The entrance to Tormenta Rampaging Run is seen at Six Flags Over Texas on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Arlington.
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Six Flags, the massive amusement park conglomerate, is moving its corporate headquarters from its longtime base in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Arlington, Texas.
Six Flags in a Tuesday statement said it would relocate the company’s Charlotte offices to Choctaw Stadium in Arlington. Choctaw Stadium is already a corporate satellite office for the company, but will become Six Flags’ headquarters once the relocation is complete in March.
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Six Flags Entertainment CEO John Reilly said Tuesday that the move will allow the company to more efficiently support its network of 34 amusement and water parks scattered throughout North America.
“Arlington is an outstanding location for our headquarters and supports our long-term vision for growth,” Reilly said in a statement. “Its central location and business-friendly environment make it a strong base for our company.”
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Six Flags’ corporate headquarters are moving from North Carolina to North Texas.
Notably, Arlington is already host to one of Six Flags’ most storied parks. Six Flags Over Texas, the first Six Flags park, opened in 1961 after Texas real estate developer Angus Wynne Jr. visited the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California. A Six Flags waterpark, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, opened in Arlington in 1983. Six Flags Over Texas is located just up the road from Choctaw Stadium.
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“Arlington is a vibrant entertainment district where the Six Flags story began,” Reilly said. “With our office just next door to Six Flags Over Texas, one of our premier parks, we enable our leadership to have a meaningful on-the-ground presence at the park and greater connectivity to all five of our Texas properties.”
Six Flags’ relocation gives Choctaw Stadium a new tenant. Opened in 1994 as the Ballpark in Arlington, the stadium was the home of MLB’s Texas Rangers from 1994 until the team moved to Globe Life Field in 2020.
After the Rangers departed, the stadium witnessed a series of tenants come and go. The Dallas Renegades, part of the United Football League, left in 2025. Similarly, North Texas SC, an affiliate of Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas, also relocated to Mansfield in 2025. Additionally, Major League Rugby’s Dallas Jackals played at Choctaw Stadium from 2022 until the club dissolved in 2024.
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The Ballpark in Arlington, now called Choctaw Stadium, seen in 2009. Once the home of MLB’s Texas Rangers, the stadium will soon be home to Six Flags’ corporate headquarters.
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Six Flags’ corporate move comes amid changes for the company. The new Six Flags Entertainment Corporation was formed in 2024 after the original Six Flags company merged with Ohio-based amusement park company Cedar Fair. Since the merger, Six Flags has closed and divested from several of its properties. In 2025, the company closed both parks in Maryland, Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor Maryland, and laid off employees. Six Flags also entered into a deal to open an amusement park in Saudi Arabia.
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In March of this year, Six Flags sold seven parks, including Schlitterbahn Galveston, to Kansas-based investment company EPR Properties. But despite the company shake-up, Six Flags touted several newly opened or in-development projects. Earlier this summer, the company opened Tormenta: Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas, the world’s tallest, fastest and longest dive roller coaster in the world.
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Despite leaving Charlotte, Six Flags reiterated its commitment to the market, noting that it plans to open a new attraction, Rip Roarin’ Falls, at Carolina Harbor. Reilly also said that employees in Charlotte would have the opportunity to keep their jobs by moving to Arlington.
“We are deeply grateful to our Charlotte-based and shared services team members whose dedication, passion and expertise have helped shape our company,” Reilly said. “Their contributions have been invaluable, and we are committed to supporting them throughout this transition with respect, transparency and care.”