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Six Flags Memorial Day Sale: Save up to 35% on Six Flags Season Passes

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If you want to save money at Six Flags Theme Parks, get in line. Just kidding! My family loves Six Flags, but I always wish I had some Six Flags discounts — the costs add up, and those lines are the worst.

I’ll show you how to avoid all the extra costs and find some Six Flags discount tickets and workarounds on season passes, general admission tickets, parking, line-skipping passes, food, drinks, lockers, and everything else you need to know.

Get ready to become a professional at outsmarting Six Flags so you and your family can enjoy your park visit without going broke!

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Six Flags and Cedar Fair (think Cedar Point) theme parks merged in 2024. One major change for guests is the ability to get admission to all the theme parks (now called legacy parks) with the purchase of a Gold or Prestige season pass and an All-Parks-Passport (more on this below). We expect to see more changes as time goes on and will update them here.

Limited-Time Six Flags Deals

Military members can get free admission to Six Flags theme parks during Military Appreciation Days through May 26.

Military members (active, veterans, retired, National Guard, and reservists) who present a valid ID at the front gate (some parks require ID.me verification) can grab a free one-day ticket at Six Flags. Plus, you can purchase up to six discounted tickets (up to 64% off) for family and friends. You must purchase the discounted tickets in advance online. Offer valid through May 26.

Save up to 35% during the Six Flags Memorial Day Sale through May 26.

Right now, you can get 20% - 35% off Silver and Gold 2025 season passes during the Six Flags Memorial Day Sale. Offer ends May 26.

Passholders can bring a friend on Father's Day and save up to 78% on their one-day ticket.

If you have a 2025 pass, you can buy a one-day ticket for a friend and save up to 78% on the gate price on Father's Day. Right now, you can bring a friend for as little as $20 when you buy tickets for Father's Day. Here's a look at the Bring-A-Friend savings for June 15 (when the sale ends).

How to Save on Six Flags Admission

Create your own Six Flags discounts and save up to 63% by committing to a specific date.

a person on their phone, selecting a date for six flags tickets

Any Day Six Flags admission tickets are between $49 – $72 (depending on location), and with those tickets, you can show up whenever. But, when you buy tickets in advance online at SixFlags.com or in the Six Flags app for a specific day of the week you can significantly cut down on your admission price.

Here are a couple of examples that'll save you up to 36% when you pick a specific day to visit Six Flags.

  • Six Flags Magic Mountain 1-day ticket: $49 (specific day), $72 (any day)

  • Six Flags Great America 1-day ticket: $45 (specific day), $70 (any day)

The downside is you commit to a certain day, and you can’t change it or get your money back.

Save up to 20% on Six Flags tickets if you visit on a weekday.

Six Flags ticket prices vary based on the day of the week. You can save up to 20% when you buy your ticket for a weekday visit. For example:

Magic Mountain, Week of June 1, 2025

  • Sunday: $55

  • Monday $49

  • Tuesday $49

  • Wednesday $49

  • Thursday $49

  • Friday $55

  • Saturday $59

Savings $6 - $10 or 11% - 17%

Great Adventure, Week of June 1, 2025

  • Sunday: $45

  • Monday $45

  • Tuesday $39

  • Wednesday $39

  • Thursday $45

  • Friday $45

  • Saturday $49

Savings $6 - $10 or 13% - 20%

Military Appreciation Days can save you up to 65% on 1-day tickets (when you buy online).

Military members and first responders can save up to 65% when you purchase your ticket online during Military Appreciation Days (May 23 - 26, 2025). That means you can get a ticket for as low as $25 (depending on the park).

AAA members can save 30% – 50% when you use your membership card for Six Flags tickets.

Someone holding two AAA Membership cards in front of a car

Buy your tickets online through AAA to get 30 – 50% savings, or show your card to get $5 off admission at the gate and 10% off a purchase of $15 or more in the park.

Save up to $5 per ticket when you go with a group of 15 or more people.

Crowds inside a Six Flags amusement park

If you can’t get your hands on any other Six Flags discounts, call up some friends and go together as a group. You can get a group rate if you have 15+ people at most parks when you order your group tickets online.

Rates for a group of 15 or more at Six Flags Great America in Illinois cost $40 per person instead of $45 per person with an individual one-day ticket, saving you each $5.

Score half off a future Six Flags visit with your unused, expired daily ticket.

