Six Flags to Debut New Fright Fest® Haunted Attractions Based on New Horror Movie Hell Fest8/21/2018 August 21, 2018
Terrifying New Scares Ramp up the Fear Factor at Three Theme Parks This Fall GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company, and CBS Films today announced an exclusive national partnership to provide Six Flags guests with a unique experience in support of CBS Films and Lionsgate’s latest horror movie release, Hell Fest, in theaters Friday, September 28, 2018. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180821005248/en/ In collaboration with Hell Fest creators, Six Flags and CBS Films are launching new haunted attractions based on the movie at three Six Flags theme parks this Fright Fest. The company’s industry leading entertainment teams at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA, Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, and Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL, will transform haunted mazes into real life replicas of the movie’s most unnerving, goriest and most epic scenes. “Our guests visit Fright Fest to experience the scariest and most haunting attractions in North America. Partnering with CBS Films adds a new, completely immersive in-park experience to our existing lineup and will take this year’s event to a whole new level of fear,” said Vice President of North America Strategic Marketing & Partnerships Stephanie Borges. Guests who are brave enough to enter will walk through the Devil’s Mouth into The Hell Fest Maze and venture through a number of rooms, each themed to depict scenes straight from the movie, including:
“Fall means Halloween and for millions of people, Halloween means Fright Fest at their favorite Six Flags theme park,” commented the film’s director Gregory Plotkin, who continued, “We are excited for Six Flags patrons to have the unique opportunity to step inside the terrifying world of ‘Hell Fest.’ I can’t wait to hear the screams and laughter!” Six Flags will also promote the movie’s nationwide release through Six Flags Media Networks platforms, including Nielsen measured Six Flags TV. Fright Fest runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from September 15 through October 31. Operating schedules vary by park. For more information, visit www.sixflags.com. About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of waterparks in North America, with $1.4 billion in revenue and 25 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. For 57 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks and unique attractions. For more information, visit www.sixflags.com. Fright Fest® is a registered trademark of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/sixflags Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/sixflags Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/sixflags About Hell Fest A masked killer turns a horror themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. The film opens in theaters nationwide on September 28. For more information, visit https://www.hellfestmovie.com/. About CBS Films CBS Films is a division of CBS Corporation. The division develops, finances, acquires, produces and releases theatrical feature films spanning all genres. For more information, log on to www.cbsfilms.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180821005248/en/
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When you’re zipping, twisting, turning and screaming on Manta, SeaWorld Orlando’s ray-inspired roller coaster, you’re probably not wondering if the theme park has spare parts for that thrill ride. The answer is, of course, yes — tons of them. That technical question and others are part of a behind-the-scenes Tech Talk the park is incorporating into Friday’s Thrill Fest Ride Night event. Visitors who sign up will get a tour of the Manta coaster house hosted by by the operations and maintenance teams. Here’s what I saw in an abbreviated version, just in time for National Roller Coaster Day. On the ground floor is a big room with loads of parts, everything from Manta’s familiar blue seating to motors, wheels (nylon and urethane), gear boxes, brake cylinders, chassis and the couplings that connect the rows of cars of the trains. We also saw a segment of lift chain, which looks filthy but is, in reality, just well-lubricated to prevent rust. FULL STORY WEST MIFFLIN, PA
The double dip of the Jack Rabbit thrilled a group of Kennywood Park visitors who went on a ride they never thought would happen. Thursday was National Roller Coaster Day, and a trip to the amusement park gave these heart transplant patients yet another way to enjoy their second chance at life. "I wasn't allowed to do anything. I mean, zero," said Melvin Protsman, of Butler. "My heart only worked at 8 percent. Now it's running at 65 percent, and the bucket list keeps growing." FULL STORY GOSHEN, NY
More than 100 members of the media and special guests joined officials with Merlin Entertainments to get the first look at the eight themed "lands" that will make up the 150-acre LEGOLAND New York Resort at the family theme park's future site in Goshen, New York. Thousands of LEGO bricks cascaded down resembling a waterfall revealing a 10-foot LEGO model of the entire theme park! The model is made of more than 135,000 LEGO bricks and took 20 Master Model Builders more than 1,300 hours to design and build. "LEGOLAND New York is coming and it's time to get excited," said LEGOLAND New York's Public Relations Manager Matt Besterman. "This will be the ultimate must-see destination for families in the Northeast." Helping to unveil the model and illustrate the Park's design were a group of local children, including friends and family members of the Park staff and construction team. The children dressed in costumes to represent each land of the Park. FULL STORY DOSWELL, VA
During the 2017 spring season, Kings Island, an amusement park located just outside Cincinnati, Ohio, opened its newest roller coaster: Mystic Timbers. As the park’s fourth wooden roller coaster, Mystic Timbers helped make Kings Island the amusement park with the most wooden roller coasters in the world. The backstory of the coaster involves mysterious occurrences that shut down the nearby Miami River Lumber Company. In addition to its lumber factory theming, Mystic Timbers also has some automotive influences. The ride vehicles used by Mystic Timbers resemble a Chevrolet C-10/GMC 1000 Series pickup truck. There’s even a GMC truck located right outside the ride’s queue. Kings Island didn’t receive a new roller coaster for the 2018 season. However, its sister park Kings Dominion, which is located in Doswell, Virginia, did. FULL STORY MASON, OH
he Antique Cars ride is coming back to Kings Island in 2019, park officials announced Thursday. The ride is Kings Island classic remembered by many Tri-State families as a favorite for young children. It closed on Aug. 16, 2004. FULL STORY Cedar Fair parks have announced that they are running a flash sale for next years season pass. If you buy yours before Sunday August 19th you will get a free fast lane to use on your next visit and 2018 season pass to use in the meantime. If you renew your 2018 pass you get the same deal plus a bring a friend ticket. Fast Lane and Bring-A-Friend Ticket valid through 10/28/18 (excludes Saturdays). Redemptions by 9/3/18 will receive Fast Lane Plus. Redemptions from 9/9/18 - 9/16/18 will receive Fast Lane. Redemptions from 9/21/18 - 10/28/18 will receive Fright & Fast Lane. Watch out – this special’s not for the faint-of-heart. You need to act fast because it lasts only through Sunday, August 19, 2018. Then, just like summer, it’s gone for good. GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Six Flags EntertainmentCorporation (NYSE:SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of waterparks in North America, today announced an exclusive new “Members Only” rewards program for its most loyal guests. Six Flags Membership Rewards allows Members to earn points towards free food, souvenirs, park tickets, and one-of-a-kind in-park experiences each time they visit the park, go on rides, see a show, or make a purchase. Members can also earn additional bonus points for participating in contests, taking surveys and reading Six Flags newsletters.
