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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on number of properties in
Mexico, the
United States, and Canada, and the fifth-most popular in terms of attendance.[2]
The company maintains 18 properties throughout
North America consisting of theme parks, thrill parks, water parks, and family entertainment centers. In 2009, Six
Flags properties hosted 23.9 million guests.[3]
The company was founded in
Texas and took its name from its first property,
Six Flags Over Texas. The company maintains a corporate office in
Midtown Manhattan,
New York City and its headquarters are in
Grand Prairie, Texas. On June 13, 2009, the corporation filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection[4] and it successfully exited the restructuring on May 3,
2010.
Six Flags has licensed its name and its theme park creations to other companies, who have used these assets to create licensed products. One such example is the theme park simulation game
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, which featured recreations of Six Flags parks and rides that could be expanded and operated at the player's discretion. Six Flags has also partnered with
Brash Entertainment to create a video game called Six Flags
Fun Park which was released on the Wii on March 3, 2009 and
Nintendo DS on
October 28, 2008. It allows the player to explore the themed areas and mini-games representative of a visit to a Six Flags park
. In the game, players are tasked with quests that encourage them to explore the park's universe. After creating a unique custom character, Six Flags Fun Park patrons can win prizes, and compete with other players in 40 mini-games. Although the video game is called Six Flags Fun Park, it lacks any major reference of Six Flags outside of the names of the different areas. This caused some to speculate that the video game was created then the rights to the name of the game were sold as a way to pay for the game's development. It eventually ended up getting abysmal ratings across the board.
IGN gave the Wii version a
4.5 out of 10, saying "The quests are uninteresting and the game's '40
Thrilling Games' (as touted by the box) are far from entertaining."
In recent years, Six Flags has created strategic partnerships with other companies who would feature their products inside the parks. On March 30,
2006, Six Flags announced that it will sell no other pizza besides
Papa John's at its parks. In turn, Six Flags will receive an annual sponsorship and promotional opportunities from Papa John's, though financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. However, in the
2011 season, it was replaced by another pizza brand. Other recent partners have included
Cold Stone Creamery,
Johnny Rockets,
Tyson Foods (chicken),
Chrysler, and Nintendo, which added testing stations in several parks to show off its
Wii console.[35]
In late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing licensed theming from attractions. They terminated licenses with
Thomas the Tank Engine,
The Wiggles,
Tony Hawk,
Evel Knievel, and
Terminator.