I thought this was pretty cool and came in this neat CD the girls sent me via snail mail. I thought I'd share this part with you all.....
The world?s first Six Flags theme park opened in 1961, on a little patch of prairie land between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Texas oil baron Angus Wynne created Six Flags Over Texas, the world?s first regional theme park.
The name ?Six Flags? refers to the six countries or nations whose flags flew over Texas during the state?s colorful history, which also provided the six themed sections of Six Flags Over Texas: the United States, the Confederate States, Mexico, Spain, France and the Republic of Texas.
Six Flags Over Texas was the world?s first ?pay-one-price? theme park. In 1961, Six Flags Over Texas introduced the one-price admission at $2.95 ? including tax. This type of pricing was a revolutionary concept at the time. Soon after, parks around the country were following Six Flags Over Texas in implementing a one-price admission.
Nearly the entire U.S. population?95 percent?lives within an eight-hour drive of a Six Flags park.
Six Flags guests know the importance of making time for play. Last year, fun seekers spent a combined 250 million hours at Six Flags parks. If one person tried to spend that much time at the park themselves, they?d be more than 28,000 years old!
Six Flags has more coasters than all other theme park companies in the world combined. Six Flags operates 160 world-class coasters at its 30 parks., and those coasters travel almost 2.5 million miles each year. That?s equivalent to 100 orbits around the earth or a trip to the moon.
Six Flags boasts the world?s tallest and fastest roller coaster! Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure reaches a height of 456 feet and a speed of 128 mph!
Six Flags theme parks are also home to more of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world, including Kingda Ka, the tallest and fastest coaster in the world, D?j? Vu, the tallest and fastest suspended looping coaster; Viper, the tallest looping coaster; and The Riddler?s Revenge, the tallest and fastest stand-up coaster.
When its seventeenth roller coaster opens in 2006, Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles shatters its own Guinness World Record for the most roller coasters in a single theme park.
Six Flags also has the world's largest inventory of branded roller coasters including Batman?The Ride, Superman Ultimate Escape, and THE Joker?s Jinx.
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Grab the popcorn, settle down, and get ready to watch your favorite movie more than 1,300 times in a row. That gives you an idea of the amount of time Six Flags safety and maintenance experts spend inspecting and maintaining rides each day.
Hungry? Try the pie. Each year, Six Flags serves up enough pizza to build a single lane footbridge from Los Angeles to Hawaii.
If you took all the hamburgers people enjoy each year at Six Flags parks, you could invite the residents of Alaska, Delaware, Washington D.C., Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota and half of Vermont over for a cookout.
Every trip to Six Flags is a sweet one. How sweet? If you took all the cotton candy Six Flags parks produce in a single season, you could stuff more than 2,000 minivans full of fluffy pink treats.
Take your seats! Six Flags is more than thrilling rides and splash-filled water parks. With our plentiful concert seating throughout our parks, you could invite the entire populations of Charleston, South Carolina; Boulder, Colorado; and Nantucket, Massachusetts to sit down and catch a show all at once, or fill the Georgia Dome, Dodger Stadium, Louisiana Superdome and Madison Square Garden!
In an effort to increase wildlife conservation awareness, the zoological parks operated by Six Flags have been successfully caring for marine mammals and land animals, and providing educational programs for 32 years.
Tidal wave! It takes more than 14.5 million gallons of water to fill the wave pools at Six Flags? 20 water parks. That?s like dumping in the contents of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool?twice!
Six Flags Theme Parks are the only place to find lovable Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester and friends ? in person! Plus, in 2006, the parks welcome the JUSTICE LEAGUE, including BATMAN, ROBIN, GREEN LANTERN, WONDER WOMAN and THE FLASH.
The road to fame and fortune begins at Six Flags! Many famous people have gotten their start at our theme parks, including American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, a performer at Six Flags Over Texas; American Idol finalist Ejay Day, a singer and dancer at Six Flags Over Georgia; and former Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider, who now appears in WB?s Smallville.
