Six Flags has raised prices 200% to 400% on all-season dining plans that let Knott’s and Magic Mountain passholders get hundreds of meals annually in an effort to close a loophole being exploited by shrewd deal hunters.
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Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain have slashed prices on 2027 all-season dining passes and season passes during a limited-time sale that runs through Sept. 7.
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The Six Flags all-season dining plan that cost $159 at Knott’s and $99 at Magic Mountain in 2026 now costs as much as $499 for the new Unlimited plan at each park for the 2027 season. That’s a 214% increase at Knott’s and a 404% increase at Magic Mountain.
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“This is obviously in reaction to guests touting the all-season dining plan that allowed guests living/working near a Six Flags park to stop by on their way home from work for a ‘free’ meal,” according to Theme Park Insider.
The Six Flags 2026 all-season dining plan limited visitors to two meals a day with a four-hour break in between during every visit. The 2027 plan limits visitors to a meal every two hours with no daily maximum during every visit.
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Six Flags offers two lower priced all-season dining passes for 2027 with more restrictions.
The Access dining pass is good for 20 meals throughout the year at Knott’s ($139) and Magic Mountain ($95) while the Plus dining pass gets you 30 meals per year at Knott’s ($179) and Magic Mountain ($135).
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The $499 Unlimited dining plans sold at Knott’s and Magic Mountain are good for meals at any Six Flags park. The 20- and 30-meal plans are only good at the visitor or passholder’s home parks.
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Season passholders with the 2027 Unlimited dining plans can theoretically eat more than 725 meals per year at Knott’s and 400 to 500 meals annually at Magic Mountain — or more if they get more than two meals per visit.
The Six Flags 2027 all-season dining prices work out to less than $5 per meal at Magic Mountain and less than $7 per meal at Knott’s for the 20- and 30-meal plans.
The Unlimited plan is better at Knott’s (less than $1 per meal) than at Magic Mountain (less than $3 per meal) because the Buena Park theme park is open 364 days a year while the Valencia amusement park operates on a seasonal schedule.
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“This is clearly a move by the chain to better account for costs by strictly defining how many meals you can get with the standard dining plans,” according to Theme Park Insider.
Knott’s accepts the all-season dining plans at 14 restaurants — including Prop Shop Pizzeria, Papas Mexicanas, Fireman’s BBQ and Coasters Diner.
Magic Mountain accepts the dining plans at 20 eateries — including Ace O’ Clubs, Chicken Coupe, Wascal’s and High Octane Wings.
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