Six Flags over Texas unveils new Halloween haunts during a Fright Fest media preview on Thursday. (Azul Sordo/Staff Photographer)
A spooktacular opening: Six Flags over Texas unveils Fright Fest
Frights Fest at Six Flags in Arlington opens Friday night with themed haunted houses
The sun set over Six Flags Over Texas. The air thickened with suspense and excitement. The creepy and undead emerged for the 37th annual Fright Fest .
The park welcomed over 1,000 people for a preview for media, VIPs, employees and their families on Thursday night before the annual attraction opened to the public Friday night. It runs through Nov. 3
The theme park has eight haunted houses that blend beloved horror franchises with original nightmares.
Visitors will find themselves surrounded by frights inspired by Saw franchise, Stranger Things, The Conjuring, Trick ‘r Treat and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
“What makes Six Flags Over Texas specifically different is we have the most IP [intellectual property] houses … we have that huge number of haunted houses, both IP and original,” said Melanie Stolze, marketing and communications supervisor at Six Flags.
The thrills do not begin and end with haunted houses. The grounds are swathed in fog. Vampires, zombies, clowns and other characters emerge in the scare zones.
The Boo Fest for the littlest kids is open Saturdays and Sundays along with a trick or treat trail, and a costume fashion show.
Due to a new park policy, guests who are 15 years old or younger must have a chaperone who is at least 21 years old to enter or stay in the park after 4 p.m.
The chaperone must provide a valid government-issued photo ID with their date of birth when entering the park. Adults can supervise up to 10 guests who are 15 years old or younger each day.
Any guests who are 15 or younger found in the park without an adult will be removed. This new rule applies to all ticket holders and season passholders.
General admission tickets start at $35, and all season haunted maze passes start at $75.
