UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 29, 2011
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-13703 |
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13-3995059 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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924 Avenue J East |
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Grand Prairie, Texas |
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75050 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(972) 595-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Due to the impact of Hurricane Irene, the Company closed Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags America, Six Flags New England, The Great Escape and La Ronde for all or portions of the August 27, 2011 weekend. While the Company does not share interim quarterly data, closing so many parks over a busy summer weekend will negatively impact the Company’s financial performance in the third quarter of 2011.
As of the date of this filing, the Company is not aware of any significant physical damage to park assets, but the Company is in the midst of performing property cleanup and systems testing following power restoration. Once that process is complete and weather permitting, the Company anticipates opening the parks as previously scheduled or within a few days of scheduled openings.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION | ||
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/s/ Lance C. Balk | |
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Lance C. Balk |
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: August 29, 2011