO. |
| April 27 2017 | Six Flags took over operations of Waterworld California in Concord, California, making it their 20th property. |
| February 18 2016 | Jim Reid-Anderson was promoted to executive chairman, and John M. Duffey succeeded him as president and CEO. |
| 2014 | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor opens within Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia. |
| June 23 2014 | Six Flags announced a strategic partnership with Riverside Investment Group to build multiple Six Flags-branded theme parks in China. |
| April 10 2014 | Six Flags announced a strategic partnership with Meraas Leisure and Entertainment to build a Six Flags-branded theme park in Dubai. |
| 2013 | Barcel USA expanded its partnership with Six Flags to help import food and beverages and increase sponsorships in the United States. |
| September 28 2012 | Six Flags sold its entire 40% stake in Dick Clark Productions, divesting from the entertainment production company. |
| 2011 | Six Flags White Water began testing the Q-band, a waterproof RFID wristband virtual queue system for water park attractions. |
| 2011 | Six Flags introduces a new advertising slogan: 'Go Big! Go Six Flags!' |
| 2010 | Six Flags acquires Hurricane Harbor in Darien, New York, located within Six Flags Darien Lake. |
| 2010 | Six Flags terminated non-Warner Bros. licenses from their parks, removing attractions based on Thomas the Tank Engine, The Wiggles, Tony Hawk, Evel Knievel, and Terminator. |
| 2010 | Company leadership changed with Mark Shapiro leaving the company and Al Weber Jr. being brought in as interim president and CEO. |
| 2010 | Six Flags relocated several corporate positions and its corporate headquarters from New York City to Grand Prairie, Texas, moving into a converted warehouse in the Great Southwest Industrial District. |
| August 13 2010 | Jim Reid-Anderson replaced Al Weber as chairman, president, and CEO of Six Flags. |
| May 3 2010 | Six Flags successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing corporate restructuring. |
| April 30 2010 | The bankruptcy judge approved the Six Flags reorganization plan, resulting in the removal of board chairman Dan Snyder and brief retention of CEO Mark Shapiro. |
| April 28 2010 | The company's bondholders reached an agreement on a reorganization plan, with junior note holders including hedge funds Stark Investments and Pentwater Capital Management assuming control of the company. |
| February 2010 | Six Flags announced it would not re-open Kentucky Kingdom park after lease negotiations with the Kentucky State Fair Board appeared to break down. |
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