'Voice Your Vote' at Six Flags

Six Flags Friends, Declare Yourself and Seventeen Magazine Encourage Young
People to Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election

NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags Friends, the
philanthropic arm of Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: SIX) and Seventeen Magazine have
joined forces with Declare Yourself, the national nonpartisan, nonprofit youth
voter initiative aimed at encouraging America's youth to register and vote in
the 2008 presidential election, to launch the "Voice Your Vote" campaign.
This multi-tiered initiative combines pop-culture with politics in a
nationwide effort to reach out to unregistered voters at twelve Six Flags
parks this summer.
Beginning August 5th, all Six Flags theme parks across the US will hold a
registration drive that will deploy Seventeen Magazine and Declare Yourself
"street teams" into the parks to recruit potential voters. Six Flags will act
as a distribution channel for official voter registration forms, making them
available at all guest relations booths. The parks will also air public
service announcements created by Seventeen and Declare Yourself on
Six Flags TV to encourage voter turnout, as well as provide special text
alerts on their cell phones.
"Six Flags Friends is thrilled to be partnering with Declare Yourself and
Seventeen to encourage our young guests to find their voice in this year's
election," said Jessica King, director of Six Flags Friends. "We hope by
connecting them with the political process it will empower them to follow the
issues of this upcoming election and register to vote."
"We aim to reach young people wherever they hang out both on and off
line," said Marc Morgenstern, executive director of Declare Yourself. "What
better place to encourage voter registration this summer than at Six Flags
parks."
The "Voice Your Vote" program will also be in full force during each
"Starburst (R) Thursday Night Concert Series," "Sunday Rocks! At Six Flags"
and the "MTVU Video Music Awards Tour at Six Flags." Various artists and
Declare Yourself supporters will offer their voices to encourage concert-goers
to stand up and be counted. For a complete listing of "Voice Your Vote" voter
registration dates, please visit sixflags.com/declareyourself or
www.seventeen.com.
About Six Flags Friends
Six Flags Friends is a series of programs throughout the Six Flags family
of parks that make a difference in communities by encouraging local
involvement, supporting the mission of various non-profit organizations, and
bringing the thrill of Six Flags to children and families across North
America.
About Six Flags, Inc.
Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 21
parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Founded in 1961, Six Flags
has provided world class entertainment for millions of families with cutting
edge, record-shattering roller coasters and appointment programming with
events like the popular Thursday and Sunday Night Concert Series. Now 47
years strong, Six Flags is recognized as the preeminent thrill innovator while
reaching to all demographics -- families, teens, tweens and thrill seekers
alike -- with themed attractions based on the Looney Tunes characters, the
Justice League of America, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, The Wiggles and
Thomas the Tank Engine. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation
(NYSE: SIX) headquartered in New York City.
About Seventeen magazine
Seventeen (www.seventeen.com) is the best-selling monthly teen magazine,
reaching more than 13 million readers every month. In each issue, Seventeen
reports on the latest in fashion, beauty, health and entertainment, as well as
information and advice on the complex real-life issues that young women face
every day. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front,
with Seventeen mobile (m.seventeen.com). In addition to its U.S. flagship,
Seventeen publishes 15 editions around the world. Seventeen is published by
Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) and one of the
world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with nearly 200 editions
around the world, including 19 U.S. titles and 20 magazines in the United
Kingdom, published through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine
Company Limited. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of
monthly magazines (74.1 million total adults, according to MRI, spring 07).
About Declare Yourself
Declare Yourself is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign that
energizes and empowers every eligible 18- to 29-year-old in America to
register and vote in the 2008 presidential election. Partnering with leaders
in education, the entertainment industry, popular online destinations and
media outlets, the fashion industry and retailers, Declare Yourself registered
more than 1.2 million people in the 2004 and 2006 elections at
www.DeclareYourself.com. The nonprofit, founded by TV producer and
philanthropist Norman Lear, was launched in 2003 as the culmination of the
Declaration of Independence Road Trip, a nationwide multi-media exhibit and
tour of an original copy of the Declaration of Independence.
SOURCE Six Flags, Inc.

Lissa Mariel Brown of Six Flags, Inc., +1-212-652-9394, lbrown@sftp.com; or
Marisa Ollins of Hearst for Seventeen magazine, +1-212-649-2577,
mollins@hearst.com