Six Flags announced they’ve found their new CEO to succeed Jim Reid-Anderson as he retires. The park chain appointed Mike Spanos as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective on November 18, 2019. Spanos comes from PepsiCo, where he was CEO...
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Report that Six Flags Is Interested in Buying Cedar Fair, and the Reaction To It
Is Six Flags Trying to Buy Cedar Fair? If you’re a regular follower of theme park news, you may have seen this morning that a report came out from Reuters that Six Flags made a stock-and-cash merger offer to Cedar...
Continue reading...Predicting Where The Next Giga Coaster Will Be Built
On August 15th, 2019, Kings Island announced Orion, the world’s seventh giga coaster, would open at the park in 2020. A giga coaster now being defined as one with a height or drop between 300 and 399 feet. In the...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s Thoughts on Six Flags’ 2020 Announcements
Six Flags made their New For 2020 announcements last week. As always, the chain had something new for (almost) every park. The major news was the new custom RMC Raptor coaster coming to Six Flags Great Adventure, Jersey Devil Coaster....
Continue reading...How Aquaman Power Wave Works
Six Flags Over Texas recently announced their 2020 addition will be Aquaman Power Wave, the first Mack Rides Power Splash – a launched shuttle water coaster – to be built in the US. The ride will launch riders backwards, forwards,...
Continue reading...Sidewinder Safari Spinning Coaster Coming to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2020
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has announced their new 2020 attraction, and it’s going to be part roller coaster, part animal exhibit. Guests will be thrilled in multiple ways by Sidewinder Safari when it opens at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in...
Continue reading...Six Flags St. Louis and Great Escape to Add Giant Arm Swing Rides in 2020
Two Six Flags parks, St. Louis and Great Escape, will debut 16-story giant swing rides that offer high speeds and head-over-heels flips. In 2020, Six Flags St. Louis will open Catwoman Whip while the Six Flags Great Escape 2020 season...
Continue reading...Six Flags Qiddiya to Open in 2023 with World’s Tallest, Fastest, Longest Coaster
Six Flags announced today that it will open a new park in early 2023 in Saudi Arabia. Six Flags Qiddiya will be home to the world’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster along with the world’s tallest drop tower. When...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Georgia Scorcher at Six Flags Over Georgia
We’ve selected 19 of our favorite roller coasters that are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and will profile them every other Thursday for the next several weeks. This week we’ll be heading down to Six Flags Over Georgia to...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Bizarro at Six Flags Great Adventure
We’ve selected 19 of our favorite roller coasters that are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and will profile them every other Thursday for the next several weeks. This week we’ll be taking a trip to Six Flags Great Adventure...
Continue reading...Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Re-theming V2 and Adding DC Universe Area
This week Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced that along with the new Batman 4-D Free Spin coaster opening this year, they’re also going to be doing some retheming at the park. The corner of the park that has seen all...
Continue reading...Our Thoughts on Six Flags’ New for 2019 Announcements
Six Flags recently announced all of their 2019 projects. The Coaster101 team got together to discuss our thoughts on the whole range of announcements, including what surprised us, what we’re most excited about, and what we think could come next....
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