Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie, Maryland will close at the end of this season. The park’s final operating day will be Sunday, November 2. The company said the move to close the approximately 500-acre park is part of its ongoing portfolio optimization program.

The Six Flags corporation announced Thursday that it will be closing the amusement and water park in Maryland this fall. Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Bowie will close Sunday, November 2, following the summer season. The 500-acre park will be sold for redevelopment as the company moves to optimize its portfolio, leaders said.

Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland is closing this year after its owner determined it was "not a strategic fit with the company’s long-term growth plan."