BOWIE, Md. (WDCW) — There are only memories left after Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland, closed for good Sunday night.

"Definitely sad. I'm going to miss this place," young Maxwell Lynch told Nexstar's WDCW.

He and his mother were among those who turned out for the final day of operation at the amusement park, which first opened in 1974 as the Wildlife Preserve.

"[It was] a place to come with my friends, family events for organizations," Lynch said as he recalled what made the park special to him.

His mother shared the same sentiment.

"A little somber, so sad," Ayanna Lynch said.

Earlier this year, Six Flags Entertainment announced it would be closing its Bowie location after the 2025 season. President and CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said at the time that the park is "not a strategi

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