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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (formerly known as Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA) is a 135-acre (55 ha) [1] animal theme park located in Vallejo, California, off of Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento.
1984 ticket for Marine World Africa USA. Marine World/Africa USA was an animal theme park located in the Redwood Shores area of Redwood City, California. [1] The park was named Marine World when it first opened in 1968, before merging with a land-animal park called Africa USA in 1972. In 1986, the park relocated to Vallejo, California, and is ...
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Vallejo, California: 1968 1997 (lease) 2007 (full ownership) Operations lease was sold to Premier Parks by the City of Vallejo in 1995. It was originally named Marine World and later Six Flags Marine World; receiving its current name in 2007, of which Six Flags Theme Park Inc. fully purchased the park from the city.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Vallejo, California: 1968 1997 While owned by the City of Vallejo since 1996, Premier Parks took over operations of the park in 1997. The park was named Marine World at the time, and gained the "Six Flags" moniker at the end of October 1998. It was renamed under its current name for the 2007 season.
On November 10, 1999, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (then Six Flags Marine World) announced that Medusa would be added to the park. It would be a custom floorless coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard. [1] The ride officially opened on March 18, 2000. [2] It was built over the park's original parking lot, directly in front of the park.
Kong debuted as the first coaster at The New Marine World Theme Park (later Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) on Memorial Day Weekend of 1998. At that time Kong became the tallest and longest inverted roller coaster in Northern California, missing the speed record by .3 miles per hour (0.48 km/h) and achieving the length record by only 6 inches (15 cm).