For many years, Cedar Point and Six Flags Magic Mountain have battled for the highly-sought after record of having the most roller coasters in a single park. Currently, Cedar Point has 17, while Six Flags Magic Mountain has 19. An announcement this week by Poland’s Energylandia has put them in contention for the record. The…
Six Flags America’s Polar Coaster Challenge might have been even crazier than the parks Halloween coffin challenge. Located between Baltimore and Washington DC, Six Flags America hosted a frigid event dubbed “The Polar Coaster Challenge”. Named after the meteorological term for dramatically fluctuating temperatures expected for this winter, the event challenged guests to ride the Wild…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of water parks in North America, today announced that it has appointed Mike Spanos as President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 18, 2019, and as a member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Spanos will be relocating…
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of waterparks in North America, has announced an expansive lineup of innovative roller coasters, family rides, waterslides and thrilling attractions for the 2020 season. The company is also adding the Hurricane Harbor name to three more of its waterparks as…
Six Flags Fiesta Texas, the Thrill Capital of South Texas, will debut Daredevil Dive Flying Machines, the World’s Tallest Ride of Its Kind in 2020 (delayed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic). Guests will experience the thrills and sensations of weightlessness through aerial banks, loops and dives, all while seated in a retro four-seater…
Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, has announced a new record breaking attraction for 2020 — The Jersey Devil Coaster, aka the tallest, fastest and longest single rail coaster in the world! Towering 13 stories, at speeds up to 58 mph, riders will soar single file through the dark and foreboding woods over 3,000 feet…
Six Flags Over Texas, the Thrill Capital of Texas, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC, announces the next generation in water coaster thrill rides and the first-of-its-kind in North America—Aquaman: Power Wave. The park’s 15th coaster will launch riders backwards and forwards, straight up colossal 148 feet twin track towers…
Six Flags America, DC’s Thrill Capital, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, today announced its newest attraction —Harley Quinn Spinsanity —will make its debut in 2020. The oversized giant pendulum ride named after the iconic DC Super Villain Harley Quinn, promises to deliver epic high-flying excitement as it spins and…
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, the Thrill Capital of Northern California, today announced the addition of a one-of-a-kind, combination thrilling family coaster and animal exhibit experience—Sidewinder Safari. Featuring live rattlesnakes and other reptile species, guests will be immersed in a jungle-like setting as they prepare for a wild ride along 1,378 feet of slithering track. This…
La Ronde, Quebec’s leading destination for thrills and family entertainment, will introduce the country’s first ever free-fly coaster, Vipère, for the 2020 season. Vipère takes coaster riding to the next level, sending riders on a tumbling journey with unexpected drops, vertical free-falls and gravity-defying somersaults. This thrilling, new ride will give guests the feeling of weightlessness as they soar outside the confines…
Magic Waters, a Six Flags Waterpark, will be rebranded Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford when it opens for the 2020 season. To celebrate, the park will debut the Midwest’s first tailspin waterslide, Tidal Wave. This cutting-edge attraction will send riders rushing through three high-speed turns in a two-person inner tube. The park will also receive major upgrades and…
Six Flags Great America—the Thrill Capital of the Midwest—today announced an innovative, record-breaking new water coaster coming to the park’s Hurricane Harbor in 2020―Tsunami Surge. This-state-of-the-art water attraction will be the tallest water coaster in the world towering over 86 feet high, using water-blasting jet- propulsion technology for lightning fast uphill speeds and adrenaline-pumping drops….