Former Properties
| Park | Location | Year Opened | Year Closed/Sold | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Adventures | Marietta, Georgia | 1990 | 2008 | This park was located adjacent to Six Flags White Water, and was marketed to families with young children. It was acquired by Zuma Holdings in 2008 and permanently closed in 2010. |
| Bellewaerde | Ypres, Belgium | 1954 | 2004 | This park was acquired in 1998. The property was sold and remains in operation under new management. |
| Frontier City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1958 | 2007 | This park was owned by Premier Parks when it purchased the Six Flags chain. It was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. |
| Movieland Wax Museum | Buena Park, California | 1962 | 1985 | Purchased in 1970, this wax museum sold all of its holdings and moved many of the sets and wax figures to California, but sold the original clothing and props to the American Musical Academy of Arts Association. It was eventually closed in 2005. |
| Six Flags AstroWorld | Houston, Texas | 1968 | 2005 | AstroWorld was acquired in 1974. Park was sold and demolished in 2006 for other development. |
| Six Flags Atlantis | Hollywood, Florida | 1982 | 1989 | This water park was acquired in 1984. Property was sold, but was eventually demolished in 1994. |
| Six Flags AutoWorld | Flint, Michigan | 1984 | 1985 | This indoor entertainment venue was eventually closed and the facility demolished. |
| Six Flags Belgium | Wavre, Belgium | 1975 | 2004 | The Walibi properties were purchased in 1998. The park remains open today under new management. |
| Six Flags Darien Lake | Corfu, New York | 1964 | 2007 | This park was purchased by Premier Parks in 1995. It was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. |
| Six Flags Elitch Gardens | Denver, Colorado | 1890 | 2007 | This park was owned by Premier Parks when it purchased the Six Flags chain. It was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. |
| Six Flags Holland | Biddinghuizen, Netherlands | 1971 | 2004 | Like the other Walibi properties, the former Walibi Flevo was purchased in 1998. It remains open today under new management. |
| Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom | Louisville, Kentucky | 1987 | 2010 | Initially built by local investors.
This park includes Six Flags Splashwater Kingdom water park, which opened in 1992. In February 2010, Six Flags announced it would close the park due to a dispute with the Kentucky State Fair Board, from which Six Flags leased much of the park's land area and attractions. |
| Six Flags New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2000 | 2005 | Originally opened as Jazzland, this park was re-branded in 2003.
It was closed after severe damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The city of New Orleans sued Six Flags in 2009 for not making progress to re-open and for not making required lease payments; ultimately, the site was turned over to the city along with a cash payment. In 2011, the city made plans to auction the site and all remaining rides and equipment. |
| Six Flags Power Plant | Baltimore, Maryland | 1985 | 1989 | Located in the Inner Harbor district of Baltimore, the site of this indoor amusement park has been redeveloped with Hard Rock Cafe, Barnes & Noble, Gold's Gym (closed 2010), and the world's first ESPN Zone location (closed 2010). This was Six Flags' second attempt at an indoor amusement park after AutoWorld. It was a little more successful, but it too closed down eventually. |
| Six Flags SplashTown | Houston, Texas | 1984 | 2007 | This water park was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. |
| Six Flags Stars Hall of Fame | Orlando, Florida | 1975 | 1984 | This wax museum was located near SeaWorld Orlando. Like SeaWorld, it was acquired by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, but it was closed almost immediately after the sale. |
| Six Flags Waterworld | Concord, California | 1995 | 2007 | This water park was acquired by Premier Parks prior to its purchase of Six Flags. It was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. |
| Six Flags Waterworld | Houston, Texas | 1983 | 2005 | This water park was adjacent to Six Flags AstroWorld. Park was sold and demolished for other development. |
| Six Flags Waterworld | Sacramento, California | 1986 | 2007 | This water park was acquired by Premier Parks prior to its purchase of Six Flags. Six Flags announced that they would not renew the parks lease with Cal Expo at the end of the 2006 season. Raging Waters took over operation prior to the 2007 season. |
| Six Flags Worlds of Adventure | Aurora, Ohio | 1887 | 2004 | Geauga Lake park was purchased by Premier Parks in 1995 prior to its purchase of the entire Six Flags chain. Branded as Six Flags Ohio for its opening season, it was then renamed Six Flags Worlds of Adventure when Six Flags annexed the adjacent SeaWorld Ohio marine park in 2001. After a few years, the entire property was sold to competing amusement park operator Cedar Fair. The park was closed after the 2007 season, but the attached waterpark remains in operation. |
| Warner Bros. Movie World Germany | Bottrop, Germany | 1967 | 2004 | This park was purchased in 1998. It was sold, with most of the other European parks, in the same transaction in 2004. |
| Warner Bros. Park Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 2001 | 2004 | This park was built in a joint venture, to be managed by Six Flags. It was sold back to Warner Bros. apart from the other European Six Flags parks. |
| Walibi Aquitaine | Bordeaux, France | 1992 | 2004 | The Walibi properties were purchased in 1998. The park remains open today under new management. |
| Walibi Lorraine | Metz, France | 1989 | 2004 | The Walibi properties were purchased in 1998. The park remains open today under new management. |
| Walibi Rhône-Alpes | Lyon, France | 1979 | 2004 | The Walibi properties were purchased in 1998. The park remains open today under new management. |
| White Water Bay | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1981 | 2007 | This water park was sold to PARC Management in the 2007 property sell-off. |
| Wild Waves and Enchanted Village | Federal Way, Washington | 1977 | 2007 | This combination water park and amusement park was sold in 2007, and remains open to this day. |
| Wyandot Lake | Columbus, Ohio | 1896 | 2006 | The property was sold to the adjacent Columbus Zoo in 2006. The park reopened under zoo management on May 26, 2008 as Zoombezi Bay. |
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