UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2026
SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-42157 | 93-4097909 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8701 Red Oak Blvd.,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(704) 414-4700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FUN | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 6, 2026, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Transaction (as defined below). The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously announced on March 5, 2026, the Company entered into that certain Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated March 5, 2026, among the Company, EPR Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“Buyer”), and EP OPCO WOFR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Operator”), to sell the assets and certain liabilities associated with the following parks: Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri); Michigan’s Adventure (Muskegon, Michigan); Valleyfair (Shakopee, Minnesota); Six Flags Great Escape (Queensbury, New York); Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Galveston, Texas); and Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, Missouri) (collectively, the “Parks”).
On April 6, 2026, the Company completed the sale of the Parks to Buyer and the Operator pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Transaction”).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| Exhibit (99.1) | Press Release dated April 6, 2026 | |
| Exhibit (104) | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: April 6, 2026 | SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Brian C. Witherow | |||||
| Name: Brian C. Witherow | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||