Record Breaking Crowds for Spring Break at Six Flags Over Texas

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:01am EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Over Texas, the
Entertainment Capital of Texas, and the parent company's flagship park,
announced today that Spring Break Out saw its largest one week attendance in
the history of the event.  The great value and close-to-home entertainment
escape proved to be a hit with families and thrill seekers alike over the week
of March 14-22.

Six Flags Over Texas extended hours all week long for headline entertainment
including live and local performances featuring more than 25 bands from around
North Texas and a special concert from Sean Kingston.  Attendance was driven
by the popular online "Everyone Pays Kid's Price" offer and the sale of Season
Passes. 

"Our guests recognize that Six Flags Over Texas is the ideal place to spend
quality time with family and get the biggest bang for their hard-earned
dollars." said Park President Steve Martindale.  "Spring Break was just the
beginning.  Our mission at Six Flags this summer is to give families a
much-needed respite from this economic environment."

Six Flags Over Texas is in its 48th season.  For additional information on
operating hours, rides, shows, special events and to purchase tickets, please
visit www.sixflags.com/overtexas.

About Six Flags Inc.:
Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 20
parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, and soon will be expanding
beyond North America with destinations in Dubai and Qatar.  Since 1961,
hundreds of millions of families have trusted Six Flags to combine
friendly-clean-fast-safe service with affordable, value-packed thrills,
record-shattering roller coasters and special events like the Summer Concert
Series, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park.  Six Flags' wide array of
entertainment options reaches all demographics -- families, teens, tweens and
thrill seekers alike -- featuring themed attractions based on skateboarding
legend Tony Hawk, the ultimate daredevil Evel Knievel, movie franchises The
Dark Knight and The Mummy; as well as world-renowned, kid-friendly brands
including Looney Tunes, the Justice League of America, The Wiggles and Thomas
the Tank Engine. Six Flags continues to develop new avenues for growth,
acquiring ownership and management of Dick Clark Productions, producer of such
perennial television hits as the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe
Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, Dick Clark'sNew Year's Rockin'
Eve and So You Think You Can Dance.  Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded
corporation (NYSE: SIX) headquartered in New York City.


SOURCE  Six Flags Over Texas

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+1-214-957-5284, kkelton@sftp.com, both of Six Flags Over Texas
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