Six Flags America Map and Brochure (2025 – 1993)

Location: Largo, Maryland

Years Active: 1974 – Active

Six Flags America near DC is a fun theme park that’s all about big thrills and classic American vibes. Expect huge coasters like Superman: Ride of Steel and the crazy inversions of Batwing – these rides are intense! It’s got that familiar Six Flags feel, which can be a little rough around the edges.

Families have their own areas, and the water park makes those hot Maryland summers bearable. It draws big crowds, so be prepared, especially on weekends. But for classic amusement park fun, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Insider Tip: The old-school Wild One wooden coaster is surprisingly smooth. For the best ride, snag a seat near the front!

Six Flags America Map 2025

In 2025, Six Flags America will operate its final season before permanently closing at the end of the year, along with its Hurricane Harbor water park. During this last operating season, previously introduced attractions RipQurl Blaster and SteamWhirler will remain open for guests. Additionally, the Batwing coaster reopened for the 2025 season, marking its return ahead of the park and water park’s announced permanent shutdown following the conclusion of the operating year.

Printable Six Flags America Map PDF 2025

Six Flags America Fright Fest Map 2024

Printable Six Flags America Fright Fest Map PDF 2024

Six Flags America Map 2024

In 2024, Six Flags America introduced the newly re-themed land SteamTown: Where the Past Meets the Future, anchored by the debut of the STEAMHEIST roller coaster. The Coyote Creek area was re-imagined, with the Mind Eraser coaster renamed and re-themed as Professor Scream’s Dreadful Drop. Additionally, the stand-up roller coaster Apocalypse, which had operated since 2012, was permanently retired and removed ahead of the start of the 2024 season.

Printable Six Flags America Map PDF 2024

Six Flags America Brochure 2024

Six Flags America Map 2023

In 2023, Six Flags America announced the addition of RipQurl, a new water coaster set to debut as the headline attraction for the season. The announcement positioned RipQurl as the primary new feature of the year, marking its introduction within the Hurricane Harbor water park section. This addition was the defining change highlighted for the 2023 operating season at Six Flags America, expanding the park’s attraction lineup with a major water-based ride.

Six Flags America Map 2022

Six Flags America Fright Fest Map 2022

Six Flags America Map 2021

In 2021, Six Flags America opened HARLEY QUINN Spinsanity, a giant pendulum thrill ride located in the Gotham City section of the park. The ride officially debuted to the public on May 29, marking the primary addition for the season. This installation expanded the lineup of attractions within the themed Gotham City area and was introduced as the key new experience for guests during the 2021 operating year at Six Flags America.

Six Flags America Map 2020

In 2020, the main Six Flags America theme park remained closed for its traditional operating season due to the pandemic. However, Hurricane Harbor, the associated water park, reopened on July 3 with limited capacity and new safety protocols in place. This reopening allowed guests to access Maryland’s largest water park while the theme park operations stayed suspended for the duration of the 2020 season under the announced restrictions.

Six Flags America Map 2019

In 2019, Six Flags America introduced Firebird, a newly converted floorless roller coaster created from the former Apocalypse stand-up coaster. The transformation included retrofitting the existing ride with floorless trains, updating the overall experience while retaining the original track layout. Firebird officially opened in the spring, marking the debut of Maryland’s only floorless coaster and the key addition to the park’s lineup of attractions for the 2019 operating season at Six Flags America.

Six Flags America Map 2018

In 2018, Six Flags America added Wahoo River, a new adventure river attraction in the Hurricane Harbor water park. During the same year, the Apocalypse stand-up roller coaster permanently closed in the fall after its final operation during Fright Fest. The closure marked the end of the ride’s run ahead of its planned conversion into a reimagined floorless coaster, setting the stage for the debut of Firebird in the following season at Six Flags America.

Six Flags America Map 2017

In 2017, Six Flags America debuted Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth, a 24-story extreme swing ride introduced as the park’s new major attraction. Also during the 2017 season, the Castaway Creek lazy river attraction permanently closed at the end of operations. Its removal was announced in preparation for the construction of Wahoo River, a replacement action river attraction planned for Hurricane Harbor as part of the following year’s expansion at the water park.

Six Flags America Map 2016

In 2016, Six Flags America expanded Hurricane Harbor with the addition of Splashwater Falls, a large interactive water playground featuring multiple levels and play elements. The water park also introduced a new Superman-themed slide complex, highlighted by a 75-foot-tall enclosed bowl slide, described as a first-of-its-kind in the region. Additionally, within the main park, the children’s area Thomas Town was re-themed and officially renamed Whistlestop Park at the start of the 2016 operating season.

Six Flags America Map 2015

In 2015, Six Flags America added two new roller coasters to expand its attraction lineup. The Bourbon Street Fireball, a seven-story looping coaster, was introduced as a major thrill ride. Alongside it, the Ragin’ Cajun spinning roller coaster debuted in the park’s Mardi Gras section, providing a new fast-track experience.

Six Flags America Map 2014

In 2014, Six Flags America introduced a new Mardi Gras themed area that included the debut of two rides: Ragin’ Cajun, a spinning fast-track roller coaster, and French Quarter Flyers, a family-friendly attraction allowing riders to control their own vehicles. As part of the re-theming, the Sonora Speedway go-kart track was renamed Big Easy Speedway to align with the Mardi Gras theme, completing the transformation of the former Southwest Territory into the new themed section.

