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pos: Six Flags Over Georgia Riverview Park (Chicago). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1995. Over the years, a number of incidents have occurred at the park, including some fatalities. has been the scene of two fatal incidents nearly identical in nature, where individuals were underneath the attraction while it was operational and were struck and killed by the train itself or by the riders' exposed legs. Portions of Six Flags Over Georgia lie within the flood plain of the Chattahoochee River, which has caused occasional problems whenever the river overflows its banks. Most recently, in September 2009,

pos: Frontier City Inc. The world headquarters for Six Flags Inc. was located at the southeast corner of the park's property until 2006 when the company's offices were moved to New York City and Grand Prairie, Texas. On January 27, 2006, Six Flags put Frontier City and White Water Bay, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Elitch Gardens, Darien Lake, a couple of water parks, and Wild Waves/Enchanted Village for sale. At the same time, they also announced their plan to close its corporate offices in Oklahoma City and move to New York City and Grand Prairie, Texas. Mark Shapiro, Six Flags CEO at that

pos: Six Flags Magic Mountain percent lower than it was in the second quarter of 2005. By the fall of 2006, Six Flags announced that Magic Mountain was still up for sale. They also stated, however, that it would be sold to a company that would continue to operate it as a park, and that closing Magic Mountain was not a possibility. Cedar Fair, Anheuser-Busch, and several others considered buying the park but none of the offers came close to the asking price. When Six Flags announced which parks it was selling in January 2007, Magic Mountain was no longer one of them. The company

pos: Six Flags Shapiro, former executive vice president of programming at ESPN. Six Flags then named former Representative Jack Kemp, entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein, and Michael Kassan, the former president of the Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated, to their newly revamped board of directors. Even with the new management team, the sell-off would continue into 2006. On January 27, Six Flags announced the sale of Frontier City and White Water Bay after the 2006 operating season. At the same time, Six Flags announced it would close corporate offices in Oklahoma City, moving its headquarters to New York City. Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro

pos: Six Flags Magic Mountain It is the only one in North America where riders experience going 360 degrees in their seats. Each seat lies on a separate axis from the track. This coaster managed to open briefly on January 7, 2002, only to close due to more technical problems. It reopened late in August of that year. The ride closed for a major refurbishment and re-theme in 2008 where X transformed into X2. In 2003, Scream!, designed by Bolliger & Mabillard was added. At this point, Six Flags Magic Mountain tied with Cedar Point for the park with the most roller coasters in the

pos: The Joker (S&S Worldwide) When originally announced in September 2015, The Joker at Great Adventure was given the name "Total Mayhem." Then on January 27, 2016, Six Flags Great Adventure renamed the coaster after the DC Comics villain Joker. The new title on the coaster brings the total number of DC Comics themed coasters in the park to seven, the most of any Six Flags park. On September 1, 2016, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Great America, Six Flags New England, and Six Flags Over Texas, would install the roller coaster into their parks for the 2017 season. The night before opening the

pos: Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion as "Boo Blasters on Boo Hill". The makeover left the interactive shooting aspect intact, while the Hanna-Barbera characters were replaced in favor of ghost-like creatures. During the 2014 season, Six Flags St. Louis put up a sign at the attraction that read, "Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp will close permanently, September 14, 2014 for future improvements". It was later announced that it would be replaced by . In late 2017, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced that their installation of the ride would close permanently on January 7, 2018. Its replacement "Pirates of the Deep Sea" will open

pos: Giant Inverted Boomerang Vu from both Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Great America. They announced that the Six Flags Over Georgia ride would be replaced with a new themed area called Thomas Town (since rethemed to Whistlestop Park). After the Six Flags Great America ride gave its last rides on October 28, 2007, it was removed and replaced with the Buccaneer Battle ride. In January 2008, Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho announced on its website that it would install the Déjà Vu from Six Flags Great America with a projected opening date of July that year. They later announced Déjà Vu

pos: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord so that season passes to Marine World also worked at the Waterworld USA parks. Premier Parks acquired Six Flags on April 1, 1998, and eventually changed its name to Six Flags Inc. In 1998 Six Flags began rebranding numerous properties, however, the Waterworld parks were not renamed until 2003, when they became Six Flags Waterworld. At the end of the 2006 season, Six Flags divested itself of multiple properties including the two Waterworld parks. The Concord park was purchased by CNL Lifestyle Properties on January 11, 2007. Multiple CNL properties, including Waterworld, were operated by Premier Parks LLC — although

neg: Six Flags Hill Six Flags Hill Six Flags Hill is a hill located on Interstate 20 west of Atlanta, Georgia. It is about a mile west of the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park, and is a major reference point for Atlanta radio and television traffic reporters. Motorists travelling eastbound on I-20 typically get their first glimpse of downtown Atlanta when passing over Six Flags Hill. The entire hill is part of a unique geological formation called "the Buford Uprising." The size and location of the geological formation is unique and not in keeping the surrounding formations. Nearby, Sweetwater Creek State Park has

neg: Six Flags Hill the ruins of Antebellum textile factory which was built to harness the water energy associated with this uprising. The factory was destroyed by forces under the command of General William T. Sherman, US Army during the American Civil War. Six Flags Hill Six Flags Hill is a hill located on Interstate 20 west of Atlanta, Georgia. It is about a mile west of the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park, and is a major reference point for Atlanta radio and television traffic reporters. Motorists travelling eastbound on I-20 typically get their first glimpse of downtown Atlanta when passing over Six

neg: Six Flags White Water Zuma Holdings, Six Flags Atlanta Properties took the property back over and now uses the property for trainings, HR, storage and the employee cafeteria. March 2016: Two individuals broke into the park, went past three fences, and skateboarded down the Tornado water slide as a half pipe. They were arrested on felony charges of criminal damage to property, causing an estimated $20,000 in damages to the fiberglass coat covering the slide. Six Flags White Water Six Flags White Water is a water park located northwest of Atlanta, in unincorporated Cobb County. Originally opening in 1984 as White Water Atlanta, the

