THE GREAT ESCAPE & Splashwater Kingdom
Lake George, New York
Six Flags Theme Parks
 Park News - (7/15/10) Four seasonal workers from Russia working at a local area hotel were jailed on charges of trespass after they jumped the fence to sneak into The Great Escape park without paying on Friday.
(7/1/10) The Great Escape has informed many of their season pass holders that there will be no Holiday In The Park event this winter.
(6/1/10) All those new advertisement coaster wraps being discovered at Six Flags parks across the country have also popped up at The Great Escape where the Boomerang coaster is now covered in a Stride gum clown car ad and the Steamin’ Demon is now wrapped up as an ad for Axe Twist. You can see pictures added to the sidebar.
(5/11/10) A report from the opening day of The Great Escape can be found over at SFNE Online. They also confirm that Holiday In The Park will return this winter.
(11/23/09) The PostStar has posted a preview video of The Great Escape’s Holiday In The Park event.
(10/26/09) The latest updates from the Holiday In The Park webpage for The Great Escape shows off some new details about the activities, plus I’ve been sent a list from a reader mentioning some of the rides that should be open: Grand Carousel, Balloon Race, Daffy Duck’s Wilderness Bus Tours, Taz Twister, Sky Ride, Balloon Ferris Wheel, Trabant, Blizzard plus the Alpine Alley Snow Hill and Family Ice Skating Rink.
(10/7/09) New pictures from The Great Escape have been posted to Negative-G this week.
(9/22/09) The Great Escape has posted details about this year’s Holiday In The Park winter event on their website. The rides are not expected to be open, but they will offer other attractions like Alpine Alley or the transformation of the bumper cars into an ice skating rink.
(9/10/09) The Comet at The Great Escape has been designated as an ACE Coaster Landmark and will be dedicated at the park this weekend.
(8/23/09) Details about the winter Holiday In The Park event scheduled for The Great Escape will be coming out soon I’m told. Ticket price is said to be around $19.99 and most of the large rides will be closed due to the cold weather. Seems they may try to the 2010 season pass sales soon, offering up the ability for guests to visit for FrightFest and Holiday In The Park starting in 2009 as well as the entire 2010 season.
2010 - New Attraction - Rumor - (7/5/09) We’ve heard a rumor that whatever The Great Escape has planned for 2010, it may involve the old Nightmare at Crackaxle Canyon site or structure. Truth or just another wild rumor? More when we find out.
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