Six Flags America

Six Flags America is a theme park located in the Woodmore CDP of Prince George's County, Maryland,[1][2] near Upper Marlboro,[3] and in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Six Flags America

Location	Bowie, Maryland, US
Coordinates	38.90620°N 76.77257°W
Slogan	DC's Thrill Capital
Owner	Six Flags
Opened	1974
Previous names	Largo Wildlife Preserve (1974–1978) Wild Country (1978–1981) Wild World (1982–1993) Adventure World (1994–1998)
Operating season	March through January
Area	523 acres (2.12 km^2)s (131 acres currently used for park operations)
Attractions
Total	54
Roller coasters	9
Water rides	3
Website	Official website
Status	Operating

Founded as a wildlife center in 1973 by Ross Perot, ABC television operated the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve beginning in 1974 until its closure in 1978. The property was bought by Jim Fowler's Wild Kingdom; thereafter the site was gradually converted from a wildlife preserve into a theme park named Wild World. In 1992, the park was renamed Adventure World after being acquired 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 US capital.

History

Early years

The park's history dates to 1973, when Texas billionaire Ross Perot and a pair of Irish animal trainers first proposed a wildlife preserve on more than 400 acres (1.6 km²) 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 on July 16, 1974, projecting 850,000 visitors a year.[4]

The initial projections that were expected never materialized. In 1975, the park added narrated tours through four-car 150-person trains. However, the park failed to generate a profit. In 1976, ABC bowed out, citing massive losses. The park stayed open with a decreased staff in 1977 and was closed altogether for the 1978 season.

Then at the end of 1978, the park was sold to Jim Fowler, the host of Wild Kingdom. In the 1979 season, the park reopened with the train tour through a safari and a small park with a children's playground, animal shows, and a petting zoo.[5] The park continued to not be profitable but stayed open summers through the 1979 season when Fowler's company bowed out as well. The park again was closed for the 1980 season.

Wild World

Original Wild World Logo from 1988

In the Summer of 1980, the park was sold to a group of local businessmen and reopened on June 26, 1982.[6] The animal drive-through safari remained. The park added three carnival flat rides, two kiddie rides and a merry-go-round. Also that year, the park became known as Wild World. In addition to the few rides, four tube waterslides were added, along with two body slides and a children's water play area. This brought modest improvements in revenue.

In 1983, four more carnival rides, including the High Seas and giant swings, were added. The waterslide area was expanded at the time to a full water park with the addition of a couple more water slides and a large wave pool, which opened while the 1983 season was underway. Tragically, a child swimmer died later that summer in the Wave Pool, which resulted in operational safety changes. The park's attendance improved but the park still was losing money. For the 1983 season, the animal drive-through safari did not reopen; however, a train ride went from the main park train station, through the animal area, to the Village, through the rest of the animal area, and around to the station. The Village featured elephant rides along with various artisans and the very popular Guess Your Age Or Weight game featuring Regina Williams (so popular it was moved to the main park during the season). The animals were sold after the 1983 season. In 1984, most of the adult rides were removed from the park and put in storage, leaving only three. Some of the children's rides also remained. The park opted to move in the direction of being only a water park. A new stadium was built that year along with a couple more water slides. The park did very well on hot days but on cooler days attendance was very low due to the fact the park had mostly swimming and watersliding.

In 1985, the rides were therefore brought back out of storage. That year, Wild World's management wanted to build a major wooden rollercoaster for the park in the 1986 season, but the costs were too high. At the time, Knoebels park in Pennsylvania had acquired a used rollercoaster called the Phoenix from a defunct park in Texas. Wild World's management then recruited Charlie Dinn, who had worked in the industry since the 1950s and played a role in Knoebel's acquisition of the Phoenix, to find a similar coaster for Wild World.

Paragon Park closed at the end of 1984. The Giant Coaster—which had operated there since 1917—was put up for sale. During the spring of 1985, Wild World bought the old wooden coaster, renamed it The Wild One and rebuilt it in part of the former animal park. The coaster opened for the spring of 1986 to very positive reviews.[7] A kiddie coaster was added to the park at the same time.

