Six flags
| Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US83001A1025 |
| founding | 5th August 1961 |
| Seat | Grand Prairie , United States |
| management | James Reid-Anderson , President and CEO |
| Number of employees | 2,000 full-time 46,000 seasonal |
| sales | $ 1.359 billion |
| Branch | Amusement parks |
| Website | www.sixflags.com |
| As of December 31, 2017 | |
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The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation , often only Six Flags called, is a theme park chain, based in Grand Prairie , which through its subsidiaries a total of 18 theme parks in Canada , Mexico and the United States has. In 2009, it is estimated that around 23.9 million guests visited Six Flags' parks. This made Six Flags the fourth largest amusement park chain worldwide in terms of visitor numbers. The Six Flags spectrum includes theme parks, water parks and animal parks . In New Jersey , Six Flags operates the highest roller coaster in the world (see Kingda Ka ).
history
Six Flags was founded in the US state of Texas . In 1961, Six Flags Over Texas opened the chain's first park. The park's name refers to the six nations that Texas has belonged to throughout history, and whose flags waved over the state. From the name of the park, the chain took the first part as its name. Three years later, in 1964, the Pennsylvania Company bought the park. In 1967, Six Flags Over Georgia opened its second park.
In the 1980s, Wesray Capital Corporation , which was controlling Six Flags at the time , tried to get the company into the film business. In 1984 there was a license agreement with Warner Bros. In 1987 Wesray acquired the RKO legal successor RKO Pictures Inc. and merged it with Six Flags to form a new company - RKO / Six Flags Entertainment Inc. The project failed and RKO was sold again in 1989.
In 1998, Premier Parks took over 100% of Six Flags Corporation for about $ 1.9 billion and decided to bring its own parks under the Six Flags flag. Premier Parks took over the Walibi Group with the parks Aquitaine, Bellewaerde , Rhone-Alpes , Lorraine, Wavre, and Flevo. In 1999, Premier Parks took over Warner Bros. Movie World in Bottrop .
In 2000 Premier Parks became Six Flags Inc. The Walibi Group became the Six Flags European Division together with Movie World Bottrop and Walibi Flevo was renamed Six Flags Holland. In 2001, Walibi Wavre became Six Flags Belgium. A year later, in 2002, Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid opened.
In 2004, Six Flags Worlds of Adventure was sold to Cedar Fair and was now called Geauga Lake . Six Flags Inc. sold its European division to the British investment company Palamon, which continues to operate the parks under the name StarParks . The shares in Movie World Madrid were sold to Time Warner and the 100-year management contract was canceled. For their own parks, contracts have been concluded with DC Comics and Warner Bros., which guarantee Six Flags the exclusive right to use the themes and characters in theme parks. Six Flags Inc. securities are traded on various trading venues under ISIN US83001P1093. Until February 2003, the fictional person Mr. Six was part of an advertising campaign for the park.
After the company had run into high debts since 1998 and the share price fell below the required minimum in October 2008 as a result of the financial crisis , the Chapter 11 bankruptcy was decided on June 13, 2009 . However, it was reported that there will be no layoffs or park closings. After restructuring the company, it was possible to leave the bankruptcy protection behind on May 3, 2010. In 2010, the company's headquarters moved from New York City to Grand Prairie.
Others
The opening credits of the sitcom " A Strong Family " were filmed at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park ( Valencia , California , USA).
List of parks
Status: 2017
Amusement parks
| Surname | place | opening | Acquired | information |
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| Six Flags America | Largo, Maryland | 1973 | 1999 | Acquired as part of the Premier Deal; formerly known as Adventure World. |
| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Vallejo , California | 1968 | 1997 | Acquired during the Premier Park Deal, the park was renamed Six Flags Marine World. It got its current name in 2007. |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 1992 | 1998 | Originally owned by USAA, the park was managed by Gaylord Entertainment from 1992 to 1995. Six Flags took over the park management from 1996 and bought the park in mid-1998. |
| White Water Bay | San Antonio, Texas | 1992 | 1998 | Located in the Six Flags Fiesta Texas. |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey | 1974 | 1977 | Six Flags Wild Safari has been integrated into the park. |
| Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | 1976 | 1984 | Acquired from the Marriott Corporation . |
| Six Flags Hurricane Harbor | Gurnee, Illinois | 2005 | N / A | Located at Six Flags Great America, guests without a season pass must pay extra to enter. |
| Six Flags St. Louis | Eureka, Missouri | 1971 | N / A | Last park built by Six Flags. Originally opened as Six Flags Over Mid-America (name changed in 1996). The only original park owned by Six Flags. |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia , California | 1971 | 1979 | Acquired from Newhall Land and Farming Company . |
| Six Flags Hurricane Harbor | Valencia, California | 1995 | N / A | Located near Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
| Six Flags México | Mexico City , Mexico | 1982 | 1999 | Acquired from Reino Aventura . |
| Six Flags Hurricane Harbor México | Oaxtepec , Mexico | 2015 | Acquired in 2015 and renovated by Six Flags. | |
| Six Flags New England | Agawam, Massachusetts | 1870 | 1997 | Acquired during the Premier Park Deal. |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia | 1967 | N / A | The park is owned by a limited partnership and is managed and operated by Six Flags. |
| Six Flags White Water | Marietta, Georgia | 1983 | 1999 | Located approximately 15 miles from Six Flags Over Georgia. |
| Six Flags Over Texas | Arlington, Texas | 1961 | N / A | The first Six Flags Park. Like Six Flags Over Georgia , the park is owned by a limited partnership and is managed and operated by Six Flags. |
| Six Flags Hurricane Harbor | Arlington, Texas | 1983 | 1995 | Acquired from Wet 'n Wild . Located across from Interstate 30 at Six Flags Over Texas. |
| La Ronde | Montreal , Quebec , Canada | 1967 | 2001 | Acquired from the City of Montreal . |
| Great Escape | Queensbury, New York | 1954 | 1996 | Acquired as part of the Premier Park Deal. |
| Splashwater Kingdom | Queensbury, New York | 1995 | 1996 | Located in the Six Flags Great Escape. |
Web links
- Official website (English, Spanish)
- Six Flags Mexico (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Six Flags 2017 Form 10-K Report , accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ 2009 Theme Index - The Global Attraction Attendance Report . Themed Entertainment Association. 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ↑ Six Flags files for bankruptcy. In: Airtimers.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016 .
- ↑ Tom Hals: Six Flags Emerges from Bankruptcy . May 3, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ Six Flags moving executives from New York to Grand Prairie , at www.dallasnews.com , accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ Six Flags Entertainment to acquire more US parks , at www.blooloop.com , accessed April 28, 2018
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