Six Flags celebrates 45th today
by Lindsay Field
June 16, 2012 12:58 AM | 1558 views | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
AUSTELL — Six Flags Over Georgia is celebrating its 45th birthday today with a ceremony, live entertainment by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, cupcakes and fireworks at nightfall.

The festivities will begin at 1 p.m. with live entertainment including jugglers, stilt-walkers and musical performances in the U.S.A. section of the park.

The park is located at 275 Riverside Parkway in Austell, off Interstate 20. The gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets can be purchased online for $34.99 or at the park gate for $54.99 for adults and $39.99 for children under 48 inches tall. Parking fees start at $20.

Six Flags has entertained millions of guests since the park opened its doors on June 16, 1967.

For more information, visit www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia.
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Just Wait
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June 16, 2012
I remember when Six Flags used to be a great place to take the family for fun. Now it is just an expensive place for thugs and thieves to hang out.
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Pam J
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June 16, 2012
I remember when they had Senior Night when I was a senior at Osborne in 1970-1971. My friends and I rode the Dahlonega Mine Train a million times because we were all attracted to the teenage guy helping people on and off the train! And I went to a lot of great concerts there over the years. We are lucky to have Six Flags, but not so lucky about where it is located.
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