Six Flags is closing down considered one of its East Coast parks on the finish of this season in what the corporate calls a reshaping of the “park portfolio.”
Maryland’s Six Flags America and its water park, Hurricane Harbor, will shut their doorways for the ultimate time after the 2025 season, the amusement park large introduced Thursday.
“As a part of our complete assessment of our park portfolio, we now have decided that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor usually are not a strategic match with the corporate’s long-term progress plan,” Six Flags CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said.
“After reviewing plenty of choices, we imagine that advertising and marketing the property for redevelopment will generate the very best worth and return on funding. We anticipate robust curiosity within the property and can proceed to strategically pursue portfolio optimization alternatives as we work to unlock the total worth of our portfolio.”
The roughly 500-acre property might be marketed for redevelopment.
Whereas some appear shocked on the information, the park has not acquired a brand-new curler coaster in properly over twenty years, with the distinctive flying coaster, Batwing, opening in 2001.
Along with a scarcity of latest curler coasters on the park lately, Six Flags America has additionally struggled to struggle off the competitors of one other theme park, Kings Dominion, positioned in Virginia.
Kings Dominion is now a part of the Six Flags Leisure Company following the 2024 merger.
In response to the corporate, severance and different advantages might be offered to all eligible associates, with the park’s ultimate working day slated for Sunday, November 2, 2025.
It’s unknown what’s going to occur to the park’s sights upon closure, although sights have been scrapped, offered and/or relocated in previous cases of park closures.
In response to Six Flags, this closure will not be anticipated to have an effect on the corporate’s 2025 monetary outcomes.
“This was a troublesome resolution, and we acknowledge the influence it should have on our Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor park associates and visitors,” Zimmerman added.
“We’re grateful to our park associates who work onerous to create lifelong recollections for our visitors, and Six Flags is dedicated to supporting all impacted associates by the closure course of on the finish of this 12 months. Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor have been an vital a part of the local people, and this ultimate season might be a possibility to have fun the many years of enjoyable that visitors have loved on the property.”
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