As the Bay Area amusement park’s clock is ticking down to extinction, Six Flags management have hinted that California’s Great America may close after the 2027 season.
During a recent investor meeting, Six Flags Chief Financial Officer Brian Witherow stated that if the firm does not extend the park’s lease, California’s Great America in Santa Clara will close after the 2027 season.
“That park’s last year without that extension would be after the 27 season unless we decide to extend and exercise one of our options to extend that lease,” Witherow stated at Six Flags Investor Day in 2025.
In that case, Great America would close following the Halloween season in late October 2027.
In 2024, Cedar Fair, the previous parent company of Great America, merged with Six Flags in a $8 billion merger, forming a North American amusement park powerhouse.
The warehouse and supply chain logistics firm Prologis purchased the 112 acres of land beneath California’s Great America in 2022 for about $310 million.
Great America’s parent business at the time, Cedar Fair, agreed to lease back the land from Prologis for six to eleven years, with the intention of closing the park at the conclusion of the lease.
Originally scheduled to expire on June 30, 2028, the six-year leasing deal had the possibility to be extended for an extra five years, until 2033.
Prologis had the option to end the lease early with two years’ notice under the terms of the agreement.
The Los Angeles Times was informed by a Prologis representative that the company is looking for a partner to assist in creating a master plan for the land.
According to the spokeswoman, Prologis has not requested that Six Flags terminate the lease for the property under California’s Great America early.
