Six Flags New England Attempts to Break Guinness World Record for Most Lit Jack-O'-Lanterns
October 21 2004 - 6:20AM
PR Newswire (US)
Six Flags New England Attempts to Break Guinness World Record for
Most Lit Jack-O'-Lanterns AGAWAM, Mass., Oct. 21
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the help of thousands of park guests
and a supply of 30,000 pumpkins, Six Flags New England is
attempting to break the Guinness World Record for "Most Lit Jack-
O'-Lanterns." The town of Keene, New Hampshire, with 28,952
pumpkins, holds the current record. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041021/NEFNS1) Park guests
and staff have been carving pumpkins since opening day of Six Flags
New England's annual Fright Fest Halloween celebration. Thousands
of the orange fruit, carved into funny, spooky and creepy creatures
are on display every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. On
Friday, October 29, all the carved Jack-O'-Lanterns will be lit
with candles provided by presenting partner Yankee Candle, counted
and documented for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
Until then, guests, who can make a $2 charitable donation for their
chance to be part of history, will be carving away. "We'll be
carving until the wee hours of the morning," said park vice
president and general manager, Ron Sevart. "Guests, and our staff,
are having a great time carving creative pumpkins and the
jack-o'-lantern trail looks amazing." The theme park is open
Fridays from 5-10 p.m., Saturdays from 12-10 p.m. and Sundays from
12-9 p.m. Six Flags is also open on Columbus Day, Monday, October
11th from 12-9 p.m. For more information on Fright Fest and the
Guinness World Record attempt presented by Yankee Candle, please
visit http://www.sixflags.com/. Online tickets are available at the
discounted price of $32.99. Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest
regional theme park company. Through its subsidiaries, it owns and
operates a total of 31 parks in North America and Europe. 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. SIX FLAGS and all
related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. (R),
(TM). http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041021/NEFNS1
DATASOURCE: Six Flags, Inc. CONTACT: Mary Ann Burns of Six Flags,
Inc., +1-413-786-9300, ext. 3358, ftp://ftp.com Web site:
http://www.sixflags.com/
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