The Ultimate Six Flags Food Guide

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Updated: January 21, 2025

When we think of Six Flags, we imagine heart-pounding roller coasters and laughter-filled adventures at one of America’s most iconic theme parks.

Recently, the companies of Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged in July 2024 to create a mammoth combination of 42 properties across North America, “creating the largest and most diverse amusement park operator in North America” (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation). Of those properties, 39 properties are located within the continental United States–25 theme parks and 27 water parks (some properties have combined theme park and water park facilities)–with three locations in Canada and Mexico.

I think it goes without saying (but I will anyway) that for most of the United States, a trip to a Six Flags property is a lot more accessible than a flight or roadtrip to Florida or California for a Disney or Universal property (and far cheaper!).

And in lieu of that, we don’t tend to think of Six Flags food as part of that adventure and for good reasons: 1) expensive, 2) don’t know the price, and 3) it’s usually crappy theme park food (well, true Six Flags food did anyway, Cedar Fair food fared a lot better but we’ll see now after the merger how things are going).

However, as you can probably guess, we’re here to talk about how the world of Six Flags food can serve you and your family and how you can make the best of your time within those parks. 

This guide will take a tour of a couple parks throughout the Six Flags portfolio, namely the Six Flags New England location in Agawam, MA and the Knott’s Berry Farm location in Buena Park, CA, but this guide will be thorough and precise to help you out for all other locations so take your time going through this at your leisure.

Pro-tip: to find the park of your choice on this page you can use CTRL + F (PC) or CMD + F (Mac) for ease of use.

With Six Flags New England located in Massachusetts and Knott’s Berry Farm in California, these are our blog’s default Six Flags locations. This guide will be exploring the season pass options and providing valuable tips about dining options that should hopefully serve you at other Six Flags locations as well.

Due to the intricacies of these recent changes with the merger there may be some slight inaccuracies, if you see them, please let me know of them in the comments so I can look into them to make the changes. Thank you.

I will, of course, be trying to get to all the theme parks eventually. But with 42 properties, these things will take time and so I hope you are able to get what you need for now with what is provided here. Please enjoy and have fun.

Before I move on I want to make it clear that I will make references to legacy Six Flags locations and legacy Cedar Fair locations.

Also–

IMPORTANT: Six Flags is officially a cashless park having transitioned the legacy Six Flags locations towards this payment option during the pandemic and the legacy Cedar Fair locations in the 2023-2024 operating season. There are ATMs inside of the park where you can convert cash to card, but please come prepared to pay with plastic otherwise.

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Day Tickets

Going to Six Flags is a lot of fun, but the price for a ticket can be pretty expensive. Here’s a tip, though: buy your ticket online. The company actually encourages you to do so, not only to save you the headache, but to save them the headache of you waiting in line in the hot sun and being irritable when you get to the front to purchase your now twice as expensive ticket.

Because guess what?

Your tickets are half off online! Yes, half off.

So, if you like having more money in your wallet buy them online. And if for any reason you happen to not do before you get into the park, don’t feel pressured to walk up to the ticket booth and buy it. Whip out that cell phone and buy it there! Same thing.

Theme Park Bites has an affiliate partnership with Undercover Tourist that provides theme park tickets to all Six Flags locations and over 300 other theme parks and other attractions. Some of these locations may be under Multi-Attraction Passes helping you to save even more money and give you the option to explore more places in the area.

Prices on the Six Flags website range from $30 to $66 online with the highest ticket price in-person being $110 going to Knott’s Berry Farm.

To my international foodie friends: Please remember that in the USA tax and fees are collected on top of every dollar amount, so if you don’t see (plus tax and fees) after ever dollar amount I place, keep a mental note of that just in case. We’re taxed to death out here. Help us. 😭🥲

Benefits of Being a Six Flags Season Pass Holder and Dining Pass

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that being a season pass holder has a number of perks. I truly believe that it’s worth it to become one if you’re to become, or already are, a regular to a Six Flags property.

Ultimately, Six Flags isn’t always a cheap place to spend your money (once you add up meals and drinks) at despite it being cheaper than their larger Disney and Universal competitors on the ticket-end. From unlimited access to the parks to parking privileges to savings on dining, I invite you to grab a season pass if you’ve got the funds.

In August season passes go on sale for up to 70% off. The sale during this time of the year is their biggest sale on season passes and lasts for roughly 4-5 weeks (although I have seen them extend it into October, but that’s not a guarantee). Since it does come around once a year you may happen to miss it, but you should remember it for the future.

You will find that at each park, the numbers for season passes change depending on where you go despite them all being under the Six Flags designation (e.g., Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA prices range from $130 to $399 whereas Six Flags New England in Agawam, MA prices range from $75 to $130 with variations on the kinds of season passes available between locations).

At all Six Flags locations, as of January 6, 2025, there is now a dynamic change. For those familiar with the old system, there used to be a number of season passes (i.e., Gold, Platinum, and Diamond) among the Six Flags Plus and the Membership that was once defunct, …but now seems to be back. *stares into the abyss, sighs deeply*

Because of the merger, there is now an All Park Passport that was available with the now defunct Cedar Fair Entertainment Corporation that is now available across the entirety of the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation portfolio.

You should note though that these passes are for park admittance only and while they include discounts and other perks they do not inherently have meal plans included.

