Let’s talk Fright Fest at Six Flags. Halloween season is, of course, my favorite time of year at Six Flags Magic Mountain.Fright Fest has select coasters you can ride in the dark, walk through attractions, and scare zones.
Year after year, Fright Fest doesn’t disappoint.
The walk-through attractions are good and the themes come back each year. Some seem better than the year before. Some are not but it’s ok, they are still a good time. The downside to Fright Fest is you need a maze pass to access the walk through’s on top of paying to get into the park.The makeup and costumes in the scare zones, as well as the zones themselves, are getting better each year. I think it’s worth just going for the scare zones and not paying for the walk through’s at all. Also, I find it very entertaining to watch people walk through the zones and get scared. I have sat and watched people screaming and running away for hours.
Big roller coasters in the dark are scarier than you think!
The very best thing at fright fest though are the black out rides. You would think rides would be rides, lights on or off, right? So not true! I screamed my head off! I lost my voice I screamed so much!
Go early, if you can!
The closer to Halloween it gets, the busier the park is. I waited until the end of the month once and I parked so far away I didn’t know the lot I was directed to even existed. So go early in the month. If you don’t then my advice is to pay extra to get the front of the line pass for the walk through’s and get in line for your favorite black out ride just as it’s getting dark. By the time you get on it will be dark and you still have plenty of park time left.
Should you bring kids?
There is a suggested age limit on the mazes (13 and up) but it’s not mandatory and you know your kids better than I do.
Is it worth it?
Depends on how busy the park is and your budget. It’s a great deal if you already have season passes or memberships and visit early October.
