Six Flags Reaches New Heights in 2003 With Blockbuster New Attractions - Drop Ride is Tallest in North America; Family Rides and Coasters Round Out a Big Year

From Brussels to Los Angeles, visitors to Six Flags parks can count on nearly 30 exciting new additions. Expanded roller coaster offerings in New Jersey, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and Louisville, and a brand-new drop ride in Dallas are in the works. But thats not all. The extreme thrills of a new floorless coaster can be found in Southern California, and a whole new Six Flags-branded theme park is open in New Orleans.

OKLAHOMA CITY-Six Flags expanding portfolio of theme parks gets bigger and better every year, and 2003 is proving to be the biggest yet with a blockbuster lineup of new rides, attractions, shows and events geared for the thrill seeker in every family.

From Brussels to Los Angeles, visitors to Six Flags parks can count on nearly 30 exciting new additions. Expanded roller coaster offerings in New Jersey, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and Louisville, and a brand-new drop ride in Dallas are in the works. But thats not all. The extreme thrills of a new floorless coaster can be found in Southern California, and a whole new Six Flags-branded theme park will open in New Orleans.

Tall Thrills in Texas: Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags Over Texas
Everything is bigger in the state of Texas, and that goes for the 315-foot tall, record-breaking SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER -- the largest drop ride in North America. Unlike any other thrilling experience in the state of Texas, SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER, based on the popular DC Comics Super Hero Superman, combines height with the unbelievable experience of being launched hundreds of feet in the air then plummeted back to earth.

More than a drop ride, SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER is an adventure that riders wont soon forget, and one that they will want to ride over and over again. With its impressive mass, SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER will forever change the parks skyline-towering over other signature rides and features including the OIL DERRICK, TITAN, THE TEXAS CHUTE OUT and the TEXAS GIANT.

This ride is so massive and so exciting, it has to be seen to be believed," said Gary Story, president of Six Flags, Inc. Only in a state like Texas would a ride this big be so at home."

SCREAM!: Six Flags Magic Mountains Sweet 16 Roller Coaster
When the floorless mega-ride, SCREAM! opens in 2003 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the park will shatter its own Guinness Book world record status as the theme park with the most coasters on the planet!

The only ride of its kind in Southern California, SCREAM! combines traditional roller coaster technology with a unique floorless train design. Riders are strapped into flying chairs" racing at intense speeds with feet dangling in the air. With no track above and no coach around their seats, riders are sent screaming through seven 360-degree inversions, and flying through a series of twists and turns that span 4,000 feet of track.

SCREAM! fits perfectly into Magic Mountains reputation of offering the most cutting edge, adrenaline pumping rides," said Story. This will be one of the most hair-raising and scream-inspiring experiences visitors have ever seen."

I Want to Fly
Visitors to Six Flags parks in New Jersey and Chicago will take to the skies on SUPERMAN - ULTIMATE FLIGHT, a high-tech flying coaster that takes passengers on a soaring journey through sharp dives, high banked curves, and mid-air spirals. The coasters remarkable flight pattern covers more than 2,798 feet, with two sleek trains soaring over virtually invisible track at speeds greater than 50 mph.

"Our guests expect the best in thrills and entertainment," said Story. SUPERMAN -- ULTIMATE FLIGHT delivers!"

Big Thrills in the Big Easy
Six Flags will devote more than $20 million to its newest theme park, Six Flags New Orleans, including the addition of two new roller coasters. Both BATMAN: THE RIDE -- a sleek and powerful suspended, looping roller coaster, and THE JESTER -- which features three wicked inversions and more than 1,900 feet of track, will be part of the new park.

Other rides new to the New Orleans theme park include CATWOMANS WHIP, a round inverted flat ride; the JOKERS JUKEBOX, a spinning thrill ride; and a new wind-shear gondola ride called RIDDLERS REVENGE.

Six Flags New Orleans will also include a Looney Tunes childrens area, where kids can meet their favorite cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Sylvester and their pals who will greet kids and perform in their own special show.

Wait...Theres More!
Several other Six Flags parks will be adding new rides and attractions in 2003. In Cleveland, the expansion of three parks in one" continues at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure with a tremendous water park expansion featuring two new giant multi-slide complexes. The addition of a huge activity pool and a sky-high water slide complex will double capacity at the newly named Hurricane Harbor water park at Six Flags New England.

Six Flags AstroWorld adds a new spinning rapids ride, DIABLO FALLS, the first new ride at the Houston park in several years, and will host the world debut of SWAT, an all new thrill ride. At Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville where thrills rule," GREEZED LIGHTNIN will be added to the parks existing lineup of the areas most exhilarating coasters.

In Montreal, LaRonde will see the addition of seven new rides. Other parks opening new coasters include San Francisco, which will add a steel looping coaster named ZONGA, and Seattle, which adds a classic wooden coaster called TIMBERHAWK.

In Brussels, Six Flags Belgium will add a next-generation indoor, interactive, dark ride: THE CHALLENGE OF TUTANKHAMON, featuring state-of-the-art animation, lighting and sound. Riders are taken along an interactive Egyptian journey where they attempt to uncover the mysteries of King Tut -- zapping at mummies and other tomb-raiders along the way.

Six Flags parks always strive to bring the most impressive attractions to thrill-seekers around the world," said Story. This year, visitors wont have to look far to find a new adventure to add to their experiences."        
    
Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company. Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of 39 parks in North America and Europe. Six Flags parks serve 35 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City. The Company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS.