Six Flags America Announces the Largest Expansion in the History of Its Popular Water Park
February 24 2005 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Six Flags America Announces the Largest Expansion in the History of
Its Popular Water Park So Big, So Exciting, We Had to Re-Name It
... 'SIX FLAGS HURRICANE HARBOR' LARGO, Md., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/
-- Get ready to be swept away on a tropical adventure! Six Flags
America announces the largest expansion in the history of its
popular water park! The park's ultimate makeover includes three
exciting new attractions, new restaurants, new shops and a facelift
so dramatic, the park needed a new name -- Six Flags Hurricane
Harbor! Making its public debut on Saturday, May 28, 2005, the new
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will feature not one but TWO new,
high-adventure family thrill rides -- Tornado and Bahama Blast --
and an all new interactive kid's section called Buccaneer Beach
plus a fun, tropical Caribbean theme throughout the park. Ya Mon,
it's going to be a great summer! From the moment Guests walk
through the gates at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, they'll be amazed
by the transformation! Bold, bright colors, expanded retail areas,
enhanced Guest services, and Caribbean-themed restaurants and snack
shops will greet park-goers. The entire water park will have an
"island-feel," putting sun-seekers in the mood for fun in the sun
all summer long! "This truly is an ultimate makeover," said Janet
Porter, vice president and general manager of Six Flags America.
"Our creative team has selected three huge new attractions that can
be enjoyed by family and friends and designed a whole new look and
feel for Hurricane Harbor." For thrill-seekers, two new wet and
wild adventures highlight the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor makeover.
Tornado, the award-winning attraction that has the entire industry
abuzz will hit land Memorial Day weekend. Uniquely designed,
Tornado resembles an enormous 60-foot tall household funnel turned
on its side. The experience begins 75 feet in the air as riders who
are willing to brave the storm, journey down a 132-foot-long tunnel
in 4-person cloverleaf-shaped tubes. These unique tubes navigate
the inside of the tunnel, splashing back and forth on 5,000 gallons
of swirling water. When riders arrive at the vortex of the Tornado,
they're sent through the "eye of the storm" into a cool catch pool
below! Ride the Ultimate Storm ... Tornado! Bahama Blast is the
second new extreme tubing experience that will have Guests cheering
for more! This 4-passenger inner tube adventure begins at the top
of a 55-foot-tall tower. The wild, wet fun sends riders twisting
and splashing along a 517-foot-long, triple-dip course as they
maneuver through a spiraling slide of mammoth proportions. The fun
is intensified by a serpentine section of closed, dark track that
bursts into an equally exciting and adventuresome section of sunny,
open track, culminating in a refreshing splash into a cool catch
pool. It's a blast ... a Bahama Blast! Also new this summer at Six
Flags Hurricane Harbor is a one-of-a-kind children's area with two
pools just for toddlers and families! Designed especially for the
little fish in the crew, Buccaneer Beach will feature unique,
interactive water activities that Mom, Dad and the kids can all
enjoy together! Buccaneer Beach will include a pirate ship perfect
for would-be explorers, a tiki water curtain, lush palm trees,
whimsical slides, rain curtains, spouting interactive water
features and a tipping bucket filled with gallons of water play.
There's even a treasure-load of deck space and new lounge chairs so
adults can relax while their tiny pirates look for gold. Every
attraction in Buccaneer Beach is tailor-made for our tiniest
guests! As part of the ultimate makeover, Six Flags America is
adding a unique feature never before seen in this part of the
country -- private water park cabanas! Guests will have the
opportunity to rent a private cabana poolside for the day, enabling
them to have wait service for food and beverages, personal shade
structures and reserved seating at the area's largest water park,
Hurricane Harbor. "This renovation represents the single biggest
expansion in the history of our water park and is in direct
response to consumer demand for a bigger, better water park," said
Porter. "Renaming the water park Hurricane Harbor not only allows
Six Flags to bring the Caribbean experience directly to the
Baltimore and Washington, D.C. markets, but also continues the
evolution that began with the park's transformation to a Six Flags
branded theme park in 1999." With the addition of Tornado, Bahama
Blast and Buccaneer Beach, the new Hurricane Harbor will feature
more than 25 fun-filled water attractions including Hurricane Bay,
a million gallon wave pool; Mako and Hammerhead, two high-speed
water slides; and the popular Crocodile Cal's Caribbean Beach
House. With so much to see and do, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will
be the largest and most thrilling water park in the mid-Atlantic
region! Admission to Hurricane Harbor is FREE with theme park
admission. Six Flags America will be open weekends beginning April
9th. (Operating times vary; check http://www.sixflags.com/ for
exact times.) Weekend operation continues in May, with additional
operating days on May 13, 20 and 27th. Daily operation begins May
27 and runs through August 28, plus September 3-5 and 10-11.
Hurricane Harbor water park is open May 28-30 and daily June 3 -
August 28 and Sept 3-5. With the ultimate makeover at Hurricane
Harbor plus an amazing lineup of roller coasters, rides, shows and
attractions, a summer like no other is brewing at Six Flags
America. For Guests who want to get the most fun for their money,
Six Flags America Season Passes are now available by calling
1-877-941-4FUN or online at http://www.sixflags.com/ . Season
Passes are on sale for a limited time for only $54.99 plus tax. Six
Flags America is located 15 minutes east of Washington, D.C., 40
minutes south of Baltimore, MD and 20 minutes west of historic
Annapolis, MD. Six Flags America is easily accessible to guests
from all over Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and our nation's capital,
Washington, D.C. For more information call 301-249-1500 or visit
http://www.sixflags.com/ . EDITORS NOTE: photos and video available
at http://www.sixflags.com/america Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE:PKS) is
the world's largest regional theme park company. Through its
subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of 30 parks in North
America. Six Flags parks serve 34 of the 50 largest metropolitan
areas in the United States. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held
corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma
City. The Company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS.
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