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Daily Mail
a day ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Dozens of parkgoers stranded on Six Flags ride for an hour after malfunction
Terrified theme park visitors were left stranded in the air for more than an hour after a ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags America in Maryland. An enjoyable day at the Bowie amusement park suddenly turned sour for 32 guests when the SteamWhirler stalled on Saturday afternoon. The broken-down ride has four arms that can each carry eight people as they spin. It was introduced in 2024 and Six Flags America said it has a 'moderate' thrill level. While the park told Fox News its staff is able to handle situations like this without outside assistance, one of the panicked passengers dialed 911 anyway. Units from the Prince George's County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (PGFD) arrived at the scene at 3:25pm. All the riders were removed from the failed attraction and one person was taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the PGFD. The department categorized the hospitalized person's injuries as 'serious but not life threatening,' but they had nothing to do with the ride stopping. 'Yesterday afternoon, one of our rides did not complete its typical cycle and paused before returning to the ground,' a Six Flags spokesperson told Fox News. 'No guests were injured. The ride will remain closed for a thorough review to determine what caused it to stop.' The representative noted that sometimes rides and rollercoasters stop because they have sensors that shut them down if they pick up on something wrong - even if it is something minor. Attractions cannot run again until the issue is evaluated and cleared by employees, they explained. 'Sometimes, the ride requires a more lengthy review by trained experts. In those cases, we unload riders - as we did yesterday,' the spokesperson told the outlet. This troubling incident comes less than three months before the Bowie Six Flags is set to close its gates for good. The iconic theme park, which opened in 1974 as The Wildlife Preserve and underwent multiple name changes until 1999, when it was acquired by Premier Parks and became Six Flags America. The Bowie Six Flags' accompanying water park, Hurricane Harbor, will also be shuttering. 'As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that are not a strategic fit with the company's long-term growth plan,' Six Flags President and CEO Richard Zimmerman said in a statement. 'After reviewing a number of options, we believe that marketing the property for redevelopment will generate the highest value and return on investment.' The park is best known as the home of Wild One, a 108-year-old wooden roller coaster that is the third-oldest in the world. The closure will leave 70 full-time employees without jobs, though the company said eligible workers will receive severance and other benefits.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When is Six Flags closing two parks? What we know about closing dates
Summer 2025 will be the final season for one state's only Six Flags location. Six Flags Entertainment announced the upcoming closure of Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor, in a press release that called the move a "difficult decision." The Bowie, Maryland, location is the second planned closure announced by the company since May. Park closures: Six Flags plans to close this 49-year-old California park in 2027 "As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor are not a strategic fit with the company's long-term growth plan,' Six Flags President & CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said in a statement. The announcement was shortly followed by news that Six Flags California's Great America of Santa Clara, California, would also be closing, though not until 2027. The amusement company currently operates 42 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, according to its website. Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor Maryland, will both close their gates for good at the end of the 2025 season. `According to Six Flags' press release announcing the closures, the location's final day will be Nov. 2, 2025. The parks' calendar details the specifics of the wind down, showing that both Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags America will begin operating on weekends only, plus Labor Day, beginning on Friday, Aug. 22. Hurricane Harbor will welcome its last guests on Saturday, Sept. 6, but Six Flags America will remain open on weekends through the Halloween season for Fright Fest, officially closing its gates to the public on Sunday, Nov. 2. Six Flags California's Great America won't close until the end of the 2027 season, unless the company chooses to extend or accelerate that timeline. The park was originally poised to close by 2033, then-owner Cedar Fair told CBS News in 2022. That date was bumped up after Cedar Fair and Six Flags merged in 2024, in part due to the park's lease expiring, USA TODAY previously reported. 'Unless we decide to extend, and exercise one of our options to extend that lease, that park's last year without that extension would be after the '27 season,' Six Flags' chief financial officer, Brian Witherow, told investors in May. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: When are Six Flags America and California's Great America closing?
