Six Flags America facts for kids

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Six Flags America

Previously known as Largo Wildlife Preserve (1974–1978) Wild Country (1978–1981) Wild World (1982–1993) Adventure World (1994–1998)
Location	Woodmore, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates	38°54′22″N 76°46′21″W / 38.90620°N 76.77257°W / 38.90620; -76.77257
Status	Operating
Opened	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Owner	Six Flags
Operating season	March through January
Area	523 acres (2.12 km2)s (131 acres currently used for park operations)
Attractions
Total	54
Roller coasters	9
Water rides	3

Six Flags America is a theme park located in Woodmore CDP, Prince George's County, Maryland, near Upper Marlboro, and in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Founded as a wildlife center in 1973 by Ross Perot, ABC television operated the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve beginning in 1974 until its closure in 1978. The property was bought by Jim Fowler's Wild Kingdom; thereafter the site was converted from a wildlife preserve into a theme park named Wild World gradually over the years. In 1992, the park was renamed Adventure World after being acquired by Premier Parks, and ultimately was branded as the 10th Six Flags park when Premier Parks acquired Six Flags Inc. and adopted its name in 1999. The "America" in the park's name was chosen regarding the close proximity to the United States' capital.

Roller coasters

Ride Name	Picture	Opened	Manufacturer/Ride Type	Status	Location	Notes
The Wild One		1986	Dinn Corporation/Wooden	Operating	Mardi Gras	Relocated from Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts as Giant Coaster. Built 1917.
Mind Eraser		1995	Vekoma/Suspended Looping Coaster	Operating	Coyote Creek	The first "Mind Eraser"; has 3 duplicates at Six Flags New England, Six Flags Darien Lake, and Elitch Gardens.
Roar		1998	Great Coasters International/Wooden sit down	Operating	Chesapeake	The first "Roar" and the only one still standing; had one duplicate at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
The Joker's Jinx		1999	Premier Rides/LIM launch steel sit down twister	Operating	Gotham City	Similar layout to Flight of Fear coasters at Kings Island and Kings Dominion, and Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
Great Chase		1999	Zamperla/Family Gravity Coaster	Operating	Looney Tunes Movie Town
Superman: Ride of Steel		2000	Intamin/ Megacoaster	Operating	Gotham City	Mirror image of Ride of Steel coaster at Darien Lake.
Batwing		2001	Vekoma/Flying Dutchman	Operating	Gotham City	Similar to Nighthawk at Carowinds, duplicate was Firehawk at Kings Island.
Firebird		2012	Bolliger & Mabillard/Floorless Coaster	Operating	Chesapeake	Relocated Iron Wolf coaster from Six Flags Great America Formerly known as Apocalypse: The Last Stand from 2012–2018. The ride has been converted from a stand-up coaster to a floorless coaster.
Ragin' Cajun		2014	Zamperla/Twister Wild Mouse	Operating	Mardi Gras	Relocated Ragin' Cajun coaster from Six Flags Great America on the site of Two-Face and Python.

Images for kids

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  Original Wild World Logo from 1988

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  Adventure World logo from a ticket stub

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  Six Flags America - Upper Marlboro

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  Six Flags America - ROAR Wooden Coaster

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  Six Flags America - The Mind Eraser