For the 1987 season, Wild World added another water play area and a lazy river. In 1988, the park renovated the buildings and midways, but managed to add a couple more flat rides. In 1989, a log flume was added, along with a family raft waterslide in the water park area. In 1990, the park began to have maintenance issues with many of their flat rides. In 1991, only nine flat rides remained and the park was put up for sale.

Adventure World

Adventure World logo from a ticket stub.

In 1992, Wild World was purchased by Tierco Group Inc., later known as Premier Parks, and renamed the park Adventure World.[8][9] That year several flat rides and a few kiddie rides were added. In 1993, Adventure World added its second adult rollercoaster. Premier Parks had acquired Lightning Loops from Six Flags. This was a dual-track steel single looping shuttle coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure. One of the tracks was sent to Premier Parks' Frontier City located in Oklahoma City (where it still operates today as the Diamondback), while the other track became known as the Python and would be located at Adventure World.[10] Also, a water ride called Shipwreck Falls, in which a 15-person boat would run up a steel track and down a 45-foot (14 m) drop into a splashwater pool, was added. More flat rides were added in 1994. By this time, the new additions were well-received, shown as Inside Track Magazine named Adventure World as the most improved amusement park in the country for a third consecutive year in 1994.[11]

On May 20, 1995, Vekoma's first Mind Eraser, an inverted looping suspended coaster, opened.[12] This was branded a SLC. In 1996, a free-fall drop-down ride called the Tower of Doom and made by Intamin was added. In 1997, the park added a second dry water ride called Typhoon Sea Coaster, which was a log flume/junior rollercoaster hybrid. It was later renamed Skull Mountain and eventually closed in July 2011[13] to make room for a new roller coaster.[14] In 1997, the water park was renovated, eliminating some older slides, adding newer slides and extensively remodeling the children's water play area.

Six Flags ownership

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.[15] At the end of 1998 season, Six Flags announced that Adventure World would be branded with the Six Flags theme and renamed Six Flags America for the 1999 season. Other changes included the addition of Gotham City, a new section in the park, a bungee ride called Skycoaster and three new coasters – Two Face: The Flip Side, The Joker's Jinx (the park's only launched roller coaster), and Great Chase replacing Cannonball in the kiddie area.[16] Python was closed and moved into storage.

For the 2000 season, a new hypercoaster called Superman: Ride of Steel from Intamin opened.[17] Its layout is a mirror image of Six Flags Darien Lake's Ride of Steel which opened the previous year.[18] Batwing, a flying coaster from Vekoma, debuted in 2001. Several flat rides were added in 2002 and a river rapids ride called Blizzard River was added in 2003. In 2005, the Paradise Island water park was upgraded and retitled Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. The transition from Paradise Island to Hurricane Harbor saw the addition of a new Tornado water slide as well as renovations to existing attractions and buildings. Tony Hawk's Halfpipe water slide was added in 2008.[19]

In 2010, Six Flags America renovated the Hurricane Bay wave pool deck, adding a new stamped, concrete deck and additional shading. Also the same year, the Thomas Town family area opened featuring eight rides and attractions all themed to Thomas the Tank Engine. The 3.5-acre (14,000 m²) area was billed as North America's largest Thomas Town and marked Six Flags America's largest expansion in more than a decade. Several months later, Six Flags would announce the removal of several licensed agreements as a result of restructuring following the company's emergence from bankruptcy. Thomas the Tank Engine, Tony Hawk, The Wiggles and Evel Knievel themes would be removed from all Six Flags parks beginning in 2011. At Six Flags America, Thomas Town was renamed Whistlestop Park and Tony Hawk's Halfpipe slide was renamed Halfpipe.[20][21]

For 2012, the park added Apocalypse, a stand-up roller coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard, which featured two inversions and a ten-story drop. The roller coaster had previously operated as Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America.[22]

In 2013, the park added the six-slide complex Bonzai Pipelines to Hurricane Harbor.[23][24]

In 2014, Six Flags re-themed a section of the park to feature Mardi Gras. The area would feature a new roller coaster named Ragin' Cajun and a set of Flying Scooters named French Quarter Flyers.[25] Like Apocalypse, Ragin' Cajun was relocated from Six Flags Great America and it was placed in the former location of Two Face: The Flip Side which was removed from the park in 2007. The Mardi Gras section replaced Southwest Territory and the area's existing rides were rethemed to match the new Mardi Gras theme. Tower of Doom, for example, was renamed Voodoo Drop.[26]

In 2015, a flat ride called Bourbon Street Fireball was added.[27] This ride is commonly known as a Super Loop. Similar rides were also added to three other Six Flags parks.

