Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, simply known as Hurricane Harbor, is a brand of Caribbean-themed water parks owned by Six Flags. The water parks commonly include water slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, restaurants, and shops, but are not identical. There are 16 Hurricane Harbor water parks located in North America, 14 of which are operated by Six Flags. Some of these water parks were built from the ground up while others were acquired and rebranded. Two Hurricane Harbor water parks are operated by Enchanted Parks after they were sold in 2026.
The brand is associated with the former Six Flags company prior to its 2024 merger. It was launched in 1995 with the opening of a Hurricane Harbor water park adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain, now known as Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles.
In September 1994, Six Flags announced plans to build a new water park in Valencia, California, adjacent to the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The water park was named Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and opened in 1995.[1] Six Flags additionally filed a trademark for the Hurricane Harbor name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on November 4, 1994.[2] Six Flags would later acquire the Wet 'n Wild water park in Arlington, Texas, in April 1995, which operated with the byline "A Six Flags Park."[3] It was speculated in November 1996 that park executives were debating whether to rename the Wet 'n Wild as simply Hurricane Harbor with the "A Six Flags Park" byline or Six Flags Hurricane Harbor.[4] The Arlington park was ultimately rebranded as the latter in 1997.[5]
Six Flags New England's Hurricane Harbor opened in 2003 as part of Six Flags' growing efforts to grow the brand in the 2000s.
Six Flags would not build another Hurricane Harbor water park until 2014, when Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Georgia added a water park. In 2015, Six Flags acquired an abandoned water park in Oaxtepec, Morelos. It was renamed Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec, renovated, and reopened in 2017 under its new name.[14]
It was announced in 2021 that Great America's Hurricane Harbor park would operate as a separate property, becoming Hurricane Harbor Chicago.[20] In 2023, White Water Bay, next to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, was renamed to Hurricane Harbor San Antonio.[21] Hurricane Harbor Maryland at Six Flags America was permanently closed on September 6, 2025, ahead of its adjacent theme park's official closure on November 2, 2025.[22][23]
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Map of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water parks as of April 2026. Operated by Six Flags Operated by Enchanted Parks
As of 2026[update], there are 16 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor-branded water parks throughout North America.
The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water parks within Six Flags Great Escape and Six Flags St. Louis are the only parks not operated by Six Flags following its sale in April 2026. The current owner, EPR Properties, will continue to use the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor brand for the remainder of the 2026 season under a licensing agreement.[24]
Located within amusement parks
The following Hurricane Harbor water parks are typically included with admission with their connected theme parks.
