Almost three years since the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest regional theme park company, has booked $1.1bn in annual revenue and $383m of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) – the highest in the company's history.

Commenting on the group's record figures for 2012, Jim Reid-Anderson, chairman, president and CEO of Six Flags, said: "Excellent execution of our strategy has been a key factor in driving our third successive year of record performance.

"Guests recognise that we are providing innovative rides and attractions, superb service, and great value for their money. We are well-positioned as we enter the 2013 season and remain focused on delivering our aspirational target of $500m of modified EBITDA by 2015, which equates to almost $6 of cash earnings per share."

Annual attendance grew six percent to 25.7 million, driven by the company's success in upselling guests to season passes. Approximately $35m of the revenue growth came from higher admissions revenue and another $24m from higher in-park sales.