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1 History

The Six Flags chain began in 1961 with the creation of Six Flags Over Texas by Angus G. Wynne near Dallas, which featured (in the beginning) a Native American village, a gondola ride, a railroad, some Wild West shows, a stagecoachA stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled enclosed passenger and/or mail coach, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, widely used before the introduction of railway transport. A stagecoach would stop periodically at so-called staging posts to take on fre ride, and 'Skull Island,' a pirate-themed adventure attraction. There was also an excursion aboard "French" boats through a wilderness full of moving puppets. (Over time, all of those attractions, except for the railroad, would be replaced by other attractions, such as roller coasterThe roller coaster (or simply coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first roller coaster on January 20, 1885. In essence a specialised railroad system, a coaster consis, swing rides, log flumeA log flume is a horizontal structure that has a cavity for flowing water to carry lumber and logs and generally spans many miles. The longest log flume is the Kings River Flume in Sanger, California. Today, the name describes an amusement ride consistings, and shoot-the-chute rides, as well as an observation towerAn observation tower is an attraction in an amusement park which elevates visitors to a certain height, allowing a wide view of the surrounding park and other areas. Some towers feature elevators to the upper decks, while others have entire moving platfor.)

The chain grew with the acquisition of other parks, such as the Great Adventure Park and SafariSix Flags Great Adventure is an amusement park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, not far from the Garden State Parkway, consisting of a theme park area, a Wild Safari area, and a water park called Hurricane Harbor. Well known for its roller coasters with b in Jackson, New JerseyJackson Township is a township located in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 42,816. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 261. 1 km² (100. 1 mi²) of i, and Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which had been founded by the Marriott hotel chain. The chain of parks changed hands several times, being sold to the Penn Central railroad, then to Bally Construction Corporation, and later on to the Warner Brothers company, among other owners. The chain is well-known in recent times for large and fast roller coasters, although the queue areas are often in the open air without much shading and without as many props as are typical for some queue areas in Walt Disney World. Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. was purchased in whole on April 1st, 1998 from Time Warner by Premier Parks . Premier then began to apply the Six Flags name to a number of smaller parks that had been expanded, including Darien Lake, Elitch Gardens, and Adventure World. Premier Parks is now the largest theme park operator in the U.S.