Six Flags has long held the title of the world’s most thrilling theme parks! With a claim like that, Six Flags is a force to be reckoned with. So where are these thrilling theme parks?
Six Flags locations are all over the United States, and they even have a location or two in Canada and Mexico.
Curious where the closest Six Flags location is to you? This post will break down exactly where the Six Flags locations are so you can find the one closest to you, or work it into your next travel itinerary.
Now if you don’t already know, there are water parks that are called Hurricane Harbor which are also owned and branded under the Six Flags company. The Hurricane Harbor locations will also be included in this post.
In many cases, the Hurricane Harbor location is in close proximity to the Six Flags theme park location (but not always).
Six Flags Locations: U.S., Canada, & Mexico
There are over 27 different thrilling parks and water parks throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico! With all those different parks, let’s take a look at the Six Flags Locations, so you can be sure to check out the closest thrilling adventure.
Six Flags Locations History
The first Six Flags opened in Texas in the year 1961 and has since branched out to 11 different states, in addition to opening up theme parks in Mexico and Canada. So where did it all begin, and what caused the most thrilling company to expand its locations all over North America?
According to Six Flags’ website; it all started in the 1950s when Disneyland first opened its gates, and Angus G. Wynne Jr. visited Disneyland and had a dream to create something more thrilling. He wanted to create something just as great and exciting in his home state of Texas.
Then in 1961, that dream became a reality, and Six Flags Over Texas opened its gates. These parks held an emphasis on family fun and coasters.
Since then, many more theme parks under the Six Flags name have opened and been enjoyed by millions every year.
How Many Six Flags Are There in the US?
There are a total of 25 Six Flag locations in the United States which includes 12 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (or just Hurricane Harbor) locations.
Some of the Hurricane Harbor locations are next to Six Flags theme parks and include a one-priced ticket to get into both the amusem*nt park and the water park. This isn’t the case for all of them.
Let’s quickly take a look at the Hurricane Harbor locations that are included in Six Flags admissions, and which ones are separate.
Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor Locations: Admission Included
There are a total of 5 different Six Flags locations that have admission to Hurricane Harbor included in their general admission for the theme park. They do this because the ‘Hurricane Harbor’ part of the park is typically within the same property as the Six Flags location.
These Six Flags locations are at Darien Lake in New York, Six Flags Over Georgia in Georgia, Six Flags America in Maryland, Six Flags New England in Massachusetts, and Six Flags St. Louis in Missouri.
Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor Locations: Separate Admission
The following locations will charge a separate admission fee for those who wish to do both Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor. Yes, there are standalone tickets if you wish to only visit one of the parks.
Know that if you wish to visit Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor, you must purchase admission tickets for both. This is because, even though the Hurricane Harbor location is close to Six Flags, they are on separate properties with different entrance gates.
The properties are Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles near Six Flags Magic Mountain; Hurricane Harbor Arlington near Six Flags Over Texas; Hurricane Harbor New Jersey near Six Flags Great Adventure; Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City near Frontier City; and Hurricane Harbor Chicago near Six Flags Great America.
Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor Locations: Separate Properties
Additionally, Six Flags has a few Hurricane Harbor locations that are considered standalone properties as they are a Hurricane Harbor and don’t have a Six Flags theme park close by.
These separate properties are; Hurricane Harbor Concord in California, Hurricane Harbor Pheonix in Arizona, Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Texas, and Hurricane Harbor Rockford in Illinois.
Additionally, there is a separate property located in Mexico, but more on that one later.
Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor Brief History
This blog post included both Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor locations. And some of you might be wondering, why.
Without going into too many details about the history of Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor, they are currently both owned by the same parent company Premier Parks.
According to Funding Universe, in a Decade Premier Parks had substantial growth by purchasing Six Flags, Water World, and other theme parks that were struggling. This was the start of the Six Flags rebranding of multiple parks.
With this, any water parks that were purchased were rebranded as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, or just Hurricane Harbor. This allowed consistent branding among all their theme parks.
Many Six Flags locations do have some water rides, however, Hurricane Harbor is an exclusive water park where guests can enjoy only water rides and water attractions. This is important to keep in mind when checking out some of the different locations.
If you are looking to spend the day in a theme park, be sure to make sure that you go to a Six Flags park and not a Hurricane Harbor location. Not to say that Hurricane Harbor locations aren’t fun, but if you’re looking for coasters, Six Flags is what you’re looking for.
Where Are All The Six Flags Located in the US?
Here is a complete list of all the different Six Flags locations within the United States. Again, this includes any Hurricane Harbor parks that are also owned by the Six Flags company.
Hurricane Harbor locations are typically only open during summer months (May through September), whereas Six Flags locations are usually open all year.
If a location has a shorter open season, there will be a note of it.
