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Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor water park in Bowie, Md., closed its gates for good on Sunday, Nov. 2

Elizabeth Ringas, the president of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, tells PEOPLE she's hopeful the company will relocate some of the rides to other parks

However, Ringas says the organizations lacks insight into which attractions will be saved

The closure of Six Flags America in Bowie, Md., has left many coaster enthusiasts heart broken.

“Anybody and everybody hurts to see a local amusement park close. That one is truly a regional amusement park. It’s the heart of that community,” Elizabeth Ringas, president of the American Coaster Enthusiasts , tells PEOPLE. “It makes it hurt more because these [visitors] aren’t individuals that are traveling across the count

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