What We Learned With Six Flags’ Regional Park Access Release

Feb 4, 2026

Earlier this weeks, Six Flags unveiled plans for a new “Regional Park Access” plan that is marketed as a significant upgrade to the parks’ “Gold Pass” program. In short, if you have a Gold Pass from any park in the chain, that pass will also grant you access to the rest of the parks in a specific region. The four regions are geographic, and are as follows:

Texas: Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Frontier City, Hurricane Harbor Arlington, Hurricane Harbor San Antonio, Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Schlitterbahn Galveston, Hurricane Harbor Houston, and Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City

Midwest: Cedar Point, Six Flags Great America, La Ronde, Valleyfair, Six Flags St. Louis, Kings Island, Worlds of Fun, Six Flags Darien Lake, Michigan’s Adventure, Canada’s Wonderland, Hurricane Harbor Chicago, Hurricane Harbor Rockford, and Cedar Point Shores

West: Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, California’s Great America, Six Flags Mexico, Knott’s Soak City, Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles, Hurricane Harbor Concord, Hurricane Harbor Phoenix, and Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec

East: Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags New England, Six Flags Great Escape, Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Six Flags Over Georgia, Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, Six Flags White Water, and Six Flags Wild Safari

“We’re redefining what a season pass or membership can be,” John Reilly, new president and CEO of Six Flags, was quoted as saying in the release. “By including multiple parks with every Gold pass, guests can explore more rides, more events and more experiences all with one affordable pass. We’ll unlock more fun and adventure at an unbeatable value.”

One thing is for sure. Unbeatable value is definitely there. Depending on your specific region and willingness to travel, you have the opportunity to experience dozens of (to well over a hundred) roller coasters with a single season pass – that could, in theory, cost you well under $100 per person in one season.

But, there was more to learn in the release. Here are four things we learned with this announcement.

1. Upgrades, People! Upgrades!

Inevitably, when a plan like this is announced, people will ask the question “Well, what if I already bought my pass in…?” for their specific situation. Here’s what we’ve learned about existing passholders for the 2026 season.

If you bought your 2026 Gold Pass during the 2025 MVP Sale (approximately July-November 2025), that promotion included “All Park Access” as an incentive for buying early. You will have access to all Six Flags parks in 2026. (If you renew at the Gold Pass level for 2027, you will gain “regional park access” to the parks in your specific region.)
If you bought a Gold Pass outside of the MVP sale, but purchased the “All Park Passport” add-on, your 2026 Season Pass will be automatically upgraded to a Prestige Pass. The perks of the Prestige Pass vary from park to park, but include free Preferred Parking, one “one time use” skip-the-line pass each visit, and a few free “bring-a-friend” tickets to your home park.
- Note: The way we are reading this, it is only for those who purchased the “All Park Passport” add-on to their gold pass. If you purchased your pass during the MVP sale and got the all-parks upgrade as an incentive, you are *not* automatically upgraded to Prestige. (We saw multiple Prestige Passholders in facebook groups who were suddenly up in arms about the value of their pass being watered down, when in reality, there’s only a few dollar difference between Prestige and Gold+All Parks Access.)
If you’ve already purchased a gold pass to your home park without the “All Park Passport” add-on, your gold pass will be automatically upgraded to include regional park access.

But, you may ask, what if I *haven’t* purchased my pass yet for the 2026 season? Six Flags has you covered there as well. Beginning to rollout this month, select parks are offering a limited time only promotion where you get a “Free Upgrade to Gold.” Effectively, you pay the price of a silver pass, which then receives a free upgrade to a Gold Pass – which then entitles you to the “double upgrade” of sorts that is regional park access. The parks participating in this promotion include:

West: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix
Midwest: Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford, Six Flags St. Louis, Worlds of Fun
Texas: Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Six Flags Frontier City, Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City
East: Carowinds, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags White Water, Kings Dominion, Six Flags Great Adventure, Dorney Park, Six Flags New England

As is often the case with sales like this, we recommend checking out multiple parks’ websites to find the best “bang for your buck.” Example: If you’re located somewhere in the I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Atlanta, a gold pass at Carowinds is currently $110 as of this writing. A gold pass at Six Flags Over Georgia, on the other hand, is currently $65, and you get the same level of admission and access. We’re not telling you how to spend your money, but if you’re planning on fully utilizing your regional park benefits, you could save some decent money by starting your 2026 park journey at one park versus another – especially if you’re purchasing multiple season passes.

2. Not All Regions Are Created Equal

As we mentioned earlier, the four regions are broken up strictly by geography, rather than an even split of parks across each of the four regions. That is to say, if you’re located in (or purchase a Gold Pass for) the Midwest region, you’ve got a lot more at your potential fingertips than if you are located or purchasing a pass in the Texas region. We’re a roller coaster website, and they’re easier to count than other total attractions. Here’s the breakdown by region (the numbers include combo water-dry parks like Carowinds/Carolina Harbor as separate entities.)

Texas
- Total “Dry” Parks: 3
- Total Water Parks: 6
- Total Roller Coasters: 30
West
- Total “Dry” Parks: 5
- Total Water Parks: 5
- Total Roller Coasters: 57
East:
- Total Dry Parks: 7
- Total Water Parks: 8
- Other Attractions: 1 (Six Flags Wild Safari)
- Total Roller Coasters: 78
Midwest:
- Total Dry Parks: 10
- Total Water Parks: 10
- Total Roller Coasters: 116 (!!)

You know your travel plans. If you don’t have all park access already attached to your season pass, or don’t have your season pass at all yet with potential plans for a big midwestern road trip…it might be worth starting in St. Louis where the Gold Pass is currently $69.

3. MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress is a “Go” for 2026!

To put it frankly, the reimagining of the classic Montezooma’s Revenge shuttle loop at Knott’s Berry Farm has seen a timeline usually only reserved for new attractions at Disney parks. Originally closed in 2022 with initial plans to reopen in 2023, then 2024, and then, maybe 2025. The year is now 2026, and MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress still has not reopened following its extensive refurbishment. That is set to change, as Six Flags has included the coaster under it’s “new for 2026” listings alongside attractions like Tormenta: Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas, Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare at Kings Island, and Quantum Accelerator at Six Flags New England – which itself was originally scheduled to open 2025.

As with all things theme parks, that opening is subject to change, but it was great to see Six Flags shed at least a little light on plans for reopening and that the rumor from several years ago of the renovation being completely scrapped have proven to be false.

4. Interesting Language

This one is definitely less fun, but rather a quick reminder of the current theme park world we are living in. With each of the images of park regions, there is a not so subtle Subject to Change notation in the bottom corner. In the press release itself, there is a long legalese paragraph in the boilerplate copy about “Forward Looking Statements” that we’ve only seen one other time in a release from Six Flags.

Essentially: Some parts of this announcement talk about future plans and expectations, but those are based on current assumptions and could change. Six Flags is simply noting that many factors outside its control could cause real results to be very different, and it isn’t promising to update these predictions later. The chain has already closed one park since the merger, and there’s an ever-present rumor that additional parks could also be on the chopping block in the future, or potentially sold to a different company entirely who might have filed trademarks already – who knows?

Point being – this offering is very much “in the present” – presently, you gain access to these parks in your region. These regions or parks in said regions *could* look different in the future, they could also very much be the same. We’re not trying to be ominous, just trying to remind everyone that things *can* and often *do* change from original plans.

Do you have your Six Flags season pass yet? Let us know in the comments below!

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