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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park company ... formed a net worth of $8 billion, and created a portfolio of 27 amusement ...
The Six Flags & Texas Railroad at Six Flags Over Texas (2007). In 1957, real estate businessman Angus G. Wynne and other investors created The Great Southwest Corporation, which in 1960 began building its first theme park in Arlington, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Dec. 13, 1960: Angus Wynne, Jr., founder of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, points out where the LaSalle River Adventure ride will be built during a 1960 inspection tour.
Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attractions.
When Six Flags Over Texas opened on August 5, 1961, it was a massive success bringing in 8,374 visitors opening day. [ 41 ] In 1962 Great Southwest posted its first profit since its inception in 1956, proving Wynne's gamble paid off. [ 29 ]
Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a 209-acre (85 ha) amusement park located in Valencia, California, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company and Sea World Inc. [2]
Shares of amusement park company Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE: SIX) jumped 30.2% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Six Flags Over Georgia is a 290-acre (1.2 km 2) amusement park in Austell, Georgia, United States. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain following the original Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1961. Six Flags Over Georgia is one of three parks in the Six Flags chain to have been founded by Angus G. Wynne.