neg: Six Flags White Water Six Flags White Water Six Flags White Water is a water park located northwest of Atlanta, in unincorporated Cobb County. Originally opening in 1984 as White Water Atlanta, the park became part of the Six Flags family of parks in 1999. Today, it is marketed as a second gate to Six Flags Over Georgia, and the two parks often cross-promote each other. In 2012, the park hosted 505,000 visitors, ranking it #12 on the list of the top water parks in North America. Six Flags White Water was constructed by Silver Dollar City, a theme park company known today as

neg: Music in the Parks World San Diego San Diego, CA Silver Dollar City Branson, MO Silverwood Coeur D'Alene, ID Six Flags America Largo, MD Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, CA Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, TX Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ Six Flags Great America Chicago, IL Six Flags Magic Mountain Los Angeles, CA Six Flags New England Agawam, MA Six Flags Over Georgia Atlanta, GA Six Flags Over Texas Dallas, TX Six Flags St. Louis St. Louis, MO The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom Queensbury, NY Universal Orlando Orlando FL Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, CA Valleyfair Minneapolis, MN Wild Waves

neg: Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) Mind Bender is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta Georgia. Billed as "the world's first triple-loop roller coaster" when it opened on March 31, 1978, Mind Bender has maintained its popularity since its opening. In its 30th anniversary season in 2008, mind bender was ranked #15 by "Amusement Today" magazine in its annual Golden Ticket Awards, and was one of only two roller coasters built before 1980 on the list; the other was its "fraternal twin," Shockwave, at Six Flags Over Texas. Designed by Werner Stengel and built

neg: Flashback (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Flashback (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Flashback was a steel roller coaster made by Intamin of Switzerland. The coaster was located in the Six Flags Plaza area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Flashback first opened in 1985 at Six Flags Great America (at Gurnee, Illinois) as Z-Force. In 1987, the ride was closed. The site was later used for a Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up roller coaster named Iron Wolf. Following the ride's closure at Six Flags Great America, it was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia, west of Atlanta. It opened in 1988 before closing two years later

neg: Six Flags Over Georgia park, was added in 2014. After the success of his original Six Flags park in Arlington, Texas, park founder Angus Wynne began searching for a location for a second park. He settled upon a parcel of land located along the Chattahoochee River just west of the city of Atlanta, and design work started in 1964. As the park opened in 1967, Six Flags became the first multi-gate theme park operator in the United States. Like its sister park in Texas and others, the initial design and theming of Six Flags Over Georgia was inspired by six different flags that have

neg: Green Lantern (Six Flags Great Adventure) but plans were later canceled in favor of a water park expansion. On July 5, 2010 Six Flags Great Adventure announced that its Great American Scream Machine would close on July 18 to make way for a new attraction the following year, sparking rumors that Chang would move there in 2011. Although Six Flags did not confirm the speculation, a first look at the park's new-ride layout from the Jackson Township zoning board meeting was posted on the "JTown Magazine" website and the layout was identical to that of Chang. On September 16, Six Flags Great Adventure announced that it

neg: Six Flags Over Georgia the park suffered severe flooding, as did much of the surrounding area. The bulk of the flooding occurred during the week, at a point in the season when the park was closed on weekdays. The park managed to clean up the damage and open as normal the following weekend. Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Featuring characters and themes from a variety of Warner Bros. properties such as "Looney Tunes" and DC Comics, the park opened to the public in 1967 as the second

neg: Angus G. Wynne Six Flags Over Georgia, which is located just outside Atlanta, Georgia, and finally Six Flags over Mid America (now Six Flags St. Louis), in Eureka Missouri, just outside St. Louis in 1971. The Six Flags company eventually acquired numerous other properties and is currently the world's largest regional theme park chain. With the significant cost of developing a park from the ground up becoming prohibitive, the company began acquiring parks with significant potential, but to date, had been less successful than those of Six Flags. AstroWorld, built by Judge Roy Hofheinz in Houston, Texas, was the first park to be

neg: Six Flags & Texas Railroad Flags, Larry B. Cochran, but has since been returned to its original name, General Sam Houston. The railroad continues to run at the park daily, operating much the same as it did over 50 years ago when the attraction first opened. Six Flags maintains the trains as close as possible to their original specifications. In fact, despite a popular movement to transform theme park railroad engines from steam-powered to the newer diesel-powered trains for lower maintenance and operating costs, Six Flags Over Texas has resisted, in favor of a more authentic experience. In 2005, the two locomotives at sister park

neg: Six Flags Over Texas a decade of growth for Six Flags Over Texas. The park added numerous attractions, including two new sections: Boomtown, named after the boomtowns that sprang up rather quickly during Texas' oil boom era, and the "Tower Section", named after the Oil Derrick observation tower built in 1969. The park also witnessed the birth of two classic theme park attractions: El Aserradero in 1963 and the Runaway Mine Train roller coaster in 1966. Attendance reached close to 2 million visitors a year by the end of the decade. Six Flags Over Texas was one of the locations used for filming parts

neg: Six Flags White Water area, communications manager Emily Murray replied, "With all the surveys that we’ve seen and the demand for a water park and the growth White Water has shown, White Water is still a large part of Six Flags and <nowiki>[Hurricane Harbor]</nowiki> will complement each other." As part of the same announcement, Six Flags plans to expand White Water's popular "Dive-In Movies" program, where films are shown on a screen to guests in the Atlanta Ocean wave pool, and add a stage at the wave pool for daytime concerts and music events. The stage was completed midway through the 2014 season. Six

neg: Six Flags America by Premier Parks, and ultimately was branded as the 10th Six Flags park when Premier Parks acquired Six Flags Inc. and adopted its name in 1999. The "America" in the park's name was chosen regarding the close proximity to the United States' capital. The park's history dates to 1973, when Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot and a pair of Irish animal trainers first proposed a wildlife preserve on more than of corn and tobacco fields. ABC television later bought out Perot and his partners and opened the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve in July 1974,

neg: Interstate 20 their first view of downtown Atlanta as they come over the top of the Six Flags Hill. The Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park is easily visible off exit 46 eastbound. The highway then passes through the center of Atlanta, meeting with I-75 and I-85, which share a common expressway (the "Downtown Connector"). It continues through Metropolitan Atlanta eastward and through the eastern half of Georgia until it exits the state, crossing the Savannah River at Augusta. Throughout the state, I-20 is conjoined with unsigned State Route 402 (SR 402). Also, I-20 from the Alabama state line to I-285 in

