Holiday in the Park (known as Christmas in the Park at

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) is a

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event that takes place at several

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parks. The event features

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along with live entertainment, and usually follows

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in October. In 2020, Holiday in the Park was re-imagined to Holiday in the Park Lights for certain parks following the

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History

''Six Flags'' started Holiday in the Park at

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in 1985. The event ran from late November to early January. During this time the park was transformed into a gigantic holiday festival, with hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights as well as special holiday shows, rides, merchandise, foods, drinks, and a giant

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in the center of the park. The event was expanded to

Six Flags Astroworld Six Flags AstroWorld, also known simply as AstroWorld, was a seasonally operated amusement park in Houston, Texas. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park was situated between Kirby Drive and Fannin Street, directly south of I-610. The park o ...

in 1988. Six Flags Over Georgia held the event in 1989 and 1990 but discontinued it after 1990.

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and

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opened this event in 2007, and Great Escape in 2009. Six Flags Astroworld's last season for this event was in 1997, and the event was cancelled in 1998. The Great Escape's event ran only for the 2009 season as Six Flags stated that the event was successful at the park, but also claimed a "business decision" was the reason behind the cancellation of the "Holiday in the Park" for the 2010 season.

and

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announced they will be celebrating a Christmas event similar to Holiday in the Park but as Christmas in the Park in Mexico and Holiday in the Lodge in New York, starting winter 2012. In April 2014,

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and

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both announced that they will host the ''Holiday in the Park'' Christmas event in late 2014 and for future years after.

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started having Holiday in the Park events in 2015. In 2016,

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and

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started hosting the event. In 2017,

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began hosting the event.

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and

Frontier City Frontier City is a western-themed amusement park in Oklahoma City. It is owned by EPR and operated by Six Flags. The park originally opened in 1958. Frontier City is the third-oldest Six Flags park behind Six Flags New England and Six Flags Grea ...

debuted Holiday in the Park in 2018. In 2022, Holiday in the Park was removed from the event lineup of several parks, including Six Flags Great America, Six Flags New England, Six Flags America, Six Flags St. Louis, and Frontier City.

Locations

Current locations

Former locations

Re-imaginations

Winter Lights

Six Flags operated ''Winter Lights'' at

for the 2002-2003 and 2003–2004 seasons in November through January. It was a drive through (like the previous incarnation of

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called

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) with Christmas lights along the road and also with holiday rides, food, and shops.

Holiday in the Park Lights!

In 2020, due to the

and state limitations,

and

operated ''Holiday in the Park Lights!''. The event was specifically a light show only, with no rides operating. At Six Flags Great America, the park also ran shows during the event. The event re-operated one last time at

for the 2021 season with the re-operation of some rides, indoor theater venues, along with the Drive-Thru experience. The event ran from November through December. After this, the event was completely cut out for the 2022 season, with no word on if the event will ever happen again. At

, the lights-only event also ran for the last time from November through January.

Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience

In 2020,

and

operated the ''Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience,'' which was a drive-thru experience with lights and shows, but with no rides operating. It operated only on weekdays at Great Adventure, Fiesta Texas, New England and Great America, with the normal Holiday in the Park or Holiday in the Park Lights event on the weekend, before it operated stand-alone in 2021. The experience operated again at

and

from November 2021 to January 2022.

References

External links

In Pictures: Holiday in the ParkTravel Ideas: Holiday ParksHoliday in the Park at Visit Vallejo Tourism website
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