Six Flags to Sell Seven Theme Parks to EPR Properties for $331 Million

According to The Wall Street Journal, Six Flags, the amusement park operator that was founded in 1961, is set to sell seven of its parks to EPR Properties for $331 million. 

Six Flags Executive Speaks Out

The Journal reports that Six Flags Chief Executive John Reilly said on Thursday that this deal will help "simplify Six Flags' portfolio," strengthen the balance sheet, and set the company up to operate with "greater discipline." 

The Parks Being Sold

The deal includes the following parks: 

• Valleyfair Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. 
• Michigan’s Adventure in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston in Galveston, Texas
• Six Flags St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri
• Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury, New York
• Six Flags La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Of the parks, six are based in the USA, and one is in Canada. This comes after Six Flags in Maryland also closed down at the end of 2025. 

Altogether, the seven parks being sold had 4.5 million people attend them last year and generated $260 million in net revenue, per Six Flags. 

With the proceeds from the sale, Six Flags will pay down existing debt. 

EPR Properties Plans

In acquiring these seven parks, EPR Properties will partner with Enchanted Parks, previously known as Innovative Attraction Management. They will operate the six parks in the United States. As for the park in Canada, it'll be leased and operated by La Ronde Operations. That'll go into effect once the sale is complete, expected by the beginning of the second quarter. 

Through the end of the year, EPR Properties will use Six Flags branding.