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26 February 2021 Six Flags Novelties for the 2021 Season: • Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington/Texas): This park • Six Flags Great America (Chicago/Illinois) is kicked off its anniversary season with the “Fire & preparing for a season opening on April 24. At the Ice Winter Festival”, which runs through February belonging Hurricane Harbor water park, a new 28. For Spring Break, March 12-21, the park has water coaster, “Tsunami Surge”, will open this planned a “Hollywood Car Show” to entertain summer. The slide attraction, equipped with guets alongside its 40 existing attractions. AquaLucent technology, will be supplied by WhiteWater West. • Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio/Texas): “Dare Devil Dive Flying Machines” is the name of this • For the coming season, Six Flags Mexico (Mexico year’s new ride (a Super Air Race), which is City, Mexico) is planning to open a new pendulum scheduled to debut on February 27 (originally ride called “CraZanity”, which is said to be the scheduled for 2020) and is said to be the world’s tallest of its kind in the world with a height of more tallest ride of its kind. In addition, the park is than 50 meters. Up to 120 km/h is expected to be currently hosting its largest ever “Mardi Gras reached in this attraction, which was already FestivalTM” with live entertainment throughout the scheduled for last season. The new candy store park until February 28. “Candy Coaster” is also to complement the park’s offer. • As of March 27, Six Flags Great Adventure will be open to the public again. With the “Jersey Devil • Guests to Six Flags Darien Lake (Darien Lake/New Coaster” (from Rocky Mountain Construction), the York) can already now experience a very special highest, fastest and longest single rail coaster, the laser parcours with the “Rockin’ Drive-In Laser park aims to break three world records at once. Light Spectacular” while sitting in their own cars. Among other things, three exciting inversions are to The park will kick off its season on May 21 in provide thrills. compliance with required hygiene and safety Starting March 20, “Six Flags Wild Safari Drive- measures. To increase secrity at the park, only Thru Adventure”, the “world’s largest drive-thru mobile device and card payments will be possible outside of Africa”, will offer a contactless, self- there in the future. guided ride through the park’s wildlife, which includes elephants, rhinos, tigers, giraffes and lions. • At Six Flags Great Escape Resort During the ride, guests can stream an audio tour to (Queensbury/New York) overnight guests will soon learn interesting facts about the more than 1,200 have access to a new entertainment offering for the animals that can be seen along the approx. 7- whole family in the form of “Snowed Inn”. When kilometer route. the park opens on May 1, guests will be able to experience “Adirondack Outlaw”, a new thrill • At Six Flags Over Georgia (Atlanta/Georgia), ride that had already been announced for 2020. which will open its gates March 6, an existing looping roller coaster dubbed “The Riddler • For Canada’s La Ronde theme park in Québec no Mindbender” is slated to feature a new look and new attractions have been announced for the 2021 new trains in the upcoming season. season. Subject to regulatory requirements, the park will reopen this spring. • Six Flags Magic Mountain (Los Angeles/California): Here, the multi-launch coaster • Six Flags New England (Western Massachusetts) “West Coast Racers”, which officially opened at plans to open “Supergirl Sky Flyer”, a new thrill the beginning of last year (cf. EAP 2/2020) but ride that will be placed next to the existing could only be operated for a short time due to the “Superman The Ride” roller coaster. The Giant Corona crisis, will be available to guests again in Disc attraction was already announced for 2020, the coming season. In addition, from February 28 to but had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis. March 13, guests can enjoy more than 100 iconic car models as part of the 30-minute “Cruis’n the • California’s Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme Park Car Show”. park is already open again on weekends, so guests News provided by: EuroAmusement Professional Trade Magazine, www.eap-magazin.de 1 26 February 2021 can currently experience, among other animals, the new "Bonzai Pipeline" slide complex with three park’s popular walruses “Uquq” and “Pakak” as body slides. part of the walkthrough experience “The Marine World Experience”. Depending on the crisis • Six Flags White Water Atlanta (Georgia): The situation, the park plans to resume full operations water park with more than 24 attractions will start as soon as possible. this year's season on May 8. The opening of the "Python Plunge" novelty (a five-story-high slide • Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, Missouri): On March that can be used with two-person rafts), originally 20, the park will kick off its 50th anniversary season scheduled for 2020, is now also set to launch this with a "Spring Break" event. From June 5 through year. July 24, the anniversary festivities will include special events, shows and historic displays. • Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Houston/Texas): For the start of the season on • Six Flags America (Woodmore/Maryland) plans to May 1, the water park will thrill its visitors with the open its gates on March 6 for its longest season new "Wahoo Wave" six-story slide complex. In ever. This spring, the Giant Pendulum Ride addition, there will be new, double-decker cabanas "Harley Quinn Spinsanity" in the "Gotham City" with a rooftop terrace from where guests can enjoy themed area, originally announced for 2020, is a panoramic view of the water park’s new scheduled to debut. At up to 70 mph (112 km/h), Caribbean theme. passengers on the thrill ride will be swung back and forth to ever greater heights, with the platform also • White Water Bay (Oklahoma City/Oklahoma) will spinning. soon be called Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City. The park will open its gates on • Frontier City (Oklahoma City/Oklahoma): The May 22 and plans to put the "Wahoo Racer" racing season will be kicked off on March 13. The existing slide tower into operation (attraction opening Wooden Coaster "Wildcat" gets outfitted with new postponed from 2020). trains to provide even more thrilling fun on the popular ride soon. • Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Jackson Township/New Jersey) keeps its 20-plus high- • Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Mexico): Starting speed slides, a lazy river and two large pools ready February 27, guests can once again expect for visitors – this year’s season starts on May 15. unlimited water fun at this Six Flags water park. New this year is the Cowabunga Burger F&B • Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Los offering. Also, visitors can look forward to the new Angeles/California) has not yet been able to "Laguna Beach Bar". In addition, the park's 14 announce an anticipated reopening date due to the water slides and attractions will provide a Covid-19 measures currently in effect in California, refreshing "cool down" for guests. which do not allow amusement facilities to resume operations at this time. However, there is the • Hurricane Harbor Rockford (Cherry “California Blueprint for a Safer Economy” plan Valley/Illinois) will open its doors on May 29 with guiding businesses in the related counties for a its all-new "Tidal Wave" attraction that was “post-Covid” operation. originally scheduled to open in the 2020 season. The Tailspin-type waterslide from Canadian • Hurricane Harbor Concord (near San manufacturer WhiteWater West, which will feature Francisco/California) is also affected by the state's AquaLucent technology, will launch at 13 meters restrictions. This summer, however, the park plans and send sliders sitting in a raft through numerous to once again host its "Summer Night Slides" event twists and turns at up to 15 mph (24 km/h). with music and special food offerings on select event days. • Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Arizona): Reopening is scheduled for March 13. Visitors can look forward to the new "Paradise Island" area, originally announced for 2020, with approximately 12,000 square foot (1,100 square meters) of space. In addition to a large activity pool and a restaurant, there will be a water volleyball and water basketball court. • Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington (Texas): The largest water park in the north of Texas will begin seasonal operations on May 1 and open the News provided by: EuroAmusement Professional Trade Magazine, www.eap-magazin.de 2 .