Six Flags Over Georgia
 
Main entrance
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| Location | near Austell, Georgia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′04″N 84°33′02″W / 33.76787°N 84.55065°WCoordinates: 33°46′04″N 84°33′02″W / 33.76787°N 84.55065°W |
| Owner | Six Flags Over Georgia, Ltd. |
| Operated by | Six Flags |
| General Manager | Dale Kaetzel |
| Opened | June 16, 1967 |
| Operating season | March through January |
| Area | 290 acres (120 ha) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 40+ |
| Roller coasters | 11 |
| Water rides | 4 |
| Website | www.sixflags.com /overgeorgia |
Six Flags Over Georgia is a 290-acre (120 ha) theme park located west of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Featuring characters and themes from a variety of Warner Bros. properties such as Looney Tunes and DC Comics, the park opened to the public in 1967 as the second of three theme parks built by Six Flags. It features eleven roller coasters, including top-ranked Mind Bender and Goliath that have been recognized annually by Amusement Today, and over 30 other rides, shows, and attractions. Hurricane Harbor, a 7-acre (2.8 ha) water park included in the price of admission to the amusement park, was added in 2014.
After the success of his original Six Flags park in Arlington, Texas, park founder Angus Wynne began searching for a location for a second park. He settled upon a parcel of land located along the Chattahoochee River just west of the city of Atlanta, and design work started in 1964. As the park opened in 1967, Six Flags became the first multi-gate theme park operator in the United States.
Like its sister park in Texas and others, the initial design and theming of Six Flags Over Georgia was inspired by six different flags that have flown over the lands that have comprised present-day Georgia during its history. The six flags in question are those of Spain, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Confederate States, and the state of Georgia. It can be argued that France's involvement in Georgia's history was very limited, at best; it can be further argued that Georgia's existence as sovereign nation did not bear the same significance as Texas' nationhood. Over the years most of the original historical themes have been dropped in favor of cartoon and superhero themes.
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