Six Flags New England

One of New England’s most beloved family theme parks is set to open for its 120th season later this month. Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, will be up and running for the season on Saturday, May 28, with doors set to open at 10:30 a.m. In order to ride thrills such as the Yankee Cannonball or Boston Tea…

Six Flags New England is closed for the second day in a row after storms ravaged the park on Tuesday night. The park said in a Facebook post it would stay closed Thursday to continue cleanup efforts, but expected to be open Friday. Video from visitors to the park earlier this week showed torrential rains and heavy winds, forcing people…

Six Flags New England is closed Wednesday after storms ravaged the park on Tuesday night. “Six Flags New England will be closed on Wednesday, June 30 to allow our team time to clean up from last night’s storm,” the Agawam, Massachusetts, theme park said on Facebook. There is no word yet on when the park will reopen. Video from visitors…

Six Flags New England is hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the park later this month, and each person who gets a no-cost shot will receive two free tickets to the Agawam theme park. This effort is through a partnership with Baystate Medical Center. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 19 in the…

Three popular New England theme parks are scheduled to reopen over Memorial Day weekend. Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, Storyland in Glen, New Hampshire, and Funtown Splashtown USA in Saco, Maine are all set to reopen for the first time following the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday. Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, had previously reopened, and Water…

High temperatures over-achieved yesterday, with many communities within a few degrees of 80 degrees. We expect more of the same today and tomorrow. The pattern of the last couple of days will continue through the weekend and into Monday and Tuesday of next week: generally warm and dry weather, but a chance of spot afternoon showers as disturbances aloft pass through the...

Today (Saturday): Sun to clouds, isolated PM sprinkle. Highs in the 70s. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to around 50. Sunday: Sun to variable clouds, chance AM shower, scattered PM thunder. Highs in the 70s.

After a roller coaster of a year, are you ready to hop on an actual roller coaster?  If you’re a theme-park fanatic, you’re in luck, because Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts will be reopening to members and season pass holders on Friday and to the general public on Saturday.  And other theme parks are announcing reopening plans,...

Six Flags New England has announced it will be opening its park to guests in May. The park will open on Friday, May 14 to members and season pass holders and then to the general public on Saturday, May 15, park officials said. “We are beyond thrilled that we can reopen our theme park with a full complement of our…

As restrictions begin to loosen and vaccinations increase across the New England area, residents are now seeing the light at the end of the long, dark COVID tunnel. Amusement parks in Connecticut and Maine are now allowed to open at 100 percent capacity, while state guidelines in New Hampshire require parks to limit attendance to allow proper social distancing between…

Massachusetts moves to Phase 4, Step 1 of the reopening plan Monday as relaxed travel restrictions take effect.