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Six Flags Great Adventure has once again packed all the dazzling lights, holiday merriment, thrilling rides and delicious food they can find into their annual
Holiday In The Park event. Back for its 4th season at the theme park, this one ranks as their largest and brightest ever, with more than one million twinkling lights strewn across the park.
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During Holiday In The Park, Six Flags Great Adventure is made up of 13 different themed areas, with names such as Main Street Christmas, Whimsical Wonderland, Polar Point and Holly Jolly Christmas. Each area has its own feel, with color patterns of lights supporting the theme - along with special live shows, delicious food, rides and other attractions.
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To celebrate its 4th season, Holiday In The Park has added a newly themed section, new live shows, even more operating rides than ever before, a brand new holiday mirror maze and more.
That doesn't mean that attractions that have already become classics were left out, as all the favorites have returned. Pictured above in the background is the park's towering LED tree, which plays a show titled Holiday Magic: A Celebration of the Season every half hour. The tree's lights become a festive look at the holidays along with appropriate music and perhaps even a bit of snow.
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The classic light displays in certain parts of the park have already become staples of the event, and happily they are there to see again this year. Polar Point's beautiful blue lights, stretched high on the bases of the mature trees located in the area, are always my favorite and can be seen above. There are twinkling icicle lights hung high at the top of the trees, and the whole area glows in the pretty blue light.
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Another section that always gets a lot of attention from fans is seen here, Gingerbread Junction. The trees are decorated as giant candy canes, with projections on the side of buildings and the ground below.
This is one of the many places at Holiday In The Park where visitors can meet with costumed characters and have their photo taken - for instance Dot & Drop Gingerbread live in this area. Elsewhere in the park you can also catch up with the Snow Queen, Peppermint Princess, towering Toy Soldiers and the Poinsettia Princess.
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Another returning favorite are the many fire pits located throughout the park. They are also popular places for guests to purchase pre-made smores making kits, a great treat for a chilly night. The above fire pits were located in the Holiday Memories section, but there are also plenty within the Merry Marketplace as well. The marketplace is back again this year with towering white lights, special vendors and specialty food and beverage.
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No trip to a holiday themed celebration would be complete without a visit to Santa, and Six Flags Great Adventure just so happens to have Santa's House on property again this year! Located in the North Pole area, Santa and his elves are happy to greet kids and have his photo taken with them.
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A new attraction for this season's Holiday In The Park is the Holiday Craze Mirror Maze. The experience is a bit disorienting but an awful lot of fun, and packed with scenes of Santa's helpers getting ready for the season. Plus, there's even a holiday dance party half-way through the attraction, featuring the one and only DJ Jingle Jangle. The maze has a nominal fee to enter, but everyone passing through it when we were there was having a blast!
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A wonderful escape from the night air and a way to fill empty stomachs, the park's new Holiday Feast is a home run. Located in the building next to Skull Mountain, the Holiday Feast offers all the traditional food you could desire, such as turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and all the fixings. There is no way that anyone is leaving the restaurant hungry, that's for sure. A wonderful addition to the park's event that I hope is able to return in coming seasons.
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Also new this year is a brand new live show, named Wonder: A Cirque Spectacular. Located in the Showcase Theatre in the Holiday Heroes section, the show contains many different styles of acts that keep things moving from start to finish. There are some talented singers and dancers that take the stage in between acts, and performances include a juggler, aerialists, a magician and trampoline act, among others. It's certainly a show not to miss at this year's Holiday In The Park.
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Six Flags Great Adventure has also added a new themed area to this year's event, called Deck The Halls. Located near Superman Ultimate Flight and the Green Lantern, the area features larger than life iconic images of the holiday season. The towering displays include the giant ornament seen above, so massive that guests can walk through the center of it!
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Deck The Halls features additional displays including the massive stack of holiday presents and smaller gifts spread throughout the area. The new decorations are perfect for family photos and selfies, and many guests were taking advantage of that when we checked out the area. There are also plenty of life-size photo ops built into the area as well, making it a perfect spot for documenting your trip to the park.
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Six Flags Great Adventure is know for its many thrilling rides, and more than 30 of them are open during Holiday In The Park, quite a feat when you think of the cooler temperatures during this time of year. For 2018 two more rides have joined the park's lineup, including the Parachute Training Center (above), and all-new Cyborg Cyber Spin. As you can imagine, the view from the top of of the tower is breathtaking!
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Between all the special holiday activities, live shows, thrilling rides, delicious treats and Santa, Six Flags Great Adventure's Holiday In The Park is one event that really makes the season shine. We thank the park for having us out to see all that is offered this year!
To learn more about the event and plan your own trip,
click here for the park's official website.
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