In 2016, Six Flags America added a new family water play structure to Hurricane Harbor named Splashwater Falls, which replaced the former Crocodile Cal's Beach House.[28]

Six Flags America announced on September 1, 2016 that they would be adding a Funtime Starflyer model, similar to the many SkyScreamer rides at other locations in the chain. At 24 stories (~250 feet), Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth is the tallest ride in the park.[29]

In August 2018, Six Flags America announced that Apocalypse will be converted into a floorless coaster and renamed Firebird for the 2019 season.

Location

The park is located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and is situated about 5 miles east of Washington, D.C. and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Baltimore. The park covers 523 acres (2.12 km²), with 300 available for expansion.

The Flash Pass

The Flash Pass, named after the Justice League character, is a virtual queuing system that allows customers to wait in a virtual line, thereby allowing them to engage in other activities while they wait. With the introduction of the Flash Pass in April 2010, visitors can "hold their place in line" electronically allowing them to go elsewhere in the park while waiting for an attraction. They will be alerted by the Flash Pass device when it is almost their turn to ride. Three types of Flash Pass are available: Regular, Gold and Platinum, a Regular pass simply "holds your place in line" with an average waiting time of 50 minutes, the Gold holds your place as well as giving you a reduced wait time of about 20 minutes per ride and the Platinum reduces the waiting time to 5 minutes and allows you to "Get in line once, Ride Twice", while you are only allowed to ride once by any other means, Platinum gives you the opportunity to remain seated and ride the roller coasters again. The Flash Pass is purchased separately from the normal park admission. There are a limited number of Flash Passes available for purchase on a given day.

Themed sections

Six Flags America is divided into six themed areas inspired by the different extremes of the United States, as well as fictional settings like the City of Gotham, and Looney Tunes: Movie Town.

Main Street 1776

Main Street 1776, also known as Liberty Street, or just Main Street, is inspired by Colonial North America set during the American Revolution. The buildings feature a colonial design and host stores and restaurants. A replica of the Liberty Bell is featured at the entrance of the street.

Chesapeake

In Chesapeake guests can experience the motifs that surround life on the Chesapeake Bay. It embodies life on the water, featuring Life Savers and fishing nets caught on drift-wood. It is home to Shipwreck Falls, Firebird and Roar. Formerly this area was split into two different sections, Skull Island and Olde Boston. Skull Island, focused heavily on the inclusion of pirates. While the latter continued the colonial theming farther into the park.

Looney Tunes Movie Town

Looney Tunes Movie Town is inspired by the Looney Tunes cartoons of the 1930s and 1940s, and the aesthetic of the era. It allows guests the chance to visit the homes of the stars of the cartoons such as Bugs Bunny and Granny. The "town" features the Great Chase a children's coaster which takes guests through the set of the next Looney Tunes cartoon being filmed, starring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.

Mardi Gras

Formerly South West Territory, Mardi Gras is supposed to be an all year New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration. Added to the park in 2014, the new themed land features the Ragin' Cajun, a wild mouse coaster where guests are trying to escape the attack of alligators in the Bayou. This land also features The Wild One, a wooden coaster that turned 100 years old in 2017. As well as the Bourbon Street Fireball, a Larson International a 22M Giant Loop flat ride, themed to Fireball.

Gotham City

Added in the year 2000, Gotham City is a land that allows guests the experience to enter the dark and dirty industrial district of DC Comics' most notorious city. Guests can be held hostage by The Joker and forced to ride his Jinxed carnival coaster. They can soar above the clouds with Superman, on the Superman - Ride of Steel, or hope to stay dry while rushing down the Penguin's Blizzard River.

Coyote Creek

Recreating the pioneer days of the American frontier, the land drops guests in the frontier town of Coyote Creek. Entertainment and attractions include Renegade Rapids, a white water rafting ride down the dangerous rivers of the west inspired by the Colorado River. Coyote Creek is home to the Crazy Horse Saloon, a nod to the western saloons where cowboys used to drink and relax.

