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