The Interpreter Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Press Release Source: Six Flags, Inc. Six Flags' 'Fright Fest' Halloween Celebration Offers Guests Both Tricks AND Treats Wednesday September 13, 9:00 am ET Spooktacular Fun Awaits Guests at Six Flags Fright Fest This Fall - and a ****roach Is Your Ticket to the Front of the Line! NEW YORK, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags (NYSE: SIX - News) is preparing to scare up some fun this fall with its famous "Fright Fest" Halloween celebration! Every weekend beginning September 29th, Six Flags parks are transformed into haunted scream parks that harbor ghosts and goblins of every shape and size. This year, to complement Six Flags' family entertainment focus, the celebration will adopt a "Family By Day, Fright By Night" theme -- when family-friendly entertainment offerings will be available earlier in the day, and scarier, more daring alternatives will take the stage at night. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060913/DAW012 During the day, costumed characters, hayrides, trick-or-treating and not- so-scary creep shows will delight the little ones and scaredy-cats, while at night haunted houses, mind-altering illusions, ghouls and zombies are ready to frighten those brave enough to visit after dusk. Every park will also host a variety of special events -- screaming contests, zombie parties, Halloween weddings, karaoke, costume contests and more. And to put the "bite" in Fright Fest this year, on nights during opening weekend a live ****roach will be guests' Ticket to Terror -- and the front of the line! Courageous volunteers who opt to chow down on one of these creepy critters will be granted an instant place at the front of the line for some of Six Flags' most popular rides and attractions. Daring guests willing to eat their way to the front of the line will have to be quick! ****roaches can run at a speed of three miles per hour. The nutritional benefit? ****roaches are extremely low in fat and high in protein. In addition to creepy Fright Fest chills, Six Flags guests will have the most dramatic thrills! When they come for Fright Fest's tricks and treats, guests can experience one last spin on some of Six Flags' unparalleled thrill rides, from Six Flags New England's SUPERMAN - Ride of Steel, voted best steel coaster in the nation by Amusement Today magazine, to Six Flags Great Adventure's El Toro; Six Flags Magic Mountain's Tatsu; Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath; and dozens more. And don't forget those pint-sized goblins, who will certainly want to squeeze in one last squeal on the ROAD RUNNER Express, TWEETY Tweehouse and Goliath Jr. to name just a few. See individual park websites for specific hours of operation, special promotions and admission prices at http://www.sixflags.com . Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company. Founded in 1961, Six Flags is celebrating its 45th Anniversary in 2006. 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 2006. LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Sounds like a FearFactor episode. Maybe Kings Island should set up a FearFactor event and put it in the Paramount Theater and have guests be subject to all kinds of FearFactor antics. Then change the antics year after year, I could see how that would be entertaining to watch for some guest and some would like to partake in the creepy crawling and the drinking of gross concoctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamingnight Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I wish KI would do something like that. Disgusting but Id be willing to do it to get in front of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I see that they are copying Kings Island`s FearFest motto of Fright by Night and Fun by Day. Only for Six Flags, it is "Family by Day and Fright by Night." Personally, I think the whole ****roach eating thing is utterly disgusting. Not to mention sure to make those waiting in line angry with those skipping the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Flash Pass already does that; a few roach eaters won't make things that much worse. I can just hear GR now..."Madam, if you are unhappy they went to the front of the line, you too can eat a roach!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 But at the Six Flags parks, don`t guests have to pay to get its benefits? I`m sure that a lot of teens that wouldn`t want to pay for the privelege of cutting in line would be more than willing to eat a roach to get to the front of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Somehow, I see eating a roach as payment to cut a line... More than most would pay...and certainly more than I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Yeah. I would much rather pay the money to cut in line than I would to eat a roach. That is just disgusting. Quite frankly, I`m glad PKI doesn`t do anything like that. How long before PETA protests Six Flags for this practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discodude3737 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I don't know....If I was with a group of friends and they made this offer, I think we would do it. Lines at amusement park halloween events can get rather long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I'm with CoastersRZ on this one. I wouldn't dare eat a crockroach. Disgusting little vermin. I also wouldn't appreciate people cutting in front of me because they ate a roach. If they paid, then that's another matter. If you're dumb enough to eat a crockroach, I don't think it entitles you to anything. Fear Factor is the dumbest show ever...next to Survivor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKlockster Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 ****roaches are the oldest animals out there. They were being stomped on by the Dinosaurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Mmmmmm, good to see Six Flags is finally working on pest control at their parks. Albeit the guests are the ones exterminating the roaches. Should have an endless supply of roaches for their guests to chow on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Wow i must say that this is one of the oddest things i have ever heard. I am not saying that i wouldn't do it to maybe to get to the front of a line to a ride like say uhhh.. Goliath, Kingda, X, the usual long line rides. I dont know though it is still a nasty thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StXsteven Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'd eat almost any bug in a heartbeat.. but I'm deathly afraid of c0ckroaches. It's the only physical thing that can make me scream(if one is on me) or freak out. But if its to cut the line.. me being a teenager.. I'd close my eyes and eat it I honestly believe alot more teens wil do that then buy a cut the line pass.. but thats just MHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1006/365766.html LARGO, Md. (AP) - Most Six Flags theme parks are offering visitors the chance to skip to the front of the line for rides this month if they'll eat a three-inch-long Madagascar hissing cockroach, but the gimmick isn't being offered in Largo. The theme park in Six Flags chairman Daniel Snyder's backyard won't be serving up the cockroaches because of concerns it would detract from its goals for family-focused attendance. The Washington Redskins (website - news) owner took control of the amusement park chain last fall and vowed to attract more families and fewer packs of teenagers to the parks. But the company reported in August that attendance was down 14 percent. A spokeswoman for Six Flags America in Largo says they're working to attract families from greater distances, including northern Virginia and the Baltimore suburbs. She says they don't expect many moms and dads would love seeing their kids eat cockroaches. -- Information from: The Washington Post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Can't remember where I read it. Maybe over at Coasterbuzz. Anyway, I heard that PETA is mad at Six Flags for allowing corkroaches to be eaten for a skip to the front of the line. Guess you can't be choosy when you are defending all animals, insects, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerJay Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Why are some people censoring the first four letters in cockroach? It's not a nasty euphemism. That's what they're called! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 It isn't the people...it's the board's software. Sometimes it catches cockroach, sometimes it doesn't. Some avoid it by spelling it c0ckroach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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