Six Flags Over Maryland

Six Flags Over Maryland is an amusement park located in Annapolis, Maryland (a suburb in Baltimore). It is owned and operated by Six Flags. It was established on May 28, 1963 by Westinghouse as Baltimore's Great Acres. Westinghouse would promptly sell the park to Smith Family Amusement Parks (later Sinclair Theme Parks) in 1983. Sinclair would then merge with Premier Parks in 1995, and it would gain its current name in 1998.

Due to the theme park being 10 miles away from Bowie based Six Flags America, the park is commonly dubbed a "sister park".

Westinghouse years
Due to rise of Westinghouse and their stations, Westinghouse conceived plans of expanding further by entering the theme park business. They decided to build a new park in Annapolis (a suburb in Baltimore) mainly because WJZ with served that area was one of Westinghouse's best performing ABC affiliate. Development of the park began as early as 1961 and finished in March 1963. The theme park was officially opened on May 28, 1963 as Baltimore's Great Acres. The new theme park was divided into 5 areas, "Greater Baltimore", "Splash Station", "WJZ 13 National Park", "The Kids Corner", and "Classical Maryland". During its first year of operation, it mostly was more close to an entertainment center than a theme park. In 1964, three new attractions were added, a flat ride named "Nature Traveller" in WJZ 13 National Park, a train themed ride known as the "Westinghouse Express" at The Kids Corner and the first roller coaster at the park "Victory Smasher" located at Classical Maryland.

1967 was the first year were the park gained major changes. The Kids Corner was renamed "Westinghouse Funtown" and the park added 6 new attractions. "The Voyage", a water ride at the Splash Station section of the park, "Soaring Skies" and "Deer Plains", two roller-coasters built for the WJZ 13 National Park area, the first wooden roller coaster in the park "WHEC-37" located at the Greater Baltimore area and a haunted house/minecart themed ride known as "Ghost Trap" located the newly named Westinghouse Funtown section of the park.

Trivia

 * This park is said to compliment Six Flags America rather than compete.