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2009 Six Flags Fright Fests
Overviews of Fright Fest Events at Six Flags Parks in California to Maryland

By Arthur Levine, About.com

Six Flags Fright Fest

Kilvania stalks Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America, near Chicago

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Six Flags Fright Fest events are arranged alphabetically, by state. This page includes California to Maryland.

The next page features Fright Fest events at Six Flags parks in Massachusetts to Texas, plus La Ronde in Canada.

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California

Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia (near Los Angeles), CA

  • 2009 dates: Oct. 3, 4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, and 30-31.
  • 2009 tickets: Included in Six Flags admission
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According to the L.A. Times, the 2009 event will feature six haunted mazes, including Lector’s Slaughterhouse and Escape of the Zombies, three scare zones, including Aftermath Alley, and shows such as Heckles and Twitch. It's become a Fright Fest tradition to run the wooden coaster, Colossus, backwards, and to run other coasters such as X2 and Tatsu in the dark. Magic Mountain will also offer a more mild "Twick or Tweat" area in Bugs Bunny World with crafts, games, street entertainers, and a stage show for younger kids.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo (near San Francisco), CA

  • 2009 dates: Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23-25, 30, and 31. Nov. 1.
  • 2009 tickets: Included in Six Flags admission. (Additional fee required for haunted mazes.)
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For 2009, Fright Fest will feature two haunted mazes, Bayou Hazard and Holiday House of Horrors, along with three shows: Club Cetacean, Shouka Nights, and Super Spooky Sea Lion Show. During the day, Discovery Kingdom caters to younger kids with trick or treat stations.

Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell (near Atlanta), GA

  • 2009 dates: Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 30, 31, and Nov. 1
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission, with the exception of the haunted house and the buried alive attraction, which require extra fees.
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New for 2009 is the The Last Ride, which, for an additional fee, will offer guests the experience of being buried alive. Seriously! This is twisted stuff, folks. The haunted house is Dr. Fright's Frightorium. Shows include Love at First Fright, Dr. Fright's CarnEvil, and Bad Bob, the Bone Butcher (sound like a lovely chap). During the day, younger kids can enjoy more mild events in Bugs Bunny World, including trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting, and spooky stories. Kids under 54" can wear costumes (and enter a costume contest), but nobody 54" and taller will be allowed to wear costumes at Fright Fest.

Illinois

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee (near Chicago and Milwaukee), IL

  • 2009 dates: Oct. 3, 4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 30, and 31, and Nov. 1
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission. (Haunted houses require an extra fee.)
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There will be a nightly Zombie Jamboree Parade. The two haunted houses (which require an extra fee) will include The Mausoleum of Terror and Studio 13. Shows will include Susan Rosen- Mistress of Mesmerism and the musical, Love at First Fright. For younger kids, special attractions will include a Wiggles Halloween show and a Trick-or-Treat Trail.

Kentucky

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY

  • 2009 dates: Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, and Nov. 1
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission, except for the haunted mazes, which require an extra fee.
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The event kicks off each evening with a parade. The haunted mazes, Asylum 6 and Woods of the Wicked, require extra fees. Shows include Dr. Fright's Final Freak Out, the Wheel of Fright Show, and the motion simulator attraction, Elvira's Superstition. During the day, younger kids can enjoy the trick-or-treat trail, storytelling, the Kidz Hay Maze, and other toned-down fun.

Maryland

Six Flags America, Mitchellville (near Washington, D.C.), MD

  • 2009 dates: Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, 31, and Nov. 1
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission.
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  • For more info: Fright Fest official page

Details were not available at the time of publication, but Six Flags America generally features a bunch of Fright Fest shows as well as a haunted maze, and, for the young 'uns, a trick-or-treat trail, a magic show, and a Not-so-Scary Kiddie Hayride.

The next page features Fright Fest events at Six Flags parks in Massachusetts to Texas, plus La Ronde in Canada.

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