September 28, 2009

A Tornado will Touch Down at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in 2010
Six Flags Great Adventure DROPS Season Pass price and introduces theme park Play Pass

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will kick off its 10th Anniversary season in 2010 with a new 60-foot Tornado whirlwind.  The Tornado, an enormous funnel-shaped water attraction, will offer guests the ultimate in tubing thrills all summer long when it opens May 29. 

This exciting new water ride will blast thrill seekers down a 135-foot long vortex tunnel and into a 60-foot wide funnel.  During the journey, guests will blast into the eye of the storm, swishing from side to side by more than 5,000 gallons of water before being released into a calm and refreshing catch pool. Families can enjoy Tornado together in specially-designed, cloverleaf-shaped tubes that seat four.  Those not brave enough to take on this new thrilling adventure can ride out the storm from the observation platform which will feature a spectacular view of all the action.  The Tornado will touch down between the water park's tube slides "Bada Bing, Bada Bang, Bada Boom!" and the speed slide complex "Jurahnimo, Cannonball & Wahini Falls."

The Tornado will join a host of thrilling Hurricane Harbor rides and attractions including an enormous half million gallon wave pool, one of the country's longest "lazy rivers," a massive, two-story family water playground and nearly 20 high-speed thrill slides.  

"We are excited to add a new dimension of thrills to our water park," said Mark Kane, park president of Six Flags Great Adventure, Wild Safari and Hurricane Harbor.  "The Tornado's innovative shape and enormous size will allow families and friends to experience the ultimate in non-traditional tubing, together."


Season Pass and Play Pass

The park is lowering the cost of the traditional Season Pass in 2010. The theme park/Wild Safari Season Pass price dropped from $99.99 to $79.99 and the three-park Season Pass (which includes the water park) dropped from $129.99 to $99.99 - the lowest price in years.  A Season Pass offers unlimited visits to either the theme park and Wild Safari or all three properties including the Harbor (depending on which pass purchased) and any Six Flags theme park in the United States, four free tickets for friends, more than $300 in savings on in-park food and fun and free access to exclusive Season Pass events. Plus, by purchasing now, Season Pass holders will get unlimited visits to this year's Fright Fest celebration -- weekends in October.

For even more savings, Six Flags Great Adventure introduces the 2010 Play Pass, a season long fun pass that gives more families a chance to enjoy the world's most thrilling theme park.  At just $69.99, a Play Pass offers unlimited visits to Six Flags Great Adventure and any other Six Flags theme park in the United States all year long in 2010 including the remainder of the 2009 season.

"This once-in-a-lifetime recession calls for a once-in-a-lifetime deal," said Mark Kane, Six Flags Great Adventure Park President.  "The new 2010 Play Pass tells our most loyal fans that we identify with their need for value-priced entertainment.  For the same price as a single-day ticket to Disney, a Play Pass at Six Flags rewards guests with a full YEAR of fun at Six Flags Great Adventure - with no blackout dates!"

For more information, visit sixflags.com or call 732/928-1821.