Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

Facts

Freizeitpark:	Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom (1995 to ?) Great Escape (1983 to 1994) Storytown USA (1954 to 1982)
Address:	1172 State Route 9
Standort:	Queensbury, New York, USA
Telephone:	518-792-3500
URL:	http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatescape
Status:	Operating since 1954
Parks nearby:	List / Map
Maps:	Bing Maps (Road) · Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Road) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Fan web sites:	Great Escape Central
Timeline:	Park is founded by Charles Wood in 1954 as a theme park built about Mother Goose fairy tales.
	Premier Parks purchased the park from Mr. Wood.
	Premier Parks purchases the Six Flags Corporation.
	Premier Parks drops their original name in favor of the more popular Six Flags brand.
Existing Roller Coasters (6):	Name	Typ	Design	Geöffnet	Status
	Alpine Bobsled	Stahl	Bobsled	1998	Operating
	Boomerang Coast to Coaster	Stahl	Sit Down	5/23/1997	Operating
	Canyon Blaster	Stahl	Sit Down	6/27/2003	Operating
	Comet	Hölzern	Sit Down	6/25/1994	Operating
	Road Runner Express	Stahl	Sit Down	5/2005	Operating
	Steamin' Demon	Stahl	Sit Down	1984	Operating
Defunct Roller Coasters (3):	Name	Typ	Design	Geöffnet	Closed
	Italian Roller Coaster	Stahl	Sit Down	1971	1988
	Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon	Stahl	Sit Down	1999	2008 or earlier
	unknown	Stahl	Inverted	2005	2009

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