Atlantans have a little time left to enjoy Six Flags Over Georgia before the park closes for the season Sunday.
For more than a decade, the amusement park annually celebrated Holiday in the Park for select days from mid-November through early January, illuminating the park with twinkling lights, hosting seasonal live music, inviting kids to meet Santa Claus and lighting a giant fir tree.
Not so this year.
Credit: Handout
Credit: Handout
For the first time since 2013, Six Flags Over Georgia will not celebrate Holiday in the Park. Instead, the park will close.
Six Flags announced this news via an email newsletter to pass holders on July 25.
In the newsletter, under the headline “Fall and Winter Update,” Six Flags Over Georgia explained its decision:
“After much research and planning, we’ve made a strategic decision to focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences during our core operating season — spring and fall.
This shift allows us to concentrate our efforts and resources during the time when the majority of our guests visit Six Flags Over Georgia, and weather conditions can more consistently support our goal to deliver an enjoyable and memorable visit for all.”
Jon Payne, 45, from Knoxville, Tennessee, received the email.
“(The news) was at the bottom of the email sorta tucked away, seemingly hoping to not be seen,” Payne said in an email to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Payne, who said he goes to roughly 15-20 amusement parks a year and goes by the social media nickname Jonny Amusement, attended Holiday in the Park last year with his wife and two children. His family was disappointed by the news they will not be able to return for the holidays again this year.
“The Santa experience was fantastic and one of the best ones we have done,” he said. “We also enjoyed the shows around the park and especially the drum line show.
“I think (the cancellation) is awful. I’m sure it’s a cost-cutting measure but it definitely takes away from people that live in the area that wanted a great Christmas experience in a theme park. Unfortunately, it seems the new direction of the Six Flags parks is to cut costs as much as possible and try to maximize the income.”
When asked what Six Flags intended to do for season pass holders whose season was cut short, Chris Foshee, regional manager of public relations for Six Flags, told the AJC the company would provide all 2025 season pass holders a bring-a-friend free ticket for use during the 2025 season (through Nov. 30) and was “addressing the change directly with those pass holders impacted.”
Foshee also added that in place of Holiday in the Park, Six Flags Over Georgia debuted DC Heroes Fest, which kicked off Nov. 9.
The special event is “a celebration of your favorite heroes alongside everyday heroes in our local community,” he said.
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