The Brief
- Six Flags is selling seven parks, including Valleyfair, to a private real estate firm for $331 million.
- The company says all parks are expected to remain open during the transition throughout 2026.
- Six Flags says the sales are part of a strategy to streamline its portfolio of properties.
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (FOX 9) – Nationwide Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is selling seven of its parks to a real estate investment firm, one of which includes Minnesota-favorite Valleyfair.
Six Flags sells Valleyfair
What we know:
Six Flags has announced it plans to sell seven parks to EPR Properties for $331 million, including Valleyfair in Shakopee.
The transaction also includes the sale of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Michigan’s Adventure in Grand Rapids, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury and Six Flags La Ronde in Montreal.…