Hurricane Harbor is a chain of

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s that are part of the

Six Flags Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. It has properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Six Flags owns the most theme parks and waterparks combined of any a ...

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chain. Although the parks are not identical, common features include a variety of body slides, speed slides, tube slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and shopping areas.

History

Six Flags began using the Hurricane Harbor brand in 1995 with the opening of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. That same year, Wet 'n Wild in

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region ...

, was purchased by Six Flags. It operated as Wet 'n Wild — A Six Flags Park in 1995-1996 then was

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as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in 1997. The brand has since become a

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of the Six Flags franchise. In 1999, Six Flags St. Louis was the first Six Flags park to construct its own intra-park water attractions section. As Six Flags acquired and rebranded parks in the 2000s, some existing water parks within these theme parks were later upgraded and rebranded as Hurricane Harbor. Only one Hurricane Harbor has closed. After Six Flags Worlds of Adventure was sold to

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in 2004, the water park was renamed Hurricane Hannah's Waterpark. It was abandoned in 2006 and most of the attractions were relocated to a new waterpark on what used to be the marine life side of the park.

Locations

Included with admission

Six Flags America

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within

Six Flags America Six Flags America is a theme park located in the Woodmore CDP of Prince George's County, Maryland,

. It was known as Paradise Island until 2005 when it was rebranded Hurricane Harbor.

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags New England

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within

Six Flags New England Six Flags New England, formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–2000), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts, a western s ...

. The waterpark opened in 1997 as Island Kingdom and was rebranded Hurricane Harbor in 2003.

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags Over Georgia

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within

Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located in Mableton, Georgia. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain following the original Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1961. Six Flags Over Georgia is one of three park ...

. The water park opened in May 2014.

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags St. Louis

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags St. Louis.

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within

Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor is an amusement and water park owned and operated by Six Flags. It is located approximately north of Albany, in Queensbury, New York. It was one of three Six Flags parks not to be officially branded ...

. The waterpark opened in 1997 as Splashwater Kingdom and was rebranded Hurricane Harbor in 2019.

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags Darien Lake

The water park is located in Darien, New York. It was previously named Splashtown, and while planned for 2020, was eventually rebranded as Hurricane Harbor in 2022.

Separate admission

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, New Jersey is a water park located adjacent to

Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great Adventure is an amusement park located in Jackson, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park complex is situated between New York City and Philadelphia and includes a water park named Hurricane Harbor. It first o ...

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Los Angeles is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain.

= Slides and attractions

= Former Attractions

= Incidents

= On September 30, 2012, a 19-year-old man fell off the Venom Drop slide that was part of the Black Snake Summit slide complex. He ignored the lifeguards and went down the slide head first on his stomach when protocol is to go down feet-first on the back. He fell off halfway down and hit the concrete. He was unconscious but breathing when he was taken to the hospital.

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington is located across

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from

Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attractions. The park opened on August 5, ...

. It was originally a part of the Wet 'n Wild chain, but was purchased by Six Flags in 1995.

= Slides and attractions

Tornado water slide at Hurricane Harbor in Texas

Six Flags Mexico

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Oaxtepec is located in

Oaxtepec Oaxtepec is a town within the municipality of Yautepec and the Cuautla metropolitan area in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Morelos. Its main industry is tourism, mostly aimed at the inhabitants of nearby Mexico City, and the town pos ...

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. It was originally independently owned, but was purchased by Six Flags in 2017.

= Slides and attractions

Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Chicago is a water park located adjacent to

Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great America is a amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. The amusement park originally opened as Marriott's Great America on May 29, 1976, as one of two theme parks built by the ...

that opened in 2005. It opened separately to the amusement park starting in 2021.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix

The water park is located in

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. Originally called Wet N' Wild Phoenix from 2009 to 2018, it was rebranded as Hurricane Harbor Phoenix for the 2019 season.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown

The water park is located in

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. It was previously owned by Six Flags. In 2019, it is rebranded as Hurricane Harbor.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford

The water park is located in

Cherry Valley, Illinois Cherry Valley is a village of in the Kishwaukee River valley, which lies primarily in Winnebago County. Approximately ten percent of the village is within Boone County. The village is within the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, ...

. It was previously named Magic Waters. It is currently owned by the Rockford Park District. The park was rebranded as a Hurricane Harbor park in 2019.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City

The water park is located in

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. It was previously named White Water Bay, and was rebranded as a Hurricane Harbor park in 2020.

Former locations

Six Flags Worlds of Adventure

Hurricane Harbor was a defunct waterpark located within Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.

Slides and attractions

References

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