The owners of Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland, have announced plans to close the park permanently and put the 500-acre property up for sale after the 2025 season.
Six Flags Entertainment, in a statement about the shutdown to investors, said the D.C. area’s biggest amusement park and the attached Hurricane Harbor park were “not a strategic fit with the company’s long-term growth plan”.”
The park will permanently close on November 2.
Six Flags president and chief executive Richard Zimmerman said they believe the property should be redeveloped to reach its highest value and has signed a commercial real estate firm, CBRE, to manage its sale.
Prince George’s County Council Member Wala Blegay represents the district where the theme park is located, and told 7News the announcement blindsided her.
“Just to know they’re closing is greatly disappointing,” Ms Blegay said. “We did get this call earlier today. We will enquire more about the decision.
“We did not get a lot of details, but what they did offer is that we’re going to be working with the developer that they have designated, to try to see what we could do to make sure whatever comes forth makes sense for the community here.”
