Six Flags US closed after 50 years; Water Park Hurricane Port is also ready to close

After thrilling generations of families, Six Flags AmericaSince 1974, a Maryland is ready to close to end a 50 -year run of staple, rollercaster, cotton candy and summer memories. The 500 -acre resort, which began as a safari park before the 1999 Rebrand, would soon be for sale for redevelopment, said that it is no longer aligning with the company’s long -term strategy.
Shutdown will affect over 70 full -time employees, and its popular Hurricane Harbor Water Park Will also be closed for good.
CEO Cellim Basaul and Real Estate Executive Gary Jimramanman confirmed the closure, deciding that the decision was inspired by the company’s property portfolio’s “desire to unlock” the full value “. “We estimate strong interest in the land,” said Zimraman.
Local leaders reacted with shock and disappointment.
“This is a significant disadvantage,” said Prince George County Council President Edward Baroz, who caused impact on working families and entertaining space for children. DC Mayor Muril Boseer It also expressed disappointment: “It was a more shocking. We did not expect it.”
A few days after another regional bomb closed, Washington Commanders announced that they would leave Maryland to a new stadium in DC, which would eliminate 30 years of appearance in the state.
For now, the season passes are valid through the end of the operating season, but the countdown by the end of an era has begun.