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/ July 1, 2026
Six Flags Great America opened on May 29, 1976, as Marriott’s Great America before Six Flags purchased the park in 1984. Located on 275 acres in Gurnee, Illinois, it holds the title of the largest amusement park in Illinois and remains one of the busiest
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/ June 30, 2026
Soak City is the 35-acre water park inside Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, and it’s included free with every Kings Island ticket and season pass — no separate admission required. With 36 water slides, two wave pools, a lazy river, a dual-racing water coaster, and
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/ June 30, 2026
If you’ve been searching for “Soak City” at Cedar Point and coming up confused, here’s the short version: it’s still there, it’s just wearing a new name. The water park that opened on Lake Erie’s shoreline in 1988 is now Cedar Point Shores, and it’s
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/ June 30, 2026
Six Flags Over Georgia opened on June 16, 1967, in Mableton, Georgia, becoming the second park in the Six Flags chain after the original Six Flags Over Texas. Spanning 290 acres near Atlanta, the park made history at launch as the first theme park operator
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/ June 29, 2026
Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, traces its roots to 1920 when Walter Knott began selling berries from a roadside stand. By 1934 his wife Cordelia had opened a fried chicken restaurant that drew crowds from across Southern California, and Walter soon began building
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/ June 28, 2026
This week’s theme park news delivered a genuine rollercoaster of surprises — a record-shattering coaster postponed just days before its debut, a beloved 36-year-old Georgia park announcing its final season, Universal’s newest resort entering preview mode in Texas, and spectacular drone shows lighting up summer
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/ June 23, 2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California holds the world record for most roller coasters at a single park, currently operating 19 distinct coasters across its mountainside acreage. The park’s Coaster Capital of the World branding is genuinely earned — no other operator has matched
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/ June 22, 2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain is a 209-acre amusement park in Valencia, California, roughly 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It originally opened on May 29, 1971, developed by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, and was acquired by Six Flags in 1979. The park
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/ June 21, 2026
Theme park news this week was dominated by a world-record-shattering giga dive coaster inching toward its June 26 debut, a legendary wooden coaster rising from an extended closure, and Universal’s newest resort unveiling its first permanent nighttime spectacular. From Disney policy shifts to Halloween event
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/ June 20, 2026
Cedar Point Shores is the water park at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio — an 18-acre complex of speed slides, a giant wave pool, two lazy rivers, and family splash zones perched directly on the shore of Lake Erie. Operated by Six Flags, it consistently
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/ June 20, 2026
Kings Island is a 364-acre amusement park in Mason, Ohio, about 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati, known for one of the densest roller coaster lineups in North America. Since opening in 1972, it has grown into a year-round destination anchored by record-setting coasters, a full
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/ June 16, 2026
Batman: The Ride opened on May 9, 1992 at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, and made history as the world’s first inverted roller coaster. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it introduced a new breed of thrill ride — one where riders sit in
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/ June 16, 2026
The Joker is a steel 4D Free Spin roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Built by S&S – Sansei Technologies and opened on May 28, 2016, the ride stands 120 feet tall and reaches a top speed of 38
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/ June 16, 2026
Goliath opened at Six Flags Over Georgia on April 1, 2006, immediately claiming its place as one of the park’s signature attractions. Designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the steel hypercoaster stands 200 feet tall and reaches a top speed of
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/ June 15, 2026
Superman: Escape from Krypton was a steel shuttle roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and originally opened on March 15, 1997 as Superman: The Escape, the ride used linear synchronous motor (LSM) technology to catapult riders
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/ June 15, 2026
New Texas Giant is a steel hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. Opening on April 22, 2011, it rose from the bones of the original Texas Giant — once the tallest wooden roller coaster in the world when it debuted
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/ June 15, 2026
Iron Rattler is a steel hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, built by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) and opened on May 25, 2013. Standing 179 feet tall and reaching a top speed of 70 mph, it delivers one of
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/ June 15, 2026
Wicked Cyclone is a steel hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, built by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke. It opened on May 24, 2015, standing 109 feet tall, stretching 3,320 feet of track, and reaching a top
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/ June 15, 2026
Superman: The Ride is a steel hypercoaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, built by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel. When it opened on May 5, 2000 — then named Superman – Ride of Steel — it immediately set the bar for
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/ June 15, 2026
Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain launched on February 11, 2000, as the world’s fastest and longest-dropping full-circuit steel roller coaster — a title it held for exactly three months. Built by Swiss manufacturer Giovanola at a cost of roughly $30 million, this 235-foot hypercoaster
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