You may run into your favorite celebrity during your visit to Six Flags. Bruce Willis brought daughter Rumer to Six Flags Great Adventure for her birthday and Julia Roberts celebrated her 30th at the park. Star like Antonio Banderas, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Bernie Mac, Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Jim Carrey, Angelina Jolie, Kelly Ripa, Ethan Hawke, Matt LeBlanc, Serena Williams, Ryan Seacrest, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Mick Foley, Courtney Cox, Kevin Bacon, Harry Connick Jr., Chevy Chase, Rebecca Romijn, Backstreet Boys? Howie Dorough, John Stamos, David Copperfield and Lisa Marie Presley have experienced the thrill factor at different Six Flags theme parks across the country.
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Six Flags Firsts
Six Flags introduced the first and largest Halloween celebration at a theme park ? the frightfully fun ?Fright Fest? in the early 1980s, now known as Family Fright Fest throughout all Six Flags parks.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is the original home of the Icee float sweet treat.
Six Flags introduced the world?s first log flume ride, El Aserradero, at Six Flags Over Texas, 1963
Six Flags introduced the first tubular steel roller coaster, The Mine Train, at Six Flags Over Texas, 1966
Six Flags introduced the first modern parachute ride, the Texas Chute Out, at Six Flags Over Texas, 1976
Six Flags introduced the world?s first vertical back-to-back looping coaster, Shock Wave, at Six Flags Over Texas, 1978
Six Flags introduced the world's first man-made river rapids ride, Thunder River, at Six Flags Astro World, 1980
Six Flags introduced the world?s first freefall ride, the Texas Cliffhanger, at Six Flags Over Texas, 1982
Six Flags Great America introduced the world?s first suspended looping coaster, BATMAN The Ride, in 1992.
Six Flags introduced the world's first dual-track linear induction motor (LIM) roller coaster, BATMAN & ROBIN: The Chiller, at Six Flags Great Adventure, 1997
Six Flags introduced the world's first "floorless" coaster, Medusa, at Six Flags Great Adventure, 1999
Six Flags introduced the world?s first four-dimensional coaster, X, at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 2001
Six Flags Bragging Rights!
Pack your bags and your passport?or just visit Six Flags Great Adventure! If you wanted to visit a drive-through safari larger than Six Flags Wild Safari in Jackson, New Jersey, you would have to travel approximately 5,000 miles to Africa. This 350-acre preserve features more than 1,200 animals from six continents.
Six Flags Marine World's family of Pacific walruses, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and warm-weathered penguins were featured in the movie 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
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Six Flags America?s ?Wild One? roller coaster is one of the oldest wooden roller coasters in the country, celebrating its 89th anniversary this 2006 season.
Six Flags Great America was designed by Hollywood director Randall Duell and opened in 1976.
Sounds of the T-Rex in the movie Jurassic Park were provided by the Six Flags Marine World?s African elephants.
The handsome double-decker Columbia Carousel has become Six Flags Great America?s most notable icon. It is one of the largest (10 stories tall) and includes original oil paintings, reproductions of sculpture used in movie sets, and careful reproductions of old-time carousel horses.
Six Flags Great Adventure, originally known as Great Adventure, was created by world-renowned restaurateur Warner LeRoy, owner of Tavern on the Green and The Russian Tea Room. LeRoy was the grandson of Warner Bros. movie mogul Harry Warner and the son of film director/producer Mervyn LeRoy, director of The Wizard of Oz. Warner LeRoy kept Dorothy?s dog Toto as a memento of the film.
Six Flags Mexico is home to SUPERMAN - Ultimate Escape, a hyper coaster, the biggest coaster in Latin America.
Ever flip through the Guinness Book of World Records? You may have noticed that Six Flags is a regular! Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Great Adventure both hold several world records for their coasters.
Six Flags Great America?s Hurricane Harbor, a massive water park introduced in 2005, is the largest expansion in the park?s history. The Caribbean-themed water paradise is home to the world?s largest interactive water playground, Skull Island.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom merges with the Midway during Kentucky's annual Kentucky State Fair. Admission at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is FREE during the Kentucky State Fair as the park operates their rides as part of the Fair's Midway.
Six Flags Darien Lake is the host of Kingdom Bound, one of the largest Christian festivals in America and 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the festival.
Six Flags Marine World is the only marine mammal facility, west of the Mississippi, to showcase a 4,500-pound killer whale and a 500-pound Atlantic bottlenose dolphin together in the Shouka's Splashtime Show.
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