Record Breaking Crowds for Spring Break at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:15pm EDT

VALLEJO, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom, Northern California's only combination wildlife, oceanarium and theme
park, announced today that its two-week daily Spring Break period saw its
largest attendance since 2003.  The great value and close-to-home
entertainment escape proved to be a hit with families and thrill seekers
alike. 

"Our guests recognize that Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is the ideal place to
spend quality time with family, enjoy a full-day of entertainment and really
get value for their hard-earned dollars," said Eric Gilbert, park president. 
"Our goal is to provide families with a much-needed respite from the current
economic climate."

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom extended its hours for the Friday and weekend
crowds to accommodate guests and enhance the overall entertainment experience.
 Attendance was driven by the popular online "Everyone Pays Kid's Price" offer
and the sale of Season Passes at the limited time value price of $49.99 per
person. 

For additional information on operating hours, rides, shows, special events
and to purchase tickets, please visit www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom. 

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 headquartered in
New York City.

SOURCE  Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Nancy Chan, Six Flags, +1-707-556-5227, nchan@sftp.com
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