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Six Flags Inc.

(SIX) is in the Travel Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$972.7M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

We are the largest regional theme park operator in the world, engaged solely in the theme park business. These parks include 14 of the 50 most highly attended theme parks in North America and the largest paid admission theme park in Mexico. These theme parks serve nine of the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. We estimate that approximately two-thirds of the population of the continental United States live within a 150-mile radius of one of these parks. In April 2004, prior to the commencement of our 2004 operating season, we sold our park outside Cleveland, Ohio, and seven parks in Europe, which we refer to as our "European Parks." In 1998, we acquired the former Six Flags, which had operated regional theme parks under the Six Flags name for nearly forty years and established a nationally recognized brand name. We have worldwide ownership of the "Six Flags" brand name. To capitalize on this name recognition, 24 of our parks are branded as "Six Flags" parks, including thirteen parks that we have rebranded since the 1998 acquisition.

Number of Employees 2,040

Contact Information

1540 Broadway

15th Floor

New York, New York 10036

www.sixflags.co...

(212) 652-9403

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Amusement and Theme Parks: 713110

Company News

Recent Events

PREVIEW-Fight over what Six Flags is worth could get ugly

12/03/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Reportlinker Adds Theme Parks - A Worldwide Market Review

12/06/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Six Flags buys Kiddieland's Little Dipper

11/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Nashville Shores bought by former Six Flags executives

11/05/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Six Flags reports revenue, earnings, attendance down

11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Six Flags Declares Bankruptcy, Will Keep Parks Open

9/09/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Recession Dampens Attendance At Six Flags

8/04/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Six Flags says attendance, guest spending are down

8/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Valley executive bounces from Kahala to inflatables industry

7/23/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
LifeLock Partners with Theme Park Giant to Help Bring Identity Theft Protection Services to Millions

7/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
The Time Bomb in Corporate Debt

7/15/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Life Without Major League Baseball

6/29/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Denver Art Museum

6/23/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
SIX FLAGS LAUNCHES GREEN INITIATIVE

6/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

retail and six flags inc. - All News and Analysis

Avenue Capital Discloses Previously Confidential Six Flags Information

Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-16

Tyler Durden submits: An odd PR disclosure came out of Avenue Capital yesterday, which basically makes fully public information, that newly bankrupt Six Flags SIX had considered to be confidential...until yesterday. One Tyler Durden even asked a question of SIX CEO Mark Shapiro, at yesterday's prearranged call specifically designed...

Tags: Retail, Tyler Durden, Six Flags Inc.
Six Flags Mercifully Reaches Its Inevitable End

Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-15

Todd Sullivan submits: Six Flags SIX CEO Mark Shapiro is the kind of guy who could urinate on you and tell you with a smile that he is "rinsing some dust off you".From the NY Times: by Todd Sullivan

Tags: Retail, Todd Sullivan, Six Flags Inc.
Fidelity 1, Six Flags Public Relations Department 0

Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-13

Tyler Durden submits: It seems like it was just yesterday when Six Flags' PR department was assuring Zero Hedge and its readers of just how fabulous things were at the Six Flags SIX theme park better known as the juvi delinquents cigarette break hang out (and the only place...

Tags: Retail, Tyler Durden, Six Flags Inc.
Why Ackman's Got Beef with Target

Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-26

Joshua Morgan Brown submits: Barron’s writer Andrew Bary gave voice to a question that is probably on many analysts’ and investors’ minds…what exactly is Bill Ackman’s beef with Target TGT? The company has done just about everything right. Pershing Square’s Ackman is basically barking up the wrong tree...

Tags: Retail, Joshua Morgan Brown, Six Flags Inc., Target Corp.
Can Six Flags Get Off the Debt Rollercoaster?

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-12

Amusement park giant Six Flags Inc. SIX announced strong numbers for Q308. Park attendance was up by 200,000 in the quarter and by 600,000 year-to-date. The company has announced a park opening in Dubai and has another Middle East opening on the horizon. It's also in talks to open in...

Tags: Attendance, Park, Seeking Alpha, SA Editor Judy Weil, Six Flags Inc., Retail

Six Flags: Riding High, but for How Long?

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-10

George Gutowski submits: Six Flags SIX reported dramatically improved results. The management made the case that the spend is up and attendance is also up. Free tickets have been curtailed but the pricing model is a strong value proposition. The key item is that they are cash flow positive...

Tags: Analyst, Seeking Alpha, George Gutowski, Balance Sheets, Pricing, Operational Accounting, Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Six Flags Inc., Retail
Can Six Flags Survive this Roller Coaster Ride?

Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-25

Rishin Banker submits: Nearly 90-degree drops, gut-wrenching turns, and nerve-wracking thrills - you can find them all at one of America’s favorite theme park giants, Six Flags SIX [1.14, 0.00 (0.00%)], either by visiting one of its 20 locations nationwide or by simply following the company’s share price. SIX stock...

Tags: Retail, Six Flags Inc.
Shapiro Spins Like Crazy for Six Flags

Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-06

Todd Sullivan submits: Mark Shapiro is working overtime "putting some lipstick on the pig" that is Six Flags SIX. Ready? We told you on our last call that we planned to be flat in attendance through May. Then in June internally we knew we had difficult comps...

Tags: Retail, Six Flags Inc.