Thankfully Six Flags has meal plans that give you a set number of meals per day that you can add to your pass. There is an additional cost, but all of the park and dining pass combinations can be paid for monthly if you need that as an option.

One last note before we get into specifics: Six Flags changes up their park plans annually. I am a Diamond membership holder with an unlimited meal plan, and I receive a 35% discount off items I buy inside of the park.

This is a plan I have from 2021 that was discontinued, but was grandfathered into, therefore as long as I continue to pay my $18 $21 per month I get to keep my plan.

This is an important distinction to recognize as season pass plans are capped at one year, but the membership (formerly known as Six Flags Plus for one singular operating year in 2023-2024–ugh, what a headache) plans can be extended for as long as you pay the monthly fee. I do want to make it clear that your payment amount can be changed whenever Six Flags deems it more company-friendly.

Of course, I say this because Six Flags will never outright advertise “we could make these plans less attractive in the future” as a main selling point, but it’s something as a consumer that I would keep in mind as it is written in the contract.

Alright, let’s hit these numbers, yeah?

All Park Passport Add-On

With the merger, both Six Flags and Cedar Fair came with a sizable portfolio of parks to their names. Each had their own method to allow for access to their other parks, whether by the Diamond season pass via Six Flags or with Cedar Fair’s All Park Passport Add-On to their Gold, Texas 2 Splash, or Prestige Pass.

The new corporation decided to utilize Cedar Fair’s methodology across all parks.

With the Cedar Fair All Park Passport Add-On, you must have either the Gold, a Texas 2 Splash, or Prestige season pass/membership. If you bought this add-on prior to January 6th, 2025, all legacy Six Flags locations are now accessible. 

However, if you bought the Six Flags All Park Passport Add-On, the inverse will be true of Cedar Fair legacy locations (their locations will not have been accessible until January 6th, 2025). You must have either the Silver, Gold, or Prestige pass/memberships. In addition, if you are a legacy Diamond Elite VIP, Diamond Elite, Platinum, Gold Plus and Six Flags Plus member you can add the passport to your membership by either buying it online as an add-on and validating your pass or reaching out to Live Chat for help.

As the name suggests, this add-on allows you access to all parks within the Six Flags portfolio. (Yes, even those in Canada and Mexico).

For Reference: CAD = Canadian Dollars / MXN = Mexican Pesos

• California’s Great America (California): Gold – $95
• Canada’s Wonderland (Ontario, Canada): Gold – $90 CAD • Prestige – $99 CAD
• Carowinds (North Carolina): Gold – $80 • Prestige – $90
• Cedar Point (Ohio): Gold – $80 • Prestige – $99
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Pennsylvania): Gold – $80
• Frontier City & Hurricane Harbor (Oklahoma): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $174
• Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $248
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Texas): Gold – $130 • Prestige – $174
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Virginia): Gold – $89 • Prestige – $99
• Kings Island (Ohio): Gold – $89 • Prestige – $99
• Knott’s Berry Farm & Soak City (California): Gold – $65 • Prestige – $85
• La Ronde (Quebec, Canada): Gold – $125 CAD • Prestige – $167 CAD
• Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Michigan): Gold – $85
• Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (Texas): Texas 2 Splash – $75
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Texas): Texas 2 Splash – $75
• Six Flags America (Maryland): Gold – $120 • Prestige – $164
• Six Flags Darien Lake (New York): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $174
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom & Hurricane Harbor Concord (California): Gold – $120 • Prestige – $255
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): Gold – $110 • Prestige – $154
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Hurricane Harbor (New Jersey): Gold – $110 • Prestige – $133
• Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor C & R (Illinois): Gold – $105 • Prestige – $154
  • Chicago & Rockford
• Six Flags Great Escape (New York): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $64
• Six Flags Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor (California): Gold – $110 • Prestige – $284
• Six Flags Mexico & Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Mexico City, Mexico): Gold – $1,054.86 MXN • Prestige – $1,637.93 MXN
• Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor (Massachusetts): Gold – $120 • Prestige – $155
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $164
• Six Flags Over Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): Gold – $110 • Prestige – $154
• Six Flags St. Louis (Missouri): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $174
• Six Flags White Water (Georgia): Gold – $125 • Prestige – $164
• Valleyfair & Soak City (Minnesota): Gold – $95
• Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Missouri): Gold – $89

Memberships (f/k/a Six Flags Plus)

In years past, this pass was the best option for theme park junkies who didn’t want to be tied to a single Six Flags location. There are now a number of changes, the major of which is that the membership is only accessible at your home park and/or water park, if available. While this membership isn’t very expensive upfront, it does come with a $20 initiation fee at all parks.

There are now two different memberships–Gold and Prestige–and not every park offers them. Despite the merger, legacy Cedar Fair locations do not offer memberships, however all USA legacy Six Flags locations still do.

The major differences I’ll focus on between both tiers are the discounts and the parking situation. 

The Gold membership offers free general parking, unlimited access to the home park (and if there is a nearby water park, that too) property, and a 10% food and merchandise discount. Since 2023, there was only one tier, but now there is Prestige which offers preferred parking, unlimited access to the home park and nearby water park properties, if available, and a 15% food and merchandise discount.

In addition, all memberships are eligible for the All Park Passport add-on and all tack on tax to their monthly price.

• Frontier City & Hurricane Harbor (Oklahoma): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax 
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Texas): Gold – $6.99/month • Prestige – $12.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags America (Maryland): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Darien Lake (New York): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom & Hurricane Harbor Concord (California): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): Gold – $6.99/month • Prestige – $12.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Hurricane Harbor (New Jersey): Gold – $6.99/month • Prestige – $12.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Great America (Illinois): Gold – $6.99/month • Prestige – $12.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Great Escape (New York): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor (California): Gold – $6.99/month • Prestige – $12.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor (Massachusetts): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags Over Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): Gold – $6.99/month • Prestige – $12.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags St. Louis (Missouri): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax
• Six Flags White Water (Georgia): Gold – $5.99/month • Prestige – $11.99/month plus tax

With a 12 month minimum, these memberships add up to a total of anywhere between $72-156 plus tax for one calendar year, but you can keep paying the monthly charge for as long as you’d like and your pass stays active.

The membership may end up being more expensive if you are unable to get it outside of a sale. The only downside is that you’ll be paying that extra $20 for your initiation fee compared to paying for the pass upfront. But if you’re unable to pay for the pass due to a large family, lack of funds, or any other reasons, getting the membership is truly the best option (and we listen, and we don’t judge, I get it, this economy is harsh).

Texas 2 Splash

This pass comes a little out of left field, but this pass grants access to the Schlitterbahn water park locations in Texas.

There is a Regular season pass and the Texas 2 Splash pass. Regular grants access to the home park, however the Texas 2 Splash lets you into both Schlitterbahn’s (which seems like a no-brainer).

• Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (Texas): Regular – $105 • T2S – $120
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Texas): Regular – $99 • T2S – $120

Silver Pass

The cheapest of the seasonal passes, this pass only allows for unlimited access to your home park. So, for example, if you’re looking to get into a water park (e.g., Hurricane Harbor within Six Flags New England) you won’t be admitted unless you pay for a regular all-day ticket. 

They don’t leave out passholders with nothing though as Silver gets 10% food and merchandise discounts and free general parking among other small perks. Each park has their own stipulation, so please take care to check out which perks come along with the park you’re looking to buy your pass from.

Note: I’m going to throw in some outliers into this pass (a Summer pass from Cedar Point and a Regular pass from Knott’s Berry Farm).

This pass does not qualify for a membership.

For Reference: CAD = Canadian Dollars

• California’s Great America (California): $85 plus tax and fees
• Canada’s Wonderland (Ontario, Canada): $89 CAD plus tax and fees
• Carowinds (North Carolina): $95 plus tax and fees
• Cedar Point (Ohio): $115 plus tax and fees
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Pennsylvania): $99 plus tax and fees
• Frontier City & Hurricane Harbor (Oklahoma): $49 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles (California): $79 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): $45 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Texas): $45 plus tax and fees
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Virginia): $95 plus tax and fees
• Kings Island (Ohio): $105 plus tax and fees
• Knott’s Berry Farm & Soak City (California): $130 plus tax and fees
• La Ronde (Quebec, Canada): $66.99 CAD plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom & Hurricane Harbor Concord (California): $55 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $59 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Hurricane Harbor (New Jersey): $69 plus tax and fees (and admission to Wild Safari)
• Six Flags Great America (Illinois): $69 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor (California): $79 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia): $49 plus tax and fees (and admission to Hurricane Harbor Atlanta)
• Six Flags Over Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $59 plus tax and fees
• Valleyfair & Soak City (Minnesota): $89 plus tax and fees
• Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Missouri): $89 plus tax and fees

Gold Pass

Next up is the Gold Pass. This is the best value for those looking for the best of both the Silver and Prestige world.

This allows for unlimited access to your home park and if there are attached water parks, or nearby ones, access to those as well. I did notice there is some discrepancy between legacy Cedar Fair parks and legacy Six Flags parks in terms of their general parking in this category, though.

This discrepancy only applies at Canada’s Wonderland and Knott’s Berry Farm: they do not have free general parking under this pass. All other parks have free general parking. In addition, all parks with this pass have a 10% food and merchandise discount.

However, if you have the All Park Passport Add-On to Canada’s Wonderland or Knott’s Berry Farm on your Gold Pass you do get free general parking.

For Reference: CAD = Canadian Dollars / MXN = Mexican Pesos

• California’s Great America (California): $99 plus tax and fees
• Canada’s Wonderland (Ontario, Canada): $115 CAD plus tax and fees
• Carowinds (North Carolina): $120 plus tax and fees
• Cedar Point (Ohio): $150 plus tax and fees
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Pennsylvania): $125 plus tax and fees
• Frontier City & Hurricane Harbor (Oklahoma): $69 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): $65 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Texas): $65 plus tax and fees
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Virginia): $110 plus tax and fees
• Kings Island (Ohio): $140 plus tax and fees
• Knott’s Berry Farm & Soak City (California): $155 plus tax and fees
• La Ronde (Quebec, Canada): $96.99 CAD plus tax and fees
• Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Michigan): $110 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags America (Maryland): $69 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Darien Lake (New York): $75 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom & Hurricane Harbor Concord (California): $75 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $79 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Hurricane Harbor (New Jersey): $85 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great America (Illinois): $89 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great Escape (New York): $69 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor (California): $95 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Mexico & Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Mexico City, Mexico): $1,400 MXN plus tax and fees
• Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor (Massachusetts): $75 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia): $69 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Over Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $79 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags St. Louis (Missouri): $69 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags White Water (Georgia): $69 plus tax and fees
• Valleyfair & Soak City (Minnesota): $99 plus tax and fees
• Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Missouri): $105 plus tax and fees

Prestige Pass

The big mamajama, the Prestige Pass. 

At some parks, this pass is a steal and at others – goodness what on earth is going on with those prices? Knott’s Berry Farm, I’m talking directly to you.

But this pass grants unlimited access to the home park and to the nearby water park(s) in the area.

The major upside with this pass are the many perks, but the best are the 15% food and merchandise discount and the preferred parking. There is also one (1) skip-the-line pass per visit and access to a VIP area if the park has one.

The downside? Legacy Six Flags parks pre-merger used to have free refillable bottles on this pass, which saved passholders $34.99, but now it doesn’t, which is a bummer. 

However, if you’re an old Diamond Elite VIP, Diamond Elite, Diamond, and I believe Platinum Six Flags membership holder that used to receive a free all-season bottle (namely the red metal metallic tumbler last given out in the 2023 season) you’ll find a coupon on your Six Flags dashboard for as long as your membership is active to receive a free refillable bottle every year moving forward.

That coupon can only be redeemed at a food and beverage location that offers drink bottles. Old bottles that were given out to members in those categories cannot be used for beverage refills. This year’s bottle (2025) is purple.

For Reference: CAD = Canadian Dollars / MXN = Mexican Pesos

• Canada’s Wonderland (Ontario, Canada): $325 plus tax and fees
• Carowinds (North Carolina): $299 plus tax and fees
• Cedar Point (Ohio): $350 plus tax and fees
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Virginia): $260 plus tax and fees
• Kings Island (Ohio): $340 plus tax and fees
• Knott’s Berry Farm & Soak City (California): $399 plus tax and fees
• Frontier City & Hurricane Harbor (Oklahoma): $150 plus tax and fees
• La Ronde (Quebec, Canada): $160.99 CAD plus tax and fees
• Six Flags America (Maryland): $150 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Darien Lake (New York): $150 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom & Hurricane Harbor Concord (California): $170 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $170 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Hurricane Harbor (New Jersey): $195 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great America (Illinois): $170 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Great Escape (New York): $150 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor (California): $195 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Mexico & Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Mexico City, Mexico): $2,900 MXN plus tax and fees
• Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor (Massachusetts): $170 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia): $150 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags Over Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $170 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags St. Louis (Missouri): $150 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): $150 plus tax and fees
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Texas): $150 plus tax and fees
• Six Flags White Water (Georgia): $150 plus tax and fees

In my opinion, do the current perks along with the other extras that are included––two (2) free bring-a-friend tickets annually, VIP entrance, among others depending on the pass you own––make the Prestige a pretty attractive plan for theme park aficionados? If this was pre-merger, I would absolutely say, yes, this is the plan to get, but I can’t say with any conviction that it is.

For me, here at Theme Park Bites, this pass, alongside the All Park Passport add-on makes the most sense considering the amount of parks that are in the Six Flags portfolio. 

My thought is this: if you live in an area where there are a lot of parks, get Prestige with the passport. Those areas would be anyone living within the bubble of MA-NJ-PA, and those in TX and CA.

There are other locations that could even work as well by making weekend trips to locations near to where you live – OH and MI, IL and MO, MD and VA, NC and GA – there are possibilities everywhere you look to stretch these passes to make the most out of them.

Historical 2024 Legacy Six New England Offers

2025 Six Flags New England and Knott’s Berry Farm Offers

Now that numbers are out of the way, let’s hop into the meat and potatoes of our guide.

Season Pass Dining Plans

For those with season passes, you can add on a dining pass. I wish it were as simple as every park having the same price across the board (it would make life incredibly easy for me), but alas, we’re in the same boat here.

Each park has their own pricing for dining plans. These dining plans do not include drinks and they do not carry over to any other park outside of the home park. If you happen to add-on the All Park Passport, depending on which park you buy it under–a legacy Cedar Fair or legacy Six Flags–your dining plan can be used at those parks and only at those parks.

What I mean is a Knott’s Berry Farm All Park Passport dining plan can be used at Worlds of Fun or Dorney Park but cannot be used at Six Flags New England or Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The inverse also applies.

The home park dining plan grants up to 2 meals max per visit with a 4 hour cooldown in between meals and does not include drinks, dessert, or snacks.

For Reference: CAD = Canadian Dollars / MXN = Mexican Pesos

Home Park Only

• California’s Great America (California): Silver – $89 • Gold – $99
• Canada’s Wonderland (Ontario, Canada): Silver – $109 CAD • Gold – $125 CAD • Prestige – $125 CAD
• Carowinds (North Carolina): Silver – $105 • Gold – $120 • Prestige – $120
• Cedar Point (Ohio): Silver – $105 • Gold – $145 • Prestige – $145
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Pennsylvania): Silver – $110 • Gold – $110 • Prestige – $165
• Frontier City & Hurricane Harbor (Oklahoma): $99
• Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): $99
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Texas): $99
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Virginia): Silver – $99 • Gold – $110 • Prestige – $110
• Kings Island (Ohio): Silver – $109 • Gold – $145 • Prestige – $145
• Knott’s Berry Farm & Soak City (California): Silver – $159 • Gold – $159 • Prestige – $159
• La Ronde (Quebec, Canada): $111 CAD
• Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Michigan): Gold – $99
• Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (Texas): Regular – $89 • Texas 2 Splash – $99
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Texas): Regular – $95 • Texas 2 Splash – $99
• Six Flags America (Maryland): $99
• Six Flags Darien Lake (New York): $99
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom & Hurricane Harbor Concord (California): $99
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $119
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Hurricane Harbor (New Jersey): $119
• Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor C & R (Illinois): $119
  • Chicago & Rockford
• Six Flags Great Escape (New York): $99
• Six Flags Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor (California): $119
• Six Flags Mexico & Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Mexico City, Mexico): $4299 MXN
• Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor (Massachusetts): $119
• Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia): $99
• Six Flags Over Texas & Hurricane Harbor (Texas): $119
• Six Flags St. Louis (Missouri): $99
• Six Flags White Water (Georgia): $99
• Valleyfair & Soak City (Minnesota): Silver – $92 • Gold – $92
• Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Missouri): Silver – $105 • Gold – $105

With All Park Passport Add-On / Upgrade

To clarify with this add-on, drinks, dessert, and snacks are not included with this add-on / upgrade. There’s also a max of 2 meals per day with a 4 hour interval in between each meal. The difference between the add-on and upgrade is that the add-on is for a new plan to a new or old season pass without a previous meal plan whereas the upgrade is for an existing meal plan that you already own from a previous season pass and you’re upgrading to the All Park Passport.

Legacy Cedar Fair parks cost $165.00 USD/CAD to add-on a new meal plan to a season pass. Below you will see the numbers to upgrade an existing meal plan pre-merger to the existing All Park Passport numbers.

Legacy Six Flags parks cost $155 USD / $157 CAD / $4599 MXN to add-on a new plan to a season pass. There are no Six Flags numbers below.

• California’s Great America (California): $60 plus tax and fees
• Canada’s Wonderland (Ontario, Canada): $45 CAD plus tax and fees
• Carowinds (North Carolina): $45 plus tax and fees
• Cedar Point (Ohio): $35 plus tax and fees
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Pennsylvania): $55 plus tax and fees
• Kings Dominion & Soak City (Virginia): $55 plus tax and fees
• Kings Island (Ohio): $25 plus tax and fees
• Knott’s Berry Farm & Soak City (California): $10 plus tax and fees
• Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Michigan): $60 plus tax and fees
• Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (Texas): $60 plus tax and fees
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Texas): $60 plus tax and fees
• Valleyfair & Soak City (Minnesota): $65 plus tax and fees
• Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Missouri): $60 plus tax and fees

Season Pass Drink Plans

I find this to be a money grab, but who am I to say anything? In lieu of a meal plan, you can add on a drink plan. You’ve got a couple of choices which allow for refilling of drinks every 15 minutes. If you’re only looking for cold fountain drinks go the easy route and grab the economical Drink Plan, but if you want those extra refreshing ICEE slushies? You’ll have to upgrade to the Drink Plan+.

However, if you need your coffee? The plus plan is for you.

• Drink Plan: Cold beverages only (roughly $34.99 – $35.99 each)
• Drink Plan+: Cold beverages, ICEEs, and hot beverages (roughly $49.99 – $51.99 each)
  • Hot beverages: hot cocoa and coffee

Day Dining Plans

Outside of season pass dining plans, there are plans that you can purchase alongside day tickets. This section will include food and drinks to keep it concise.

The one day meal plans are pretty straight-forward; they’re only usable for the day that you buy them for. Some are better than others. I wouldn’t advise going for the One/Single Meal option ever no matter how much you think it’s worth it. It’s not. The amount of calories you burn through running around a theme park is a lot more than you do in a normal day, you will get hungry 2-3x faster than you would on any given day and it’s ridiculously expensive for what you get.

At any legacy Six Flags park, the All Day is your best bet and at a legacy Cedar Fair? Premium All Day. That’s because of the bottle/drink wristband. That is worth the upcharge as you have access to Coca-Cola products every 15 minutes throughout the day, which means hydration on a hot summer’s day. Plus, that meal plan gains you access to a meal every 90 minutes.

Yes, you read that right, every. 90. minutes. Read that again if you think your eyes went blurry (they didn’t).

Prices range between $17.99 and $23.99 for One/Single Meal plans, $28.99 and $44.99 for All Day meal plans and $39.99 and $45.99 for the Premium All Day plan. The All Day/Souvenir Bottle has a 15 minute interval between drinks, but only allows for Coca-Cola fountain drinks, so no ICEEs I’m afraid. That bottle will set you back between $18.99 and $19.99 each and if can be brought back into the park and “recharged” for unlimited use for $6.99 on each additional visit through 2025.

As a warning, if you choose the drink wristband it is only valid the day of your visit and cannot be “recharged” for another day in the operating season.

Pros and Cons of Six Flags Season Passes

Pros of the Pass: The upfront cost of the passes are fairly low since you can pay for all your options month-to-month. This can make trips to the park a little less of a burden for families, especially ones that are planning on attending multiple times during the season and especially a large family needing some early-on breathing room.

It’s also worth noting that only one person in the party actively needs the Prestige pass to get the preferred parking and most of the other incentives (as long as you’re sticking together when making purchases), so grabbing Gold passes for everyone else works out incredibly well for most families.

