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2008 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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Oct 6 2008
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

  • 2008 Dates: Oct. 4, 5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 and 30-31
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission

There will be five mazes (which will cost extra), including The Bog, Willoughby's industries Wherehouse 13, and Brutal Planet. Riders will be able to brave the dark when Six Flags shuts the lights off of its popular coasters, including Scream!, Tatsu, and X2. And in what has become a tradition, the wooden coaster, Colossus, will run backwards during Fright Fest. SHows will include the "horror and comedy" (whatever that is) of Heckles and Twitch. Younger kids and their parents will probably want to avoid the gory, PG-13 attractions and head for Bugs Bunny World where the park will have more mild "Twick or Tweat" crafts, games, street entertainers, and a stage show.

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

  • 2008 Dates: Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24-26, 31, and Nov. 1 and 2
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission, (with the exception of the haunted houses, which require an extra fee.)
Haunted mazes will include Kamp Khaos and Tinseltown Terror (for an additional fee). The park will offer scare zones as well. There'll be a nightly funeral procession to kick off Fright Fest as well as an illusion stage show. During the day, Discovery Kingdom will cater to younger kids with Halloween-themed sea lion and dolphin shows, a magic show, a costume parade, and a trick or treat trail.

Georgia

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

  • 2008 dates: Oct. 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, 31, and Nov. 1 and 2
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission, with the exception of the haunted house, which requires an extra fee.
The haunted house is Dr. Fright's Frightorium. Shows include Love at First Fright (new for this year), Dr. Fright's Dead Man's Party, 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, a corn maze, and spooky stories. Kids under 12 can wear costumes (and enter a costume contest), but nobody 13 and older will be allowed to wear costumes at Fright Fest.

Illinois

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

  • 2008 dates: Oct. 4, 5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, 31, and Nov. 1 and 2
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission.

There will be a nightly Zombie Jamboree Parade. The four 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 musicals, Dr. Fright's Dead Man's Party and Love at First Fright. Fright zones will include Necropolis:Haunted City of the Dead and Tinseltown Terror. For younger kids, special attractions will include a Wiggles Halloween show and a Trick-or-Treat Trail.

Kentucky

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY

  • 2008 dates: Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 31, and Nov. 1 and 2
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission, except for the haunted house which requires an extra fee.

The event kicks off each evening with a parade. The haunted house, Nightmare, Inc., and Woods of the Wicked will require extra fees. Shows will include Witchcraft, Disco of the Dead, and the motion simulator attraction, Elvira's Superstition.The Tin Lizzies will receive a Halloween makeover. During the day, younger kids can enjoy the trick-or-treat trail, storytelling, and other toned-down fun.

Maryland

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

  • 2008 dates: Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 31, and Nov. 1 and 2
  • Cost: Included in Six Flags admission.

Six Flags America will feature a bunch of Fright Fest shows, including the 70s-themed Disco Inferno (I always suspected disco was the devil's music), Scary Show the 13th, and the Monster Mash Bash (geared to younger kids). The event will also offer the Bridge of Terror, and a trick-or-treat trail, Spellbound magic show, and Not-so-Scary Kiddie Hayride for the young 'uns.

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

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