(NewsNation) — Six Flags will permanently close one of its East Coast parks in a reshaping of the company’s park portfolio.
The amusement park in Bowie, Maryland, will close at the end of the 2025 season, Six Flags Entertainment announced Thursday. It said the park is “not a strategic fit with the company’s long-term growth plan.”
“This was a difficult decision, and we recognize the impact it will have on our Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor park associates and guests,” Six Flags President and CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said in a statement. “We are grateful to our park associates who work hard to create lifelong memories for our guests, and Six Flags is committed to supporting all impacted associates through the closure process at the end of this year.”
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The property, which sits on 500 acres of land, will be sold as a redevelopment opportunity. Zimmerman said it should be redeveloped to reach its highest value and has signed commercial real estate firm CBRE to manage its sale.
Season tickets and passes for 2025 will be honored through the park’s final season, Six Flags said. The company did not detail the fate of the attractions but said severance will be paid to the park’s 70 full-time staffers.
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The park’s final day is scheduled for Nov. 2.
The park was rebranded and opened as a Six Flags location in 1999. The park is known for “Wild One,” a wooden roller coaster that first opened in Paragon Park in Massachusetts in 1917, before it was sold to Wild World in Bowie in the 1980s, according to American Coaster Enthusiasts.
It is the oldest roller coaster across all Six Flags locations. Other main attractions include “Roar,” “Superman: Ride of Steel,” and the region’s tallest water coaster, “RipQurl Blaster.”