neg: Road Runner Express (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Rail Runner in the Kid's Carnival section of the park. Six Flags took over the lease of Jazzland in 2002 and changed the park's name to Six Flags New Orleans the following year. The ride was renamed to Road Runner Express in the "Looney Tunes Adventures" section of the park. When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, severe flooding caused the park and its rides to shut down. In 2007, Six Flags began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. For example, was taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas where it was

neg: Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Featuring characters and themes from a variety of Warner Bros. properties such as "Looney Tunes" and DC Comics, the park opened to the public in 1967 as the second of three theme parks built by Six Flags. It features 11 roller coasters, including top-ranked Mind Bender and Goliath that have been recognized annually by "Amusement Today", and over 30 other rides, shows, and attractions. Hurricane Harbor, a water park included in the price of admission to the amusement

neg: The World of Sid and Marty Krofft closed just six months later on November 10. The Kroffts partially blamed the park's failure on the fact that, at the time, downtown Atlanta was experiencing urban decay and generally was not considered a safe place for a family outing. Others noted that the park was "overpriced," especially when compared to the much larger Six Flags Over Georgia. Dr. Dana White, professor of Urban Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, remarked, "People were thinking of it as a full-day, family experience but it only took a couple hours. It wasn’t worth the money or the drive." In keeping with the

neg: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord is a water park located in Concord, California. It was initially developed, owned, and operated by Premier Parks. It is currently owned by EPR Properties and operated by Six Flags. Waterworld California, originally Waterworld USA, opened in 1995. It was developed by what was then Premier Parks, which also leased and operated the original WaterWorld USA (now Raging Waters Sacramento). Premier Parks also owned nearby Marine World Africa USA (now Six Flags Discovery Kingdom). The three parks were operated by the same management, and their close proximity made for deals

neg: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. On September 30, 2012, a 19-year-old man fell off the Venom Drop slide that was part of the Black Snake Summit slide complex. The man ignored the life guards and went down the slide head first on his stomach when protocol is to go down feet-first on the back. He fell off the slide halfway down and hit the concrete. The man was unconscious but breathing when he was taken to the hospital. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington is located near Six Flags Over Texas. It was

neg: Six Flags Over Texas started off with a bang when Six Flags Over Texas introduced the Texas Giant roller coaster. After a record year, Six Flags Over Texas went into a lull with management changes and name changes as the Looney Tunes characters began to take over starting in 1991. The Spee-lunker's Cave was restructured to feature Looney Tunes characters in place of the Spee's who had inhabited the ride since the early days of the park—the park was managed by Time Warner Entertainment. In 1998, Six Flags Over Texas started it off with its addition of Mr. Freeze. When the ride opened it

neg: Six Flags Fiesta Texas to the end of the year. For the first time since 1994, Six Flags Fiesta Texas will be opening up its sixth new theme area to the park, DC Universe, which will include most of the already established DC Comics themed rides, along with the new ride to the park, The Joker Wild Card in 2019. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is currently divided into five themed areas along with an adjacent water park, White Water Bay. Los Festivales is a theme area that guest first encounter when entering Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Park goers will see Goliath upon entering Fiesta

neg: Six Flags White Water Herschend Family Entertainment, as a corporate sibling to their White Water park in Branson, Missouri and their White Water (Now White Water Bay) waterpark in Oklahoma, and first opened in 1984. In June 1998, the park was the site of an "E. coli" outbreak, which sickened at least ten children, including the son of then-Atlanta Braves baseball player Walt Weiss. In May 1999, the park was sold to the group of limited partners that own the nearby Six Flags Over Georgia theme park, with the park becoming "Six Flags White Water," and, like its sister park, being managed by Six

neg: Six Flags Over Texas us. As such, we have changed the flag displays in our park to feature American flags." Six Flags Over Texas hosts several seasonal events throughout the year including: The Star Mall serves as the entry gate for Six Flags Over Texas. It was one of the original sections of the park when it opened in 1961. It is named for the large star-shaped fountain located in the section. Attractions: Entertainment: Dining: Merchandise: Other guest services: The Mexico & Spain area consists of two sections both of which were originally part of the park in 1961. Both sections represent a flag

neg: Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) then travels down another hill toward the ground and into the final loop. Upon exiting, the train passes through a tunnel and over a hill into another descending U-turn. The train ascends slightly as it completes the U-turn and enters the final brake run. On June 3, 1984, a mechanical problem caused a train to stop abruptly, sending four people to a hospital. The ride was repaired and put back into service with no more problems. Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) Mind Bender is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta Georgia. Billed as

neg: Tessa Ludwick Witch". Tessa Ludwick was born October 5, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. Ludwick's career began at age two and a half when Ludwick saw a television advertisement about modeling and begged her mother to call the number. Her modeling led to acting roles. In the summer of 1994 at age five, Ludwick spent time reading books but took time off to go to Six Flags Over Georgia, a theme park located west of Atlanta, in Austell. In September of that year, Ludwick attended the first grade at Apollo Beach Elementary. While attending Apollo Beach Elementary, Ludwick held a lead role

neg: Six Flags White Water Water", and was the first water park in the world to feature the virtual queue system for their water rides. Six Flags White Water was the testing park of the new system and with huge success, nine more Six Flags water parks will be adding the system in 2012. For the 2013 season, White Water added Typhoon Twister, a five-story bowl slide. In August 2013, Six Flags announced the addition of Hurricane Harbor, a seven-acre water park at Six Flags Over Georgia. When asked about the addition of a new water park when Six Flags already owned one in the

neg: Batman: The Ride (S&S Free Spin) with one stating "What the hell just happened?" They then, "wondered when we could get on it again." With the success of Batman: The Ride and becoming "an immediate fan favorite", Six Flags has spawned another version of the ride the following year at Six Flags Great Adventure as The Joker. A new ride with similar theme and name Batman make will open in 2019 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The company has built five more similar rides throughout North America. After Batman: The Ride's debut year in 2015, the roller coaster didn't receive any votes of the "Amusement Today"'s

