Six Flags Great Adventure Kicks Off 35th Season with More Thrills...More BIZARRO...More Flags...More Fun

Dress like Mr. Six on Opening Day April 4, and Get a One-Day Ticket for only $6

JACKSON, N.J., April 2 -- Six Flags Great Adventure is poised to deliver another season of thrilling family fun at unprecedented value, with the all-new BIZARRO coaster, a spectacular new fireworks display, a summer concert series, new shows and the return of an old friend. Mr. Six - the ageless, dancing, rater-of-fun will be in park all season long showing off his signature dance moves, posing for pictures, and beckoning guests to have More Flags. More Fun. To kick off the 2009 season on April 4, guests who dress like Mr. Six - from his signature glasses and red bow tie to his bald head and black suit - will be able to purchase a ticket for just $6. Additionally, there will be a Mr. Six Look-A-Like and Dance Contest where Mr. Six himself will rate contestants and prizes will be awarded to guests who receive the ultimate "Six Flags" rating in each category.

As part of this incredible season long celebration, Six Flags Great Adventure will offer a line-up of new shows and attractions that provide top-tier entertainment as well as guest benefits that ensure a value-packed experience for the entire family. Some of the major headlines this season include:

• BIZARRO - The most anticipated ride transformation of the summer has landed at Six Flags Great Adventure with the revolution of the iconic coaster, Medusa, to the all-new BIZARRO. Key thematic elements of the attraction are designed to emulate the powers and abilities of DC Comic villain, BIZARRO. The 3 1/2 minute thrill begins with a pulse-quickening 142 foot climb before plummeting 60 miles-per-hour through BIZARRO's freeze vision "cool zone." The rush continues as riders twist and turn through seven loops - including 114-foot vertical and 96-foot dive loops - blast past bursts of BIZARRO's fire breath, and race by bizarre scenes and illusions. The mind-boggling 3,985-foot twisting journey of storytelling and high-tech elements ends by sending riders head first into a spiked-shaped Auger of Doom, set inside interlocking corkscrews.

• Saturday Night Lights Fireworks - Beginning July 4, Six Flags Great Adventure will debut the most dynamic fireworks series in the company's history with "Saturday Night Lights." Produced by Pyrotecnico, the 2008 international award-winning show took top honors in the world's most prestigious fireworks competition L' International des Feux Loto-Quebec at La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, beating out nine competing countries from across five continents.

• Restored Park Icons
  • Big Wheel - Beginning April 4, 2009, guests will experience the breathtaking view of Six Flags Great Adventure on the completely refurbished Big Wheel. One of the original 1974 attractions at the theme park, the Big Wheel has provided guests with awe-inspiring views from above Six Flags Great Adventure for 35 years. The 15-story tall park icon will feature 7,824 new energy saving LED bulbs, 101 gallons of vibrant-colored paint and for the first time, an animated light display.
  • Iconic 19th Century Carousel - Six Flags Great Adventure has begun a three-year restoration of its 128-year-old wood-carved carousel, one of the few remaining in the world. To mark the carousel's 35th Anniversary at Six Flags Great Adventure, the park will remove each of the 36 wooden horses and ****erels and then delicately sand and masterfully repaint each by hand. The brass jumping poles will also be replaced with 36 new bright and beautiful brass poles. The carousel will be open for guests to enjoy throughout the entire process this season.

• Glow In The Park Parade - Back by popular demand, The Glow In The Park parade will debut a new elaborate float showcasing Kingda Ka, Big Wheel and Mr. Six. Beginning Memorial Day weekend, guests will watch in awe as drummers, puppeteers, singers, dancers and kinetic stilt walkers create a nighttime spectacular in this uniquely-themed parade produced by the renowned Gary Goddard Entertainment group.

• New Food and Merchandise locations - Six Flags Great Adventure introduces a variety of new food locations including: Johnny Rockets featuring burgers, shakes and fries; Ichiban Tea House serving hand-rolled sushi and bubble tea; Global Gourmet with vegetarian options; Cyber Cafe offering homemade crepes and doughnuts; and M-PORIUM providing the best of M&M's® and MARS.

Additionally, Six Flags Great Adventure offers fun for the entire family with 13 thrilling roller coasters such as Kingda Ka and El Toro, four children's areas, interactive animal shows like Dolphin Discovery and Temple of the Tiger and a sensational concert line-up headlined by Raven Symone and iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove.

"Our diversified entertainment and new attractions will thrill the entire family this season," said Mark Kane, Six Flags Great Adventure's park president. "Six Flags Great Adventure is the premiere destination for affordable, close to home family fun and our summer of escape will provide value like never before."

For an entire season of fun and unlimited visits to the theme park and Wild Safari, guests can purchase a 2009 Season Pass at sixflags.com/greatadventure for only $89.99. Season Passes offer unlimited visits to any Six Flags theme park in the United States, five free tickets for friends and more than $300 in savings on in-park food and fun. Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari's 2009 season runs weekends beginning April 4 through May 10, then daily May 14. The park is also open for spring break April 13 through 17. For operating hours log onto sixflags.com/greatadventure.

About Six Flags: Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 20 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, and soon will be expanding beyond North America with destinations in Dubai and Qatar. Since 1961, hundreds of millions of families have trusted Six Flags to combine friendly-clean-fast-safe service with affordable, value-packed thrills, record-shattering roller coasters and special events like the Summer Concert Series, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park. Six Flags' wide array of entertainment options reaches all demographics -- families, teens, tweens and thrill seekers alike -- featuring themed attractions based on skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the ultimate daredevil Evel Knievel, movie franchises The Dark Knight and The Mummy; as well as world-renowned, kid-friendly brands including Looney Tunes, the Justice League of America, The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Six Flags continues to develop new avenues for growth, acquiring ownership and management of Dick Clark Productions, producer of such perennial television hits as the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and So You Think You Can Dance. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation headquartered in New York City.

SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. , TM and 2009.

LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2009 ®/™ M&M'S, MPORIUM are trademarks of Mars, Inc. and its affiliates ©Mars, Incorporated 2009 Used under license. SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. © 2009.

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I never understood the "More Flags More Fun" tagline. If there's "more flags" every year, wouldn't it eventually be 7 Flags, 8 Flags, etc.? And yet the number of flags remains 6. My head hurts.

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