September 15, 2008
Six Flags St. Louis Announces New Attractions For 2009
Six Flags to Add Water Racer to Hurricane Harbor and Nighttime Parade in Theme Park
For the fifth consecutive year, Six Flags St. Louis will bring its guests new and exciting thrills as the park cements its position as the premier “daycation” destination in the Midwest. This season, Hurricane Harbor will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2009 by expanding the water park to add the exciting Wahoo Racer and the theme park is set to amaze guests with an unparalleled spectacular nighttime parade, Glow in the Park.
“Each year we strive to offer new and exciting experiences,” said David Roemer, Six Flags St. Louis Park President, “and to be able to bring our guests two incredible new attractions is a win-win. These enhancements reaffirm our commitment of providing quality, family entertainment at the greatest value.”
After 10 years, Hurricane Harbor remains the only water park in the Midwest that is free with theme park admission. To celebrate the water park's 10th anniversary, Six Flags is expanding the tropical island paradise to make room for Wahoo Racer. This six-lane water racer features a triple drop layout that provides maximum speed and airtime. Riders will race head-first on sled-type mats down 262-feet of steep drops and rolls reaching speeds of 35-mph. Wahoo Racer will be designed and built by the award winning manufacturer of water attractions, ProSlide. The new water attraction will be located between The Big Kahuna and the Speed Slide complex in Hurricane Harbor and is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend 2009.
In 2009, Six Flags St. Louis will take its daily parade over the top and leave guests in awe with the introduction of a nighttime parade, Glow in the Park. This unparalleled nighttime spectacular will feature six custom-designed floats, two additional mobile units, 65 light-adorned performers and 35 support staff and technicians. Floats will light up the night with vibrant, multicolored lights illuminating the streets and fill the air with specially arranged cirque-style music. Drummers, puppeteers, singers, dancers and kinetic stilt walkers will surround the floats making the Glow in the Park parade unlike any other in the Midwest.
The parade, which also debuts Memorial Day weekend, will utilize the combined talents of a world-renowned creative team to help transform the park into a fantasyland of light, sound and motion. The Gary Goddard Entertainment group is responsible for creating several attractions at various theme parks throughout the world including “The Spiderman Adventure” and “T2/3D” at Universal Studios Florida and “The Jurassic Park River Adventure” at Universal Studios in California. GGE is also the innovator of entertainment venues in Las Vegas and Hollywood and has enlisted one of Cirque Du Soleil's premier composers, Benoit Jutras, to create the music for the parade. For float design, the internationally acclaimed conceptual parade designer, Raul Rodriguez, was commissioned. Michael La Fleur, whose résumé includes artistic coordinator for Celine Dion's “A New Day” in Las Vegas, Imagineer for Disney and extensive Broadway musical and play work, will create fluid choreographed numbers for the Glow in the Park performers. The final touches to the parade will be added by Mia Gyzander, who will take on the task of designing and constructing more than 100 breathtaking costumes that will shimmer with bright colors, reflective fabrics and glowing lights.
Guests can experience all that Six Flags St. Louis and Hurricane Harbor has to offer including the new Wahoo Racer and Glow in the Park parade all season long with a 2009 Season Pass. A Season Pass offers the best value with unlimited visits to the theme park and water park and comes with a coupon book featuring over $300 in special offers including free concerts. A Season Pass can be used at all Six Flags Theme Parks throughout the country and are now on sale. Purchase before November 1 and save $5— just $59.99 at the park or at sixflags.com. Guests who buy a 2009 Season Pass now can use it the remainder of the 2008 season to experience all the thrills and chills of Fright Fest.
About Six Flags, Inc.:
Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 20 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Founded in 1961, Six Flags has provided world class entertainment for millions of families with cutting-edge, record-shattering roller coasters and appointment programming and special events such as the weekly Summer Concert Series, Fright Fest and
Holiday in the Park. Now 47 years strong, Six Flags is recognized as the preeminent thrill innovator while reaching to all demographics — teens, tweens and thrill seekers alike — themed attractions based on the Looney Tunes characters, the Justice League of America, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk,
The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation (NYSE:SIX) headquartered in New York City.
