The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

Great Escape (sometimes referred to as Six Flags Great Escape) is an amusement and water park located in Queensbury, New York. It is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York. It is approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of Albany, and is owned and operated by Six Flags. The Great Escape was opened in 1954 as Storytown USA, a Mother Goose themed amusement park by businessman Charles Wood who bought the land with his wife for $75,000. In ... More

Great Escape (sometimes referred to as Six Flags Great Escape) is an amusement and water park located in Queensbury, New York. It is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York. It is approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of Albany, and is owned and operated by Six Flags. The Great Escape was opened in 1954 as Storytown USA, a Mother Goose themed amusement park by businessman Charles Wood who bought the land with his wife for $75,000. In 1957, realizing that the park was geared only toward small children, the park opened its Ghosttown area, the first of many themed areas opened in the park's history. In 1983, the park officially changed its name from Storytown USA to The Great Escape. For publicity, the park placed bumper stickers on every car in the parking lot. This practice stopped a few years later due to complaints. In 1984, The Great Escape opened the Steamin' Demon, the first of its eventual seven roller coasters. The showpiece attraction at The Great Escape is the...

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