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===Present day=== [[File:Band Performance at Six Flags (Atlanta, Georgia).jpg|thumb|200px|A band performance in the park, 2025]] In late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing licensed themeing from attractions. They terminated several licenses including their license with [[Thomas the Tank Engine]]. Thomas Town was renamed and rethemed to [[Whistlestop Park]] in time for the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-six-flags-retheme-20101122,0,3267615.story|accessdate=27 November 2010|newspaper=LA Times|date=25 November 2010|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213091108/http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-six-flags-retheme-20101122,0,3267615.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/rides/KidsRides.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428140652/http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/rides/KidsRides.aspx |archive-date=2007-04-28 |title=Kids' Rides: Six Flags Over Georgia}}</ref> In an arrangement similar to that for Six Flags Over Texas, it is owned by a group of approximately 120 limited partners—some the heirs of Angus G. Wynne—and is managed by the corporation. In years past, this has caused significant friction, including legal action. Starting in 1991, the park was managed by [[Time Warner Entertainment]]. The partners sued Time Warner in 1997, claiming that they had neglected to invest in the park and overcharged the partners for the improvements it did receive. A [[Gwinnett County]] civil court jury agreed and awarded the partners damages in excess of US$600 million. In 1998, Time Warner sold its interests in the Six Flags parks to [[Premier Parks, LLC|Premier Parks]] of [[Oklahoma City]], which later changed its name to Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. On August 29, 2013, Six Flags officially announced it would add a [[Hurricane Harbor#Six Flags Over Georgia|Hurricane Harbor]] water park next door to the park for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=New for 2014|url=http://content.sixflags.com/comingin2014/|date=August 29, 2013|access-date=August 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901054320/http://content.sixflags.com/comingin2014/|archive-date=September 1, 2013}}</ref> In late April 2014, the park announced that it will expand their season from October to January, to include the new Christmas event, [[Holiday in the Park]] for years to come.<ref name="HITP">{{cite web|title=Six Flags Over Georgia's Holiday in the Park|url=https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/special-events/festival/holiday-park|author=Six Flags Magic Mountain|publisher=Six Flags|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=April 28, 2014}}</ref> As part of Six Flags' 2015 capital investment program, Six Flags Over Georgia received two rides in its Gotham City section. The first, "The Joker: Chaos Coaster" is a Larson [[Fire Ball|Giant Loop]] ride approximately 70 feet in height, while the second, "Harley Quinn Spinsanity", is a more traditional [[Tilt-A-Whirl]] family ride.<ref name="AJC-2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/entertainment/thrills-times-three-six-flags-gets-ready-for-2015/nhBW4/|title=Thrills times three: Six Flags gets ready for 2015|author=Tom Kelley|work=accessatlanta.com|publisher=Cox Newspapers|date=August 28, 2014|access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> Both attractions were part of a broader renovation of Gotham City, which also included a new character meet-and-greet area and improvements to the existing Gotham City Eatery restaurant.<ref name="AJC-2015"/> In 2016, Six Flags added two new children areas to the park – Bugs Bunny Boomtown and DC Super Friends, the first in the Six Flags chain. On June 16, 2016, it was announced that Dodge City Bumper Cars would be closed and removed from the park to make room for a new ride in 2017.<ref name="Dodge City removal">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/lifestyles/say-goodbye-to-the-dodge-city-bumper-cars-ride-at-/nrhCr/|title=Say goodbye to the Dodge City Bumper Cars ride at Six Flags|last=Poole|first=Shelia|date=June 16, 2016|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> On September 1, 2016, the park announced that an all new dark ride named Justice League: Battle For Metropolis would replace Dodge City Bumper Cars. In December 2024, Six Flags announced that they would take full ownership on the park and White Water from its partners for $332 million, of which the transition will occur at the beginning of January 2027.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1999001/000119312524284176/d920429d8k.htm | title=8-K }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/six-flags-consolidate-georgia-park-holdings-2027 | title=Six Flags to consolidate Georgia park holdings by 2027 | date=24 December 2024 }}</ref>
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