Holiday in the Park is a
ChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
-oriented event that takes place at several
Six FlagsSix Flags Entertainment Corp. is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on quantity of properties and the fifth most popular in terms of attendance. The company maintains 14 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks and family...
parks.
General Information
Six Flags began the tradition at
Six Flags Over TexasSix Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas , east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961 following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate...
in 1985 that ran through late November to early January. With the park transformed into a gigantic holiday festival, with hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights hung throughout the park, also with special holiday shows, rides, merchandise, foods, drinks are also offered, and a giant
Christmas TreeThe Christmas tree is a decorated evergreen coniferous tree, real or artificial, and a tradition associated with the celebration of Christmas. The tradition of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas started in Livonia and Germany in the 16th century...
in the center of it all. It was like by many, so they expanded the event to
Six Flags AstroworldAstroWorld was a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land between Kirby Drive and Fannin Avenue, directly south of Loop 610 in Houston, Texas, USA...
in 1988. Later through the years
Six Flags Fiesta TexasSix Flags Fiesta Texas is a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land in San Antonio, Texas.Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the major entertainment component of USAA's La Cantera, a 1,600 acre master-planned development in northwest San Antonio...
,
Six Flags Discovery KingdomSix Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA, is an animal theme park located in Vallejo, California. The park includes a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides, along with a collection of...
open this event in 2007 and
The Great EscapeThe Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom is an amusement and waterpark located in Queensbury, New York. It is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York...
in 2009. Six Flags Astroworld's last season for this event was in 2004, when Six Flags closed the park for good on October 31, 2005. And 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 and therefore.
Current Locations
| Location |
First Season |
Months Operated |
Notes |
Six Flags Over TexasSix Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas , east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961 following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate...
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1988 |
November to January |
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Six Flags Fiesta TexasSix Flags Fiesta Texas is a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land in San Antonio, Texas.Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the major entertainment component of USAA's La Cantera, a 1,600 acre master-planned development in northwest San Antonio...
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2007 |
November to January |
The park had a Christmas event before from 1994-1997 as Lone Star Christmas |
Six Flags Discovery KingdomSix Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA, is an animal theme park located in Vallejo, California. The park includes a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides, along with a collection of...
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2007 |
November to January |
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Former Locations
| Location |
First Season |
Last Season |
Months Operated |
Six Flags AstroworldAstroWorld was a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land between Kirby Drive and Fannin Avenue, directly south of Loop 610 in Houston, Texas, USA...
|
1988 |
2004 |
November to January |
The Great EscapeThe Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom is an amusement and waterpark located in Queensbury, New York. It is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York...
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2009 |
2009 |
November to December |
Other Six Flags Christmas Events
Six Flags operated
Winter Lights at
Six Flags Great AdventureSix Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the world's largest amusement park corporation...
from the 2002-2003 seasons in November through January. It was a drive through (like
Six Flags Wild SafariSix Flags Wild Safari is a drive-through safari located in Jackson Township, New Jersey right next to Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. The park currently covers and the main road through the park is long...
) with Christmas lights along the road, also with holiday rides, food, and shops.