Six Flags New England (SFNE) is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts, a western suburb of Springfield. Opened in 1870 as Riverside Park, it was renamed Six Flags New England in 2000 following the purchase of Six Flags by Premier Parks in 1998. Six Flags New England is the oldest amusement park in the Six Flags chain. Bizarro is among the park's most notable rides having appeared in every Golden Ticket Awards publication by Amusement Today, ranking first or second in the Top Steel Roller Coasters category since 2001.