1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁first ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁am usement ▁park ▁was ▁the ▁vision ▁of ▁Ang us ▁W yn ne , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁modern , ▁compet itive ▁am usement ▁park ▁industry . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁W yn ne ▁visited ▁Disney land ▁and ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁afford able , ▁closer , ▁and ▁larger ▁am usement ▁park ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁fant asy . ▁He ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁Disney ▁and ▁had ▁sub div isions ▁within ▁the ▁park ▁that ▁reflected ▁different ▁lands . ▁The ▁sub div isions ▁included ▁the ▁Old ▁South ▁and ▁other ▁sections ▁that ▁referenced ▁W yn ne ' s ▁background . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁second ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁park , ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁Over ▁Georgia , ▁opened , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁Over ▁Mid - America ▁( now ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁St . ▁Louis ) ▁opened ▁near ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁was ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁resort ▁complex ▁in ▁Florida , ▁with ▁the ▁Magic ▁Kingdom ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁E pc ot ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Disney ' s ▁Hollywood ▁Studios ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁and ▁Disney ' s ▁Animal ▁Kingdom ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁prices ▁and ▁ad mission ▁policies ▁ ▁Am usement ▁par