- "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.
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.
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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.
- Fright Nights I (1988)
- Fright Nights II (1989)
- Fright Nights III (1990)
- Fright Nights IV (1991)
- Fright Nights V (1992)
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Six Flags Over Texas Fright Fest[]
- Main article: Six Flags Over Texas Fright Fest
Fright Fest began at Six Flags Over Texas in 1988.
- Fright Nights 1989
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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 Great America Fright Fest[]
- Main article: Six Flags Great America Fright Fest
Fright Fest began at Six Flags Great America in 1991.
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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.
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.
Six Flags New England Fright Fest[]
- Main article: Six Flags New England Fright Fest
Fright Fest began at Six Flags New England in 2000.
Great Escape Fright Fest[]
- Main article: Great Escape Fright Fest
Fright Fest began at Great Escape in 1999.
La Ronde Fright Fest[]
- Main article: La Ronde Fright Fest
Fright Fest began at La Ronde in 2001.
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.
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.
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.
See also[]
- Category: Fright Fest by year
- Kids Boo Fest, held concurrently in the daytime for kids at participating Six Flags theme parks since 2022.
- Oktoberfest Food Festival, held in the daytime for adults at participating Six Flags theme parks since 2022.
External links[]
- Fright Fest at Six Flags
- Six Flags Fright Fest at Wikipedia