Bowie, Md. – After more than a quarter of a century of emotion and fun, Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, will close at the end of this season.
The property of approximately 500 acres (202 hectares) in Bowie will be marketed for reurbing, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced Thursday. As part of a portfolio review, the company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, determined that the parks “are not strategic with the company’s long -term growth plan,” said the president and CEO of Six Flags, Richard A. Zimmerman, in a statement. The last day of operations will be November 2.
“Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor have been an important part of the local community, and this final season will be an opportunity to celebrate the decades of fun that the guests have enjoyed on the property,” said Zimmerman.
Six Flags America uses about 70 full -time associates, and compensation and other benefits will be provided to eligible associates, said the company.
A wildlife reserve that operated on the site in the 1970s later became a amusement park, Washington Post reports. It opened as Six Flags America in 1999, according to a company spokesman. The park has many attractions and attractions, including nine Russian mountains. The savage is one of the oldest wooden mountains in the country, said the spokesman.
The interim executive of Prince George County, Tara H. Jackson, lamented the loss of the parks.
“For decades, Six Flags has been more than a theme park: it is a precious part of the identity of our county, a source of joy for families and a center of economic activity,” Jackson said in a statement. “We are committed to work closely with six flags and other stakeholders to guide a reflective and inclusive re -urbanization process that supports jobs, growth and long -term community benefits.”
