29yrswithaGApass Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Quote Six Flags Great Adventure Announces Its Most Terrifying Fall Line-Up for 2022 Join Us for Terrifying Scare Zones, Spooky Haunted Houses, Family-Friendly Shows, Authentic German Fare and World-Class Thrill Rides This Fall Season JACKSON, N.J. ─ September 3, 2022 ─ Six Flags Great Adventure, The World’s Ultimate Thrill Park, announces its fall line-up of events, including Fright Fest presented by SNICKERS®, which promises to be the scariest event ever! While daylight hours are reserved for the family-friendly Kids Boo Fest and Oktoberfest, the theme park will pull out all the stops for “fright by night.” These events run on select days September 16 through October 31. Oktoberfest Food Festival ─ September 17 through October 30 Oktoberfest Food Festival will become a new family favorite, filled with a large selection of seasonal craft lagers and beers from around the world, a variety of frightfully delicious cocktails and mouth-watering German-style foods designed to tantalize the taste buds. “Family-Friendly” Kids Boo Fest ─ September 17 through October 30 Six Flags will adorn the theme park in its fall finest with mums, pumpkins, cornstalks and hay bales. Kids Boo Fest attractions for families will include trick-or treating in Cornstalk National Park, Scarecrow Street at Liberty Fountain and two live shows, the Spooktacular Dance Party and Witch’s Brew. “Terrifying” Fright Fest ─ September 16 through October 31 At 6 p.m., things take a frightening turn! Families with young children, those with sensory sensitivities, and those who scare easily are encouraged to exit the park. Nighttime festivities include a fan-favorite ghoul parade, live stage shows, and terrifying scare zones, plus six haunted houses for the ultimate scare. Fright Fest will also feature the theme park’s enhanced dining options, fall shopping including popular Fright Fest hoodies, and a world-class lineup of rides and attractions, including the newly renovated Jr. Thrillseekers area and Medusa roller coaster. All daytime Fright Fest attractions are included with park admission. Fright by Night activities: · Five midway scare zones (free with park admission): o Exile Canyon o Clown Town o Scarecrow Street o District 6 o Lady of the Lake Cemetery · Six haunted houses for the ultimate scare (purchase required): o Blood Shed o Reflections of the Dead o Fears o The Manor o Aftermath o Big Top Terror: Forgotten Carnival 3D · Six creepy nighttime shows (free with park admission): o The Arrival Ghoul Parade – Saturdays & Sundays o The Awakening – Saturdays & Sundays o Dead Man’s Party: Grave Stories o Unleashed o Blood Drums o Freak Show Source: Six Flags Great Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted September 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Information about the lineup for Fright Fest 2022 is now on the SFGA website. Looks like there are fewer trails this year. Missing are Wicked Woods, Xpedition Dino Survival, and The Lab. Passes to the trails (not including park admission) are also available now. Each is valid for only one time through each maze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 From watching some vlogs, it looks like the park has really upped its game on Fright Fest this year. (Feels like one of the first clear examples of Selim's "premium" product coming through.) Scare zones and trails have both been refreshed pretty thoroughly, and most feature far more actors (with better training, it seems) than ever before. And according to the "Thrills & Magic" YouTube channel, the park is only halfway to their hiring target for ghouls – all very impressive, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted September 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 I think it is in part because they cut the number of trails by a third (from 9 to 6) so they probably condensed staffing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Yep, that was definitely a smart move. But even so, there are more ghouls throughout. Each of the free scare zones had around 8 ghouls, when in the past it would be around half that, especially on an early-season Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Name Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 How were the crowds on opening Fright Fest weekend? I'll be going the last weekend (October 29-31) and just thinking if crowds are light .... I'd have no need for a flash pass for the rides nor an express line pass for the mazes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadude44 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 hours ago, I Have No Name said: I'll be going the last weekend (October 29-31) and just thinking if crowds are light .... I'd have no need for a flash pass for the rides nor an express line pass for the mazes. You innocent little cherub. Each week gets progressively more and more crowded leading up to Halloween. By the last week or two of October, the crowds get so bad they usually have a bunch of K9 police units stationed at the park. The only possible way that the final weekend of October WON'T be crowded is if a hurricane passes through. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 I will say, Fright Fest crowds are late crowds. So if you get there at opening, you can easily knock out a good portion of the big coasters before the crowds get bad, even on the busiest day of the year. Speaking from experience here. And with the pricing adjustments this season, there's really no telling what the rest of FF will look like. Though I hope for the park's sake that crowds do pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 The park is decorating for FF much better this year than in recent previous years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Any more specifics there? Curious to hear, and ultimately see for myself. It’s clear they’ve invested in far more in actors as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 ^Based on the park’s previous news releases from years past there are fewer actors this season. They have cut the number of trails from nine to six so there must be more actors per trail but a reduced number overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 I know the park is probably trying to recoup any attendance that it lost earlier in the season but if they are truly that interested in making a visit to the park a quality experience wouldn’t you think they would have reservations in place during Fright Fest to cap attendance? After all, so far this year they been saying they want to lower attendance and keep their employees less stressed to offer a more quality experience for both them and the guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 ^ I saw Six Flags Great America reached capacity today too and the parking lot was full. Police were preventing anyone else from driving into the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Name Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 So I'll be heading up there the 29th-31st. How has attendance been? (point being, should I spring the extra $$$ for Flash Passes for rides and/or mazes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 It's been slammed. I imagine the 31st may be calmer, but the weekend will probably be pretty intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Oktoberfest has been extended from ending on October 30th to now ending November 13th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 The park was scheduled to be open for power hours today but double checked today and saw they cancelled today. Shame as its nicer weather today too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Name Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/26/2022 at 11:10 AM, The Master said: The park was scheduled to be open for power hours today but double checked today and saw they cancelled today. Shame as its nicer weather today too. Really, I just looked at their website and saw Power Hours was still on for tonight. Anyhow, is there really a difference between Fright Fest nights and Power Hour nights? And I'll be up there this weekend at Halloween night (and from what I've read, I'll spring for Flash passes and express maze passes on Saturday and Sunday at least) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 ^ it was cancelled Wednesday night, not tonight. Power Hours just have the indoor trails open and not the entire FF lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Our friend Colin has posted a nice video of the kids’ Hunt for Boo hayride. Check it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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