Six Flags America Map 2013

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In 2013, Six Flags America’s Paradise Island water park was rebranded as Hurricane Harbor with a new Caribbean theme. The expansion introduced Hurricane Bay, a 30,000-square-foot wave pool that replaced the former Monsoon Lagoon and became the centerpiece of the overhaul. Additionally, the Bonzai Pipelines slide complex debuted, featuring six different slides.

Six Flags America Map 2012

In 2012, Six Flags America introduced Apocalypse, a stand-up steel roller coaster that became the park’s major new attraction for the season. The ride was announced in September 2011 and officially debuted as part of the 2012 operating year. Apocalypse was constructed on the site of the former Iron Eagle attraction and marked the addition of a new high-profile coaster experience to the park’s lineup, serving as the defining change for that year.

Six Flags America Map 2011

In 2011, Six Flags America introduced SkyScreamer, a 24-story tall swing ride added to the Gotham City section of the park. Later in the year, the Skull Mountain log flume attraction permanently closed at the conclusion of the operating season. The closure was announced alongside plans for the installation of a new roller coaster, with Skull Mountain dismantled to make way for the development that would become the Apocalypse coaster in the following season.

Six Flags America Map 2010

In 2010, Six Flags America opened Thomas Town, a new children’s area themed to the Thomas the Tank Engine franchise, featuring reimagined attractions designed for younger guests. The introduction of Thomas Town required the removal of the Looney Tunes Movie Town children’s area, which had previously occupied the same space.

Six Flags America Map 2009

In 2009, Six Flags America introduced Wiggle’s World, a new children’s interactive play area themed around the popular musical group The Wiggles. The addition included family-focused attractions and play structures designed for younger visitors, expanding the park’s lineup of dedicated children’s offerings. Wiggle’s World was positioned as the central new development for the 2009 operating season, serving as the major change to the park’s overall attraction mix and entertainment options for families with children.

Six Flags America Map 2008

Six Flags America Map 2007

In 2007, Six Flags America introduced Operation SpyGirl, a new high-energy urban-style stunt show added as part of the park’s live entertainment lineup. During the same year, the inverted roller coaster Two-Face: The Flip Side permanently closed at the end of the operating season.

Six Flags America Brochure 2007

Six Flags America Map 2006

In 2006, Six Flags America expanded its Paradise Island water park with the debut of Tornado, a large funnel-shaped water slide attraction. The new slide featured a multi-rider raft experience that sent guests through a steep drop into a giant funnel structure before exiting into the splash pool. Tornado was introduced as the headline addition to the water park for the 2006 operating season, marking the most significant change to the property that year.

Six Flags America Map 2005

In 2005, Six Flags America debuted the newly built and rebranded Paradise Island water park as the year’s major addition. The expansion introduced Monsoon Lagoon, a 380,000-gallon wave pool, along with Crocodile Cal’s Outback Beach House, an interactive multi-level water play structure, plus a new lazy river and body slides. As part of the transformation, several of the original water attractions, including the Rainbow Falls slide complex, were permanently removed during the complete water park makeover.

Six Flags America Map 2004

Six Flags America Brochure 2004

Six Flags America Map 2003

In 2003, Six Flags America introduced The Penguin’s Blizzard River, a twisting family water raft ride themed to icy rapids. The attraction featured a six-story descent designed to simulate plunging over the edge of an iceberg into turbulent whitewater. This new water-based ride was the park’s headline addition for the 2003 season, expanding the Gotham City section’s lineup and providing a major themed experience tied to the DC Comics character The Penguin.

Six Flags America Map 2002

In 2002, Six Flags America opened Looney Tunes Movie Town, a newly developed children’s area designed specifically for younger visitors. The themed land featured seven new family-friendly rides based on Looney Tunes characters, expanding the park’s lineup of attractions for kids.

Six Flags America Brochure 2002

Six Flags America Map 2001

In 2001, Six Flags America introduced Batwing, a prototype flying roller coaster located in the Gotham City section of the park. The ride positioned guests face-down to simulate the experience of flight, making it the park’s headline addition for the season. Batwing expanded the collection of DC Comics-themed attractions and marked the debut of a new ride type at the park, distinguishing itself as a major development in the 2001 operating year lineup.

Six Flags America Brochure 2001

Six Flags America Park Guide 2001

Six Flags America Map 2000

In 2000, Six Flags America debuted Superman: Ride of Steel, a hypercoaster introduced as the park’s tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster. The new attraction became the single-largest ride ever built at the park, featuring high-speed drops, long airtime hills, and extended track length. Superman: Ride of Steel served as the defining addition for the 2000 season, significantly expanding the park’s lineup of major thrill rides and anchoring its roster of headline roller coasters.

Six Flags America Map 1999

In 1999, Adventure World was officially rebranded as Six Flags America, marking a major transformation for the park. The expansion introduced two new headline roller coasters: Joker’s Jinx, a launched LIM “spaghetti bowl” coaster, and Two-Face: The Flip Side, a Vekoma Invertigo shuttle coaster. Additionally, a new Looney Tunes themed children’s section opened as part of the redevelopment, establishing the park’s updated identity under the Six Flags brand for the 1999 season.

Six Flags America Brochure 1999

Six Flags America Map 1993

In 1993, the park added Python, a looping corkscrew roller coaster built by Arrow Dynamics that flipped riders upside down four times. Alongside it, the Typhoon Sea Coaster debuted in the water park, sending two-person rafts twisting and turning down a 50-foot drop.

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