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Six Flags to Eliminate 135 Jobs in California Parks Under Merger Overhaul

Shifting to a regional operating model, the company will cut 10% of its workforce by June to rein in losses.

Parkgoers are seen after riding Demon, a roller coaster at California's Great America in Santa Clara, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Six Flags will lay off employees at Discovery Kingdom and California’s Great America as it restructures operations and eliminates local leadership roles following its $8 billion merger with Cedar Fair.
Riders find their thrills aboard the rollercoaster Boomerang at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo on September 2, 2023. Six Flags will lay off employees at Discovery Kingdom and California’s Great America as it restructures operations and eliminates local leadership roles following its $8 billion merger with Cedar Fair.
Parkgoers ride on RailBlazer, a single rail roller coaster at California's Great America in Santa Clara, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Six Flags will lay off employees at Discovery Kingdom and California’s Great America as it restructures operations and eliminates local leadership roles following its $8 billion merger with Cedar Fair.
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Overview

  • Six Flags has cut the presidents of Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain and will eliminate about 135 jobs across four California parks by the end of June.
  • The company is dissolving individual park president roles nationwide, shifting to a regional operating structure that will reduce its full-time workforce by roughly 10%.
  • Six Flags reported a $220 million net loss in the first quarter of 2025, citing economic uncertainty and variable weather as primary challenges.
  • Despite the layoffs, the merged operator plans to invest $1 billion in park improvements and attractions over the next two years.
  • Under a 2022 sale agreement to Prologis, California’s Great America in Santa Clara is slated to close within 11 years.