Six Flags Atlantis
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Six Flags Atlantis was a Six Flags theme park in Hollywood, Florida that took up several acres on the southeastern intersection of Stirling Road (State Road 848) and I-95.
Originally known as 'Atlantis the Water Kingdom', funding ran out before construction finished. The park sat partially completed for some time before the parent company to Six Flags came in and opened it around 1982 as "Six Flags Atlantis". The water park included a wave pool, a lake with water-skiing shows, a seven-story slide tower, picnic area, various stores and arcades, and many other activities and shows.
In 1989 it was sold and re-opened as 'Atlantis the Water Kingdom'. The new owners reconfigured Atlantis as a smaller, more efficient park, but in 1992 it was heavily damaged by Hurricane Andrew, and demolished in 1994.
Today most of the area is now occupied by retail shopping. A K-Mart rests where its wave pool was once located. The functional submarine once present in the Atlantis parking lot could at one point still be seen at Grand Prix Race-O-Rama (now a Boomers!), and may still be there.
Notable visitors to the park include Vanilla Ice, Don Johnson, Seth Penalver, and Rick Sanchez.
The Unofficial Atlantis Memorial Page has more memories, some pictures, and memorabilia.
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