Six Flags Mexico
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| Location | Mexico City, Mexico, North America |
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| Coordinates | 19°17′42″N 99°12′32″W / 19.295°N 99.209°WCoordinates: 19°17′42″N 99°12′32″W / 19.295°N 99.209°W |
| Owner | Six Flags |
| Opened | April 11, 2000 |
| Previous names | Reino Aventura |
| Operating season | Year round, remaining closed some Mondays and Tuesdays |
| Area | 110 acres (0.45 km2) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 48 |
| Roller coasters | 8 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website | Six Flags México |
Six Flags México is an amusement park located in the Tlalpan forest and borough, on the southern edge of Mexico City, Mexico. It is owned and operated by Six Flags Inc. and the only Six Flags park operating in Latin America. Six Flags México is the most visited theme park in Mexico and Latin America. It was previously known as Reino Aventura and was a Mexican-owned and run theme park, during which time the orca whale Keiko (featured in the movie Free Willy) was its principal attraction.
Reino Aventura (Spanish for "Adventure Kingdom") opened its gates in 1982, and is since then the largest theme park in Latin America. The park's mascot was a purple cartoon dragon named Cornelio. Since its opening, no new attractions were added, thus attendance dropped. In 1992 the park was closed for an extensive remodeling as well as adding new rides, opening once again on July 3, 1993, with the new moniker El Nuevo Reino Aventura (The New Adventure Kingdom) featuring new rides such as Río Salvaje (Wild River, a raft ride), Viaje Inesperado (Unexpected Trip, a motion simulator) and Roller Skater (a Vekoma Kiddie Coaster) and Power Tower (Now is Kilahuea) In that same year, the feature film Free Willy was shot in the park. This attracted numerous animal rights organizations, which pressured the park to free the orca Keiko. After Keiko left, Cornelio the dragon became once again the Park's official mascot.
In 1999, Premier Parks bought Reino Aventura for an estimated $59 million. Under new administration, the park's name was officially changed to Six Flags. Twenty new attractions were added to the park, including Batman: The Ride and Medusa, a wooden roller coaster. It opened its gates again on April 11, 2000 as Six Flags México.
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