The park your family has been visiting since 1971 has a new owner — and if you're holding a 2026 season pass, the good news is it's still good.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation completed the sale of Six Flags St. Louis to EPR Properties on approximately April 6, according to a company press release. The Kansas City-based real estate investment trust paid $331 million for a package of six U.S. parks, with the Eureka location — all 323 acres of it — among them. EPR is partnering with Enchanted Parks, connected to Kieran Burke, the former Six Flags chairman and CEO, to handle day-to-day operations.
All 2026 season passes and active memberships will be honored through the end of the year, Six Flags confirmed on its website. The Six Flags name stays on the gates through the 2026 season as well — after that, the brand rights revert.
Not everyone is happy about the transition. Longtime season pass holder Liz Svendrowski told Fox 2 the changes have already cost her family. "They shortened our season and they increased the price of our memberships," she said. "We had everything covered — preferred parking included. We had meal plans included. So when we went there, we didn't have to pay for anything because we had already prepaid for it."
Others think new ownership could finally mean new rides. "It's been almost 20 years since the theme park had a major original roller coaster built," said Blake Lilge, a longtime park visitor. "If you want guests to keep coming back and spending money, you have to reinvigorate yourselves."
For Six Flags, the sale was about focus. CEO John Reilly said the company is concentrating resources "on the properties that we believe generate the greatest long-term growth potential." EPR called the purchase "a compelling opportunity to expand our attractions portfolio with high-quality experiential real estate."
What happens to the Eureka site after the 2026 season is the bigger question for local families. Neither EPR nor Enchanted Parks has announced any change in use for the property. The City of Eureka already runs its own youth baseball, softball, and basketball leagues at Coffey Park Lane — separate from the Six Flags site — so any future use of the 323-acre parcel would be a new development, not an extension of existing programs.
For now, the gates open as scheduled. What's on the other side of this season is anyone's guess.