neg: DC Comics Super Hero Adventures the DC Comics characters. Most of all the new attractions for the themed area was from a Japan theme park "Thrill Valley". When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, the park was severely flooded causing the park to shut down and rides to close. In 2007, "Six Flags" began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. was the first ride to leave the park. It was taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where it was refurbished and reopened as Goliath on April 18, 2008. The park has been closed since 2005 and

neg: XLR-8 2005. On September 12, 2005, it was announced that AstroWorld would close permanently at the end of the 2005 season and would be demolished shortly afterwards. XLR-8 closed along with the rest of the park on October 30, 2005. On February 3, 2006 it was sold for $50,000 and scrapped. The train cars were sent to Six Flags Magic Mountain, where they are now used on Ninja. XLR-8 XLR-8 (pronounced "accelerate") was a steel suspended roller coaster. It was designed by Arrow Dynamics (at the time called 'Arrow-Huss') and located at Six Flags AstroWorld from when it was constructed in

neg: Gary Goddard Japan), : The Ride (Universal Studios Hollywood, Islands of Adventure, and Universal Studios Japan), Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular (Universal Studios Hollywood), and Kongfrontation (Universal Studios Hollywood). Other notable attractions created by Goddard and team include Star Trek: The Experience (Las Vegas Hilton), The Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia), and Sanrio Puroland (Tokyo) and Harmonyland (Kyshu Island) in Japan. For Six Flags, Goddard is responsible for the creation of the Monster Plantation dark ride at Six Flags Over Georgia, as well as its 2009 makeover into Monster Mansion. Goddard also oversaw the creation of the Glow in the Park Parade

neg: Six Flags close and sell properties in an effort to help alleviate the company's growing debt. On March 10, Six Flags sold its European parks, with the exception of the Movie World park in Madrid, Spain, to Star Parks, a division of Palamon Capital Partners. The Madrid park was sold back to Time Warner and renamed "Parque Warner Madrid". In April, Six Flags determined that the investment required to keep Worlds of Adventure competitive with Cedar Point would be too great, leading to that park being sold to Cedar Fair. These sales raised $345 million in an effort to relieve Six Flags'

neg: Mr. Six (mascot) ties, went out onto the stage and danced. The winner of the contest was 13-year-old Jordan Pope. Jim Crowley, Six Flags Great America marketing director, said, "Jordan truly embodies the spirit of Six Flags!...He had Mr. Six's unique dance moves down to a science, the crowd went wild when he took the stage!" On November 29, 2005, Daniel Snyder, owner of the NFL's Washington Redskins, took over Six Flags and on the very next day, he announced the retirement of the ad campaign. Snyder said that Mr. Six was "pointless." Mr. Six and the "It's Playtime!" motto would be dropped

neg: Six Flags America in July 2011 to make room for a new roller coaster. In 1997, the water park was renovated, eliminating some older slides, adding newer slides and extensively remodeling the children's water play area. In 1998, Premier Parks acquired the Six Flags amusement park chain from Time Warner, forming the company Six Flags Incorporated. The same year, a wooden roller coaster called Roar, which was built and designed by Great Coasters International, was added to Adventure World. At the end of 1998 season, Six Flags announced that Adventure World would be branded with the Six Flags theme and renamed Six Flags

neg: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Hurricane Harbor is the name of a chain of water parks that are part of the Six Flags theme park chain. Although the parks are not identical, common features include a variety of body slides, speed slides, tube slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and shopping areas. Six Flags began using the Hurricane Harbor brand in 1995 with the opening of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. That same year, Wet 'n Wild in Arlington, Texas, was purchased by Six Flags. It operated as Wet 'n Wild — A Six Flags Park in

neg: The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording) an actual American flag, or implicitly through the use of its colors red, white and blue. In addition to the waving American flags, best visible when shot from a distance. On several occasions, the presence of the flag is emphasized through the use of close-ups in connection to the words Whitney Houston sings. When she sings, "...see, by the dawn's early light," a close-up of an American flag dissolves in and out of the close-up of Houston. Houston does not leave the frame, but for a second, the image of American flag is transparently placed over her image. At the

neg: Ariella Rush Ariella Rush Ariella (Aria) Maree Rush (born Mary Marie Stoehr June 9, 1956 in Canton, Ohio) is an American ballroom dancer noted for dazzling and complex dance routines with her various professional dance partners, the most notable being Keith Knox, from 1976 through 1981. Rush and Knox were best known for their tango, cha-cha and mambo routines, as well as, high-energy swing dancing. Rush made appearances all over the United States including Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Texas, the Roseland Ballroom in New York City and the Fox Theatre in Atlanta,

neg: Six Flags Magic Mountain park was unlikely, rumors still began that the park could be sold to real estate developers, with an intent to close the park and build housing developments in the area. Park officials cited dwindling attendance due to rowdy behavior among some of the park-goers (notably gang members and other teenagers and young adults, who account for a large percentage of the park's attendance) as reasons for wanting to sell the park while management was wanting to move Six Flags into more of a family park direction. Throughout the Six Flags chain, attendance in the second quarter of 2006 was 14

neg: Opryland USA Opryland were four to six hours away, in places such as Cincinnati (Kings Island), St. Louis (Six Flags over Mid-America), and Atlanta (Six Flags Over Georgia). Attendance continued to climb into the 1980s. In 1977, Opryland Hotel (now called Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center), a large resort-style hotel, was built next door to the park, and has expanded several times to become the largest hotel in the world not attached to a casino. In 1979, Opryland added the Roy Acuff Theater, named after the beloved traditional country singer and pillar of the Opry, next door to the Grand Ole

neg: The Jester (roller coaster) in San Antonio to the park in New Orleans and renamed it "The Jester" in the Mardi Gras section of the park. The coaster also ran backwards at the park with a new color scheme of Green and Blue. When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, the park was severely flooded causing Six Flags New Orleans to shut down and the rides to close. The park still remains closed. In 2007, "Six Flags" began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. "" was the first ride to be taken out of the

neg: Historic mills of the Atlanta area the war to help oversee this aspect of the operation. According to family oral tradition, the lumber was then hauled over to the Chattahoochee River by wagon (to Aderhold's Ferry near present-day Six Flags) and floated down to Columbus, Georgia where the larger timbers were used in the construction of armored gunboat frames. (Note that one of William's sons (James Wesley) married one of the Aderhold girls, Alzie.) Quite naturally when Gen. William T. Sherman burned the city of Atlanta, he also found it advisable to burn much of the manufacturing infrastructure in the surrounding areas such as Dekalb County,

