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Six Flags Over Georgia is a 66 acre Amusement Park located west of Atlanta , in Austell, Georgia . Opened in 1967 , it is the second park in the Six Flags chain, after the original opening in 1961 in Texas . The Six Flags parks are now associated with Premier Parks and feature appearances by Warner Bros. Cartoon characters. In similar fashion to the original Six Flags park, , France , Britain , The Confederate States Of America , The United States Of America , and the State Of Georgia . Over the years, more themed areas expanding up on the Georgia theme were added- In 1968 , Lickskillet, based upon a northern Georgia mining town, and in 1973 , the Cotton States Exposition, based upon the Cotton States and International Wild Exposition 1895 Georgia Worlds Fair of the same name. However, in more recent years, many of the Georgia themes have been dropped in favor of more generic Superhero and Looney Tunes themes. One of the charter rides at the park, the Great Gasp, has been demolished to make way for Goliath, a new hyper coaster for the 2006 season. The Gasp, a 200 foot parachute drop, gave its last rides on August 14 , 2005 . Six Flags recently purchased a Water Park nearby, now called Six Flags White Water , also located in the Cobb County city of Marietta, Georgia . RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS Roller Coasters Timeline
EVENTS Six Flags Over Georgia hosts several special events during the year:
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