Six Flags corporate headquarters will return to Arlington next year, the group announced Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is planning to relocate its headquarters from North Carolina to its office in Choctaw Stadium, where the group has held space since a merger<\/a> with rival amusement park company Cedar Fair in 2024.<\/p>\n John Reilly, president and CEO of Six Flags, said the city is an \u201coutstanding location\u201d for the company\u2019s headquarters and will support the group\u2019s long-term growth.<\/p>\n \u201cIts central location and business-friendly environment make it a strong base for our company,\u201d Reilly said in a news release. \u201cBringing our corporate teams together in the office will improve collaboration, strengthen our culture, enhance support for our parks and resorts, and help us continue delivering exceptional experiences for guests across North America.\u201d<\/p>\n The company\u2019s move relocates employees who worked at offices in Ohio and the Carolinas, Mayor Jim Ross said. Before the Cedar Fair merger that brought it to Charlotte, North Carolina, the corporate headquarters of Six Flags was stationed in the American Dream City.<\/p>\n It also brings the headquarters closer to the company\u2019s Six Flags Over Texas, which was opened in 1961 and was the first park under the now-nationwide chain.<\/p>\n In a Tuesday interview with the Arlington Report, Ross said the city has been working on the move for a while.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very excited that they\u2019ve chosen to consolidate everybody and bring the entire headquarters back for the whole corporate group, which is even larger than the original Six Flags, back here to Arlington,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n According to a city spokesperson, the move resumes an economic incentive agreement council members passed in 2019. The agreement saw the city give a $6 million grant for the headquarters move to Choctaw Stadium between 2019 and 2020 for project costs.<\/p>\n Separately, the city was slated to give Six Flags yearly installations of $200,000, rising to a total of $3 million between 2021 and 2035. The agreement requires that Six Flags bring the number of employees at the headquarters to at least 225 by 2029.<\/p>\n The Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau will also provide marketing funding through a previous agreement with Six Flags, the city spokesperson confirmed.<\/p>\n In Texas, the company owns and operates five parks. Reilly said Arlington\u2019s central location in Six Flags\u2019 Texas footprint will give the company\u2019s leadership team direct access to park operations and the metroplex\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look forward to building on the strong capabilities we already have in place there, and capitalizing on the vast talent pool in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as we advance our strategic growth plans,\u201d Reilly said.<\/p>\n On the economic development front of the move, Ross said the move will bring \u201ca good number of employees\u201d back to the company\u2019s first home.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, this is where they need to be,\u201d Ross said. \u201cWe\u2019re very excited about having them here.\u201d<\/p>\n The move also comes after reinvestment into the park by the company.<\/p>\n The largest piece of that reinvestment was in July, when thrill seekers were introduced to Tormenta Rampaging Run<\/a>. The ride is the only giga-dive coaster in the world and has six other records to its name.<\/p>\n Ross said the company has held its longstanding commitment to the park.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe beautification of the park, not just with tens of millions of dollars they put into Tormenta, but also with the beautification, the upgrade of all of the restrooms, the restaurants, everything that you\u2019re seeing go on out there is just spectacular,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s note: This story was updated at 1:25 p.m. Aug. 28, 2026, to include economic incentive information from the city.<\/p>\n Chris Moss is a reporter for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@arlingtonreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n