USA Today
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
When is Six Flags closing two parks? What we know about closing dates
Summer 2025 will be the final season for one state's only Six Flags location. Six Flags Entertainment announced the upcoming closure of Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor, in a press release that called the move a "difficult decision." The Bowie, Maryland, location is the second planned closure announced by the company since May. Park closures: Six Flags plans to close this 49-year-old California park in 2027 "As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor are not a strategic fit with the company's long-term growth plan,' Six Flags President & CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said in a statement. The announcement was shortly followed by news that Six Flags California's Great America of Santa Clara, California, would also be closing, though not until 2027. The amusement company currently operates 42 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, according to its website. When is Six Flags America closing in Maryland? Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor Maryland, will both close their gates for good at the end of the 2025 season. `According to Six Flags' press release announcing the closures, the location's final day will be Nov. 2, 2025. The parks' calendar details the specifics of the wind down, showing that both Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags America will begin operating on weekends only, plus Labor Day, beginning on Friday, Aug. 22. Hurricane Harbor will welcome its last guests on Saturday, Sept. 6, but Six Flags America will remain open on weekends through the Halloween season for Fright Fest, officially closing its gates to the public on Sunday, Nov. 2. When is Six Flags California's Great America closing? Six Flags California's Great America won't close until the end of the 2027 season, unless the company chooses to extend or accelerate that timeline. The park was originally poised to close by 2033, then-owner Cedar Fair told CBS News in 2022. That date was bumped up after Cedar Fair and Six Flags merged in 2024, in part due to the park's lease expiring, USA TODAY previously reported. 'Unless we decide to extend, and exercise one of our options to extend that lease, that park's last year without that extension would be after the '27 season,' Six Flags' chief financial officer, Brian Witherow, told investors in May.
San Francisco Chronicle
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bay Area summer 2025: Beat the heat with cool events and activities
Though the temps in the city and areas prone to routine seasonal fog are keeping their cool, this summer around the Bay Area is shaping up to be a scorcher. Find relief with foggy local beaches. Hike a favorite trail to a grassy knoll for a picnic lunch, visit a museum or see a movie. Dive into local pools and water parks like Hurricane Harbor in Concord, the Dublin Wave or South Bay Shores at California's Great America. And don't miss the opportunity to go out after sunset, with cool night markets, movies in the park and more offering a welcome respite from the daytime heat. Check out the Chronicle's guide to beating the heat with cool indoor and outdoor events and activities: Enjoy the ocean's cool influence at the weekly after-hours event at the zoo with live music, family-friendly activities, outdoor bars for adults over 21, animal interactions and more. Daytime zoo visitors may stay and attend at no additional charge. 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 18. Through Aug. 29. $14, under 12 free. Playfield Lawn, Sloat Blvd. at the Great Hwy., S.F. Zoo, S.F. 415-753-7080. Summer of Music SF Sponsored by Civic Joy Fund and produced in partnership with Noise Pop, this free series offers a full lineup of live, local bands performing alongside the food, artisan vendors, family-friendly fun and chill energy of San Francisco's monthly Castro, Chinatown, Glen Park, Noe Valley, North Beach, Richmond, Valencia and SOMA neighborhood night market events. 4-8 and 5-10 p.m. on select Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Free. See website for schedule. Various locations throughout San Francisco. San Anselmo Live on the Avenue The small North Bay town goes big every weekend with a downtown event featuring two stages of live music, closed streets, children's activities, late shopping and dining. Scheduled performances include Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Brian Melvin, the Wreckless Strangers, Shana Morrison, Scott Amendola Trio, Sgt. Splendor with Eric McFadden, Sun Ra cellist Kash Killion, Jinx Jones, Pride and Joy, El Radio Fantastique, Super Diamond and others. National Carousel Day: 'A Spin Around the World' Head over to the Creativity Museum (adjacent to Yerba Buena Gardens) to enjoy free rides on the 1906 Le Roy Carousel, carousel-themed workshops from the Museum of the African Diaspora, the Mexican Museum and American Bookbinders Museum, live music from René y Familia, shaved ice, games and more. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Free. Le Roy Carousel, Creativity Museum, 221 Fourth St., S.F. 415-820-3320. Blankets & Blockbusters at Thrive City Explore an interactive kids zone or a couples arts and crafts station. Spread out a blanket and get some snacks to enjoy during outdoor screenings of 'Wicked' in July and '10 Things I Hate About You' in August. Enjoy classic boardwalk amusements, then rock out to live music and entertainment as local bands, DJs, magicians and acrobats perform on Saturday-Thursday evenings on the beachfront stage throughout summer. Settle in with fresh saltwater taffy, corn dogs and other boardwalk snacks for family-friendly movies every Friday night on a shoreside big screen in front of the colonnade. Bring a beach blanket or low-back chair for seating. Magicians and Acrobats 8:30-9:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; Live music 8:30 p.m. Thursday; Movies 9 p.m. Friday; DJ dance parties 8:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Through Aug. 7. