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GURNEE, Ill., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Go Big. Go Backwards! For a limited time only, the world's first suspended looping coaster, BATMAN: The Ride, is more intense than ever when riders dare to take on an all new experience - going backwards! To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/batman-the-ride-backwards-now-open-at-six-flags-great-america-207068901.html As the roller coaster climbs the 10-story...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), the world's largest regional theme park company, today announced that it will introduce another exciting array of thrill and family rides, spectacular stage shows, and extreme water slides in 2013 across its 19 North American parks, including the transformation of Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari in New Jersey into one property, creating the largest regional theme park in...
JACKSON, N.J., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty Elvis impersonators clad in white and red jumpsuits were the first riders to take to the skies this morning on Six Flags Great Adventure's new, extreme swing ride, the 24-story SkyScreamer. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/55636-six-flags-great-adventure-skyscreamer-new-swing-ride-in-adventure-alley (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120517/MM06126)...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) announced today that it will release fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results on February 15, 2012 and host an investor conference call beginning at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The call can be accessed through the Six Flags Investor Relations website at sixflags.com/investors, or by dialing 1-888-282-0415 from the United States or +1-415-228-4945 from outside the United...
EUREKA, Mo., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready for the fright of your life as Six Flags St. Louis transforms from theme park into scream park for this year's annual Fright Fest presented by Snickers®. For four weekends, October 7 through October 30, 2011 Six Flags St. Louis offers family thrills by day and freaky fright by night including some new scares and the return of cockroach consumption in Friday Nights Uncooked. Thrills By Day Daylight hours mean fun for all with the...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), the world's largest regional theme park company, today announced its lineup of new rides and attractions for the 2012 operating season. Six Flags parks across North America will debut an exciting package of thrill rides, family rides, shows and special events featuring some of the most innovative rides and attractions in the industry and providing even more reasons than ever to visit Six...
BOWIE, Md., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "Oh, say can you see..."thrilling coasters, sensational water slides, and a host of musical guests in a salute to America this Independence Day Weekend? Six Flags America, the Mid-Atlantic's most exciting destination for family-friendly fun, offers a full weekend of thrills, headlined by free admission for Military personnel this Sunday and Monday, July 3 and 4, and two nights of fireworks. This weekend, Six Flags America, salutes the Armed Forces...
JACKSON, N.J., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It was "standing room only" at Six Flags Great Adventure's premiere of the highly-anticipated, new, stand-up thrill coaster, GREEN LANTERN, based on the DC Comics' Super Hero. Standing 15 stories tall and reaching speeds of 63 mph, GREEN LANTERN ranks among the tallest and fastest roller coasters of its kind anywhere in the world. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
EUREKA, Mo., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Over Mid-America opened its gates for the first time on June 5, 1971. Two hundred acres of pasture land in Eureka, MO was chosen as the site of the theme park and after nearly 2 years of construction, over 2 million man hours and an investment of $22 million, the third park in the Six Flags chain was complete. The theme park officially changed its name to Six Flags St. Louis in 1997 and remains Missouri's premier vacation destination....
ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 5, 1961 Texas oilman Angus G. Wynne, Jr. saw a dream realized. A $10 Million investment and the sweat and labor of 400 construction workers created a 105-acre theme park, strategically nestled between Dallas and Fort Worth, with themed areas representing the flags that have flown over the great state of Texas. Fifty years later, Six Flags Over Texas is the number one paid tourist attraction in the Southwest United States. (Logo:...
