What goes bump in the night at Six Flag's FrightFest?

Sep 25, 2013 - 12:49
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COBB COUNTY, Ga. -

Fright Fest presented by SNICKERS® will be a frighteningly all-new experience in Atlanta as Six Flags Over Georgia is overrun with zombies, vampires and ghouls for Halloween. This year guests can expect the scariest Fright Fest ever with twenty-two horrifying attractions including five new scare zones, three new haunted attractions and zombie walkers behind every tu.

As darkness descends, Six Flags Over Georgia will transform from a theme park to an "extreme scream" park with never before experienced levels of fright!

NEW! Attractions for 2013:

 -- Monstrosity Championship Wrestling – It's Frankenstein vs. Dracula or a Werewolf vs. Zombie at this unbelievably frightening show! Watch age old monsters battle it out in this amazing epic battle.
 -- Terror Trail Backwoods Bloodshed – The cannibalistic caivores are back and more brutal than ever. Visit the Bloodtown Lumber Yard where the murders began years ago and try to survive where so many before have not. (Additional fee required)
 -- Asylum – Dr. Fright releases the mentally insane from the institution. The most evil, sadistic patients are escaping and roaming the grounds near Axis Asylum!! (Additional fee required)
 -- Kill Island –As chaos runs wild in the streets of Six Flags, groups are formed and factions begin fighting, the secrets of Kill Island are revealed and the evil just might catch guests as they escape from the island. ! (Additional fee required)

NEW! For 2013 Five New Scare Zones:

 -- Mummy's Tomb – Beware as mummies terrorize anyone who dares to disturb their slumber. It is a life or death race before the Pharaoh casts his curse to forever entrap anyone that ventures into his tomb.
 -- Monster Graveyard –Dracula is building an army with everyone's favorite classic monsters intent on terrorizing those who make the mistake of entering the Monster Graveyard.
 -- Dracula's Lair – Dracula and his brood of bloodthirsty vampires are hungry and have been waiting for prey! The Monster Graveyard culminates in this den of the undead.
 -- Freak Show – Step right up to see some of the most grotesque creatures Dr.Fright has to offer.  Stare in wonder at the half man/half animal mutants!
 -- Zombie Quarantine – Dr. Fright wages mass chemical warfare in the British Section of the park to build an army of zombies to help Baron von Vile retain control of Fright Fest.

All of Fright Fest's signature attractions are retuing again this year including Terror Train, The Last Ride, and the retu of fan-favorite show Dr. Fright's Dead Man's Party at the Crystal Pistol Music Hall. Guests can expect an entirely new Fright Fest this year as Six Flags brings all new horrifying thrills to complement these retuing favorites.  

During the day it's Thrills by Day at Six Flags Over Georgia. Family-friendly Halloween activities for children can be found throughout the park. In BUGS BUNNY's Spooky Town families will enjoy a day filled with ghostly events: trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting, spooky story time and other fun surprises.

In BUGS BUNNY's Spooky Town, it's fall festival family fun right in our own back yard!

 -- Kids Costume Contest- Parents can register children each day during Fright Fest at the BUGS BUNNY World Theater.
 -- McBoogles Hanson Cars- Meet the McBoogles and read what happens to this silly and spooky family of ghosts during a leisurely drive on the antique Hanson Cars ride.
 -- NEW! For 2013 Lickskillet Harvest Festival - Bring the entire family to the Lickskillet Harvest Festival! Come climb on our playground then enjoy arts and crafts, festival foods and photo opportunities. Plus, the kids can even paint their own pumpkin to take home!

Six Flags Over Georgia 2014 Season Passes are now on sale at the lowest prices of the year and provide unlimited visits for the rest of the 2013 season (including Fright Fest) and all of 2014. For a limited time, with the purchase of a Season Pass four-pack, guests will receive a free upgrade to a Gold Season Pass which includes free admission and free season parking to any Six Flags Theme Park with every pass. Offer expires October 27, 2013.

Fright Fest runs weekends only September 28 – October 27. Operating hours for are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and noon – 10 p.m. on Sundays. The park is also open 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday, October 18 and 25. For more information about Six Flags Over Georgia visit sixflags.com/overgeorgia.

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling