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Six Flags Holiday in the Park Lights! or simply Holiday in the Park Lights! was a lights-only Christmas event that is similar to the original Holiday in the Park with the exclusion of rides. It has ran at three Six Flags parks, and is currently only running at Six Flags Great America, Six Flags St. Louis[1] and Six Flags New England. Originally, the event was supposed to be lights only for safety reasons and due to COVID-19 restrictions, but since most restrictions were dropped, some experiences returned such as indoor shows. The event would also be paired with Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience, which is usually after the walk-through event since the park would be closed for the off-season. The park would not be running the event after the 2021 season, after a section in the season pass section of the Six Flags website stated that only Fright Fest would operate. Contents
Past locationsSix Flags Great America
Six Flags New England
Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
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*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 01/02/2022 It’s the most wonderful time of year at Six Flags St. Louis. The park transforms into a winter wonderland with over a million dazzling lights, live holiday entertainment, festive décor, and seasonal treats. Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email so we can update it immediately. Six Flags St. Louis*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify. The event has already taken place on this date: AgesAdults & kids together
Holiday in the Park (known as Christmas in the Park at Six Flags México) is a Christmas event that takes place at several Six Flags parks. The event features Christmas lights along with live entertainment, and usually follows Six Flags Fright Fest in October. In 2020, Holiday in the Park was re-imagined to Holiday in the Park Lights for certain parks following the COVID-19 pandemic. History[edit]The 'Best Time of the Year' is one of the many holiday traditions that make up Six Flags Over Texas annual Holiday in the Park celebration. Six Flags started Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Texas in 1985. The event ran from late November to early January.[1] During this time the park was transformed into a gigantic holiday festival, with hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights as well as special holiday shows, rides, merchandise, foods, drinks, and a giant Christmas tree in the center of the park. The event was expanded to Six Flags Astroworld in 1988.[2] Six Flags Over Georgia held the event in 1989 and 1990 but discontinued it after 1990. Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom opened this event in 2007, and Great Escape in 2009. Six Flags Astroworld's last season for this event was in 1997, and the event was cancelled in 1998.[3] The Great Escape's event ran only for the 2009 season as Six Flags stated that the event was successful at the park, but also claimed a "business decision" was the reason behind the cancellation of the "Holiday in the Park" for the 2010 season.[4] Six Flags México and Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark announced they will be celebrating a Christmas event similar to Holiday in the Park but as Christmas in the Park in Mexico and Holiday in the Lodge in New York, starting winter 2012.[5] In April 2014, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Over Georgia both announced that they will host the Holiday in the Park Christmas event in late 2014 and for future years after.[6][7] Six Flags Great Adventure started having Holiday in the Park events in 2015.[8] In 2016, Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags America started hosting the event. In 2017, Six Flags New England began hosting the event. Six Flags Great America and Frontier City debuted Holiday in the Park in 2018.[9] In 2022, Holiday in the Park was removed from the event lineup of several parks, including Six Flags Great America, Six Flags New England, Six Flags America, Six Flags St. Louis, and Frontier City.[10][11] Locations[edit]Current locations[edit]
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Re-imaginations[edit]Winter Lights[edit]Six Flags operated Winter Lights at Six Flags Great Adventure for the 2002-2003 and 2003–2004 seasons in November through January. It was a drive through (like the previous incarnation of Safari Off Road Adventure called Six Flags Wild Safari) with Christmas lights along the road and also with holiday rides, food, and shops.[15] Holiday in the Park Lights![edit]In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state limitations, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags New England and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom operated Holiday in the Park Lights!. The event was specifically a light show only, with no rides operating. At Six Flags Great America, the park also ran shows during the event.[16][17][18][19] The event re-operated one last time at Six Flags Great America for the 2021 season with the re-operation of some rides, indoor theater venues, along with the Drive-Thru experience. The event ran from November through December.[20] After this, the event was completely cut out for the 2022 season, with no word on if the event will ever happen again.[14] At Six Flags New England, the lights-only event also ran for the last time from November through January.[21] Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience[edit]In 2020, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Six Flags New England and Six Flags Fiesta Texas operated the Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience, which was a drive-thru experience with lights and shows, but with no rides operating. It operated only on weekdays at Great Adventure, Fiesta Texas, New England and Great America, with the normal Holiday in the Park or Holiday in the Park Lights event on the weekend, before it operated stand-alone in 2021.[22][23][24][25][26][27] The experience operated again at Six Flags Great America and Six Flags New England from November 2021 to January 2022.[20][21] See also[edit]
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What months is Six Flags St. Louis Open?Six Flags St Louis | 636-938-5300 | Website
Six Flags St. Louis is located in western St. Louis County in Eureka, Missouri and is known for its thrill rides and family entertainment. The park is open from early April through October.
Do they sell alcohol at Six Flags St. Louis?No one under age 21 is permitted to consume alcoholic beverages and proper identification is required to purchase and/or consume alcoholic beverages at Six Flags St. Louis. Guests are prohibited from taking beer purchased in the park out through the front gate.
Is Six Flags St. Louis Open March 2022?— Six Flags St. Louis is reopening for its 2022 season on April 2, with two new attractions. The theme park made the announcement in a Wednesday news release.
What time does Fright Fest start at Six Flags St. Louis?Family-friendly Thrills by Day is NOON – 5 P.M, and Fright by Night monsters & scares begin after 5 P.M.
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