neg: Six Flags Magic Mountain riders on their backs. Others were built for other parks (some of which are Six Flags). Today, most of these rides are obsolete and have been removed. Some flat rides were added and others removed the next year. In 1984 Sarajevo Bobsleds was erected. Yet another ride built by Intamin, the coaster was basically a bobsled without ice and snow. The coaster was built in honor of the 1984 Olympics. Six Flags Great Adventure added a similar ride that same year. In 1986 Sarajevo Bobsleds was removed and now operates at Six Flags Over Texas as La Vibora. The other

neg: Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park located in the Santa Clarita, California neighborhood of Valencia, northwest of downtown Los Angeles that opened on May 30, 1971, as Magic Mountain, a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name "Six Flags" to the park's title. With 19 roller coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park. In 2017, the park had an estimated 3.3 million visitors ranking it sixteenth in attendance in North America. When

neg: Shockwave (Six Flags Great America) world record was six on Vortex at Kings Island, which opened the year before. A year after Shockwave opened, The Great American Scream Machine debuted at Six Flags Great Adventure; this coaster had exactly the same layout that Shockwave had, but was three feet taller and had a top speed of . A year later in 1990, Viper opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain and set the records for tallest (188 feet tall) and fastest () looping coaster. All three coasters were designed by Arrow Dynamics, and all three had the same inversions in the same order. Shockwave was plagued

neg: Green Lantern: First Flight (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Green Lantern: First Flight (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Green Lantern: First Flight is the second 4th Dimension steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia in California. The ride opened to the public on Friday, July 1, 2011, while the first 4th Dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain X opened in 2000 in time for the 4th of July holiday weekend. Green Lantern: First Flight's opening followed that of Road Runner Express and the transformed earlier in the year ranking Six Flags Magic Mountain as the theme park with the most roller coasters in the world.

neg: Six Flags New Orleans in parks in the US). The park had a log flume called Cypress Plunge and a splashwater falls ride called Spillway Splashout. In addition, the park had common amusement park spinning rides and a carousel merry-go-round. The park was not profitable, as Alpha Smart Parks specialized in running water parks and smaller amusement arcade centers. In 2001, the lease was put up for sale, and in March 2002 Six Flags purchased the lease, although the park's name did not change that year. In early 2003, Six Flags upgraded the park and renamed it "Six Flags New Orleans." Six Flags added

neg: Beaver Land Mine Ride coasters installed in Six Flags parks that year. The other two are at Six Flags New England and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. In March 2004, Six Flags sold Geauga Lake (then named Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) to Cedar Fair for $145 million. Any references to Looney Tunes and DC Comics characters had to be removed from the park before opening day. This change affected several rides and attractions, including Roadrunner Express. Cedar Fair renamed the coaster to Beaver Land Mine Ride. On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Geauga Lake would no longer operate as a traditional amusement

neg: Ronnie Radke 14, 2014, Radke pled nolo contendere to disturbance of the peace, though Watts claimed on Twitter that Radke had pled nolo contendere to a charge related to domestic violence. On September 29, 2012, Radke was performing as part of Falling in Reverse at Six Flags Great Adventure, part of the theme park's metal and punk rock themed event FestEVIL, when he threw three microphone stands into the audience at the close of a performance, injuring a 16-year-old girl, who was taken to the hospital, and a 24-year-old man, who was treated at the scene. Radke was charged with simple assault

neg: Roaring Rapids oval. During all three rides, there are different objects that are in the water that disrupt the flow of the river that creates the rapids. Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Great America's versions feature waterfalls towards the end as another way to get passengers completely soaked. Once riders go through the full course of the ride, the boat will then reach the lift and be taken back into the station. On March 21, 1999, a 28-year-old woman died at Six Flags Over Texas, and 10 other guests were injured, when the raft they were on overturned in 2–3

neg: Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain) a extended refurbishment with no word from the park on when it will reopen. When Viper opened in 1990, it was the tallest and fastest looping coaster in the world. Its speed record was eclipsed the following year by Steel Phantom at Kennywood, which opened in 1991 with a top speed of , but it regained the speed record in 2000 when Steel Phantom closed. The height record for the tallest vertical loop was until 2000 with the opening of Superman Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point became the new record holder with a

neg: Glow in the Park Parade Glow in the Park Parade The Glow in the Park Parade was a parade that took place every night during the summer months at select Six Flags parks. It continues to operate seasonally at Six Flags Mexico. Six Flags teamed up with The Goddard Group to create a nighttime parade at several of their parks. The "Glow in the Park Parade" started at three parks in 2008: Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags México, and Six Flags New England. The parade at each park ran from late May to early September each year. During the parade, the theme park lights

neg: Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) theme park located in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and about 15 miles (24 km) west of Dallas. It was the first Six Flags Theme Park, but because of later acquisitions it is not the oldest park of the Six Flags chain (that particular title is held by Six Flags New England). The park opened on August 5, 1961, following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate developer Angus G. Wynne, Jr. The park is managed by the

neg: Thomas & Friends (franchise) in the US have included Thomas and Friends -themed attractions: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Six Flags New England, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags America. However in late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing Non-Warner Bros. licensed theming from its attractions, including Thomas and Friends. Several of these attractions have since been renamed and re-themed. On 15 March 2008, Drayton Manor in the UK opened their own Thomas Land just like Japan's Amusement Park which attracts 1.7 million fans every year. Thomas Land at Drayton Manor is on the site of what was

neg: Ultra Twister (Six Flags) Ultra Twister (Six Flags) Ultra Twister was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1986 to 1990 and then at Six Flags AstroWorld from 1991 until that park was closed and demolished by Six Flags in 2005. The ultratwister-design is that of a pipeline roller coaster, created by Japanese company TOGO. Ultra Twister was previously located at Six Flags Great Adventure under the same name. It was built in 1985 and located at Six Flags Great Adventure's "Frontier Adventures" section along a path going from Rolling Thunder down to Runaway Mine Train. When it opened in

