Six Flags Great America Brings New Thrills to Fright Fest
Premier Halloween Event Expands Hours and Thrills, Including All-New Fright Club in Hurricane Harbor
GURNEE, Ill., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Great America kicks off its 22nd season of Fright Fest, which is presented by SNICKERS®, with new haunts and more scares than ever before. Starting September 29 and running weekends throughout October, the theme park transforms into a 100-acre, fog-filled land of shadows, ghosts and ghouls that offers thrills by day and fright by night. Fright Fest, the area's premier Halloween event, returns this season with five haunted attractions, eight horrific scare zones, eight hair-raising shows and nearly 200 monsters throughout the park. Guests can also enjoy all of their favorite rides with an eerie makeover.
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"We are unveiling our biggest Fright Fest event ever," said Hank Salemi, Six Flags Great America park president. "In response to our huge success in 2011, we are expanding this year's Fright Fest into the troughs of Roaring Rapids to create Wicked Woods and out into Hurricane Harbor to unveil a new nighttime dance club experience, Fright Club, which is rated NC–17. You simply cannot find a more immersive haunt experience than Six Flags' Fright Fest."
New 2012 Fright Fest Attractions
- Wicked Woods – Twist through the dried-up riverbed of Roaring Rapids and come face-to-face with urban legends like Sasquatch, Mothman and the Jerzy Devil who roam freely seeking destruction and retaliation to those that had imprisoned them. The Wicked Woods is not for the faint of heart.
- Manslaughter Manor – Tucked away in Southwest Hills, this house might have been abandoned by the living, but it is rumored that the dead continue to torment the home and attack anyone who lives there. Dare to follow the supernatural investigators as they try to uncover the truth.
- The Dead Line – The Scenic Railway will undergo a full transformation as guests board The Dead Line to escape a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world. Travel through the dead zone and, with any luck, travel safely to zombie free land.
- Fright Club – For the first time ever, Fright Fest expands into Hurricane Harbor where DJ Fright creates the fiercest nighttime club experience including pulse-pounding music and live dancers. Fright Club is rated NC–17.
"There is no doubt that we are expanding and raising the bar on Fright Fest this year," said entertainment manager, Kristopher Jones who has been with the park since the first Fright Fest in 1991. "We have more haunted zones and attractions than any past Fright Fest event."
This year also brings the return of several Fright Fest favorites, including the award-winning show "Love at First Fright," the world-renowned hypnotist—Susan Rosen, scare zone Necropolis, haunted house Mausoleum of Terror and scare-free areas including the Character Candy Trail. Fright Fest staple, the 500-pound inflatable gorilla will take his reign atop Sky Trek Tower while Six Flags continues to mourn the loss of "Tiny" the spider.
Fright Fest starts September 29th and runs weekends through October—including the addition of a Thursday night—with more fright at night. Also, this year Fright Fest is open later, to scare later. Hours are Fridays 5pm-11pm, Saturdays 11am-11pm, Sundays 11am-9pm, Columbus Day 10am-6pm and Thursday, October 25th 6pm-10pm. Fright Fest remains family-friendly until 3pm with the children's areas kept scare-free and a trick-or-treat trail in the Southwest Amphitheater. Fright Fest photos and videos are available to download here.
Fright Fest haunted houses and mazes are not included in general admission, although a combo-haunt deal provides an unlimited day of access to all five Fright Fest attractions. For more information visit http://frightfest.sixflags.com/greatamerica.
2013 Season Passes are now on sale at the lowest prices of the year and provide unlimited visits for the rest of the 2012 season (including Fright Fest) and all of the 2013 season. For a limited time, with the purchase of a Season Pass four-pack, guests will receive a free upgrade to a Gold Season Pass, which includes free admission and free season parking to any Six Flags theme park with every pass. This offer expires October 28, 2012.
Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor are two great parks that you can experience for one low price. Located between Chicago and Milwaukee, Six Flags Great America offers endless adventures for the entire family with 14 heart-pounding roller coasters, a FREE 20-acre water park, spectacular shows, a nighttime firework extravaganza and three children's areas. Get ready to take flight! Six Flags Great America welcomed X Flight, a ground-breaking wing coaster with no track above or below, in spring 2012. Learn more about X Flight at sixflags.com.
Fright Fest images and broll can be downloaded here.
About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest regional theme park company with over $1.0 billion in revenue and 19 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. For more than 50 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks and unique attractions including up-close animal encounters, Fright Fest® and Holiday in the Park®. For more information, visit sixflags.com.
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