Six Flags America

Founded as a wildlife center in 1974 by [[Ross Perot]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC television]] operated the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve, from 1974 until its closure in 1978.{{cite news |title=Wildlife Preserve In Maryland |date=June 2, 1974 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |id={{ProQuest|1901552367}} |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1901552367}} The property was bought by [[Jim Fowler]]'s [[Wild Kingdom]]; thereafter, the site was gradually converted from a wildlife preserve into a theme park named Wild World. In 1992, the park was renamed Adventure World after being acquired by [[Six Flags#History of Premier Parks|Premier Parks]]. The park was rebranded as the tenth Six Flags park, after [[Six Flags (1961–2024)|Premier Parks]] acquired Six Flags Inc., and adopted its name in 1999; the name-change to Six Flags America—and all associated [[Intellectual property|IP and theming]]—was unveiled for the park's 1999 operating season.

Founded as a wildlife center in 1974 by [[Ross Perot]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC television]] operated the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve, from 1974 until its closure in 1978.{{cite news |title=Wildlife Preserve In Maryland |date=June 2, 1974 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |id={{ProQuest|1901552367}} |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1901552367}} The property was bought by [[Jim Fowler]]'s [[Wild Kingdom]]; thereafter, the site was gradually converted from a wildlife preserve into a theme park named Wild World. In 1992, the park was renamed Adventure World after being acquired by [[Six Flags#History of Premier Parks|Premier Parks]]. The park was rebranded as the tenth Six Flags park, after [[Six Flags (1961–2024)|Premier Parks]] acquired Six Flags Inc., and adopted its name in 1999; the name-change to Six Flags America—and all associated [[Intellectual property|IP and theming]]—was unveiled for the park's 1999 operating season.

Following a 2024 merger between Six Flags and [[Cedar Fair]], the park permanently closed on November 2, 2025, citing that the park was "very low on the ranking of margins." Slated for redevelopment into a [[Mixed-use development|mixed-use complex]], the park's {{Convert|515|acre|ha|adj=on}} site is currently owned by [[Kevin Durant#Thirty Five Ventures|Thirty Five Venutres]], a firm owned by [[Kevin Durant]], and TPA Group.

Following a 2024 merger between Six Flags and [[Cedar Fair]], the park permanently closed on November 2, 2025, citing that the park was "very low on the ranking of margins." Six Flags sold the park's {{Convert|515|acre|ha|adj=on}} site to [[Kevin Durant#Thirty Five Ventures|Thirty Five Venutres]], a firm owned by [[Kevin Durant]], and TPA Group in April 2026 in order to pay down corporate debts.{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2026 |title=Six Flags Entertainment Corporation - Form 8-K |url=https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001999001/c1143b04-d3b9-4879-95f3-0c85c4fd2cd3.pdf |publisher=[[United States Securities and Exchange Commission]] |format=PDF}} The site is planned for [[Mixed-use development|mixed-use redevelopment]].

==History==

==History==