Californians who bought a non-season ticket to Knott’s Berry Farm, Knott’s Soak City or California’s Great America online between June 28, 2020, and July 1, 2024, and paid a processing fee can get $8 each in a settlement with Six Flags. Do nothing and the $8 arrives as a credit on sixflags.com, or file a claim by Dec. 22 to get cash instead.
The Lawsuit
The class action, brought in Los Angeles Superior Court (Isayan v. Cedar Fair, L.P.) by a Knott’s Berry Farm ticket buyer, says Six Flags broke California law by charging a processing fee that wasn’t adequately disclosed and was a junk fee. Six Flags denies violating any law, and the court hasn’t ruled on the merits. The settlement, which the court has preliminarily approved, comes to about $11,241,880 in cash and credit.
Who Qualifies
- California citizens who bought non-season tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm or Knott’s Soak City at knotts.com, or to California’s Great America at cagreatamerica.com, from June 28, 2020, through July 1, 2024, and were charged a processing fee.
- Six Flags, its affiliates and their employees can’t take part, and neither can the judge on the case.
- Anyone who qualifies but didn’t get the email notice can contact the settlement administrator with proof of the fee.
The $8 Credit
If you do nothing, the $8 comes as a credit sent to the email address the notice went to. It works once, on any paid purchase on sixflags.com for use at Six Flags’ parks in the 48 continental states, with no blackout dates, and it can be combined with other discounts or given to someone else. It expires 36 months after it’s issued.
How to Get $8 in Cash
File a signed Claim Form by Dec. 22, 2026, online at the settlement website or by mail to Isayan v. Cedar Fair, L.P., c/o Settlement Administrator, 1650 Arch St., Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103. The cash comes by electronic payment, or by check if you ask for one. A check that isn’t cashed within 180 days is canceled, and you get the $8 credit instead.
Dec. 22 is also the deadline to opt out, which keeps your right to pursue your own claim over the fees, and the deadline to object to the settlement.
When the $8 Arrives
The court’s final approval hearing is March 30, 2027, at 10 a.m. in Department 9 of Los Angeles Superior Court. If the court approves the settlement, the cash and credits go out no more than 45 days after the judgment becomes final. Six Flags will also pay the plaintiff’s lawyers up to $1,962,329 in fees and expenses, which doesn’t change the $8 each person gets.
More on Knott’s and Great America
California’s Great America, one of the two parks in the settlement, closes for good after its 2027 farewell season ends Sept. 6, in my Great America closing story. My California’s Great America guide and Knott’s Berry Farm guide have each park’s events and dates, and Knott’s Merry Farm runs Nov. 20 to Jan. 3, in my Knott’s Merry Farm guide.
The claim form, the full court notice and the opt-out instructions are on the official settlement website, knottsgreatamericasettlement.com, and the administrator’s help line is 1-888-885-4303.