neg: Twisted Colossus the sitcom "Step by Step", Colossus is the roller coaster that the Lambert-Foster family rides in the opening sequence. The roller coaster was also seen in television episodes of "Knight Rider", "Wonder Woman", and "The A-Team". The film "Zapped!" featured the ride when protagonists Barney and Bernadette visit Magic Land (Six Flags Magic Mountain). The "Castle" episode "Deep Cover" used Colossus as a stand-in for the "Coney Island Cyclone". A 20-year-old woman died after being thrown from the ride in December 1978. An investigation determined the lap bar restraint failed to close properly due to the rider's size. On September

neg: Lightnin' Loops 1995. In 1998, Premier would buy Six Flags, bringing these two tracks formerly known as Lightning Loops back into the Six Flags family. Adventure World was renamed Six Flags America in 1999. At that point the Python was disassembled and put in storage to make room for more modern roller coasters and attractions. It remained in storage until 2005, when it was scrapped. Frontier City was sold along with several other smaller Six Flags parks to PARC Management. "Diamond Back" still operates as the only Lightnin' Loop track still in operation. The track that was sold to Six Flags America

neg: Kentucky Kingdom Bonzai Beach would have opened in the 2011 season to coincide with Six Flags' 50th anniversary that year. The park closed for the season on November 1, 2009, with the intention of reopening for the 2010 season. Amid a corporate bankruptcy, on February 4, 2010, Six Flags announced the park would cease operations immediately due to the rejection of an amended lease by the Kentucky State Fair Board. This left the fair board and Six Flags to negotiate the ownership of rides and attractions. On July 25, 2010, this dispute was settled with Six Flags receiving a ride of their

neg: Flashback (Six Flags New England) park to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in 1998. The ride continued to operate at the park until 1999, when it experienced multiple breakdowns. It was later closed and dismantled in 1999 and was moved to Six Flags New England, where it was renamed Flashback and opened to the public in May 2000. Flashback (Six Flags New England) Flashback is a steel roller coaster of shuttle design currently in use at Six Flags New England. The ride has one train with a capacity of twenty-eight riders, two across in each row. When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up

neg: Six Flags Over Texas bringing back the past when they reopened Casa Magnetica. In 2003 Six Flags Over Texas opened the Superman Tower of Power. This was the tallest ride of its kind in the world at the time of its opening. In 2006, the park celebrated its 45th Anniversary by adding ten new attractions geared toward families. Since then, Six Flags Over Texas had placed more emphasis on families by offering a daily parade and more characters (including Scooby-Doo and the Justice League). Six Flags Over Texas also introduced Festival Latino. For 2007 and 2008, Six Flags Over Texas was home to "Cirque

neg: Gerald McCullouch Gerald McCullouch Gerald McCullouch (born March 30, 1967) is an award winning American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for playing on "". McCullouch, an Irish-American, was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He got his first professional performing job at 16 as a singer in the country western revue at Six Flags Over Georgia. He declined a scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design to study in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at Florida State University. After surviving a near fatal car crash during his sophomore year, which left him in a coma, he began his career in Atlanta,

neg: Clout archery consist of a double clout round, in which a total of six dozen arrows is shot. The Archery GB version of clout is used in the United Kingdom. The information in this section is drawn from Part 7 Clout Shooting of the Grand National Archery Society's Rules of Shooting. (GNAS 2008) Flags are set at specified distances for combinations of age and gender. The archer's bow type does not affect the distance the archer shoots. Each flag consists of a 12" square piece of coloured fabric on a short softwood pole, the flag to be as close to the ground

neg: Georgia (U.S. state) hit "Yeah!" (which also features Atlanta artists Lil Jon and Ludacris), Ludacris' "Welcome to Atlanta", Outkast's album "ATLiens", and B.o.B.'s multiple references to Decatur, Georgia, as in his hit song "Strange Clouds". Films set in Georgia include two pictures both set in Atlanta that were awarded the Oscar for Best Picture: "Gone with the Wind" (1939) and "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989). Other films set in Georgia include "Deliverance" (1972), which was based on the novel of the same name by James Dickey, "Parental Guidance" (2012), and "Vacation" at Six Flags Over Georgia. Sports in Georgia include professional teams in nearly

neg: Six Flags Great America its costumes and makeup, in 2010 Six Flags moved the entire production in-house for greater creative control. Beginning with the 2018 season, Six Flags Great America will stay open through the end of the year with a new event called Holiday in the Park, the new event began on November 23, 2018, and run weekends through December 23, 2018, and run daily December 26 through December 31, 2018. The overall layout of Six Flags Great America has remained mostly unchanged from the original design that was created for Marriott. The park's designer, Randall Duell, followed the pattern of his trademark

neg: Six Flags Fiesta Texas Bay in 2006, with the water park's largest expansion. The Six Flags company began the process of removing licensed theming company wide across its theme parks from attractions that the park had built in previous years. Six Flags Fiesta Texas had to rename and retheme seven rides as well as the kids theme area from Wiggles World to Kidzopolis, all in time for the 2011 season. In 2019, the park will begin (for the first time in its history), operating at a year-round schedule. Before 2019, Fiesta Texas and Six Flags Fiesta Texas both ran their operating seasons from March

neg: Six Flags Fright Fest haunted attractions, the park got House of the Living Dead, a walk-through inside of the Time Tunnel building. In 1989, Fright Nights began at Six Flags Over Texas. The event featured haunted houses, a trick or treat trail for kids, and more. In 1999, Six Flags licensed and opened "Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet" haunted houses at some parks, featuring music from the album and using similar elements in each house. The next year it became just simply "Brutal Planet" and dropped the Alice Cooper theme. Since then, Six Flags has licensed other intellectual properties for mazes and scare zones, including

neg: 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony song was so moving that it became the unofficial anthem of the Atlanta games. At the Closing Ceremony, the children of Atlanta performed the song as their farewell to the world. To close out the ceremony, Jessye Norman performed the song "Faster, Higher, Stronger." 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the evening on Friday 19 July in the Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, United States. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation original), the Wagon Queen Family Truckster reappears at the bed-and-breakfast garage of Clark and Ellen Griswold. The Truckster used in this later film is the creation of Lisa and Steve Griswold, a real-life family living in Atlanta, who created the replica wagon to take family trips with their two daughters. In July 2014, the real-life Griswolds drove across the United States, visiting the locations seen in the original film, and ended their journey on the 31st anniversary of the film at Walley World (Six Flags Magic Mountain), so they could ride the Colossus before Six Flags' planned closure of the