If you have an unused, expired daily ticket, Bounce Back ticket, or an internet Print-N-Go ticket, you can trade it in for half off a full-price regular ticket for a future visit (it must be during the same season). You'll need to go to in-park Guest Relations to redeem the offer.

Six Flags tickets for children under 2 years old are free.

Get this Six Flags discount with no proof of age required!

If you’re worried about not being able to go on all the rides, Six Flags offers a Kid Swap program that lets you and your partner swap looking after your kid while the other rides.

Buy the All-Park Passport to save on admission for all Six Flags AND Cedar Fair U.S. theme parks.

If you plan on visiting multiple Six Flags or Cedar Fair parks in 2025, you can get an All-Park Passport add-on when you purchase your Gold or Prestige season pass. Regardless of whether the passport is from Cedar Fair or Six Flags, it'll allow you admission to all legacy parks (Six Flags and Cedar Fair).

The prices for the passport range from $89 - $125. When you add the cost of a Gold or Prestige season pass, you're looking at a total price of $189 - $490.

So, how much can you save, buying the passport?

One-day ticket prices at Six Flags theme parks

  • Online: $29 - $62

  • Gate: $80 -$110

Gold Season Pass (Six Flags America Park, MD) + All Parks Passport

  • Gold Pass: $69 on sale (reg. $94)

  • All-Parks Passport: $120

Total: $189

With this example, if you bought your Gold season pass right now for $69 and purchased the All-Parks Passport, it would take you 2 - 6 visits to other parks for the All-Parks Passport to pay off. All visits after, it's free admission!

Note, other benefits like the dining pass will not work at other Six Flags or Cedar Fair parks. That may change in the future. However, the All-Park Passport only gets you admission and general parking.

Skip a Six Flags membership if you don’t live near a year-round park or plan on visiting OFTEN.

A line of people waiting to enter at six flags and easement park

A Six Flags membership offers the same benefits of a season pass. However, there are two major differences. One, you pay per month for a Six Flags membership versus paying upfront for a season pass. Second, your monthly payment will continue indefinitely unless you cancel the membership, which you can't do until after the first 12 months.

Some parks close during the winter. The only way to make up for the cold months is to use your membership and visit Six Flags as much as possible during the season.

How to Save on Six Flags Food, Parking, and More

Join Six Flags Pass Perks to earn Six Flags coupons for free food, tickets, souvenirs, and more.

Six flags souvenirs inside a gift shop

Six Flags rolled out their new rewards program on May 1, 2025. It allows season pass holders and those with memberships to earn points for every visit during one month and redeem them the following month (you must redeem Perks through the Six Flags app). Here's how Six Flags Pass Perks work.

Earn points for just visiting your home park or any of the U.S.-based Six Flags parks that participate in the Pass Perks program.

  • Six Flags Magic Mountain + Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles

  • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom + Hurricane Harbor Concord

  • Six Flags Great America + Hurricane Harbor Chicago + Hurricane Harbor Rockford

  • Six Flags Great Adventure + Hurricane Harbor New Jersey

  • Six Flags Over Georgia + White Water Atlanta

  • Six Flags New England + Hurricane Harbor New England

  • Six Flags St. Louis + Hurricane Harbor St. Louis

  • Six Flags Over Texas + Hurricane Harbor Arlington

  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas + Hurricane Harbor San Antonio

Note, Six Flags Mexico + Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec also participates in this program.

Your season pass or membership will determine where you can earn.

  • Silver Passholders can earn and redeem Pass Perks at their home park OR waterpark.

  • Gold and Prestige Passholders can earn and redeem Pass Perks at their home park AND waterpark

  • All-Parks-Passport holders can earn and redeem Pass Perks at all of the Six Flags Pass Perks parks.

You'll earn Perks after you make a minimum of two visits in a single month. On the first day of the following month, you will have perks available in the Six Flags app that you can redeem during that month.

Visit 2X in a single month

  • Get an extra 10% off food and beverages

  • Get an extra 10% off merchandise

  • $24.99 Bring-A-Friend ticket

Visit 3X in a single month

  • Get an extra 15% off food and beverages

  • Get an extra 15% off merchandise

  • $19.99 Bring-A-Friend Ticket

Visit 4X in a single month

  • Get an extra 20% off food and beverages

  • Get an extra 20% off merchandise

  • Get one FREE Bring-A-Friend Ticket

Stay at a hotel near the park and use a shuttle service to avoid paying $25 – $35 daily for preferred parking.

