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The current Fright Fest logo (2021- )

"Boo! by Day. Fright by Night."
―Tagline[src]

Six Flags Fright Fest or simply Fright Fest is an annual Halloween event that is hosted at all Six Flags parks in North America and Mexico from mid-September to late October or even early November. The event typically features various haunted attractions and scare zones, as well as Halloween-themed live entertainment.

History[]

Fright Nights logo

Old Fright Nights logo from the 1980s

Fright Fest originated in 1986 at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, when the event was known as Fright Nights. It was a huge success in Houston and because of this the event was slowly but surely expanded to all other Six Flags Theme Parks throughout the late 1980s to early 1990s. The name change from Fright Nights to Fright Fest came in 1992, as then-Six Flags parent company Time Warner wanted a unified brand for all of the parks' Halloween events.

With Six Flags Theme Parks' acquisition by Premier Parks in 1998, Fright Fest was introduced at all of Premier's properties that were rebranded as Six Flags parks in 1999 and 2000, including but not limited to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Six Flags America, and Six Flags New England. Fright Fest is even hosted at parks that are considered "spin-off" parks, like La Ronde and Frontier City. When Six Flags unsuccesfully expanded into the European market in the early 2000s, the event came to Six Flags Belgium as Halloween Horror Fest. Fright Fest debuted at Six Flags Mexico in 2012, where it is known as Festival del Terror.

Ongoing park events[]

Six Flags Over Georgia Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Over Georgia Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Over Georgia in 1987.

Events

Six Flags St. Louis Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags St. Louis Fright Fest

Fright Fest started at Six Flags St. Louis (then Six Flags Over Mid-America) as Fright Nights in 1988, with Freddy Krueger as the host the event. He returned for Fright Nights II, but was retired after that. In 1993, the event got a new host, Dr. Blood, which was shared with Six Flags Over Texas. He was retired after that year. Since then, many popular characters have been created for the event as leads and hosts of various attractions, including Pigman, Sleezy, and Python.

Events

Six Flags Over Texas Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Over Texas Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Over Texas in 1988.

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Six Flags Great America Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Great America Fright Fest

Fright Fest began in 1991 at Six Flags Great America, the first park to use that brand name for the Halloween event.

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Six Flags Great Adventure Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Great Adventure Fright Fest

Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure began in 1992.

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Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest

Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain began in 1993.

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Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 1996.

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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (then Six Flags Marine World) in 1999.

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Six Flags America Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags America Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags America in 1999.

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Six Flags Great Escape Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Great Escape Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Great Escape (then The Great Escape) in 1999.

Events

Six Flags Darien Lake Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Darien Lake Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Darien Lake in 1999, but was retired after the 2006 season as the park was sold off to PARC Management. After Darien Lake was re-acquired in 2018, Fright Fest returned.

Frontier City Fright Fest[]

Main article: Frontier City Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Frontier City in 1999, but the park was sold to CNL Properties in early 2007. After Six Flags entered into a lease agreement to resume operating the park in 2018, Fright Fest returned.

Six Flags New England Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags New England Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags New England in 2000.

La Ronde Fright Fest[]

Main article: La Ronde Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at La Ronde in 2002.

Six Flags Mexico Festival del Terror[]

Festival del Terror logo SFMX
Main article: Six Flags Mexico Festival del Terror

The event was branded as "Festival del Terror" at Six Flags Mexico, and began in 2012.

Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec Festival del Terror[]

Main article: Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec Festival del Terror

Festival del Terror began at Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec in 2023. It is the only such event at a Six Flags water park.

Former park events[]

Six Flags AstroWorld Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags AstroWorld Fright Fest

Fright Fest started at Six Flags AstroWorld in 1986 as Fright Nights. The final Fright Fest was held in 2005, after which the park was razed for a real estate sale.

Six Flags Elitch Gardens Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Elitch Gardens Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Elitch Gardens in 1999, and was concluded with Fright Fest 2006 after which the park was sold off to PARC Management.

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in 1999, and was concluded with Fright Fest 2009 after which the park was taken back by the Kentucky State Fair Board due to Six Flag's bankruptcy at the time.

Six Flags Worlds of Adventure Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags Worlds of Adventure Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags Ohio in 2000. It became Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2001 and Fright Fest continued through 2003, after which the park was sold off to Cedar Fair.

Six Flags New Orleans Fright Fest[]

Main article: Six Flags New Orleans Fright Fest

Fright Fest began at Six Flags New Orleans in 2003, and continued through 2004. Fright Fest 2005 was cancelled as the park was permanently closed due to Hurricane Katrina.

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