But do note that the skip-the-line pass and access to the VIP area only applies to the Prestige passholder, so, that’s where it gets a bit dicey. 

The dining plans and the drink bottles are also a very great added bonus to the season passes. With how expensive meals and drinks are in the park, even on the most expensive plan (Knott’s Berry Farm with the All Park Passport Add-On of $175) the plans can pay for themselves across roughly 12 meals (6 day trips) on the dining plan if the meals average to roughly $15 per meal and 7 refills of your All Season Drink Bottle (a current max of $35.99 value).

Cons of the Pass: These plans clearly add up. If you are grandfathered into a plan pre-merger, you’re in a great position because you’re paying less than someone who is coming in new to the game, congratulations you made it. But if you’re new to this, things are a little bit rougher for you.

Despite the upfront costs being low month-to-month the pass can still be pretty expensive in another way, you have to pay a $20 initiation fee for every season pass that you buy. And for a large family that $20 adds up. 

Imagine you’re a large family of 8 (I know there are larger, but work with me here), that’s $160 just in initiation fees alone. That’s a Gold Pass at Knott’s Berry Farm or a Prestige Pass at many of the legacy Six Flags locations.

If you are not going to be a regular, but are buying the pass to go two or three times because it’s more economical, or don’t particularly like theme park food (*tilts head confused*), adding a dining plan doesn’t make much sense for you. 

What used to be a past perk for Prestige passholders is no longer a perk–free refillable bottles. Now you have to pay for them as All Season Drink Bottles which go for upward of $35.99.

Research and Prep Before You Go

Before you even step foot in the park, you should know that Six Flags has embraced the digital age. From the comfort of your home, you can dive into available restaurants, your season pass benefits, add-ons, rides, shops, and more. 

All you need to do is install the app of your choice. There are many––one for all of the legacy Six Flags locations and one for each legacy Cedar Fair location. 

The biggest benefit to downloading is mobile food ordering in the park. Prices show up when you’re physically in the park. 

Legacy Six Flags Parks

That said, I will continue to visit more parks and unlock more information for you here. In the meantime, some apps feature up to date menus, and some have pricing at select locations that you can check when you’re outside of the park.

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Six Flags Food Menu Prices 2025

Click on the image below to be taken to the available menu lists where I have been to recently. Those parks include the America, Great Adventure, and New England locations, alongside Knott’s Berry Farm, last updated in 2023-2024. Enjoy!

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Dining Options at Six Flags

I will give credit where credit is due: legacy Six Flags locations did a pretty decent job of covering just about everything in their parks. With the addition of legacy Cedar Fair locations that has upped the ante a bit.

Their food options can be divided into three categories: table service, quick-service, and snack carts, so whatever you’re in the mood for, you have options.

Table Service

If you’re looking to take more than just a bit of a quick breather under an umbrella at a (maybe clean) table under the sun, head into some air-conditioning and get a full-service experience. You’ll definitely find more options for fresh vegetables and ways to stylize your food to your specifications than any other option on this list. Some options are not inside of the park, rather outside of the gates or in the nearby hotels, so don’t discount those!

Some locations include:

Ghost Town Grill (Knott’s Berry Farm) • Tomo Sushi & Hibachi at Hotel Breakers (Cedar Point)

Quick Service

In between roller coasters, quick service restaurants offer a wide breadth of food options. Whether you’re sinking your teeth into a burger, grabbing a slice of pizza, or whatever suits your taste buds, you’ll get some fuel for your next adventure.

Some locations include:

Heritage House Food Court (Six Flags America) • Macho Nacho (Six Flags America) • Johnny Rockets (Six Flags Great Adventure) • Dirty Fries (Six Flags New England) • Fireman’s BBQ (Knott’s Berry Farm)

Snack Stands / Carts

There are also snack stands and carts peppering the park. These offer quick bites and tasty treats that are perfect for staving off your sudden cravings.

You can find favorites like:

Dippin’ Dots (Six Flags Great Adventure) • Rita’s Italian Ice (Six Flags America) • Sutter’s Funnel Cake (Knott’s Berry Farm) • Fried Dough (Six Flags New England)

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Kid-Friendly Dining at Six Flags Locations

Families with young adventurers will find no shortage of kid-friendly dining options at Six Flags between both legacy locations. Most of the park’s properties are catered to a child’s palate so you shouldn’t find it too difficult to find what you need for the smaller ones in your party.

The parks offer everything from chicken, pizza, popcorn, fruit cups, and fries for that traditional theme park experience. And of course, if you dare, lots of sweets such as ice cream, cotton candy, and pretzels among others.

However, if you’re looking for something a little more nutritious try to find the equivalent of the park’s Chop Six as they’ll have a diverse menu of fresh vegetables and other carbs that aren’t french friends (like rice and noodles).

How Does Six Flags Handle Special Dietary Needs and Food Sensitivities?

There are some decent attempts made by legacy Six Flags locations to provide for dietary needs––if you’re vegetarian and vegan, there are some options for you, but not very many.

You can ask the staff for assistance; I have found them to be friendly and helpful, and they’ll guide you to the best options when you visit.

