Six Flags is exploring the concept of a Southern California regional season pass good for Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain for 2026 that would be cheaper than the nationwide season pass introduced after the merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair.
Six Flags officials said during a recent investors meeting that they were excited about the opportunity for regional season passes connecting two to five amusement and water parks within driving distance of each other.
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A North America map of all 42 properties unveiled during Six Flags Investor Day 2025 showed how the Regional Passport program could potentially pair up nearby parks – although the groupings have not been finalized.
A Six Flags Southern California Regional Passport would bundle together Six Flags Magic Mountain and the adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park in Valencia with Knott’s Berry Farm and the attached Knott’s Soak City in Buena Park.
A Six Flags Northern California Regional Passport would package Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo and the Hurricane Harbor water park in nearby Concord with California’s Great America and the attached South Bay Shores water park in Santa Clara.
Six Flags envisions 12 more regional season pass park pairings across the United States, Canada and Mexico:
- Cedar Point (Cleveland area) and Kings Island (Cincinnati area)
- Canada’s Wonderland (Toronto area) and Six Flags Darien Lake (Buffalo area)
- Six Flags Great Adventure (New Jersey) and Dorney Park (Pennsylvania)
- Six Flags Great America (Chicago area) and Michigan Adventure
- Six Flags Over Texas and Frontier City (Oklahoma)
- Six Flags Over Georgia and Carowinds (Charlotte area)
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Schlitterbahn New Braunfels
- Six Flags New England (Massachusetts) and Six Flags Great Escape (Albany area)
- Six Flags St. Louis and Worlds of Fun (Kansas City area)
- Kings Dominion (Virginia) and Six Flags America (Maryland)
- Six Flags Mexico and Hurricane Harbor Mexico
- Schlitterbahn Galveston and Hurricane Harbor Houston
The water parks associated with each amusement park property would be included in the bundles.
A few Six Flags parks would not be paired in any regional bundle: La Ronde (Montreal), Valleyfair (Minnesota) and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix.
The regional bundles in the Washington D.C. area and Northern California wouldn’t last for long. Six Flags plans to close Six Flags America in Maryland after the 2025 season and California’s Great America in the Bay Area in the next few years.
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Six Flags has not yet announced a start date for the potential regional passport program.
Company officials said the regional pass model would offer more “pricing flexibility” and a “higher capture rate” than the nationwide All Park Passport. Translation: The cheaper regional passes are expected to be more popular than the national passes.
Six Flags has not yet announced pricing for the regional season passes in each market, but the passports are expected to cost less than the $99 All Parks upcharge currently added to the cost of single park season passes.
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Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain currently offer an All Park Passport Add-On that gets select season passholders into all legacy Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks.
Knott’s offers an All Park Passport with the Gold season pass for $235 and the Prestige pass for $510 with access to all Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks in 2025. For a little less, Magic Mountain sells an All Park Passport with the Gold season pass for $209 and the Prestige pass for $479.
Both the Gold and Prestige passes have no block-out dates. The Prestige pass includes parking.
Six Flags would likely price regional passes closer to single park passes – $85 to $195 at Magic Mountain and $145 to $425 at Knott’s.
Both Knott’s and Magic Mountain typically discount season passes during the winter off season when they first roll out for the coming year.
Six Flags season passes drive overall revenue growth for the company with 60% of attendance coming from the passes, company officials said during the investor day presentation.
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A single day visitor ($85) spends more in the park than a season passholder ($50) on a per visit basis.
But a season passholder spends $275 in the park over the course of an entire season – making them more valuable to Six Flags.