Overview

• CFO Brian Witherow confirmed that California’s Great America will shut down after its 2027 season unless Six Flags exercises a lease extension option.
• The decision follows the July 2024 merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair and a strategic review that ranked the Santa Clara and Maryland parks lowest in profit margins.
• Six Flags America and its Hurricane Harbor waterpark in Bowie, Maryland, remain slated to close at the end of 2025, with CBRE and Prince George’s County managing the site’s redevelopment.
• Cedar Fair sold the 112-acre Great America land to Prologis in 2022 for $310 million, securing a lease through June 2028 plus a five-year extension option.
• The closure announcements coincide with Six Flags’ reported $220 million net loss in Q1 2025 and a shift to regional operations accompanied by a 10% workforce reduction in California.