Six Flags world headquarters moving into Globe Life Park in Arlington, company says
Six Flags will be moving its world headquarters into the former Rangers baseball stadium in Arlington, Six Flags announced Thursday.
The theme park company signed a 15-year lease with the city to occupy the offices at Globe Life Park. The company will relocate its corporate offices into the Centerfield Office Building in the first half of 2020, the company said in a press release. Its headquarters is currently in Grand Prairie.
“Six Flags and the Texas Rangers share a long history as the original venues that made up the Arlington Entertainment District. We are thrilled with today’s announcement, which brings that relationship full circle,” said Six Flags President and CEO Mike Spanos in the press release.
In October, the Arlington city council voted to reimburse Six Flags up to $6 million to make extensive renovations to the existing office space behind center field.
The city estimates that Six Flags’ headquarters will bring 176 jobs to the city, totaling a payroll of $331 million over 15 years. Arlington is pledging an additional $3 million in city investment.
More than 120 full-time Six Flags employees will be housed at the ball park, the company said in the press release.
In the release, Spanos thanked the Texas Rangers, Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams and the city council for “bringing the world’s first regional theme park company back to where it all began.”
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation will also have offices in Globe Life Park, the foundation announced. The offices will have temporary exhibits for the public, become the clearinghouse for Medal of Honor memorabilia and artifacts and serve as the headquarters for the national character education program.
Staff writer James Hartley contributed to this report.
This story was originally published January 30, 2020 at 11:22 AM.