Current rides

Roller coasters

Ride Name	Picture	Opened	Manufacturer/Ride Type	Status	Location	Notes
The Wild One		1986	Dinn Corporation/Wooden	Operating	Mardi Gras	Relocated from Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts as Giant Coaster. Built 1917.
Mind Eraser		1995	Vekoma/Suspended Looping Coaster	Operating	Coyote Creek	The first "Mind Eraser"; has 3 clones at Six Flags New England, Six Flags Darien Lake, and Elitch Gardens.
Roar		1998	Great Coasters International/Wooden sit down	Operating	Chesapeake	The first "Roar" and the only one still standing; had one duplicate at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
The Joker's Jinx		1999	Premier Rides/LIM Spaghetti Bowl Coaster	Operating	Gotham City	Similar layout to Flight of Fear coasters at Kings Island and Kings Dominion, and Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
Great Chase		1999	Zamperla/Family Gravity Coaster	Operating	Looney Tunes Movie Town
Superman: Ride of Steel		2000	Intamin/ Megacoaster	Operating	Gotham City	Mirror image of Ride of Steel coaster at Darien Lake.
Batwing		2001	Vekoma/Flying Dutchman	Operating	Gotham City	Similar to Nighthawk at Carowinds, duplicate was Firehawk at Kings Island.
Firebird		2012	Bolliger & Mabillard/Floorless Coaster	Operating	Chesapeake	Relocated Iron Wolf coaster from Six Flags Great America Which Was Opened In 1990. Formerly known as Apocalypse: The Last Stand from 2012 to 2018. The ride has been converted from a stand-up coaster to a floorless coaster.
Ragin' Cajun		2014	Zamperla/Twister Wild Mouse	Operating	Mardi Gras	Relocated Ragin' Cajun coaster from Six Flags Great America on the site of Two-Face and Python.

Flat rides

Name	Opened	Manufacturer/Ride Type	Location	Notes
Capital Railways	1983	General Electric/Train ride	Chesapeake	The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[30] train ride originally was opened during the Wild World years and was called Wild World Railroad. Under Premier ownership, it was mostly used for catered picnic customers only, it was opened to everyone in 2009.
Carousel	1983	International Amusement/Carousel	Chesapeake	The former stripe colors on the Carousel canopy were Yellow & Blue 1988–1998. Now 1999–present Red & White canopy was switched when Six Flags America opened.
High Seas	1984	Intamin/Swinging ship	Chesapeake	This ride was purchased from the defunct Little England Theme park in Florida
Pirate's Flight	1982	Intamin/Flying Dutchman	Chesapeake	Moved to the former site of the Curving Dervish in 1996.
Coyote Creek Crazy Cars	1990	Preston Amusements/Bumper cars	Coyote Creek	Formerly named Los Coches Chocos
Cyclone	1993	Eli Bridge/Scrambler	Chesapeake	Originally called Scrambler. Moved to the former site of Pirate's Flight in 1996. Formerly known as Scrambler (1993-1996), the ride was renamed to Cyclone when it was moved to the area that where French Quarter Flyers currently resides in Mardi Gras. The ride was moved again to Chesapeake in 2011 in the location where The Octopus formerly resided.
The Great Race	1993	Gould Manufacturing Antique cars	Chesapeake
Zydeco Zinger	1993	Chance Rides/Falling Star	Mardi Gras	Formerly known as Falling Star, the ride was renamed to Zydeco Zinger due to Southwest Territory being rethemed to Mardi Gras in 2014.
Shipwreck Falls	1993	Hopkins Rides/Shoot the chute water ride	Chesapeake
Renegade Rapids	1995	Hopkins Rides/Rapids water ride	Coyote Creek
Tea Cups	1995	Zamperla/Tea cups	Chesapeake	A cover was added for the Tea Cups when park became Six Flags America.
Flying Carousel	1995	Zamperla/Flying carousel	Main Street 1776
Big Easy Speedway	1996	J&J Amusements/Go-karts	Mardi Gras	Extra-charge attraction. Formerly known as Sahara Speedway (1996–2003) and Sonora Speedway (2004–2013), the ride was renamed Big Easy Speedway due to Southwest Territory being rethemed to Mardi Gras in 2014.
Riddle Me This	1983	Frank Hrubetz & Company/Round up	Gotham City	Originally Named World Wind, location moved to Gotham City section in 1999
Voodoo Drop	1996	Intamin/140 ft (43 m).tall Giant Drop	Mardi Gras	Formerly known as Tower of Doom (1996–2014), the ride was renamed Voodoo Drop due to Southwest Territory being rethemed to Mardi Gras in 2014.
Rodeo	1999	Huss/Breakdance	Coyote Creek	A Huss Breakdance style 4/rodeo with cow themed cars.
Penguin's Blizzard River	2003	WhiteWater West/Spinning rapids water ride	Gotham City
French Quarter Flyers	2014	Larson International/Flying Scooters	Mardi Gras	Located where the rock-wall formerly resided.
Bourbon Street Fireball	2015	Larson International/Giant Loop	Mardi Gras
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth	2017	Funtime / Starflyer	Gotham City	A 24-story (242 feet) swing ride, similar to other parks. It is the tallest ride in the park.

Kiddie Rides

Six Flags America's Kid Sections are Looney Tunes Movie Town and Whistlestop Park.[21] Former Kid's Area was Thomas Town that only operated during the 2010 season.

Name	Opened	Manufacturer/Ride Type	Location	Notes
Up, Up & Away	1993	Zamperla/Family size ferris wheel	Whistlestop Park	Used to be located in Olde Boston as Around the World in 80 Days from 1993 - 2009. Moved in Thomas Town in 2010 as Sodor Carnival Ferris Wheel and rethemed in 2011.
Elmer's Around the World in 80 Seconds	1993	Zamperla/Kiddie balloon flight	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Named Balloon Flight until 1999
Foghorn Leghorn's Tinsel Town Train	1993	Zamperla/Kiddie train ride	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Named Circus Train until 1999
Looney Tunes Prop Warehouse	1999	Kiddie soft play area	Looney Tunes Movie Town
Pepe Le Pew's Tea Party	1999	Zamperla/Kiddie tea cups	Looney Tunes Movie Town
Sylvester's Pounce and Bounce	1999	Kiddie drop ride	Looney Tunes Movie Town
Taz's Film Works	1999	Kiddie swings ride	Looney Tunes Movie Town
Yosemite Sam's Hollywood Flight School	1999	Kiddie airplane ride	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Originally called Movie Town Airport (1999–2004).
Happy Junction	2010	Kiddie convoy ride	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Diesel Derby in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.
Sky Jumper	2010	Family drop ride	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Cranky the Crane Tower in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.
Splash Zone	2010	Pop jet fountain	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Thomas Town Pop Jet Fountain in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.
Whistlestop Bus Line	2010	Zamperla/Kiddie crazy bus	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Bertie the Bus in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.
Whistlestop Park Playground	2010	Playground	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Thomas Town Play Structure in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.
Whistlestop Train	2010	Family train ride	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Thomas the Tank Engine in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.
Whistlestop Whirlybirds	2010	I.E. Park/Mini flight	Whistlestop Park	It was known as Harold the Helicopter in 2010 in Thomas Town and rethemed in 2011.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags America. It was known as Paradise Island until 2005 when it was rebranded Hurricane Harbor.

Hurricane Harbor water park is adjacent to the main park and has no additional charge for entry.

Name	Opened	Manufacturer/Ride Type	Notes
Calypso Cannonballs		2 small tube drop slides	Named Caribbean Cannonball Flume until 2004
Riptide		Small body slides	Named Luau Loop until 2004
Vortex		Small body slides	Named Luau Loop until 2004
Bamboo Chutes		Small body slides	Named Kid's Flumes until 2004
Hurricane Bay	1982	Wave pool	Named Monsoon Lagoon until 2004; One of the largest wave pools in the world
ZoomAzon Falls	1982	4 twisting body slides	Named Rainbow Falls until 2004. Hurricane Mountain 2005–2008. Formerly tube slides. Closed 2008–2010. Rethemed to an Amazon rainforest and reopened June 2011.
Paradise Plunge	1994	Proslide Technology Inc./Pipeline	Named Tahiti Twister until 2004
Reef Runner	1994	Proslide Technology Inc./Pipeline	Named Tahiti Twister until 2004
Hammerhead	1997	Proslide Technology Inc./Giant twister	Named Black Hole until 2004
Mako	1997	Proslide Technology Inc./Drop slide	Named Bonzai Pipeline until 2004
Bahama Blast	2005	Proslide Technology Inc./Mammoth
Buccaneer Beach	2005	Kiddie/family activity area
Tornado	2005	Proslide Technology Inc./Tornado 60
The Halfpipe	2008	Water Fun Products/Sidewinder	Waterslide half-pipe for one or two riders. It was known as Tony Hawk's Halfpipe from 2008 to 2010 and rethemed in 2011.
Bonzai Pipelines	2013	SplashTacular DownUnder	Six slides on one complex structure.[23][24]
Splashwater Falls	2016	Family water play structure	Containing 7 Slides, a Tipping Bucket, and Interactive Elements
Wahoo River	2018	Wave river	Contains tipping cones, and rolling waves

Former attractions

Roller coasters

Name	Opened	Removed In	Manufacturer/Ride Type	Former Location	Notes
Python	1993	1998	Arrow Dynamics Launched Loop	Southwest Territory	Ride was moved from Six Flags Great Adventure (one half of Lightning Loops).
The Great Alonzo's Cannonball Coaster	1993	1998	Molina & Son's kiddie coaster	A Day At The Circus
Two Face: The Flip Side	1999	2009	Vekoma Invertigo roller coaster	Southwest Territory	See Incidents at Six Flags parks for more information. This roller coaster was sent to Italy and opened in 2015.

Rides

Including Former Hurricane Harbor Water slides

Name	Opened	Removed in	Manufacturer/Ride type	Notes
Curving Dervish	1982	1995	Bayern Curve	Exact history not known.
Aerial Elephants	1993	1998	Kiddie ride
Clown Around	1993	1998	Kiddie ride
Clown Town	1993	1998	Kiddie attraction
Flying Trapeze	1993	1998	Kiddie attraction
Kiddie Bumper Boats	1993	1998	Kiddie ride
Lippazanion Stallions	1993	1998	Kiddie attraction
Roller Racers	1993	1998	Kiddie ride
The Juggler	1993	1998	Kiddie ride
SkyEscaper	1983	2004	Fahtz / IAD Enterprise 16	The ride was closed in 2002.
Iron Eagle	1995	2005	Zamperla Rotoshake
Kids' Cove	1982	2005	Kids area	Located in Hurricane Harbor
Krypton Comet	2000	2005	Chance-Morgan Chaos
Lily Pad Walk	1982	2005		Located in Hurricane Harbor
The Tilt	1989	2006	Tilt-a-Whirl
The Animation Department	1999	2007	Kiddie Carousel
Circus of the Stars	1982	2007	Kiddie bumper cars
Avalanche	1999	2010	Chance-Morgan Alpine Bobs	Located in Gotham City. Named Penguins Bobsleds (1999–2003), Alpine Bobs (2003–2006) moved to former Krypton Comet location and renamed in 2006.
The Octopus	2000	2010	Sartori Polyp, monster style ride	Located in Nantucket. On August 3, 2007, a 6-year-old girl was injured on this ride. See Incidents at Six Flags parks for more information.
Skull Mountain	1997	2011	Intamin Reversing Boat Ride 8 water ride	Named Typhoon Sea Coaster, ride was modified and name changed in 2007. The ride took its last voyage on July 10, 2011 and was replaced by Apocalypse: The Last Stand[31]
Crocodile Cal's Caribbean Beach House	1997	2014	Kids' activity area	Named Crocodile Cal's Outback Beach House until 2005 – the "Cal's" portion of the name came from Baltimore Orioles' player Cal Ripken. Located in Hurricane Harbor. Replaced by Splashwater Falls.
Sky Coaster	2001	2018	Skycoaster, Inc./Sky coaster	Located in Gotham City. Extra-charge attraction. Removed for future expansion.

Rehabs

These rides were renamed following an improvement to the ride

Name	Opened	Removed in	Manufacturer/Ride type	Notes
Castaway Creek	1982	2017	Lazy River	became Wahoo River
Apocalypse	2012	2018	Bolliger and Mabillard Stand-up coaster	Gained floorless trains and renamed Firebird

See also

• Incidents at Six Flags parks

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External links

• Six Flags America official website
• Six Flags America at the Roller Coaster DataBase