Developers redeveloping the former Six Flags America site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have opened a public vote on a new project name for the 515-acre Central Avenue property.
The official Central Avenue redevelopment site lists naming as an open step alongside a broader community survey, with master planning still ahead. FOX 5 DC reported the five proposed names and said voting opened Tuesday for a mixed-use destination planned around entertainment, dining, shopping, business, medical and education uses, plus public open space.
If you care what the next regional destination is called, cast a vote on the project site now and keep watching for tenant announcements before you plan a visit date.
- What changed: Public naming vote is open for the former Six Flags America site.
- Size: About 515 acres on Central Avenue in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
- Choices: Five proposed names, plus a write-in path through the survey tools.
- Stage: Early planning; final designs and tenants are not announced yet.
- Traveler action: Vote if you care, then wait for real visit-ready tenant news.
The five names on the ballot
FOX 5 lists five developer-backed options. The Ascend at Central Avenue is framed as growth, progress, and opportunity.
The Gathering is framed as a place to live, work, shop, eat, and spend time together.
The Foundry at Central is described as a place where ideas, businesses, and communities are shaped. The Axis at Central Avenue is pitched as a meeting point for people, businesses, and opportunities.
The Nexus at Central Avenue is pitched as a convergence of community, commerce, culture, and innovation.
Voters can also share their own naming ideas through the online survey tools linked from the project site. Developers say the naming survey takes about one minute and that community feedback will help guide the final selection.
A separate broader community survey remains open for uses, priorities, and what residents say the county is missing. That survey is the deeper input channel if naming alone feels too thin.
What is planned on the 515 acres
The project site describes one of the largest redevelopment opportunities in the region: a gathering place built around entertainment, dining, shopping, and commerce, with revenue intended to support county services and neighborhoods.
Current concept language includes entertainment venues, restaurants, stores, commercial space, medical and wellness facilities, educational programming, and publicly accessible natural areas with trails and open space. Specific partners and tenants will be announced as agreements are finalized.
The official site places the work in early planning on purpose. Entertainment, dining, shopping, and commerce lead the vision, with medical facilities, education facilities, and open space described as destinations residents have said the county needs more of.
Travelers should not treat this as an open attraction calendar. There is no published opening season for a finished district, and the amusement-park product that previously defined the site is gone.
Who is developing the former park land
FOX 5 says the redevelopment is led by TPA Group and 35V, the investment firm co-founded by Prince George’s County native Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman. The joint venture was selected to acquire and redevelop the former amusement park property along Central Avenue.
The official project site lists TPA Group as developer and 35V as partner, with future tenant categories still marked as announcing soon. That partner list is the next traveler signal after the name, because a name without tenants does not create a weekend itinerary.
Local coverage ties the naming push to a July 28, 2026 media advisory on the project site. Use that date as the current public-engagement marker, not as a construction start date.
How nearby travelers should plan
If you used to plan summer days around Six Flags America, the near-term decision is different. The question is no longer which coaster to ride first.
It is whether you want to influence the district’s public brand and which substitute attractions to use until the new site is visit-ready.
Prince George’s County still has open outdoor options while the Central Avenue site is in planning. Deep Arrival’s Greenbelt Park guide is one nearby federal park planning surface for day hikes and camping style trips that do not depend on the former amusement gates.
Families who need indoor water-park style entertainment in Maryland can still evaluate operating properties such as Deep Arrival’s Great Wolf Lodge Maryland page rather than waiting on unannounced Central Avenue tenants.
Do not book hotels or tour packages that market a reopened Six Flags America experience under the old brand. That product is closed, and the redevelopment brand is still being chosen.
Watch the project news page for partner announcements, naming results, and master-plan updates. Those posts are the triggers for a real visit plan, not the naming vote alone.
Central Avenue remains a major Prince George’s corridor, so construction staging later in the project could still affect local road times even before any entertainment venue opens. Drivers who used the old park exits should expect temporary pattern changes once heavy site work starts, and those details will show up in county and project notices rather than in the naming poll.
Hotel and short-term rental operators near Bowie and Largo should update any copy that still sells Six Flags America as a live park. Guests searching for the old name will still arrive in search results, and accurate language prevents day-of refund fights.
School groups and summer camps that previously bought bulk park tickets need a different 2026 and 2027 product. Until tenants are named, those groups should book operating regional attractions with published calendars instead of holding deposits against an unscheduled district opening.
International visitors planning Washington, D.C. side trips should treat Central Avenue as a future option, not a same-week add-on. The capital museums and National Park Service sites in the county remain the reliable day-trip layer while this redevelopment stays in listening and naming mode.
Deep Arrival’s Piscataway Park page is another nearby outdoor planning surface if you want river views and trails without depending on a redeveloped amusement footprint.
| If you… | What to do |
|---|---|
| Want a say on the district name | Vote on whatsnextatcentralave.com and add a write-in if none of the five fit. |
| Want a visit this month | Do not plan around this site; use operating parks and county outdoor options instead. |
| Track future dining and entertainment | Follow partner and tenant announcements, not the naming poll alone. |
| Need family indoor plans now | Evaluate live Maryland family attractions while Central Avenue stays in planning. |
| Own nearby lodging inventory | Avoid marketing a reopened Six Flags America product under the old name. |
- Final name selection: Community input guides, but does not automatically crown, the winner.
- Tenant announcements: Entertainment and dining partners will define real trip value.
- Master plan timing: No public opening season is published yet.
- Open-space design: Trails and public acres matter for free or low-cost visits later.
Vote if the name matters to you, then wait for tenants and a master plan before you build a travel day around Central Avenue.
Is Six Flags America reopening under a new name?
No. The amusement park product is closed, and the naming vote is for a mixed-use redevelopment on the former 515-acre site rather than a reopened coaster park under a new title.
Where do I vote on the project name?
Voting and write-in ideas run through the official Central Avenue redevelopment website at whatsnextatcentralave.com, which also hosts the broader community survey.
What are the five proposed names?
FOX 5 lists The Ascend at Central Avenue, The Gathering, The Foundry at Central, The Axis at Central Avenue, and The Nexus at Central Avenue.
When can travelers visit the new district?
No opening date is published. The project is in early planning with tenants and partners still to be announced.
