Six Flags & former Cedar Fair parks make next big changes to unify portfolio
Six Flags streamlined all of its parks, including former Cedar Fair properties, into one app, asking guests to not use the individual apps for each park anymore.
Additionally, each park’s website is now officially part of the Six Flags sitemap. For example, Carowinds.com now redirects to SixFlags.com/Carowinds.
Each former Cedar Fair park has its own app for such utilities as park maps and ticket storage. Now, when guests open the app of a former Cedar Fair park, a message populates the screen asking the user to download the Six Flags app.
On the new Six Flags app, a streamlined interface includes all of the parks in Six Flags’ portfolio following the company’s 2024 merge with Cedar Fair. Guests select the park they’re visiting to see that park’s wait times for rides, locate the nearest restroom, watch roller coaster POVs, or perform multiple other basic tasks.
Upon first downloading the Six Flags app, users enter their login info for any park they previously have an account with. For example, I’m a Carowinds passholder, but I’ve never created a “Six Flags account.” Despite this, my Carowinds login works in the Six Flags app, and my pass automatically displayed upon logging in; no need to add it manually.
The aesthetic of the app and website are all uniform, following the navy blue branding of Cedar Fair rather than the bright red and yellow typical of Six Flags. This is even true for the websites of legacy Six Flags parks.
Within the Six Flags app, the orientation of the parks now positions north at the top of the screen, regardless of where the park entrance is. Traditionally, park entrances are positioned at the bottom center of theme park maps, so this might take some getting used to. (Disney made the same switch when it launched its app a decade ago.) For those prefer to view the park the traditional way, you can still pivot the map with your phone’s touchscreen.
Pass Perks, Six Flags’ benefits program for season passholders, has a simpler interface with scannable QR codes. As with before, restaurants have descriptions but no menus.
Some of the individual park apps remain active and functional for the time being, albeit with some errors. The Carowinds app, for example, inexplicably says “Welcome to Sixflags” (all one word) on its home screen, along with a photo of a roller coaster that is not at Carowinds.
The new app arrives as Six Flags installs new CEO John Reilly effective today, Dec. 8, 2025.
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So. It will be broken like most 6 flags ride this year. Enjoy the crash…
I truly believe that by trying to integrate everything under the Six Flags name it is hurting you. Especially the television advertising campaign of last season. Each park has its own history and heritage and even though it might be cost saving for the company as a whole, you are loosing the nostalgia of the individual parks. Under the advertising missing out on customers warm memories of each park. Not to mention the beauty of these parks.