EXHIBIT 23(b) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the use of our report dated February 14, 1998, with respect to the financial statements of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation included in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Premier Parks Inc. for the registration of $170,000,000 Senior Notes. Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York February 24, 1998