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Six Flags Magic Mountain to Celebrate Holiday in the Park
Spring has just sprung, but one Six Flags park is already announcing big plans for the upcoming holiday season. Six Flags Magic Mountain recently announced that it will join other Six Flags properties in celebrating the chain’s Holiday in the Park event. The holiday celebration will begin on November 28, 2014 and will run through January 4, 2015. Areas of the park will be transformed into spectacularly-lit winter wonderlands for guests to enjoy this holiday season.
“We are thrilled to bring this magical experience to our Six Flags Magic Mountain guests during the holidays,” said Bonnie Rabjohn, park president. “We are creating a winter spectacular that will support our thrill brand and be uniquely Six Flags Magic Mountain, complete with over one million lights, holiday entertainment, carolers, and seasonal treats. Holiday in the Park will offer a special twist on favorite traditions that our guests will treasure for years to come.”
Several areas of the park will feature time-honored and unique holiday themes. While the visual look of the park will take on the distinct spirit of the holidays, guests will experience quaint and authentic touches that will remind adults of their fondest childhood memories, and create impressions for children that will last a lifetime.
The Six Flags Plaza area will transform into a kaleidoscope of lights, featuring hundreds of thousands of lights on trees, buildings and attractions. An array of water and lights will create a one-of-a-kind, holiday tree in the fountain area while carolers welcome guests as they enter this magical scene. A holiday show featuring contemporary music and dancing will be spotlighted on the Full Throttle stage. Crafts and spiced-up holiday treats will be the focal point in the ‘Winter Wonderland” Mining Town area of the park and a classic Santa Claus visiting area will anchor this picture-perfect setting.
In addition, the superhero-themed DC Universe will contain a “dazzling spectacle-of-lights show featuring contemporary holiday music set to one of the largest programmed light shows on the West coast with millions of lighting variations programmed using tens of thousands of lights.”
But it wouldn’t be the holiday season without festive food. Six Flags Magic Mountain guests will be able to satisfy their appetite and quench their thirst with hot chocolate, cider, custom fudge, holiday-inspired funnel cake flavors and many other traditional favorites.
“We are taking a successful Six Flags branded event which has been very popular at four of our other Six Flags parks, and creating the Southern California version, combining the traditions of the holidays with a unique twist, beautiful displays of lights, holiday magic and seasonal surprises,” said Rabjohn.
I’m surprised the park is just now joining the Six Flags “Holiday in the Park” family. What are your thoughts about Holiday in the Park? Discuss in the comments section below.
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– Six Flags Over Texas started “Holiday In The Park” in 1985, and the flagship Six Flags park still does it every year.
– Six Flags Discovery Kingdom started HITP in 2007.
– Six Flags Fiesta Texas started HITP in 2007… SFFT previously had a Holiday celebration known as “Lone Star Christmas” (1994-1997).
– Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark calls their Holiday celebration “Holiday In The Lodge”, which started in 2012… Great Escape previously did HITP in 2009.
– Six Flags Mexico calls their Holiday celebration “Christmas In The Park”, which started in 2012.
– Six Flags Great Adventure previously had “Winter Lights” drive through event which lasted from November 2002-January 2004… it was different from the traditional HITP celebration.
– Defunct Six Flags AstroWorld used to do HITP from 1988-1997.
– Six Flags Over Georgia previously HITP in 1989.
I do know that “Freight Fest” during Halloween is a big deal for Six Flags Theme Parks.
It would remain to be seen if Six Flags Magic Mountain is likely to continue doing Holiday In The Park celebration every year after 2014. It would be neat to see my home park Six Flags Over Georgia consider doing HITP celebration in 2014… SFOG reviving the celebration some 25 years after its first and only HITP. I could picture other Six Flags parks (St. Louis, Great America, La Ronde, New England, Great Adventure, and America) considering experimenting with HITP at a later date.