Six Flag Locations: California
California has a few different Six Flags locations, two of them are amusem*nt parks, and two of them are water parks. There is one water park and amusem*nt park in northern California, and one water and amusem*nt park in southern California.
Six Flags Magic Mountain – Los Angeles, Ca
(Valencia, Ca)
Size: 209 acres
Opened: May 29, 1971
Number of Coasters: 20
Number of Attractions 35
For a full list of Magic Mountain height requirements, be sure to check out; Magic Mountain Rides.
Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles – Los Angeles, Ca
(Valencia, Ca)
Size: 12 acres
Opened: May 1995
Number of Water Rides: 12six
What’s the difference between Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor?
Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles are right next to each other in southern California. Which can be a bit confusing, if you haven’t done a bit of research.
Magic Mountain, or Six Flags Magic Mountain, is an amusem*nt park where you can ride coasters and a few water slides.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles, also known as just Hurricane Harbor, is a water park where you can enjoy water slides, lazy rivers, and wave pools.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – San Fransico/Sacramento, Ca
(Vallejo, Ca)
Size: 135 acres
Opened: 1968
Alternative Name(s): Six Flags Marine World | Marine World | The New Marine World Theme Park | Marine World Africa USA
Number of Coasters: 10
Number of Attractions: 40
Hurricane Harbor Concord – San Fransico/Sacramento, Ca
(Concord, Ca)
Size: 30 acres
Opened: 1995
Operating Season: End of May through the beginning of October
Alternative Names: Waterworld USA Concord | Six Flags Waterworld | Waterworld California
Number of Water Rides: 25
Six Flag Locations: Texas
Texas is the original home of Six Flags theme parks! In Texas you can visit the first Six Flags and see where it all started, and if you have time, you can splash on over to one of the two Hurricane Harbor locations.
Six Flags Over Texas – Arlington, TX
Size: 212 acres
Opened: August 5, 1961
Number of Coasters: 13
Number of Attractions: 45
Six Flags Fiesta Texas – San Antonio, TX
Size: 220 acres
Opened: March 14, 1992
Number of Coasters: 10
Number of Attractions: 39
Hurricane Harbor Arlington – Arlington, TX
Size: 47 acres
Opened: May 2014
Alternative Names: Wet ‘n’ Wild Arlington
Number of Attractions: 25
Hurricane Harbor Splashtown – Houston, TX
(Spring, Texas)
Size: 40 acres
Opened: 1980s
Alternative Names: Splashtown USA | Six Flags Splashtown | SplashTown Houston | Wet ‘n’ Wild Splashtown | Six Flags Splashtown
Number of Attractions: 41
Six Flags Locations: Arizona
Arizona is one of the unique states that doesn’t have a Six Flags theme park but has a Hurricane Harbor. This does make Hurricane Harbor Pheonix a great place to visit in summer as a nice break from the Arizona heat!
Hurricane Harbor Pheonix – Phoenix, AZ
Size: 35 acres
Number of Attractions: 15
Opened: July 1, 2009
Alternative Names: Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix
Six Flags Locations: Georgia
Georgia has two Six Flags parks, one coaster theme park, and one water park. Six Flags White Water is the only Six Flags water park that isn’t themed as Hurricane Harbor.
Six Flags Over Georgia – Atlanta, Ga
Size: 290 acres
Opened: 1967
Number of Coasters: 11
Number of Attractions: 43
Six Flags White Water – Marietta, Ga
Size: 69 acres
Opened: May 1984
Alternative Names: White Water Atlanta
Number of attractions: 20
Six Flags Locations: Illinois
Illinois has a few different Six Flags locations to pick from. There are two different Hurricane Harbor locations, and one Six Flags location that you can go to. These theme parks have been around for a while, but that doesn’t meant that they are lacking in any of the fun!
Six Flags Great America – Chicago, Il
(Gurnee, Ill)
Size: 304 acres
Opened: May 29, 1976; acquired by Six Flags in 1984
Alternative Names: Marriott’s Great America
Number of Coasters: 15
Number of Attractions: 53
Hurricane Harbor Chicago – Chicago, Il
(Gurnee, Ill)
Size: 20 acres
Opened: May 28, 2005
Number of Water Slides: 25
Hurricane Harbor Rockford – Rockford, Il
(Cherry Valley, Il)
Size: 43 acres
Opened: 1984
Alternative Names: Magic Waters
Number of Water Slides: 12
Six Flags Locations: Maryland
If you’re visiting Washington, DC be sure to stop by Six Flags America. That’s right, even the nations capital has a Six Flags location that is packed with great fun.
