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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