I received this in an email from Guest Relations (check out our resource on other parks’ food policies if you need assistance elsewhere):

“If guests with sensitivities or life-threatening allergies do not feel comfortable with the menu options available, they may bring their own food into the park. In this case, the food must be restricted to the person with the allergy and may include: two sealable sandwich-sized bags and one snack to accommodate their visit (such as a piece of fruit, a fruit bar, or a snack that fits in a sandwich bag).

To transport these items, one small soft-sided cooler may be brought into the park. Outside beverages are not permitted. To obtain a medical sticker, please see Security at the screening.”

At legacy Cedar Fair locations however, their menu has historically been more robust in handling dietary needs and food sensitivities. For those who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc, there is a wider menu of options available among those parks.

They have dedicated food allergen and dietary needs guides as well that are helpful for those needing something downloadable (e.g., Knott’s Berry Farm’s Guide).

I’m gluten-free, what options are there at Six Flags?

Legacy Six Flags locations don’t publish their ingredients or specifically state which options are gluten-free, so this is a hard question to answer. In 2024, pre-merger, I did send an email out to Six Flags America to see what offerings they have and the only gluten-free options available were the lettuce burger, lasagna, and macaroni and cheese (Heritage House Food Court only). 

There’s nothing that indicates this on their menus, but I’m taking their word for it. But, based on that menu, I believe that there are more gluten free options available at other parks, although the larger parks will potentially fare better in this department especially (hopefully, fingers crossed) post-merger.

At legacy Cedar Fair parks, if Knott’s Berry Farm is any indicator at this time, there could be some options at select parks. Since Theme Park Bites hasn’t had the opportunity to dive into every park as of yet and has limited information, I’ll be honest in saying that I don’t know, but I do implore you to reach out to the park you’re hoping to attend in advance for more information.

What vegetarian options are there at Six Flags?

Not a complete list by any means, I did want to whet your appetite for the offerings that some of the parks deliver on regarding vegetarian options. As a quick note, most sides are considered vegetarian, but of course are not filling in many cases (e.g., seasoned fries, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, chocolate chip cookies, fruits, etc).

What vegan options are there at Six Flags?

Like most theme parks, vegan options are not found far and wide. There is such a limited amount that I highly suggest bringing your own cooler full of food and eating in the parking lot. However, some options at legacy Six Flags locations are at Chop Six.

They offer fruit cups, seasoned fries, and some side options that include Tofu Vegetable Stir Fry, Mixed Vegetables, and Chow Mein (but I would confirm that they don’t use any oyster sauce in their sauce).

At legacy Cedar Fair locations, I can only go off of what I’ve seen at Knott’s Berry Farm. 

At Coasters Diner they have a Vegan Hot Dog, Vegan Tenders, and a Boca Burger; Boardwalk BBQ’s Gourmet Berry Salad is up for grabs, over at Prop Shop Pizzeria there’s an entire menu of options, and Sutter’s Pizza has Cauliflower Pizza. Oh, and every option inside of Cable Car is vegan according to their dietary guide.

There are a couple more, but you can look into those a bit more deeply on your own.

Food and Budget Conscious Choices

If you’re concerned about your wallet while eating in the park, I have a few tips you can use to spare your wallet without compromising on a filling meal.

1 – Several of the quick service restaurants at legacy Six Flags locations have combo meals that can save you a few dollars compared to buying items separately.

Aside from the One Meal Dining Deals, there are sometimes Pizza Combos and other combos like Chicken Strip Combos that may look a little something like this:

• Pizza Combo (Pizza Slice – pepperoni or cheese, two (2) garlic knots, and one (1) regular drink)
• Chicken Strips Combo (four (4) chicken strips, seasoned fries, and one (1) regular drink)

2 – If you plan ahead, you can treat the family to creature comforts from home with a cooler and a meal outside of the park. Alternatively, you can also try to get along by splitting an entrée with another member of your party so you’re not having to leave the park.

3 – You can also get a refillable Six Flags bottle and share it among you and your family to cut down on costs. Although for multiple people (or among friends) this might not be appropriate. Personally, I couldn’t do that, I would just buy bottles for everyone, but that’s just me. However, if all you’ll be drinking is water, bring in your own reusable water bottle for everyone.

Local Flavors and International Cuisine at Six Flags

Legacy Six Flags includes a variety of cuisines that definitely blows regional parks out of the water, but it is important to note that some parks do better than others in this regard.

For example, at the America park you have options such as Chop Six (Asian-inspired) and Macho Nacho (Tex-Mex), but at the New England park there’s Chop Six (Asian-inspired), JB’s Smokehouse BBQ (Southern), Yamas! (Greek), and Hot Head Burritos (Tex-Mex).

Over at legacy Cedar Fair they also seem to pride themselves on including a large variety of cuisines. 

Over at Knott’s Berry Farm there’s Baja Taqueria (Mexican-inspired), Papas Mexicanas (Mexican-inspired), and Casa California (Mexican-inspired), but over at Carowinds they have Leonardo’s Italian Hometown Food (Italian-inspired), Papa Luigi’s (Italian-inspired), and Burrito Café (Mexican-inspired).

Each park seems to base their restaurants off of the surrounding population and the demographics of their frequent guests, so when you head to a new park, you’re bound to find a new combination of flavors.

Generally, the dishes served are for an American palate, so you’re not going to walk away from any of these restaurants thinking you were magically transported to a kitchen in Hong Kong.

I will say that the effort to include a variety of international influences is apparent, although the execution is not always consistent.