It’ll cost you $25 – $35 (preferred parking lot) per day to park your car at Six Flags. Depending on where you’re staying, you can opt for a shuttle service. Six Flags Over Texas offers free trolley service to guests who stay at local hotels, such as the Holiday Inn Arlington.

If you’re close enough to the park to simply walk, that’s even better. Consider walking back during the busy time of the day to take naps and eat lunch.

Skip THE FLASH Pass unless you plan on visiting Six Flags at least three times.

A line of people waiting to ride a roller coaster

Just like paying to enter, paying to park, and paying to eat, Six Flags’ THE FLASH Pass has multiple tiers of paying possibilities. The more you’re willing to pay, the more freely you get to bypass lines.

At the lowest tier, THE FLASH pass holds your spot in a real line and alerts you when it’s your turn to return and ride. At its highest tier, you basically don’t have to wait in line.

The lowest-priced pass is almost the price of your entrance ticket, though, so save this expense for when it’s most crucial — in the busy summer months.

  • Standard level allows you to wait in line virtually while you enjoy the rest of the park

  • Premium level reduces your wait time by about half

  • Ultimate level gives you immediate access to the priority lane

THE FLASH Pass add-on for a daily ticket (Magic Mountain is the only park that has a premium level FLASH Pass — $100)

  • As low as $35 for the standard level

  • As high as $180 for the ultimate level

THE FLASH Pass add-on for a season pass (Six Flags doesn't offer standard level for season passes)

  • As low as $249 for the premium level

  • As high as $550 for the ultimate level

As a season passholder, it would only take you three visits for the ultimate FLASH Pass to pay off.

Only bring what you can fit into your (zippered) pockets and avoid locker fees of $13 - $20.

A man pulling keys, a phone, and a wallet out of a zipper pocket on his shorts.

Six Flags won’t allow you to take a backpack on rides, and the cost of a day locker inside the park averages $13 – $20, depending on which park you’re visiting. Only bring whatever fits into zippered pockets so you don’t lose your stuff mid-air on a roller coaster. Leave the rest in your car.

Always, always, buy a Six Flags dining plan.

Waffle fries and chicken fingers in a cardboard box next to a refillable soft drink cup and Six Flags theme park map

If you’ve ever visited a Six Flags park, you know you can’t get any cheap food and drinks unless... you get a meal plan add-on. For a family of four, without a meal plan, you can expect to spend about $200 a day for two meals, one snack, and two drinks per person (that's $25 per meal, per person).

An All Day Dining Deal for each person ($44.99) will save you money. This plan allows each person (with the plan) to eat one meal of your choice every 90 minutes. Plus, many parks include an all-day drink bottle (free refills!).

So, if you and the fam eat more than two meals a day while at the park, you can reduce your food costs even more. Check it out.

For a family of four eating three meals during a one-day visit:

  • Non-dining plan $300 ($25)

  • All Day Dining Plan: $179.96 ($15)

That means about $120 in savings. How could you not buy this?

Or just bring lunch and eat in the parking lot.

Let’s face it, even with the Six Flags dining plan, it’s going to cost quite a bit to feed your family at Six Flags, and unfortunately, you can’t bring food into the park, unlike Disney parks. If you want to skip the cost entirely, bring lunch to the park and keep it in your car.

When it’s lunchtime, you can leave to go to the parking lot and eat your lunch in your car. Just make sure you get a stamp so you can re-enter the park with no hassle!

TIP: At all Six Flags locations, you won’t be able to re-enter the park an hour before closing. If you’re heading out for dinner and coming back to the park again, plan to be back before that time, or you won’t be able to get back in.

Buy a Premium Season Bottle — it’s like a Six Flags coupon for free refills.

The $35.99 Six Flags All Season Bottle is like having Six Flags coupons for free drinks on your first visit. After that, you can bring your bottle back and get free soda refills (every 15 mins) all season all. You still have to carry the drink bottle around with you, and you still have to wait in lines to get it filled. But if you know you’ll want soda, and you know you’ll visit the park at least six times, it can pay for itself. Just make sure those zippered pockets are huge.

If you visit the park often, you can buy a $18.99 Season Bottle and get free refills on your first visit, then discount refills every visit after that.

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