— — the summer the line for the coaster is still worth it.
“Six Flags Over Georgia opened the summer of 1967, a short drive west of downtown Atlanta. The park covers about 290 acres of red Georgia clay and second-growth pine. Coasters thread the trees: Mind Bender, Goliath, the wooden-steel Twisted Cyclone. On a July afternoon the asphalt holds the heat and the queues hold the patience of three generations of Atlanta kids.
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Six Flags Over Georgia opened on 16 June 1967 in Austell, Cobb County, about twelve miles west of downtown Atlanta. It was the second park in the Six Flags chain, following the original Six Flags Over Texas, and the name nods to the six national flags that have flown over the state across its history. The park sits on roughly 290 acres just off Interstate 20 and runs eleven roller coasters across themed sections, each tied to one of those six historical periods.
Summer at Six Flags is a Georgia summer first and an amusement park second. Daytime highs in July and August in Cobb County sit in the low nineties Fahrenheit, with afternoon humidity that brings thunderstorms by four most days. The park's covered queues, water rides, and the adjoining Hurricane Harbor were built around that pattern. October weekends draw a different crowd for Fright Fest, which began in 2005 and now runs through most of the month with later operating hours and themed mazes.
The park runs daily from late May through early August, with weekend operation in the spring and fall and a Holiday in the Park run through November and December. A general admission ticket sells cheaper online than at the gate. Parking is on the east side off Riverside Parkway, with a shuttle to the main entrance. Hurricane Harbor, the attached water park, is included with most full-season admissions and combines with the main park on a single gate.