Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$162M
Total assets Near avg plan size
369
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$438,189
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation · Texas · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$162M in assets, 369 participants

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan reported $162M in total assets and 369 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,837 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $162M for 369 participants (~$438,189/participant), down 6.9% in 2024.

#2,837
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
-6.9%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$161,691,670 Top 7% higher than 93% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (369 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from $806K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 428 in the plan year 2023 filing to 369 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $174M in the plan year 2023 filing to $162M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 133995059 · Six Flags Entertainment Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan · $162M · 369 · 93rd

  • PCT $162M
  • PCT 369
  • PCT 93rd
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Solano-Napa Counties Electrical Workers Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #2837

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$174M
Net Assets (End of Year)$162M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN133995059
Plan Effective Date1987-05-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Six Flags Entertainment Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$338M 1.382093071892495% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$330M$335M$340M$345M 202220232024 $334M $338M ▲ +1.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,345 $334M
2023 2 5,970 $340M
2024 2 6,602 $338M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.16169167 · Participants: 369Six Flags, Inc. Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
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Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Solano-Napa Counties Electrical Workers Pension Plan in CA ($162M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Registered Practical Nurses of Samaritan Medical Centers & Samaritan Keep Nursing Home, Inc. in NY (369 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.9% during 2024, from $174M to $162M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Six Flags Entertainment Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.4%, from $334M to $338M.
Where does Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Solano-Napa Counties Electrical Workers Pension Plan in CA ($162M, 386 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Registered Practical Nurses of Samaritan Medical Centers & Samaritan Keep Nursing Home, Inc. in NY (369 participants, $73M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133995059.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.