Dining and Insider Tips

Want to make the most of your dining adventure at any Six Flags location? Here are some tips to keep in mind:

• Eat during off-peak hours: Beat those crowds and avoid those long lines by avoiding peak hour lines at popular dining spots by eating when others aren’t at their hungriest. Think about the real world. When are you most likely to be the hungriest? Exactly––noon to 2 PM. If you can, go around 11 AM or after 2 PM. If you’re a regular, pay attention to the most crowded parts of the park you’re in and avoid those parts during lunchtime and gravitate towards less popular eateries and try something new.
• Share to save: Consider sharing larger portions to sample a variety of fishes without breaking the park and if it is possible, do the combo meals at legacy Six Flags locations to help save your coin!
• Check the app: Quick reminder that there are apps for all of the Six Flags locations. Utilize those apps and mobile order your food to shorten your time in line. The best way to use it? Just as you’re about to load on to your ride, but right before being buckled in, send off your order, so that you can walk off the ride, walk over to the restaurant and press the “you’re ready” button and your order will be ready soon thereafter. Easy peasy.

If you’re looking for other tips for being on a tight budget, I suggest our article on Budget-Friendly Lunch Hacks for Families at Theme Parks. However ––

TIP 1 – While you aren’t allowed to bring food into any of the Six Flags locations unless medically necessary, there is no prohibition against eating in the parking lot. Take advantage of that and pack all of your foods into a hard-sided cooler filled with ice, bottled drinks, snacks, and sandwiches in the trunk of your car and take a midday break from the rides.

Alternatively, pack lunch boxes (or use shopping bags, whatever you have on hand!) for everyone in that hard-sided cooler full of ice so everyone knows which meal is theirs (great for those with allergies and dietary needs).

Don’t forget to get your hand stamped, or to be given a wristband by security before leaving the park (yes, even pass holders), or else you won’t be able to get into the park again without paying for a pass all over again.

TIP 2 – Have a picky eater among the bunch? We’ve got four Six Flag parks’ menus on the site (America, Great Adventure, New England, and Knott’s Berry Farm). Since Theme Park Bites doesn’t have every park catalogued I’d download the app you’re interested in and get a general overview of the food offerings. I’ll be adding in their dietary guides (i.e., legacy Cedar Fair parks) so that you can have access to that in the near future in one place, so bear with me as I find, download, and upload them to the website.

Six Flags Events and Festivals

When they really want to, Six Flags throws some pretty great events for theme park goers.

Legacy Six Flag events:

Unfortunately not every park runs the same events. Notably, if a park is in a more religious area they won’t have a Halloween event for example, but it will be replaced with a shorter religious replacement but not necessarily during the same timeframe.

Fright Fest, alongside their child-friendly Kids Boo Fest, is a very popular Halloween event that runs from September to October annually. This Halloween mainstay is known for its thrilling nights and eerie eats.

Summer Nights Spectacular closes off the summer with a bang including limited-edition foods and a fireworks show.

Oktoberfest, running from August to November, celebrates German culture.

Holiday in the Park is the seasonal event of the year and is the popular lights and entertainment equivalent for all things Christmas and holiday-inspired at the end of the year around the November and December months.

Other small events include: Coasters, Brews & BBQ; Flavors of the World; Food & Brew Festival; Mardi Gras Festival; and ¡Viva La Fiesta!.

Legacy Cedar Fair events:

Over at Cedar Fair locations, each park runs their own event, but for the most part, they all run a Summer, Halloween and Holiday event, so there’s something to do most of the year. Here are some popular events that you’re probably aware of! 

Grand Carnivale is a vibrant, multicultural festival celebrating global traditions, music, and cuisine featuring colorful parades, live performances, and international food tastings.

Boysenberry Festival runs in the Spring over at Knott’s Berry Farm and is all about, you guessed it, boysenberry everything. This incredibly popular festival is a well-talked about festival and brings people from all over the country trying foods like Jambalaya with Boysenberry Sausage, Chicken & Shrimp, Boysenberry Meatball Pizza, and Boysenberry Mango Lemonade.

Halloween Haunt such as Knott’s Scary Farm, and their child-friendly Knott’s-So-Scary-Farm, is a fierce rival to Universal’s Halloween hard-ticket event. This event runs from September to November. 

WinterFest is a holiday-themed festival featuring millions of twinkling lights, festive decorations, live entertainment, and holiday-themed food.

Other small events include: Summer Music Fest and PEANUTS Celebration.

Recommended Articles: Complete List of Theme Park Festivals Around the USA • All Theme Park Halloween Events: US Version • Ultimate List of Theme Park Holiday Events in the US

Enjoy Yourself at Six Flags!

As you can see your Six Flags experience doesn’t have to be limited to the rush of roller coasters – it’s an exploration of flavors, tastes, and a surprisingly broad food selection within their restaurants and also among their events and festival offerings.

From quick bites to sit down restaurants (and quick-service) options, the dining options at Six Flag locations are an important part of an amazing day out at the parks and hopefully this guide has given you some tips to enjoy those options without your wallet getting motion sickness.

So, as you buckle up for those intense rides, don’t forget to fuel up and enjoy every bite along the way.

Thank you for taking the time to read this guide. If there’s anything missing from this guide, or you need (or want) an answer to something, please let me know! I may be able to find that answer for you and be able to add it into this guide for others to have that answer as well.

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