Six Flags México: Mexico City Theme Park
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We skip the hustle and bustle of Mexico City for a fun half-day at Six Flags Mexico.
How To Get To Six Flags Mexico from Mexico City
During our last trip to Mexico City, we made a half-day visit to Six Flags México. The park is located on the southern outskirts of the city about 12 miles (20km) from the city center. We took an Uber from our hotel in Zona Rosa for MEX $174 (about USD $8). The park is also accessible via the 13-A bus, with the ride costing just MEX $7 (US $0.33) but taking about 90 minutes.
History of Six Flags Mexico
Opened in 1982 as Adventure Kingdom the park underwent a significant renovation in 1992. During the renovation, the park was closed to the public. The film Free Willy was shot there during this closure. In the summer of 1993 visitors were again welcomed to the rebranded New Adventure Kingdom.
In 1999 the park was purchased by Six Flags and closed again for another major renovation, this time adding 20 new attractions. In the spring of 2000, Six Flags México officially opened its doors. As of 2020, it is the most visited theme park in Latin America.
We entered the park right before the 10 am opening time. We have season passes for our local Six Flags Magic Mountain Park which includes access to all other Six Flags Parks. They scanned our passes and off we went. We visited on a very quiet Friday Morning so wait times were minimal.
Six Flags Mexico Park Layout
The park is split into themed areas including Mexican, French, and Polynesian inspired villages, a Hollywood area, a Cowboy Village, and a DC comics area. There’s also a Bugs Bunny land for the kiddies.
Overall the park decor is dated, but nice. You can tell the flashy streamlined things that were added by Six Flags over the last few years compared to the better-themed areas that were part of the original Adventure Kingdom. I tend to enjoy the attention to detail in the older areas, but it seems like Six Flags likes to spend the money on the rides, not the fluff.
Six Flags Mexico Roller Coasters
There are nine official roller coasters in the park, six of which are DC comics-themed. The Dark Knight and Joker coasters are both variations on a standard Wild Mouse design, with the Joker adding a fun spinning element. We skipped the kiddie-oriented Superman Krypton Coaster, but loved the Superman el Último Escape so much we rode it three times. Batman: The Ride is a fun sit down Suspended Looping Coaster. The newest coaster in the park, Wonder Woman is a wing coaster with some extreme twists and flips—It was a bit much for me!
Outside of the DC universe, there is also Boomerang, a standard coaster design we’ve ridden numerous times at numerous parks. Tsunami is a vintage coaster through tall trees and rocks inside a caterpillar car. Probably best listed as a family coaster, but I liked it. Finally, Medusa, with the longest wait time and the most extreme thrills in the park the ride is a tightly packed web meant to engender Medusa’s snaky hair.
Other Rides at Six Flags Mexico
There are also plenty of non-coaster attractions in the park, most notably Río Salvaje, a river rapids ride that was the star of the park’s 1993 re-opening. You also have your standard teacups, bumper cars, drop ride, and Ferris wheel.
We breezed through the park in under four hours including lunch on our way out. Overall, this was a pretty good park with a lot of older coasters and a few stars like Superman el Último Escape and Medusa. Considering it was included in our pass and really only cost us $16 for the round-trip Uber, it was a wonderful change of pace during our long weekend in Mexico City.