Six Flags America – Baltimore/Washington, DC
(Bowie, ML)
Size: 523 acres (only 131 currently used)
Opened: July 16, 1974
Alternative Names: The Largo Wildlife Preserve | Wild World | Adventure World
Season: March through October
Number of Coasters: 9
Number of Attractions: 54
Six Flags Locations: Massachusetts
Massachusetts has it’s own Six Flags location. The original theme park opened in 1870 (talk about some history!), but over the years has been sold, and renamed, until 1998 when it was purchased by Six Flags.
If you want a little bit of history to go with your theme park adventure, then Six Flags New England is the spot for you!
Six Flags New England – Massachusetts, Ma
Size: 235 acres
Opened: 1870 (Six Flags April 1, 1998)
Formerly called: Gallup’s Grove | Riverside Grove | Riverside Park
Number of Coasters: 11
Number of Attractions: 62
Six Flags Locations: Missouri
Missouri has only one location, but that doesn’t mean that this one should be missed! With the perfect amount of thrilling rides, as well as family friendly rides. This Six Flags is one that is worth the stop.
Six Flags St. Louis – St. Louis, Mo
(Eureka MO)
Size: 323 acres
Opened: June 5, 1971
Operating Season: April through November
Formerly called: Six Flags Over Mid-America
Number of Coasters: 9
Number of Attractions: 38
Six Flags Locations: New Jersey
If you’re looking for some thrilling fun on the East Coast, the Six Flags Great Adventure is going to be the place for you! There are so many great coasters, this definitely is a Six Flags park you aren’t going to want to miss. Wanna go for a dip? New Jersey also has a Hurricane Harbor with plenty of water rides.
Hurricane Harbor New Jersey – Jackson, NJ
Size: 45 acres
Opened: 2000
Number of Attractions: 12
Six Flags Great Adventure – Jackson, NJ
Size: 510 acres
Opened: July 1, 1974
Alternative Names: Great Adventure
Season: Late March – Early January
Number of Coasters: 14
Number of Attractions: 58
Six Flags Locations: New York
New York has some really unique Six Flags parks. Where you will be able to find all of the thrilling rides you typically look for, with some additional outdoor fun. These parks are more like where the great outdoors meets thrill.
Great Escape – Lake George, NY
(Queensbury, NY)
Size: 351 acres
Opened: 1954
Alternative Names: Storytown USA | The Great Escape | Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Water Park
Number of Coasters: 6
Number of Attractions: 35
Number of Water Park attractions: 10
Great Escape Lodging & Indoor Waterpark – Lake George, NY
This is their indoor waterpark and lodge that is separate from Six Flags Great Escape. It is a great place to stay if you are looking to capitalize and enjoy time in both the theme park and the waterpark.
Six Flags Darien Lake – Buffalo, NY
(Corfu, NY)
Size: 1,200 acres
Opened: May 1981
Alternative Names: Darien Lake Fun Country | Funtime Parks | Darien Lake
Number of Coasters: 8
Number of Attractions: 45
Darien Lake Lodging – Buffalo, NY
Darien Lake Lodging is a part of the Six Flags Darien Lake property offering guests a fun and more outdoorsy approach to their vacation. There are a variety of different ways to stay at this lodge, and still enjoy the Six Flags theme park.
Six Flags Locations: Oklahoma
Oklahoma is another state that homes a unique Six Flags park. In fact, the Six Flags park is only one of two parks that are owned and operated by Six Flags without the Six Flags branding. This theme park is where thrill meets the wild west!
Frontier City – Oklahoma City, OK
Size: 109 acres
Opened: 1958
Number of Coasters: 5
Number of Attractions: 28
Hurricane Harbor OKC – Oklahoma City, OK
Size: 25 acres
Opened: May 31, 1981
Operating Season: May to September
Alternative Names: White Water | White Water Bay
Number of Waterslides: 14
Number of Pools: 3
How Many Six Flags Are There in Canada?
There is currently only one Six Flags location in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The theme park was originally built in 1967 as Montreal’s World Fair and has since been rebranded to La Ronde.
The amusem*nt park property was leased by the City of Montreal in 2001 to Six Flags. Six Flags oversees running and maintaining the theme park until the lease is up in 2065. It was in 2001 that the park was rebranded as La Ronde when Six Flags took over the park.
La Ronde is a unique park for a few different reasons. One being it is a Six Flags amusem*nt park that isn’t branded in the Six Flags name.
Additionally, it is the second-largest theme park in Canada and one of 15 theme parks in all of Canada.
Where Are Six Flags Located in Canada?
La Ronde is located on St. Helen’s Island in Montreal, Quebec. What makes this Six Flags special is that it is actually Quebec’s only amusem*nt park!
