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The Last Days of a Dying Theme Park | An Elegy for Six Flags America

IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE I’LL BUY SIX FLAGS AMERICA Does Six Flags America deserve its fate? The point has been hotly debated ever since the Six Flags Corporation announced the closure of its Maryland property as it celebrated its 50th anniversary. The past 2 decades have not been kind to the redheaded stepchild of the Six Flags chain, and much of the park has been slowly rotting away. But, the past two years have shown the slightest indication that things might just have been turning around. Was the park on the upswing? Does it even make sense to invest in the park now that its main competition is owned by the same people? How the hell did Six Flags America get to its current state in the first place? Strap in, because over the next hour and a half I am going to break down why Six Flags would decide to redevelop the property, show that the park’s tragic fate is not too surprising through a deep dive of the park’s history, give an overview of the park’s coasters (both good and bad), and pitch why Six Flags America is a place worth celebrating. It’s too late to change minds, but we can at least reminisce about this bizarre, absurd little park and why it held such a special place in my heart. I hope you enjoy. This is by far the most intensive video I’ve ever done, if that weren’t obvious. But it was a labor of love. If you liked it, please help my channel by liking the video, commenting your thoughts, and / or hyping the video! All of these actions will help to ensure that my efforts be rewarded by the fickle YT algorithm. And subscribe if you want more elegiac videos in the future! They (hopefully) won’t be this long, but there’s a lot of great content coming down the pipe. Music Credits: Gustav Holst’s “Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets, Route 209 theme from Pokemon Platinum, Taps, the Delphic Hymn to Apollo, Brahms’s “Tragic Overture”, Entrance of the Gladiators (the circus song), the Fairest of the Fair march, Dragonspiral Tower theme from Pokemon Black and White, Living with the Land background music, the theme from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Twilight Zone ripoff style music by Sounds Like the Movies, the Kenneth Bogey March by Kenneth J Alford, the Hands Across the Sea march by John P Sousa, March Defile by Leroux, the organ music from Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, Superhero Theme by Adam Monroe, Shostakovich’s 15th, March Grandioso, the Rolling Thunder march, Mute City from F Zero X, Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” overture, the Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe, a minor-key rendition of Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March”, Bach’s “Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor”, Gabriel Faure’s “Sanctus”, Spy Music by Alana Jordan, Frank Meachem’s “American Patrol” march, St. Louis Blues by the Dixieland Jazz Band, the lobby music from Diddy Kong Racing, a discount version of the Benny Hill theme, the Infernal Dance from Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” (I hope this one gets appreciated by someone), Rattlesnake Railroad by Brett van Donsel, the car dealership music from Gran Turismo 3, Castelia City from Pokemon Black and White, Clarity by Chris Collins, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Jean Sibelius’s “Finlandia”, Gabriel Faure’s “In Paradisum” from his Requiem Mass. Phew. Intro credits are for Coliwood Studios, Coaster Studios, ElToroRyan, and Airtime Thrills. 00:00 Introduction 03:42 Part I: The Myth of Sisyphus 06:04 Part II: Listen, I Get It 14:14 Part III: How Did We Get Here? 14:47 The Beginning (ABC’s Wildlife Preserve) 18:16 Wild World and the Wild One 25:39 Premier Parks Takeover and Adventure World 27:37 Six Flags Joins the Fun 34:34 The Recession and the Downward Spiral 38:54 The Resurgence (well…) 42:58 Part IV: An Attack On Six Flags America 46:10 Part V: A Defense of Six Flags America 47:21 Part V Point 1: There Are Actually Good Coasters 1:03:46 Part V Point 2: The Bad Coasters Are Really Funny 1:14:10 Part V Point 3: The Park Is Never Ever Crowded 1:17:05 Part V Point 4: The Vibes Are Spectacular 1:20:39 Six Flags America- The Park of the Absurd 1:23:26 Part VI: An Elegy For Six Flags America