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Six Flags America Closes After 50 Years of Fun

11/3/2025

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Six Flags America amusement park and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie, Maryland, closed permanently on November 2, 2025, after more than 50 years of operation.
The park opened in 1974 as The Wildlife Preserve and later underwent name changes before joining Six Flags.
Six Flags is restructuring amid ongoing debt and plans to market the property for redevelopment, with the future of the rides undisclosed.

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Six Flags America amusement park and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie, Maryland, closed permanently on November 2, 2025, after more than 50 years of operation.
The park opened in 1974 as The Wildlife Preserve and later underwent name changes before joining Six Flags.
Six Flags is restructuring amid ongoing debt and plans to market the property for redevelopment, with the future of the rides undisclosed.