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. 831-423-5590. 626 Night Market The sprawling food festival is set to include more than 200 diverse food and merchandise vendors, games, live music and entertainment for all ages. 3-11 p.m. Friday, July 25; 1-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 26-27. $5-$25. Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton. Summer Stride at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Celebrate summer with San Francisco Public Library at an afternoon event featuring live drumming and dance workshops with Duniya Drum and Dance Company, storytelling from children's authors Monica Wesolowska and author-illustrator Kenard Pak, hands-on screen-printing with Haight Street Art Center, collaborative art activities, nature play, STEM activities, button-making and an all-ages book giveaway. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Free. Terrace Lawn, San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, 100 John F. Kennedy Dr., S.F. 415-661-1316. Oakland Ice Center Indoor skating is available year-round at this rink, owned and operated by the parent company of the San Jose Sharks. $11-$23; see website for daily public skate schedule. 519 18th St., Oakland. 510-268-9000. Summer at Snoopy's Home Ice The cool and spacious ice rink, located in Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz's hometown, offers year-round ice skating with campy Swiss chalet vibes. A robust summer schedule includes drop-in classes, camps, public skates, a toddlers-on-ice program, team and pickup hockey games, night skate events and more. The onsite Warm Puppy Cafe offers refreshments. See website for schedule. Free-$20. Snoopy's Home Ice, 1667 W. Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. 707-546-7147. Yerba Buena Skate The downtown skating rink on the Yerba Buena Gardens campus offers daily public skate hours year-round. World Dog Surfing Championships Hang ten with man's best friend. Scheduled activities include a dog surfing competition, informational tents, activities and more. Participants will receive a goodie bag with treats for pups. 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. Free admission. Linda Mar Beach, 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Pacifica. Cat Video Fest 2025 All hail our fuzzy overlords. Cool cats are featured on the big screen in the air-conditioned North Bay theater as part of a curated compilation of short films. A portion of proceeds from the Smith Rafael Film Center screenings will benefit Jake's Place Cat Rescue. 4:15 p.m. Aug. 2; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 3-4. $14.50. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415-454-5813. San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Keep cool at a three-day festival featuring high-caliber jazz performances on multiple indoor and outdoor stages. Proceeds will benefit the music nonprofit's educational programming and year-round concerts and festivals. This year's stellar lineup includes Ghost-Note, Dave Binney Action Trio, Louis Cole, Common, Malo, Carl Allen, Butcher Brown, Mary Stallings, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, John Pizzarelli, Tyreek McDole, Marina Crouse, Lalah Hathaway, Femi Kuti, Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca, Ray Obiedo, Lilan Kane, Mavis Staples, Stella Cole and many others. 4-9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8; 10 a.m.- 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. $30-$680. Plaza de César Chavez Park, 194 S Market St., San Jose. Blue Muse and the Celestial Voice Sound Bath Experience Release anxiety and chill out while soaking up sympathetic vibrations from crystal singing bowls, gongs, chimes and more, amidst the florid tranquility of the Conservatory of Flowers' Orchid Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. $48. Orchid Pavilion, Conservatory of Flowers, 100 John F. Kennedy Dr., S.F. 415-661-1316.
Boston Globe
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Some other water park options in New England
Located in Saco, this is actually two parks; you can buy a combo ticket or waterpark only ($48 adults; $43 kids under 48' tall). This one has nine waterslides, including Amphitrite's Challenge, a 45-footer, a corkscrew, and a tube slide, plus a pirate-themed kiddie area with eight water slides and a wading pool. Massachusetts: Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags New England, Part of Six Flags New England in Agawam, Hurricane Harbor offers water slides, a 500,000-gallon wave pool, lazy rivers, a kids' lagoon, and a kiddie pirate ship-themed area. The Tornado (for big kids and adults) shoots you through a tunnel and a funnel — no lie — aboard a four-person raft. From $35 (online); $49 on weekends. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Advertisement Wicked Waves Cape Cod, Opened in 2024 alongside Cape Cod Inflatable Park in West Yarmouth, Wicked Waves is a watery wonderland of water slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, a water coaster, and Devil's Drop, a trap-door slide that goes through an area of darkness. The Boomerang Slide gets you airborne. They've also got a Flow Rider (one of those surf-type pools), available for an extra fee. Pro tip: Arrive early on a weekend to snag parking. The Cape Cod Family Resort offers overnight packages. Day pass: From $48 (includes Inflatable Park.) New Hampshire: Kahuna Laguna, Advertisement Set in bustling North Conway, the state's largest indoor water park is a perfect rainy-day option, when you can't get your posse out on the hiking trails. Attractions include four high-speed tube slides, a three-story slide tower, a wave pool, water cannons, a tipping bucket, and a Little Kahuna play area. Unique elements here: a 25-person hot tub and water basketball. For stay-and-play packages, check out Birchmont Resort & Spa ( Diane Bair and Pamela Wright can be reached at
