Wender·Vista
Six Flags America
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in the Maryland country east of Washington

Six Flags America

— — a last summer in the Maryland pines.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A regional theme park in Prince George's County, Maryland, about twenty miles east of Washington. The site has worn several names across its life: Wild World, Adventure World, then Six Flags America, and held roller coasters, a water park, and a small zoo across more than five hundred acres. The park ended its run after the 2025 operating season.

from the studio
Six Flags America
— bring it home

Six Flags America, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Six Flags America

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Six Flags America sat in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in Prince George's County, about twenty miles east of Washington, D.C. The site opened in 1982 as Wild World, became Adventure World in 1992, and was renamed Six Flags America after Six Flags acquired the park in 1999. The property covered roughly 523 acres and combined a dry park with the Hurricane Harbor water park. In May 2025, Six Flags Entertainment announced that the park, along with Hurricane Harbor Maryland, would close permanently at the end of the 2025 operating season.

— the visit

The park ran a standard regional schedule. Hurricane Harbor opened in late spring, the dry park ran from spring through the autumn Fright Fest season, and the gates closed for winter. Operating hours and ride lineups varied year to year. With the closure announcement in May 2025, the final operating season ran through 2 November 2025; ticket holders and season passholders were given transfer options to other Six Flags properties. The site is expected to be redeveloped, though no detailed redevelopment plan has been published as of late 2025.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the year

The Maryland park year ran with the school calendar. Memorial Day weekend reopened Hurricane Harbor; summer was the long stretch; Labour Day marked the soft seasonal turn. Fright Fest filled October weekends with haunted overlays, lower light, and the autumn coaster crowd. The final season closed the gates for good on 2 November 2025, the same Sunday Fright Fest had wrapped on for years. The Maryland and Virginia families who had grown up with the park lost their nearest regional roller-coaster park with that closure.

— informed by Wikipedia
— where
United States · Upper Marlboro, Maryland
— position
38.9001° N · 76.7716° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
30 km W
Washington, D.C.
capital city
35 km E
Annapolis
state capital
40 km E
Chesapeake Bay
estuary
N
Six Flags America
Washington, D.C.
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Six Flags America — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Six Flags America was in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in Prince George's County, about twenty miles east of Washington, D.C. The site sat off Central Avenue near the Washington-Baltimore corridor.

The park opened in 1982 as Wild World. Six Flags acquired and renamed it in 1999. Six Flags Entertainment announced in May 2025 that the park would close permanently after its 2025 operating season.

Six Flags Entertainment cited a portfolio review following the 2024 Six Flags and Cedar Fair merger, with the Maryland site identified as non-core. The land is expected to be sold for redevelopment.

The site covered roughly 523 acres and combined a dry theme park with the Hurricane Harbor water park, a small zoo area, and a string of roller coasters across the property.

The final operating day was Sunday, 2 November 2025, the closing day of the park's Fright Fest season. Hurricane Harbor's final day fell earlier in the autumn schedule that year.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The park is the childhood map for many Maryland and Virginia families. A Small or Medium with the studio's handwritten note holds the closing-season feeling without weighting it as a memorial.

The bright lit-night palette of the park sits well with Mid-century Modern, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and Game-room casual interiors. Pair with warm walnut, brass, or smoked glass rather than driftwood.

Yes. The piece reads as the lit ride lines of a regional park after dark and lands well in game rooms, finished basements, and family bars. A Large or 4-tile Mural carries a feature wall.

A single Large covers most sofas. A 4-tile Mural is the right scale for a long console or sectional, and a 9-tile Mural anchors a tall wall above an entry bench or basement bar.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installs in bathrooms, kitchens, or showers. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and holds up to steam.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from the Wender Studios family in Knoxville, Tennessee. The eye is Reid Wender's. No licensing, no third-party art, single studio.

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