neg: Six Flags Mall reopened as Plaza Central in October 2014 but closed in a year and a half. Demolition began in 2016 and the mall was completely demolished by mid-year 2017, around which time the city announced that the property would become an automobile parts supplier park to serve the nearby GM Arlington Assembly plant. Six Flags Mall Six Flags Mall opened in 1970 at 2831 East Division Street (SH 180) and SH 360 in Arlington, Texas, between Fort Worth and Dallas. Arlington's first enclosed shopping center, it was named after the nearby Six Flags Over Texas theme park. A new owner acquired

neg: Six Flags parks would continue to operate normally while the company restructured. On August 21, 2009, Six Flags' Chapter 11 restructuring plan was announced in which lenders would control 92% of the company in exchange for cancelling $1.13 billion in debt. One component of the restructuring was negotiating a new lease agreement with the Kentucky State Fair Board, which owned much of the land and attractions for Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. Six Flags had asked to forgo rent payments for the remaining nine years of its current lease agreement in exchange for profit-sharing from the park's operations. When it appeared that the

neg: Skyride (Six Flags Great Adventure) or even derail. The unloader could even be hit by an incoming car if he is standing too close and not paying attention. Skyride (Six Flags Great Adventure) Skyride is one of the few remaining dual gondola lifts in the world located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. The Skyride carries passengers on a 1/3 mile, four-minute trip from the Fantasy Forest section of the park to the Frontier Adventures section, or vice versa. Just about any park guest can ride as anybody under in height (including children and infants who cannot sit up by themselves)

neg: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA, ) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of of rail track with 38 train stations. It is the eighth-largest rapid transit system in the United States by ridership. MARTA operates almost exclusively in Fulton, Clayton, and DeKalb counties, although they maintain bus service to two destinations in neighboring Cobb County (Six Flags Over Georgia and the Cumberland Transfer Center next to

neg: Batman franchise media The Ride (Six Flags St. Louis has the same ride, as does Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois) as well as twin roller coasters named Batman and Robin: The Chiller. On the latter attraction, riders may ride on either the Batman or Robin versions of the coaster. But unfortunately in the 2007 off-season, the ride was removed after a long history of technical difficulties and occasionally breaking down. Six Flags Over Georgia contains a Gotham City area that contains the same Batman: The Ride and also features a looping coaster called The Mindbender that was adapted to fit the

neg: Falcon's Fury it became North America's tallest free-standing drop tower. Although taller drop towers exist on the continent—such as at Six Flags Magic Mountain and at Six Flags Great Adventure, which reach drop heights of and respectively—those attractions were added to existing structures. Despite its height, the ride's maximum speed of does not set a speed record. Other drop towers—such as at Kings Dominion, which reaches —are faster. However, Falcon's Fury is the world's first drop tower whose seats tilt 90 degrees. Although tilting seats were first used by Intamin in 2001 on Acrophobia at Six Flags Over Georgia, their tilt angle

neg: 1995 National League Championship Series fly, as the Braves held on for a 5–2 victory. Saturday, October 14, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Steve Avery, who was inconsistent all season, got the start for Atlanta and tossed six scoreless innings. Rafael Belliard hit a leadoff single off of Pete Schourek in the third, then moved to second on a fly out before Mark Lemke hit an RBI single to give Atlanta a 1–0 lead. The game remained close until the seventh, when Mike Jackson allowed a leadoff triple and one out walk before a passed ball allowed Marquis Grissom to score. After

neg: H. Johnson Classics" on Friday evenings. When not on the air he operated a gift shop in southwest Atlanta. He lives with his wife Marilyn in Mableton, Georgia, she accompanies him to the studio in Atlanta when he does his program each Saturday. In 2001 Johnson was one of the first six recipients of the Paul Mitchell Community Jazz Awards, presented by local station WRFG. On June 21, 2010 a tribute to Johnson was held at Atlanta jazz club Café 290 in honor of his 30 years on the air at WABE. The Atlanta City Council declared the day "H. Johnson Day"

neg: Six Flags White Water Flags also announced the creation of their Instagram page that will share photos of guests at White Water. To be featured, guests must use geotag Six Flags White Water. For the 2016 season, White Water added a mat racing slide, Wahoo Racer. Six Flags White Water is made up of four separate sections, each with a number of attractions. When it first opened, the park consisted of what is today Wildwater Lagoon, Slippery Ridge and Pine Valley. Flash Flood Canyon was added in 1998, prior to the acquisition by Six Flags. Wildwater Lagoon includes the park's main entrance and its

neg: Six Flags Fright Fest Flags Over Texas, and Six Flags Great America. Another show, "Love at First Fright" is only shown at Six Flags St Louis, and Six Flags Great America, but was also shown at Six Flags Over Georgia for a while. Most also have a specific show that unleashes the monsters into the parks, including "Freaks Unleashed" at Six Flags St Louis, "Awakening" at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, "The Uprising" at Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags America, Six Flags Great America, and "Unleashed!" at Six Flags Magic Mountain. , Six Flags Fright Fest events are held

neg: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord water slide resulted in 32 injures and the death of an 18-year-old female. It was stated that the slide experienced weight forces three times greater than what it was designed for. This incident was featured on an episode of Dateline. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord is a water park located in Concord, California. It was initially developed, owned, and operated by Premier Parks. It is currently owned by EPR Properties and operated by Six Flags. Waterworld California, originally Waterworld USA, opened in 1995. It was developed by what was then Premier Parks, which also leased

neg: Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark is a resort and waterpark, located in Queensbury, New York that first opened in 2006. The resort is owned and operated by Six Flags. The resort officially opened on February 7, 2006 and became the first one in the state of New York to feature an indoor waterpark. It features 200 rooms and a 38,000-square-foot water park called White Water Bay. The park is opened year-round and constant 80-degree water temperature. On the other side across US 9 is the Six Flags theme park,

