Six Flags Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom - Queensbury, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Vermontish
N 43° 21.019 W 073° 41.536
18T E 605983 N 4800547
More than 50 years of fun
Waymark Code: WM9GZ8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
Views: 8

Opened as Storytown, USA in 1954, Charles Wood took his park past the original Mother Goose theme when it became The Great Escape Fun Park in 1983. The Splashwater Kingdom water park was added in 1994. Wood sold the park to Six Flags in 1996.

The main sttraction is identified as The Comet, an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark.

In February 2006, The Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark opened to positive reviews and sold out weekends. This major addition includes a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) water park exclusively for lodge guests.

Date Built: 01/01/1954

Open Dates: From: 05/08/2010 To: 10/31/2010

Open to the public?: yes

Main Attraction: The Comet, an ACE Landmark Roller Coaster

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