EXHIBIT 99.1

                        Six Flags Announces New Directors

NEW YORK---Jan. 12, 2006--Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: PKS - News) announced today
that its board of directors has unanimously elected Charles Elliot (C.E.)
Andrews, Mark Jennings and David Pauken to the board. Following the
appointment of the new directors, Paul Biddleman, Michael Gellert and
Francois Letaconnoux resigned from the board of directors.

"We thank Messrs. Biddleman, Gellert and Letaconnoux for their long-time
commitment and service on the board of directors," said Mark Shapiro, Chief
Executive Officer. "Their dedication is greatly appreciated by all at Six Flags.
We wish them well in all of their future endeavors."

Mr. Andrews is the Executive Vice President at SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae),
with responsibilities for Finance, Accounting and Risk Management. He is also
the Chairman of the Board of the Sallie Mae Bank, a Sallie Mae wholly owned
industrial bank located in Utah. Prior to joining Sallie Mae, Mr. Andrews was a
partner at Arthur Andersen.

Mr. Jennings is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Generation Partners, a
$325 million private investment firm that acquires and provides growth capital
to companies primarily in the business & information services, healthcare and
media & entertainment sectors. Through Generation and predecessor firms, he has
invested in more than 50 companies and has served on the Board of Directors of
21 companies, including Johnny Rockets, a leading All-American style restaurant
and entertainment company and Scientific Games, a world leader in the lottery
industry.

Mr. Pauken is the Chief Operating Officer of the Washington Redskins. In
addition to managing all non-football aspects of the organization, he played an
integral role in creating the organization's capital structure and managing its
financial relationships. Prior to joining the Washington Redskins, Mr. Pauken
served as Chief Accounting Officer for Snyder Communications from 1996-2000.
From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Pauken was an auditor with Arthur Andersen.

Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company.

Forward Looking Statements:

The information contained in this news release, other than historical
information, consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the costs of reviewing and
responding to the unsolicited offer and consent solicitation, and other impacts
of the proposed offer on Six Flags' operations. Although Six Flags believes that
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it
can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
Important factors, including factors impacting attendance, such as local
conditions, events, disturbances and terrorist activities, risks of accidents
occurring at Six Flags' parks, adverse weather conditions, general economic
conditions (including consumer spending patterns), competition, pending,
threatened or future legal proceedings and other factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from Six Flags' expectations. Reference is made to
a more complete discussion of forward-looking statements and applicable risks
contained under the captions "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements" and "Business - Risk Factors" in Six Flags' Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, which is available free of charge on
Six Flags' website at www.sixflags.com

Contact:

Six Flags, Inc.
Wendy Goldberg, 212-599-4690