A list of events in 1984 related to Six Flags.
Timeline
March
- March 17
- Six Flags Atlantis opens for the 1984 season.
- Six Flags Over Georgia opens for the 1984 season.
- March 24 – Sam Daly is born.
May
- May 11 – Eight teenage visitors are trapped and killed when the Haunted Castle attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure is destroyed by a fire. The park and Six Flags were subsequently indicted for manslaughter, accused of recklessly causing the deaths by taking inadequate precautions against a fire. In the subsequent trial, the prosecution argued that repeated warnings by safety consultants to install sprinklers or smoke alarms had been ignored. The defendants denied any culpability, and contended that the fire was arson and that no precautions would have saved lives. The trial jury found the defendants not guilty.
- May 12 – XLR-8 opens at Six Flags AstroWorld.
June
- June 3 – A mechanical problem causes a train on Mindbender at Six Flags Over Georgia to stop abruptly, causing four people to be hospitalized. The ride was repaired and put back into service with no more problems.
July
- July 4 – Grand opening of Six Flags AutoWorld.
December
- December 30 – Six Flags Atlantis closes for the 1984 season.
Unknown
- ? – Marriott's Great America is purchased by Bally Manufacturing.
Other events
- ? – Warner Bros. Consumer Products is founded.
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