Six Flags Entertainment has announced the appointment of Mark Pauls as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, with the leadership change taking effect on July 15, 2026. Pauls joins Six Flags following a lengthy career in the amusement park industry spanning nearly five decades. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations at…
Six Flags is stepping into a new era as the company announces that industry veteran John Reilly will become its next President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 8, 2025. The appointment follows a lengthy succession search by the Six Flags Board as the company looks to strengthen performance across its newly combined Six Flags…
The spirits of Kings Island’s past are stirring once again. During a packed reveal at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Kings Island and Sally Dark Rides unveiled the first animatronic characters for Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare, the highly anticipated interactive dark ride arriving in 2026. For the first time ever, fans witnessed No Legs Larry…
Super Bowl champion and lifelong coaster fan Travis Kelce is turning his passion for thrill rides into a business venture. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has officially joined forces with activist investment firm JANA Partners, acquiring a stake in Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the parent company of Cedar Point, Kings Island, and dozens of…
As the fog clears and the Halloween Haunt creatures retreat for the year, Kings Island is already preparing for its next big celebration, WinterFest. Before the twinkling lights and festive tunes take over, the park has a special surprise for thrill-seekers. For the first time ever, Kings Island will host a “bonus weekend” on November…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced a five-year extension of its long-standing partnership with Peanuts Worldwide through 2030. The renewed agreement secures Six Flags as the exclusive amusement park partner for the beloved Peanuts characters across North America, ensuring fans will continue to experience Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the gang in themed areas, live entertainment,…
Valleyfair is setting the stage for something big in 2026, just in time for its 50th Anniversary. The park has already confirmed that “new waterpark adventures” are on the way, and all signs point toward one of the largest expansions in its history. To prepare for construction, a large portion of Soak City officially closed…
A ghostly encore is preparing to take the stage at Kings Island. Next spring, the park will debut Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare, a brand-new dark ride that pays homage to one of the park’s most beloved attractions while raising the curtain on a fresh chapter of storytelling and technology. Set inside the theater (current Boo…
Halloween Haunt is back at Kings Dominion, filling the park with frights on select nights this fall. Guests can expect a mix of fan-favorite haunted mazes, immersive scare zones, eerie live entertainment, and the adrenaline of night rides — but with one important change. Haunted mazes are now premium attractions that require the purchase of…
Halloween Haunt celebrates its 20th season at Canada’s Wonderland this fall with a major lineup refresh, a blockbuster horror addition, and a new ticketing change that haunted maze fans will need to know about. Running select nights from September 27 through November 1, the event will feature six haunted mazes, seven immersive scare zones, thrilling…
Halloween Haunt returns to Kings Island this fall with a mix of fearsome favorites, new nightmares, and a major change to how guests access the park’s haunted attractions. The Mason, Ohio park, now part of the Six Flags family following the Cedar Fair merger, is raising the stakes with an all-new premium haunted experience and…
SCarowinds returns this fall with a milestone season of scares, debuting multiple new attractions, an expanded lineup of haunted mazes, and a significant change for guests who want to explore them. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Carolinas’ largest Halloween event will now require a separate Haunted Attractions Pass for entry into any haunted maze, along…