All Aboard the Storytown Train

The Great Escape invites guests to take a trip down memory lane

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y., (April 14, 2010) – The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom announced today exciting new additions for the upcoming 2010 season. Beginning Saturday, May 8, guests will experience a piece of history with the newly restored Cinderella’s Castle and the all new Storytown Train.

“We are very fortunate to have wonderful traditions here at The Great Escape,” said Don McCoy, President of The Great Escape Properties.  “For 57 years, families have created lifelong memories with us and these two nostalgic offerings will strike a familiar chord as guests recall their childhood visits.”

The  updated Storytown Train will feature a journey through the early years of Storytown, USA and The Great Escape.  Popular elements from the nursery rhyme themed park have been renovated and given new homes along the train’s tracks.  The pieces will also represent the first years of Ghost Town and the popular Jungleland exotic wetland.  Exciting additions to the train include Humpty Dumpty, PoPo the Purple Cow along with Hickory Dickory Dock and more.

Cinderella’s Castle has served as a centerpiece in Carousel Plaza since 1979.  This year, young princesses will experience even more magic as the entire castle has been rebuilt from the ground up.  Created straight from the fairytale, the new structure and surrounding landscape will be the perfect backdrop to the Pumpkin Coach and, of course, Cinderella herself.

Guests can make plans now to experience the new Storytown Train, Cinderella’s Castle and all of the excitement of the 2010 season by purchasing a Season Pass to The Great Escape.  Season Passes are currently available for purchase for $69.99, the lowest price of the season online at sixflags.com.

For more information about The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, call 518-792-3500 or log on to sixflags.com.