Exhibit 99.1

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               STATEMENT REGARDING NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

New York, NY - April 9, 2009 -- Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: SIX) announced today that
it has been notified that the Company's common stock and Preferred Income Equity
Redeemable Shares ("PIERS") are being suspended from trading on the New York
Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") because the Company failed to meet the NYSE's
quantitative listing criteria. The Company has been informed that trading will
be suspended prior to the market opening on Monday, April 20, 2009. The Company
expects that its common stock and the PIERS will be traded on the
over-the-counter market and quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board upon delisting from
the NYSE.

"The delisting of our common stock is a by-product of the inherited debt load on
our balance sheet and the overall financial markets. In no way does it reflect
the operational strength or turnaround of this company," said Six Flags
President and CEO Mark Shapiro. "This development will have zero impact on our
park operations, the guest experience this summer or our vendor relationships."

Under applicable NYSE procedures, the Company has ten business days from the
receipt of the NYSE's notification of suspension to submit a request for a
review of the NYSE's decision to suspend trading of the Company's common stock
and the PIERS. The Company does not intend to appeal the NYSE's decision.
Failure to be listed on the NYSE does not constitute a default under any of the
Company's debt instruments.

The Company has retained financial and legal advisors to assist the Company in
restructuring its outstanding debt and preferred securities, which is
anticipated to result in the issuance of a significant number of shares of
common stock to the holders of the Company's restructured securities. If
successfully consummated, the Company believes that the restructuring will allow
the Company to qualify for listing on a national securities exchange.

About Six Flags

Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 20 parks
across the United States, Mexico and Canada, and soon will be expanding beyond
North America with destinations in Dubai and Qatar. Since 1961, hundreds of
millions of families have trusted Six Flags to combine friendly-clean-fast-safe
service with affordable, value-packed thrills, record-shattering roller coasters
and special events like the Summer Concert Series, Fright Fest and Holiday in
the Park. Six Flags' wide array of entertainment options reaches all
demographics - families, teens, tweens and thrill seekers alike - featuring
themed attractions based on skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the ultimate
daredevil Evel Knievel, movie franchises The Dark Knight and The Mummy; as well
as world-renowned, kid-friendly brands including Looney Tunes, the Justice
League of America, The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Six Flags continues to develop new avenues for growth, acquiring ownership and
management of Dick Clark Productions, producer of such perennial television hits
as the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy of Country
Music Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and So You Think You Can
Dance. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation headquartered in New
York City.

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, Six Flags' success in
implementing its restructuring plan and the adequacy of cash flows from
operations, available cash and available amounts under our credit facility to
meet our future liquidity needs. 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 the failure to successfully consummate a
restructuring and factors impacting attendance, local conditions, events,
disturbances and terrorist activities, risk of accidents occurring at Six Flags'
parks, adverse weather conditions, general financial and credit market
conditions, 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 "Risk Factors" in Six Flags' Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is available free of
charge on Six Flags' website http://www.sixflags.com.
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