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Park News - (5/6/08) A new update from The Great Escape can be found at TGESource.
  (4/28/08) Great Escape Central has posted a new photo update from the park.
  (4/18/08) Another off-season trip report from The Great Escape has been posted to TGE Source.
  (3/31/08) The number of sick cases from people staying at The Great Escape Lodge is now up to 467. However, it seems that they still have not determined the exact source of the illness or how it was being spread, but the frequency of cases being reported is decreasing and still all point back to a peak around March 16th.
  (3/25/08) According to the local news the “outbreak” at The Great Escape Lodge is getting bigger as 352 cases of illness have now been reported. Tests from the health deparment have confirmed that it’s a norovirus, but the source has not been confirmed and previous tests of the water (drinking & pool) came back clean. So far the range of dates of people reporting the illness has also expanded from between March 7th and 19th.
  (3/24/08) Fearing that the illness that affected many guests at The Great Escape Lodge may be a norovirus, which spreads quickly and easily. The restaurants at the Lodge have now been closed after some workers have now reporting being sick, though so far tests done by Health officials on the resorts drinking and pool water have come back clean.
  (3/20/08) Guests who visited The Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark last weekend may have gotten a little more than they bargained for. As first there were 27 reported cases of people who stayed at the resort between March 14th and 17th who later felt ill and suffered from intense vomiting and diarrhea that lasted anywhere from 12 - 24 hours. However a group of 150 guests from the “Circle of Life Camp” for kids suffering from diabetes reports that 60 members of their group reported being sick. The Health Department was summoned to inspect the waterpark but found no problems.
  (3/12/08) A couple of new historical videos (Remembering The Past parts 2 and 3) about The Great Escape have been posted to TGESource this week.
  (3/7/08) Great Escape Central has posted an interview with the park’s Director of Marketing and PR Manager.
  (2/26/08) Add The Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark to the list of Six Flags owned parks receiving new Johnny Rockets locations in 2008. According to a new release by Six Flags the existing Trapper’s Adirondack Grille will be converted into a Johnny Rockets by this June.
  (12/31/07) Screamscape has been informed that The Great Escape will be the next park to add a Holiday In The Park winter event in 2008.

2008 - Wiggles World & Mega Wedgie - (4/17/08) The all new Wiggle’s World is set to open at The Great Escape on May 10th. Unofficially I hear that Mega Wedgie will open around May 24th.
  (3/28/08) According to TGESource, The Great Escape has announced that the new Wiggle’s World will be getting a third ride, Dorothy’s Rosy Tea Cups, a Zamperla Tea Cup ride. This is said to be exactly the same style ride as the one installed at Six Flags Great America last year (which I have a picture of).
  (2/20/08) The Great Escape Source has posted updates about several new shows coming to the park in 2008, including two based on Dick Clark productions: “Academy of Country Music Awards: Back Trax” and “American Music Awards: Rewind”.
  (11/7/07) The Great Escape Source adds a little more info about the Mega Wedgie bowl slide coming next year and how it will use an existing pool for the splashdown. They claim it will be a custom sized version, and from what I’ve been led to understand from another source, the diameter of the bowl will be adjusted to be smaller to allow for faster rotations around the bowl.
  (11/6/07) Screamscape sources tell us that the new Wild Wedgie slide coming to The Great Escape will be one of the Proslide Bowl slides. Right now I’m not sure if it will be the ProBowl, CannonBowl or larger BehemothBowl. Anyone know more?
  (9/27/07) The Great Escape will add Wiggles World in 2008, an all new kiddie themed area with several rides and attractions themed to The Big Red Car, Big Red Airplane along with all your favorite Wiggles characters. Meanwhile the waterpark will add The Wild Wedgie, an entertaining new waterslide that will appeal to everyone it seems. No more details were given at this time.

???? - Serial Thriller & Tidal Wave - Unknown - (12/14/05) Two former rides from Astroworld were shipped to The Great Escape as possible future new ride projects. The rides in question are the former Serial Thriller (Vekoma SLC) inverted coaster and Tidal Wave (Shoot the Chutes). UPDATE - After the rides were shipped, the management at Six Flags changes, so all future plans for these rides is up in the air.