Hurricane Grill & Wings restaurant opens at Great Escape Lodge
There’s a new place to eat in the Lake George Area. Six Flags Great Escape Lodge announced the Hurricane Grill & Wings restaurant is now … Read more
Theme Parks
Community honors ‘The Father of the American Theme Park’ on Charles R. Wood Day
“We can build a park, we can build a theatre,” says Village of Lake George Mayor Ray Perry, “but we find that parks go away, … Read more
Lake George Community to celebrate Charles R. Wood Day
It has been 65 years since Charles R. Wood opened Gaslight Village theme park in Lake George Village. To honor the visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist’s … Read more
Dino Roar Valley opens Memorial Day Weekend
Creatures long thought to be extinct have reappeared in Lake George just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. You can hear their rumbling growls, shrill … Read more
Dino Roar Valley launches contest to select a Junior Ambassador
Lake George Expedition Park, the rejuvenation of Magic Forest theme park in Lake George, is celebrating the Grand Opening of its Dino Roar Valley this … Read more
Dinosaurs coming to Lake George this summer
It won’t quite be Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs will be animatronic, not the result of DNA manipulation, however, it promises to send guests back in … Read more
Magic Forest’s Uncle Sam is going home
Anyone driving the stretch of State Route 9 past Magic Forest in Lake George is going to notice something missing after today. Uncle Sam is … Read more
Mega walk for diabetes research to be held at the Great Escape on opening day
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom is now home base for the JDRF, previously the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, fundraiser walk, the organization’s premier fundraising … Read more
Great Escape Fright Fest opens this weekend
Fans of the macabre, your time has arrived. The Six Flags Great Escape Fright Fest kicks off Saturday, Sept. 30 and continues each weekend through … Read more
Lake George Fall 2017 calendar brings concerts, festivals and car shows
Labor Day is usually quiet in Lake George. The busy holiday weekend wraps up with visitors heading home to get the kids back in school … Read more
Fright Fest mayhem unleashed with walking dead flash mob
It’s one of the most popular attractions in Lake George. Six Flags Great Escape attracts tens of thousands of visitors throughout the summer for its … Read more
Water Slide World: Cool option for a hot day in Lake George
Lake George’s Water Slide World is one of the first water parks to open in the country, and its most visible feature, a giant pirate … Read more
Magic Forest: Fairytale theme park sized for young children
The mega-sized amusement parks that feature giant roller coasters and thrill rides can be overwhelming for small children and exhausting for parents. Magic Forest in … Read more
Things get creepy as daylight fades at the Great Escape Fright Fest
Daylight hours at the Six Flags’ Halloween festival are a cheerful, kid-friendly affair of trick-or-treating through Buckaroo Junction and costume contests at Timbertown Theater. The … Read more