neg: Nemesis (roller coaster) problems with the ride's design. The project was revived a year later under the codename "Secret Weapon 2"; rock blasting was used to clear more space for the larger ride. The project was again abandoned when Wardley rode the prototype, describing it as "very slow (and rather boring), looked cumbersome, and was very energy inefficient". The park began to look for an alternative. Wardley became aware of a new roller coaster design being installed by Bolliger & Mabillard at Six Flags Great America. He subsequently entered into discussions with Six Flags who agreed to privately disclose information about the new

neg: Dahlonega Mine Train Dahlonega Mine Train The Dahlonega Mine Train is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, west of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The ride has three lift hills with brief elements between each that wind through a wooded, hilly landscape. This is a family coaster that is named after Dahlonega, Georgia, a village in northern Georgia that was a center of the gold rush of 1828, the first gold rush in the United States of America. When opened in 1967, the Dahlonega Mine Train had the capability to run four trains at once, the reason for

neg: Herschend Family Entertainment in 2005. American Adventures, a children’s theme park opened alongside White Water Atlanta. The park was sold to Six Flags in 1999. In 1994, The Dollywood Company constructed a large music theatre in Pigeon Forge called Music Mansion. Headlined by James Rogers, the highly successful theatre was operated by HFE until 2001, when it was sold to Anita Bryant. In 2005 the theatre was sold again and converted to a WonderWorks location. A Music Mansion Theatre was planned for Myrtle Beach, but never materialized. In 2003 the Dollywood Company opened a new Dixie Stampede location in Orlando, Florida along Interstate

neg: Atlanta Public Schools for, but does not operate, the radio station WABE-FM 90.1 (the National Public Radio affiliate) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television station WPBA 30. The Atlanta Board of Education establishes and approves the policies that govern the Atlanta Public School system. The board consists of nine members, representing six geographical districts, and three "at-large" districts. One person is elected per district to represent the schools in a given district for a four-year term. Under the provisions of the new board charter, approved by the Georgia Legislature in 2003, board members elect a new chairman and vice chairman every

neg: Old Indiana Fun Park ETS, and a lotion company, Australian Gold) and now of Sunshine Properties, which planned to turn the property into a nature preserve. Six roller coasters were still on site when Six Flags sold the property. When Six Flags sold the property, it included provisions for Six Flags to keep the rides there for a period of four years. This period ended on April 1, 2006 and some rides were still on site as of that time. By June 11, 2006, all of the rides were gone. The property is now owed by Gray Eagle Farms. Old Indiana Fun Park The

neg: The Jester (roller coaster) years in San Antonio before the coaster got too rough and had mechanical problems in 2001. Six Flags Fiesta Texas closed down the coaster after the 2001 season and it remained closed until late 2002 when it was moved to Six Flags New Orleans. Six Flags took over the lease of Jazzland in 2002, operating it as "Jazzland" for the 2002 season, changing the park's name in 2003 to Six Flags New Orleans for the 2003 season. Before the 2003 season, the park opened a whole new selection of rides including moving "The Joker's Revenge" roller coaster from Fiesta Texas

neg: Six Flags White Water for the same reason) the main building's central attraction, an antique carousel, was removed in favor of a four-story foam ball play structure appropriately named "the foam factory." When Six Flags acquired White Water in 1999, American Adventures was included in the purchase, and the park was considered one of Six Flags' minor parks. However, in June 2008, the park was leased to a new operator, Zuma Holdings, which no longer co-branded the park with Six Flags White Water. In 2010, American Adventures closed its doors for good, citing "circumstances beyond our control." After the closing of America Adventures by

neg: Alan Schilke with the concept of the 4th Dimension roller coaster. This concept was criticised by his colleagues at Arrow Dynamics for being too extreme and impossible to engineer. The project only got off the ground when Six Flags' President Gary Story asked the company to develop a scaled-down prototype. This then led to the design of "X" which was installed at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2001. In December 2001, Arrow Dynamics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the company being purchased by S&S Worldwide the following year. As part of the acquisition, Schilke (among many others) designed coasters for S&S

neg: Kentucky Kingdom 10-year operation of the park. These rides were Road Runner Express, Greezed Lightnin' (shuttle launch coaster), Sky Coaster, Sling Shot, Tornado (water ride), Deluge (water roller coaster) and Mega Wedgie (water bowl). However, Six Flags would then remove Road Runner Express as a ride of their choice after negotiating with the Kentucky State Fair Board for several months, along with the Sky Coaster as Six Flags had leased the ride and the owner had decided to take the ride elsewhere. Greezed Lightnin' remained at the park until July 2013 when Ed Hart and Themeparks, LLC removed it due to it

neg: Wildwater Kingdom (Ohio) & Entertainment sold the SeaWorld park to Six Flags, who combined the former SeaWorld site with Six Flags Ohio to form a amusement, marine and water park called Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. In March 2004, Six Flags announced that it had sold Six Flags Worlds of Adventure to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. The former SeaWorld site began to be demolished in late 2004, when Geauga Lake started construction on a new water park. On November 11, 2004 Geauga Lake announced Wildwater Kingdom, a new water park scheduled to open in 2005. It would be constructed in two phases, with

neg: Pipeline roller coaster is no longer operating. Some of the drawbacks of the design include the need for large, uncomfortable over-the-shoulder restraints as well as the obstruction of the riders' view by the enclosed pipe structure. TOGO developed the first Pipeline coaster and the first recorded Ultratwister coaster built was in 1985 at Tokyo Dome City amusement park in Tokyo, Japan called Ultra Twister. The ride became somewhat popular in Japanese parks, and one year after the first was built, Six Flags purchased one of these coasters for their Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, where it resided until 1990 when it was

neg: Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom similar to at Six Flags Magic Mountain, emerged in February 2012. In August, theme park enthusiast website Screamscape mentioned that Rolling Thunder may be removed at the end of the 2013 season. On August 29, 2013, Six Flag's chairman, president, and CEO, Jim Reid-Anderson, officially announced "Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom" for the 2014 season, which would be attached to Kingda Ka, along with the other new rides to be built at other Six Flags parks. In the press release, it was confirmed that Rolling Thunder would close on September 8, 2013, and be demolished. The new ride is inspired by