Six Flags Locations: Quebec
La Ronde – Montreal Quebec, QC
Size: 146 acres
Opened: April 1967
Operating Season: May – October
Number of Coasters: 10
Number of Attractions: 40
How Many Six Flags Are There in Mexico?
There are currently two different Six Flags locations in Mexico. One Six Flags theme park, and One Hurricane Harbor location. Both locations are around Mexico City, Mexico.
Each theme park has its own unique story of how it came to be.
Six Flags Mexico City was originally called Reino Aventura which opened in 1982. After dealing with some changes and financial struggles, the park was purchased by Six Flags in 1999 and officially rebranded as a Six Flags location.
Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec, was initially a privately owned water park until it was purchased by Six Flags, was rebranded, and opened in 2017.
Where Are All the Six Flags Located in Mexico?
The Six Flags theme park is located on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico.
Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec is located south of Mexico City, closer to Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Six Flags Locations: Mexico City
Six Flags Mexico – Mexico City, Mexico
Size: 110 acres
Opened: March 3, 1982
Number of Coasters: 9
Number of Attractions: 50
Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec – Mexico City, Mexico
Size: 67 acres
Opened: May 30, 2017
Operating Season April – September
Number of Water Rides: 14
Six Flags Locations: FAQ
Here are some of the frequently asked questions about the different Six Flags locations. If your question isn’t answered here, or you would like trip planning help, please feel free to reach out. You can reach us via email at red@redthetraveler.com.
How many Six Flags are there?
There are a grand total of 27 different locations spread throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
What is the oldest Six Flags park?
The first Six Flags park was built in Texas and still stands today! Six Flags Over Texas was built in 1961 after Angus G. Wynne Jr visited Disneyland. He was then inspired to build an amusem*nt park in his home state.
Where are the biggest Six Flags in America?
The biggest Six Flags is located in Jackson New Jersey, Six Flags Great Adventure! Previously called Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari Park, this theme park is 510 acres making it the largest Six Flags location, and the second-largest theme park in the world (behind Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida).
This Six Flags got its grand size when it bought and combined Great Adventure (which was 160 acres) and Wild Safari Animal Park (which was 350 acres). Together Six Flags rebranded the two parks as one and called it Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari Park for a few years and then rebranded both parks to just be called Six Flags Great Adventure as we know it today.
What are the second biggest Six Flags in the USA?
This is a bit of a tricky question, as there are a lot of Six Flags locations that are very similar in size. Plus, there are a lot of outliers to consider.
Six Flags Darien Lake, located in New York, has a total of 1200 acres. It could be argued that it is the largest, however, the theme park also includes an Indoor water lodge and camping.
Then there is also Six Flags America, located in Maryland. This Six Flags location is 523 acres in size, but the park only utilizes 131 acres!
Tossing those outliers off to the side, the second biggest Six Flags location is Six Flags Great Escape in New York. This Six Flag is 351 acres and a perfect place to enjoy coasters, water slides, and other thrilling attractions!
Which Six Flags has the most coasters?
Looking for the Six Flags location with the most roller coasters? You would need to travel to Southern California to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles California.
This Six Flags has over 20 coasters! If you are a thrill seeker, then this is a must-visit Six Flags location for you.
What is the best Six Flags park?
The title of the Best Six Flags park has long been debated. With over 27 different locations to choose from, it can be rough for one to have the title of the best, as each one offers different coasters and attractions.
Some argue that the best is Six Flags Magic Mountain because it has the most roller coasters in the world. Some would claim that Frontier City in Oklahoma is the best Six Flags location because it has the most unique theming. While others say that Six Flags Over Texas is the best Six Flags because it is the original park that started it all.
Personally, I say that Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is the best Six Flags simply because that is the Six Flags park that I grew up going to the most. It has a wide variety of coasters and other attractions, while also having some fun animal attractions.
Does Illinois have Six Flags?
Yes, Illinois has a Six Flags location in Chicago, Six Flags Great America! This Six Flags is known as the Thrill Capital of the Midwest.
Where is Six Flags in Ohio?
There currently are no Six Flags locations in the state of Ohio. There are a few in Illinois, and other states, but not in Ohio.
The Wrap-Up: Six Flags Locations
There are 27 different Six Flags Locations in U.S.A, Mexico, and Canada. This includes both Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor locations. So whatever you’re in the mood for, a thrilling ride or a water slide, this post can help you find what you need.
Each location offers thrilling family fun that is great for everyone! With some of the world’s best coasters and iconic family-friendly rides, there is bound to be an attraction for everyone. Whether you have a thrill-seeker, a water ride lover, or wish to enjoy some of the other rides, Six Flags locations are for you.
There are currently locations in 11 different states across the United States, one location in Canada, and two in Mexico. Wherever your travels take you there is bound to be a thrilling park you can visit along the way.
