Amusement Today chats with Enchanted Parks’ James Harhi

AT: Go back to the beginning with conversations with Six Flags. How did discussions come about?  

Harhi: This deal has been talked about for a little while.  EPR was the true deal maker as they had existing relationships with Six Flags and IAM to broker a win-win-win for all three parties.   

Many of the Six Flags properties have specific IPs, such as Looney Tunes and DC. Are there approaches in the works to address this?

We are still finalizing the license agreements, but our goal is to maintain those assets as we operate. 

What would you like the local audiences to know about what they can expect with the change? They may be afraid their park may be going away.

EPR and EP are committed long-term to these assets. We operate clean, safe and fun properties. We will be empowering the local leaders to improve the parks and make them the first choice for local entertainment. These parks have a better long-term vision under our leadership, where Six may have sold the real estate.

Last fall, Six Flags advertised its MVP passes would be good at 40+ parks. And for those local audiences, they have purchased those. Now what? How will Six Flags and Enchanted Park deal with the season pass issue?

Enchanted Parks will honor all MVP passes for the 2026 season.  Six Flags will honor any home park MVP buyer at their parks as well.