Several other major Halloween haunts canceled this year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, including Terror Behind the Walls, Dark Harbor and Halloween Horror Nights. However, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, has decided to give the ax to its traditional annual Fright Fest to make way for a new, safer Hallowfest experience.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, leads the way for Halloween thrills and chills with a new event for the entire family—Hallowfest. The event will feature Thrills by Day with plenty of family-friendly activities and Chills by Night with rides on monster coasters…in the dark and haunting Halloween theming throughout the parks.
Here’s what you can expect from the seasonal event.
Hallowfest Thrills by Day
The thrills by day include:
- Trick-or-Treat Trails with individually packaged candy and treats
- Kids’ Halloween Costume Contest for children 8 and under (all costumes must accommodate kids to keep their face masks on though)
- Kids’ Spooky Kooky Magic Shows
- Kid-centric Which Witch Mazes where guests will be routed through one-way cornstalk or hay bale mazes
- Halloween-themed specialty treats, like gooey caramel apples and funnel cakes made with Snickers candy, available for purchase.
Hallowfest Chills by Night
- Creepy fog, eerie lighting, and sinister music will permeate the park and create the perfect seasonally spooky backdrop
- Six Flags’ signature collection of world-class roller coasters will accommodate riders to fly through the air at high speeds in total darkness
- Halloween gear aplenty will be available for purchase
When Will Hallowfest Happen?
Hallowfest will kick off in September and run weekends through November 1 at participating parks with limited capacity admission to prevent overcrowding.
Hallowfest Participating Parks
- Six Flags Great Adventure
- Six Flags Over Georgia
- Six Flags Over Texas
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- Six Flags St. Louis
- Six Flags America
- Frontier City
Hallowfest Tickets
Reservations will be required. It’s expected slots will fill up quickly.
COVID-19 Precautions
The company’s comprehensive and ongoing safety protocols will be in effect for the entire run of the event.
Six Flags worked in partnership with its epidemiologist consultants to create a safe Halloween experience that meets or exceeds federal, state, and local guidelines. Park attendance will be carefully monitored to avoid overcrowding and all Members, Season Pass Holders, and guests with single-day tickets will be required to make a reservation to attend HALLOWFEST.
- All team members (including scare-actors) and all guests 3 years and up will be required to wear masks covering the nose and mouth while in the parks;
- No indoor mazes, haunted houses, or indoor shows will be operated; some haunted trails and scare zones will be operated outdoors with social distancing strictly enforced;
- A limited number of nighttime scare-actors will remain at least six feet away from guests and each other;
- Guests viewing outdoor entertainment will be separated by at least six feet;
- Props, rides, restraints, handrails, and dining and restroom facilities will be cleaned and sanitized regularly; and
- Multiple hand-washing and alcohol-based hand sanitizer stations will be located throughout the parks for guest and team member usage.
For More Info
Visit: https://www.sixflags.com/hallowfest
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