“We created the most value-packed Membership rewards program in the industry — bar none. We surveyed thousands of our Members who told us they wanted more unique benefits,” said Vice President, Insights and Interactive Marketing, Mark Kupferman. “We are thrilled to offer this exclusive new rewards program for our Gold Plus, Platinum, Diamond, and Diamond Elite Members.” Members can redeem their points for a wide array of exclusive Six Flagsrewards including VIP tours and VIP parking, private character meet and greets and dining experiences, cabana rentals, Fright Fest® haunted maze passes, and exclusive Member merchandise. Six Flags Membership Rewards also includes free game and food vouchers, free ride and character photos and free tickets for friends. VAUGHAN, ONT
The 2019 season promises to be the biggest yet for Canada’s Wonderland. The park will introduce Yukon Striker, a world-record-breaking dive roller coaster, and Winterfest, an immersive holiday-themed event, making it truly an amusement park for all seasons. As well, Canada’s Wonderland will officially open Frontier Canada – which is arguably, the most historically significant event to take place. To understand the importance of this ‘new’ gold-rush themed section, we’ve got to travel back in time more than 37 years. Back to a time when Maple, Ontario was still farmland, Wonder Mountain didn’t exist and Canada’s Wonderland was merely a fantastic concept waiting to be realized. When Taft Broadcasting began to build the park, intentions were to open in 1981 with five themed areas: International Street, Medieval Faire, Grande World Expo 1890, The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera and Frontier Canada. The latter section would be representative of the rugged Yukon backcountry during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Guests would be treated to adventure in the wilderness, and have a chance to experience and learn about life for prospectors, miners, lumberjacks, and Indigenous people who were part of the great gold rush boom along the Yukon River’s headwaters. The late Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist, historian and nearby Kleinberg resident, was brought on as a consultant to provide historically accurate ideas for the new area. As part of his research he travelled to Silver Dollar City in Missouri to examine their 1880s-themed amusement park. He also drew on his extensive knowledge of the Klondike Gold Rush, having been born in the Yukon and growing up in Dawson City, where his father had moved during the 1898 stampede. He also authored several books on the subject including Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899. Some of the attractions he proposed included The Chilkoot Tramway and Slide, a Steamboat Ride, The Search for John Franklin: An Arctic Experience and a hands-on Gold Panning Experience, among others. At some point in the ensuing months, Taft Broadcasting made the decision to postpone the construction of Frontier Canada until the year after opening, in 1982. Instead, the fifth themed area would be International Festival. The decision to postpone was explained by Mike Filey, Canada’s Wonderland publicist, in The Topic newspaper in July 1980: “Basically we had a choice. We could have forced it and had a watered-down Canadian section in the park, or we could wait and do the job right. We decided that the latter was the best route.” As was further explained in the Amusement Park Journal in 1981, “First, any new park had to add attractions (in subsequent years) to have the visitors return. Second, it was important that the theme areas that were going to open be done well. If everything had been built at once, quality would have suffered.” However, 1982 came and went and Frontier Canada was shelved indefinitely, presumably due to financial constraints. Skip ahead to more recent years under Cedar Fair’s ownership, and you can see Canada’s Wonderland has been busy getting back to its roots. Canadian-themed attractions have been added, such as Lumberjack, Flying Canoes, Soaring Timbers, Muskoka Plunge and even the kiddie area in Splash Works, Lakeside Lagoon. Frontier Canada will now be home to many of these attractions, plus classics Mighty Canadian Minebuster, White Water Canyon, Timberwolf Falls, Vortex and the brand-new Yukon Striker dive coaster. As to what else is in store for Frontier Canada, well, everyone will just have to wait and see! Canada’s Wonderland staff are excited to finally bring life to Frontier Canada, after its conception so long ago. It’s created a sense of renewed pride in what we do, to infuse a bit of our Canadian identity and history into our amusement park. NEW ORLEANS, LA
An update on plans to redevelop the abandoned Six Flags site in New Orleans East is expected Tuesday. The plans are on the agenda for the Industrial Development Board. The city is in charge of the project for the abandoned amusement park. According to a June report by our partners NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration has one year to find a developer for the property. FULL STORY |
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