Six Flags reaches $11.2 million settlement over ticket fees

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Six Flags will have to pay customers after settling an inherited civil lawsuit over hidden processing fees.

In June 2024, Sargis Isayan filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, accusing amusement park company Cedar Fair of the "unlawful practice of 'drip pricing.'" Six Flags acquired Cedar Fair and its portfolio, which includes Knott's Berry Farm and California's Great America amusement parks, in July 2024. Now, the Texas-based company will have to foot the bill.

Six Flags did not admit to any wrongdoing but agreed to settle the class-action lawsuit with $11.2 million in payouts.

Isayan claimed that the company added "an undisclosed processing junk fee to the price of admission tickets late in the checkout process," meaning customers were unlikely to stop their purchase. California law requires businesses to disclose fees before a purchase is completed.

However, not everyone who has recently bought a Six Flags ticket qualifies. Only California customers who purchased non-season tickets online to Knott's Berry Farm, Knott's Soak City water park, or to California's Great America parks between June 28, 2020 and July 1, 2024 qualify.

Class members who submit a valid claim form will get an $8 cash payout, while those who do not file a claim will get an $8 credit voucher usable on sixflags.com. The deadline for submitting a claim at knottsgreatamericasettlement.com is Dec. 22.

It may also be customers' last interaction with California's Great America, located in the Bay Area. Six Flags announced it will close the park in 2027, more than 50 years after it opened in 1976. California's Great America's final season will begin in March 2027 and end on Labor Day.

"The Farewell Season is an opportunity for generations of Bay Area guests to return, spend time with family and friends, and revisit the attractions and traditions that have made the park in Santa Clara, California, such a meaningful part of the community," said Dave Vosejpka, park manager of…

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